Theresa Sareo is a

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-based singer/songwriter. She performs and speaks regularly for the United States Military, and at hospitals, schools and corporations worldwide.

Life and career

Sareo has released three self-produced albums, an eponymous debut in 1998, ''Embrace'' in 2000, and 2005's ''Alive Again''. She has also written and performed music for former Secretary of State

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. In June 2002, Sareo was struck by an impaired driver in Manhattan. She was in a coma for five days, and her injuries forced the amputation of her right leg. She uses a prosthetic leg, which she named Lola. While undergoing physical therapy at

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, Sareo interacted with American soldiers who had also lost limbs in the Iraq War. These interactions inspired her to work with wounded veterans and to write the song "Through a Soldier's Eyes. She has since worked with wounded veterans as a motivational speaker; her work garnered her the Walter Reed Medal of Strength and Courage. Sareo became the first civilian performer to sing the National Anthem at

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in Washington, D.C. and at the U.S. Army Warrior Transition Units; European Command, sponsored by the Army's Dept. of Ministries. In 2010 she went on a European concert tour for American soldiers, which was sponsored by the Warrior Transition Battalion Europe and the U.S. Army Europe Chaplains Corps. Since the accident she has also become a

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, and has appeared on ''

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Documentary

Her documentary film ''Theresa Sareo: Alive Again'' chronicles her life and career and won "Audience Choice for Best Documentary" (2012 Gasparilla International Film Festival—Tampa) and "Best Director of a Documentary (2012 NY International Film Festival—L.A. Edition) awards. It is produced by

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, first-time director Rye Joseph and Sareo.

References

External links

*
/AliveAgainMovie.com Theresa's official movie website

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