BALTIMORE — On a milestone day marking two decades since he survived a devastating IED explosion in Iraq, retired Army officer Ryan Kules made history by shattering three Guinness World Records in indoor rowing.

Family, friends, veterans, and supporters packed the Baltimore Ravens locker room, taking turns rowing beside him as he powered through 50,000 meters over five grueling hours.

The goal wasn’t just to break records. For Kules, this day was about honoring his brothers, Sergeant Hasse and Sergeant Mills, who were killed on November 29, 2005 in the same blast that took Kules’ arm and leg.

“That was by far the worst day of my life,” Kules said. “We drove over a very big improvised explosive device… that cut my arm and leg off and took the lives of two of my guys.”

He said their memo

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