As a young woman, Kemp defied the odds and was accepted into the US Army, barely making the weight cut. She joined in 1944 and served through the end of World War II in a clerical role, processing orders from around the world.
“I got in somehow, in with some classes and before you know it, I found myself in the Army and I said how nice it is and to this day, I love what I did because it counts for something,” Kemp said proudly.
“Wonderful,” Kemp responded when asked how it felt to win the gold. “Oh my gosh and I stop and think about it, how wonderful that was and appreciating something that I can’t do today because the legs won’t go. That’s the problem.”
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