Published: 9/29/2009

Motivational speaker visits Monroe High School

NBRN speaker30p Ronnie (cq) Bachman, right, speaking to Monroe High School students. Ronnie (cq) Bachman, of Plymouth, Michigan, speaks to Monroe High School students in Monroe, Michigan on September 21, 2009. Bachman, who lost his legs at age four, encouraged students to not belittle or abuse others who are different from the norm or from themselves. The Blade/Jetta Fraser JETTA FRASER Enlarge

Motivational speaker Ron Bachman speaks at Monroe High School during a recent high-energy Walk This Way message to the students. Mr. Bachman, whose legs were amputated when he was 4, learned to walk on his hands.

He was the subject of a 1998 documentary, the springboard for his motivational-speaking career.

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