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Les Patterson, left, toasts Bryant Jacobs after getting a beer from the cooler Jacobs
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Nick Hoggan looks through an online gallery of photos of custom prosthetic designs as
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Surgeon Erik Kubiak laughs, at right, as he and other doctors and nurses talk with Bry
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Bryant Jacobs gets a hug from his 8-year-old step-daughter Karsyn on the morning of hi
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Bryant Jacobs, his wife Michele, step-daughter Karsyn, sister-in-law Sara and step dau
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Bryant Jacobs gets a last kiss from his wife Michele prior to being wheeled into his a
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Bryant Jacobs carefully descends the stairs with a cane at a Salt Lake Grizzlies hockey
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Bryant Jacobs walks with the help of two golf clubs while playing a round of golf with
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Dustin Marble sits holding his energetic son Zander as he talks with Bryant Jacobs abo
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Les Patterson, left, toasts Bryant Jacobs after getting a beer from the cooler Jacobs is resting his legs on during an all-day horseshoe tournament at Scott Generazo's home in Herriman, Saturday, March 1, 2014.
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Nick Hoggan looks through an online gallery of photos of custom prosthetic designs as Jacobs rests during an all-day horseshoe tournament at Scott Generazo's home in Herriman, Saturday, March 1, 2014.
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Surgeon Erik Kubiak laughs, at right, as he and other doctors and nurses talk with Bryant Jacobs and give him a final rundown of how things will go in his amputation surgery. They also asked if he had any last questions as part of the pre-operative checklist at the Salt Lake City VA, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. Nurse Lydia Scholes is at his bedside, at far right.
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Bryant Jacobs gets a hug from his 8-year-old step-daughter Karsyn on the morning of his amputation surgery, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. His friend Dustin Marble is about to load his wheelchair for the ride to the VA.
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Bryant Jacobs, his wife Michele, step-daughter Karsyn, sister-in-law Sara and step daughter Lilly play a board game on their kitchen table the night before his amputation surgery, Monday, March 17, 2014.
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Bryant Jacobs gets a last kiss from his wife Michele prior to being wheeled into his amputation surgery at the Salt Lake City VA, Tuesday, March 18, 2014.
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Bryant Jacobs carefully descends the stairs with a cane at a Salt Lake Grizzlies hockey game at the Maverick Center, Monday, February 17, 2014.
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Bryant Jacobs walks with the help of two golf clubs while playing a round of golf with his friend Tony Korologos at the River Oaks Golf Course in Sandy, Tuesday, February 25, 2014.
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Dustin Marble sits holding his energetic son Zander as he talks with Bryant Jacobs about when they both were considering enlisting in the Army. He and Jacobs had just played in a horseshoe tournament in Herriman, Saturday, March 1, 2014.