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In Arizona, where spring training for major league baseball is underway, 27-year-old Daniel 'Doc' Jacobs is defying the odds to make the big leagues. A Purple Heart recipient who underwent 50 surgeries in two years, Jacobs eventually became one of the first Navy amputees to return to active duty. NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports. (Nightly News)

Gunfire erupted during the hunt for former LAPD officer Christopher Dorner, who was charged with murder on Monday. The unfolding drama brought officers to a cabin in the mountains where the suspect was barricaded inside. NBC's Miguel Almaguer reports. (Nightly News)

Cory Rogers speaks with TODAY's Savannah Guthrie about his  friend retired Army Staff Sergeant Joshua Michael, who died while saving his wife when the float they were riding in a Texas parade was hit by a train. (TODAY)

Security has been stepped up at the British hospital where wounded Pakistani schoolgirl activist Malala Yousufzai is being treated after being shot in an Taliban assassination attempt. NBC's Keir Simmons reports. (TODAY)

Ryan McIntosh is a veteran of the war in Afghanistan who has now taken a high-profile job to make a point. NBC's Jenna Wolfe reports. (Nightly News)

On July 6, 2005, the morning after celebrating the news that London would host the 2012 Summer Games, Martine Wiltshire lost her legs in the suicide bomb attack that rattled her city. But now, with grit and willpower, that nightmare has yielded a dream. NBC's Nancy Snyderman reports. (Nightly News)

After 58-year-old Jeffrey Johnson shot and killed his former co-worker near the Empire State Building in New York City, police tried to stop him. As Johnson pointed his handgun at the officers, they opened fire – and police now say it's likely all of the wounded pedestrians were hit by their stray bullets. NBC's Lester Holt reports. (Nightly News)

It's taken 51 days to row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic, and they've suffered setback after setback. But finally, they did it. A team of injured British servicemen completed their epic row across the Atlantic. ITN's Nina Nanar reports.  (Nightly News)

A program called Vacations for Veterans is sending Purple Heart Vets on free vacations. David Lind and his family had a dream getaway in Cabo San Lucas Mexico.  (Nightly News)

Paralyzed after combat in Iraq, Sgt. Matt Keil soldiered through another fight – with casualties – as a new father. NBC's Bob Dotson shares his story. (TODAY)