When I open my eyes, I see pale light filtering into the tent, and I know it is morning. My tent mate is already up and packing his gear. He hears me stirring in my sleeping bag and turns toward me.

FRISCO, Colo. – Ever since he was young, Steve Baskis wanted to serve in the military like his father and grandfather before him. But just eight months into his Army deployment in Iraq, in May 2008, ...

ARLINGTON, Va. – Since May 13, 2008, retired U.S. Army Spc. Steve Baskis has seen the world from a different perspective. That day, while providing security as a member of the 4th Infantry Division, ...

As he ran his hands over the specially made tandem bike, the grin on Steve Baskis’ face never dimmed. The Army veteran, who was blinded when a roadside bomb exploded near him in 2008 just outside ...

The climb up Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in South America at 22,841 feet, starts with an odd obstacle: small, round rocks that roll at the slightest touch. Crossing them is like roller skating on ...

Steve Baskis, an Iraq Army veteran, lost his eyesight in 2008 when an improvised explosive device blew up his company’s armored vehicle, killing a friend and cutting through the front of Baskis’ head ...

When shrapnel exploded into Steve Baskis’ body, the soldier lost his eyesight but not his will to live in a suddenly different world. A world without colors, without light and without the faces and ...