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US Army veteran Andres Rosario is paying it forward [Video]

U.S. Army veteran Andres Rosario achieved a pair of life-long dreams two years ago.

Now he’s sharing those dreams with fellow veterans thanks to Hope For The Warriors and its Warrior’s Wish program, according to a release from the nonprofit.

Rosario’s wish was for a paramotor trike, glider wing and safety gear to pursue his newfound love of powered paragliding. He also wanted to introduce other veterans to the experience he has found so therapeutic. Rosario’s wish was granted by Hope For The Warriors and he was awarded the paragliding equipment.

“In the paramotoring community, the trike HOPE gave me is like a premium trike. I’m super stoked,” he said.

Since he was a child, Rosario dreamed of becoming a pilot and parachuting from a plane, dreams that fueled his decision to join the Army in 1995. Twenty-seven years later he retired from the Army after a career that included several tours of duty in Iraq and Kuwait. But his …

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