正確に／まさに one year after losing his sight, U.S. vet （人命などを）奪う，主張するs gold in paralympic swimming

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Exa ctly a year after losing his sight while on 軍の service in Afghanistan, American Brad Snyder 逮捕（する）d swimming gold at the London Paralympics by winning the 400-メーター 自由型.

Snyder won his second gold of the games in 納得させるing style, （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing Enhamed Enhamed of Spain by nearly six seconds in a time of four minutes, 32.41 seconds in 前線 of many of the 海軍 中尉／大尉／警部補’s U.S. servicemen friends.

'It’s really 広大な／多数の／重要な that they were able to make it today and be with me,' the 28-year-old said. 'The （人が）群がる is so emotional, it’s hard to put that out of my mind.

'But after the 軍の, I am 条件d to do that やめる 井戸／弁護士席.'

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Gold medallist Bradley Snyder of the United States poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men's 400m Freestyle
Gold medallist Bradley Snyder of the United States poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men's 400m Freestyl e

勝利者: Gold medallist Bradley Snyder of the 部隊d 明言する／公表するs 提起する／ポーズをとるs on the podium during the メダル 儀式 for the Men's 400m 自由型

From left: Silver medalist Enhamed Enhamed of Spain, gold medallist Bradley Snyder and bronze medallist Bozun Yang of China pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men's 400m Freestyle

From left: Silver メダル受領者 Enhamed Enhamed of Spain, gold medallist Bradley Snyder and bronze medallist Bozun Yang of 中国 提起する／ポーズをとる on the podium during the メダル 儀式 for the Men's 400m 自由型

US swimmer Bradley Snyder poses with his gold medal after winning the men's 100m freestyle

エリート: Bradley Snyder 提起する／ポーズをとるs with one of his gold メダルs

Snyder was blinded by a 爆破 after he stepped on an improvised 爆発性の 装置 laid by Taliban while on 義務 in Kandahar.

The former 爆弾 diffuser, from St Petersburg, Florida, is one of many servicemen in London using sports to 援助（する） their 回復 after 存在 負傷させるd on the 前線 lines of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.

'This was a whim of a dream last February so for it to come true, it is very, very exciting,' said Snyder, who has also won gold in the 100 自由型 and silver in the 50. 'I am 絶対 elated with the 結果.'

Speaking to NBC he said the last thing he remembers seeing was his still 損なわれていない 武器 and 脚s which he thought he must have lost after stepping on the hidden 爆弾.

He said: 'That gave me 肯定的な 安心 everything was going to be 承認する. すぐに after that, my 見通し went away. I thought maybe 血 or dirt had dripped 負かす／撃墜する over my 注目する，もくろむs.

Speaking to NBC: Brad said the last thing he remembers seeing was his still intact arms and legs which he thought he must have lost after stepping on the hidden bomb

Speaking to NBC: Brad said the last thing he remembers seeing was his still 損なわれていない 武器 and 脚s which he thought he must have lost after stepping on the hidden 爆弾

Anniversary: The former bomb diffuser is one of many servicemen in London using sports to aid their recovery after being injured on the front lines of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars

周年記念日: The former 爆弾 diffuser is one of many servicemen in London using sports to 援助（する） their 回復 after 存在 負傷させるd on the 前線 lines of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars

Injuries: Snyder was blinded by a blast after he stepped on an improvised explosive device laid by Taliban while on duty in Kandahar

傷害s: Snyder was blinded by a 爆破 after he stepped on an improvised 爆発性の 装置 laid by Taliban while on 義務 in Kandahar

'And then it was 黒人／ボイコット, just 黒人／ボイコット, the same way I see now. It didn’t occur to me until the fifth day in the hospital that I wasn’t going to see again.

'It's not a poor 周年記念日 and I'm really looking 今後 to celebrating how far myself and my family have been able to come over the past year.'

His mother Valerie told the 網状組織 about the moment she received the call from Synder's 命令（する）ing officer at 5.30am last September 7.

Her phone read 'unknown number' as it rang, which was the same message that always flashed when her son called.

But she knew because of the time it was not him.

Help: Brad assured his mother his life would continue without sight

Help: Brad 保証するd his mother his life would continue without sight

'At that time, it could only mean one thing,' Mrs Snyder said. 'I didn’t want to answer it.'

Her son's 命令（する）ing officer told her an 爆発 had 攻撃する，衝突する Brad in the 直面する and that he was in 外科.

When she was 再会させるd with her son in 軍の hospital, he 保証するd her his life would continue without sight.

'He keeps 説 he's got to show me it’s not a disability, that he’s going to be 罰金,' she said. 'He’s telling me that I don’t have to worry about him anymore.'

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