What is Iván Castro?
{{Orphan|date=December 2010}} {{Infobox military person |name= Iván Castro |born= {{birth year and age|1967}} |died= |placeofbirth= [[Hoboken, New Jersey]] |placeofdeath= |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image=Lt. Castro 4pg.jpg |caption=Captain Iván Castro |nickname= |allegiance= [[Puerto Rico|United States of America]] |branch=[[File:United States Department of the Army Seal.svg|25px]]&nbsp;[[United States Army]] |serviceyears= 1988-present |rank=[[File:US-O3 insignia.svg|15px]] - Captain |commands= |unit=Special forces |battles=[[Operation Desert Storm|Operations Desert Storm]] and others |awards= Purple Heart<br />Meritorious Service Medal<br />Army Commendation Medal }} Captain '''Iván Castro'''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.terra.com.pr/noticias/articulo/html/act1318240.htm|title=Soldado ciego Hispano sirve en unidad de elite de EEUU|date=July 2, 2010|publisher=Terra Puerto Rico|language=Spanish|accessdate=November 4, 2010|location=[[Puerto Rico]]|archive-date=December 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210135051/http://www.terra.com.pr/noticias/articulo/html/act1318240.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> (born 1967)<ref name=nr>{{cite journal |title=Captain Extraordinary |author=Nordlinger, Jay |publisher=National Review|date=2009-02-09 |volume=61 |issue=2 |pages=16–17}}</ref> is a [[U.S. Army]] [[officer]] who did not leave the [[Special Forces]] after becoming [[blind]]. He is one of three blind officers who currently serve in the [[U.S. Army]] and the only [[Blindness|blind]] officer in the [[United States Army]] [[Special Forces]].<ref name=FoxNews_AP_20080630>{{cite news |accessdate=December 3, 2008 |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,373592,00.html |title=Special Forces Soldier, Blinded in Battle, Determined to Keep Serving |date=June 30, 2008 |agency=Associated Press |work=Fox News}}</ref> Castro believes in helping wounded fighters return to a normal life, and has talked to [[United States Congress|Congress]] about this. He takes part in [[marathon]]s and ot