 Sailors and Marines attended the Navy Marine Corps Ball March 23rd in Washington to raise funds for the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society. The guest speaker was Lieutenant Bradley Snyder. Snyder, a 2012 Paralympic gold medalist, lost his sight during a deployment in Afghanistan after an improvised explosive device detonated in his face. As part of the rehab process I began swimming like I did in college but this time without my sight and had the opportunity to represent Team USA as part of the London Paralympics 2012. At that competition I had the opportunity to win a gold medal in two of the seven events that I swam. From the Defense Media Activity, I'm Petty Officer Amara Timberlake.