Taylor Moms was a three-year wrestling letter winner at Cedar Falls. He was a first team all-conference selection as a junior and senior and a State Tournament Qualifier as a junior. After graduation in 2007, he joined the Navy with hopes of making it into Special Operations. It was common for him to assume the hardest and most challenging tasks. He ultimately found his passion as a Navy EOD tech. EOD stands for Explosive Ordinance Disposal, which meant he was trained to know the ins and outs of bombs. Petty Officer Morris began rigorous EOD training in 2008. Following his graduation in July 2009, he was stationed in Virginia Beach, VA, where he continued his education and training as an EOD tech. In January of 2012, he was deployed to Afghanistan, set to return home in August. His friends and family always wanted him to return as soon as possible, missing his energetic spirit and love of life, but they never imagined the return would be with the dire reminders of the war. On May 3, 2012, he was seriously injured in action. mile trying to clear a path for an Army Special Forces Team with a metal detector, he stepped on an IED. The explosion resulted in the loss of both legs, his left arm from the bicep down, and his right hand. Miraculously he stayed conscious the entire time during and after the explosion and was able to tell his partner to call his long-time girlfriend, Danielle Kelly, and tell her everything. His service earned him the Bronze Star with Valor as well as a Purple Heart. He is one of only five Living quadruple amputees from nearly 1,500 from the Afghanistan War. After two years of rehabilitation at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C, Taylor and Danielle are at home in Cedar Falls, where he is taking classes at the University of Northern Iowa. Therapy is a part of his daily routine and with the help of prosthetics he looks forward to walking and gaining a piece of independence His story has inspired people across the state and the nation. His positive, fighting attitude has helped him in his recovery, and much of that spirit is attributed to his background in wrestling. Ray Sorensen, the artist behind the Freedom Rock, recently featured Taylor in a tribute on the monument.