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On July 25th, 2012 SFC Cedric King was severely injured by an Improvised Explosive Device (I.E.D.) while serving his country in Afghanistan. Due to the explosion Cedric sustained a multitude of internal and external injuries and has become a bilateral leg amputee. After 5 days of life saving procedures in Afghanistan and Germany, Cedric was finally stable enough to transfer back to the united states to receive treatment at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda MD. Over the next 2 1/2 months many more surgeries, blood transfusions, and procedures had to be performed in order to save his life and get him healthy again. On Monday, October 15, 2012 Cedric was officially discharged from the hospital as an inpatient and is now starting his rehab process as an outpatient at Walter Reed.

I started this website because so many people have reached out to Cedric, myself and our two little girls during this difficult time and I wanted to be able to share Cedric's progression back to health with all of you. I chose the name King's New Legs, not only for it's literal meaning, but also because it symbolizes our family's new legs in life. Things are different, but life is not over.

Losing two legs would have many questioning life and GOD, but not my husband. Cedric has always had a get up and go spirit about him, so it comes as no surprise to me that he is ready to take this new challenge head on and can't wait to show the world what he is made of. This Airborne RANGER, Black Hat, and former Pathfinder Instructor, is a testament to the words ARMY STRONG!!!...

Thank you all for stopping by and for being a part of Cedric's journey towards getting his new legs!

Khieda King

**Since the start of this website Cedric has been promoted from SFC (Sergeant First Class) to MSG (Master Sergeant). Posts/media may include either rank.**