: Episode 788 – Steve Walker joins Vinnie today to talk being a Marine, losing his sight, living blind and getting a renewed vision for life through endurance sports such as triathlons.
STEVE WALKER
- Steve Walker is 34, a former Marine
- He is legally blind and could not remain a Marine
- Stayed behind a desk for awhile
- Steve’s brother was also Navy
- Vinnie, for awhile, thought he would serve
- Went to a school in middle school that was Marine Corps ROTC
- Started from Cadet Private, went to Commanding Officer of Cadet Colonel as a Senior in high school
- Wanted to go in as an enlisted and let it develop from there
- Started from Cadet Private, went to Commanding Officer of Cadet Colonel as a Senior in high school
LIVING BLIND
- When he went into the Marine Corps, he did not know that his eyesight was getting worse
- No history of bad eyesight in his family or otherwise
- Started having delayed reaction times and the like at age 18
- Steve ended up having a disease that was progressive
A RENEWED VISION FOR LIFE
- Steve’s wife told him that he had become a shell of his former self
- Training for and competing in triathlons including the Iron Man gave him a renewed vision for life
- He believed if he could accomplish and Iron Man as a blind person, then he could overcome any challenges in life that blindness presented him
- He now feels like a whole man.
