The Unstoppable Taylor Morris Event

 I had the opportunity to cover a fund raising event for Taylor Morris in October. He, his story, and the friends and family surrounding him are truly an inspiration! It was an honor to meet you, and I thank you for your sacrifice.

Taylor Morris, left, and his girlfriend Danielle Kelly, center, thank guests and volunteers for all of their hard work in organizing the fund raising, Unstoppable Event at the Park Place Event Centre in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 19, 2012. Morris lost all four limbs in an IED blast while stationed in Afghanistan, as a Navy EOD technician, in May.  (DAWN J. SAGERT /  Courier Staff Photographer)

Nancy Swartzel, front right, snaps a photo of, from left to right, her son Dan Swartzel with Patrick McKenna, Cliff Sabo, all of Virginia Beach, Taylor Morris, a Cedar Falls native, and Nick Matics, of Virginia Beach, during the Unstoppable Event at the Park Place Event Centre in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 19, 2012. The men are five of the nine that were on Morris' Navy EOD team serving in Afghanistan for two and a half years. Morris lost all four limbs in an IED blast while stationed in Afghanistan, as a Navy EOD technician, in May. (DAWN J. SAGERT /  Courier Staff Photographer)

A large canvas rests on an easel in the lobby that guests are encouraged to sign with silver Sharpies, while Taylor Morris, second from right, and Danielle Kelly, right, greet guests at The Unstoppable Event fund raiser for Morris at the Park Place Event Centre in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 19, 2012. Morris lost all four limbs in an IED blast while stationed in Afghanistan, as a Navy EOD technician, in May.  (DAWN J. SAGERT /  Courier Staff Photographer)

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