Bob Wieland is a Vietnam War veteran who lost his legs to a mortar mine in 1969.

[clarification needed] A talented baseball player, he was negotiating a deal with the Philadelphia Phillies when he decided to join the Army as a combat medic.

"[1] After recovering from his injuries, he enrolled at California State University, Los Angeles majoring in education.

He will be speaking at conventions, corporate meetings, military bases, universities, high schools and churches.

[6] In the 1988–1990 TV series Sonny Spoon, Wieland played the character of Johnny Skates.