♦    "It's very liberating... for me it's about being in situations and environments that you never thought were possible, you know, after your injury. I would have never thought being in a wheelchair I would be able to go out in a kayak on the Kentucky River, and paddle downstream...Team River Runner encompasses the ability to kayak for anybody no matter their disability... Especially when you're in a kayak, everybody is just kind of on the same level, the same playing field. There have been times when I have come off the water and people kinda standing around and they had no idea that my wheelchair, that's for me."

          Ben Brown, Navy Veteran, Lexington, Kentucky

    ♦    "That had to have been one of the best experiences in my entire life. To see these guys in kayaks, after dealing what they have had to deal with, just having a great time, was awesome. It makes me want to dedicate more time to such a worthy cause."

          Wes Coldiron, Frankfort, Kentucky

    ♦    "I was in Vietnam with the 196th Light Infantry... the civilians don't realize that its really tough on the military people coming back and adjusting to what's normal again... When you live off adrenaline for a year period of time or longer and you come back and you just gotta have something to supplement that adrenaline"

          BJ Phillips, Veteran, Lexington, Kentucky

    ♦    "It gets your mind off things for a little while. I had a great time. I mean I had a great time out there on the water!"

          Scott Upchurch, Lexington, Kentucky