Nothing Holds Back This 21-Year Old With Down Syndrome

by Christopher Byrne | February 11, 2010 at 06:54 am
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Seated in the stands behind the University of Georgia basketball team at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia, 21-year old Doug Penning looks like any other fan cheering the team on to hopeful victory. But to those that know him, they also see a young man that has appeared in a movie about giving, serves as an acolyte at the Catholic Center at UGA, works hard at his full time job, and come tomorrow night will hopefully earn his black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Oh, and Doug has Down Syndrome.
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