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Double-amputee explosives expert looks to the future

After a workout at Naval Medical Center San Diego, Marine Staff Sgt. Mark Zambon and wife Marta walk to their car. She carries his regular walking legs while he uses athletic prosthetic legs.

After a workout at Naval Medical Center San Diego, Marine Staff Sgt. Mark Zambon and wife Marta walk to their car. She carries his regular walking legs while he uses athletic prosthetic legs.  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

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Marine Staff Sgt. Mark Zambon, an explosives expert who lost his legs in Afghanistan, could become the first double-amputee instructor at the elite explosives ordnance demolition school in Florida.

Family team

Marine Staff Sgt. Mark Zambon and wife Marta change his prosthetic legs before a workout at Naval Medical Center San Diego. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal team member wants to stay in the Corps and teach at the Joint EOD school at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.   (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

Preparation

Staff Sgt. Mark Zambon stretches before a workout at Naval Medical Center San Diego.  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

Active

Marine Staff Sgt. Mark Zambon works out on the rings at the Naval Medical Center San Diego. His regular walking legs are on the bench. He’s wearing carbon fiber prosthetic legs.  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

A full life

Marine Staff Sgt. Mark Zambon runs on his carbon fiber legs at Naval Medical Center San Diego. He has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro on prosthetic legs.  (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

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