In this file photo, local guide Godlisten Moshi, left, leads three U.S. veterans after a successful climb to top of Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. The veterans, from three different wars, had only one good leg among them, but after six days they stood 19,336 ft. atop Africa’s highest peak.

First published in the January 18, 2012, 7:10 p.m. edition

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