Maryland volunteer who lost leg in Iraq cleared for limited duty.
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The decision for Dwayne Frost to leave the Capitol Heights Volunteer Fire Department after September 11 changed his life but not his will to persevere. He chose to defend our country in Iraq in the 82nd Airborne Division.
Frost was injured during the war in July 2003, “by a high-ranking member Baath Party Iraqi Regime with a jeep cherokee with a 5 ton.”
After many operations and treatments, his right leg below the knee could not be salvaged.
“I don’t look at my leg as a disability, I see it as a mishap I’m overcoming,” Frost said.
Frost wanted to rejoin the fire department, the place that allowed him to live his dream and provided an opportunity to continue serving. He was cleared to work exterior fires and operate full EMS services, only after proving he could climb ladders, low crawl and even jump into his protective gear within 30 seconds.
“Let me know when you are ready,” Frost said as he demonstrated a speed drill with his 25-year-old son Dwayne Frost Jr.
“He has that never-say-never attitude,” Frost, Jr. said.
“Everything that I was told that I couldn’t do, I have actually proved them wrong that I can do,” explained Frost.
Frost is currently serving as the Vice President of the Capitol Heights Fire Department.
