Noah Galloway

Noah Galloway is a former United States Army soldier, and a model and athlete. He was injured during the Iraq War, losing his left arm above the elbow and left leg above the knee. He is currently a contestant on Dancing with the Stars season 20, paired with Sharna Burgess.

Military career
Galloway, a native of Midfield, Alabama, was a Sergeant assigned to the 1st Battalion of the 502nd Infantry, 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky during Operation Iraqi Freedom. On December 19, 2005, three months into his second tour of duty, he was injured in an IED attack, losing his left arm above the elbow and his left leg above the knee, and sustaining severe injuries to his right leg and jaw. Transported to Germany for medical treatment, he remained unconscious for five days. Once he awoke, he was transferred to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC.

Motivational speaking
After leaving the Army, Galloway became a personal trainer, and competes in adventure races such as Tough Mudder, Spartan events, CrossFit competitions and 5K and 10K races. He is also a motivational speaker, addressing groups ranging from elementary schools to veterans' organizations and corporate sales meetings, encouraging his audiences to offer no excuses.

Modeling
In October 2014, Galloway became the spokesman and model for Kenneth Cole's new fragrance Mankind Ultimate. Galloway appeared on the November 2014 cover of Men's Health magazine and was named the publication’s "Ultimate Men's Health Guy". He’s also been a guest on national talk shows including The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Today Show.

Dancing with the Stars
Galloway was chosen as a contestant on Dancing with the Stars season 20, paired with Sharna Burgess. While Galloway experimented with a prosthetic arm for his Argentine tango, he and Burgess decided not to use it; he has not used the arm in any of his dances to date.

Galloway's Week 4 contemporary dance was viewed on Facebook over 30 million times in the week after the performance.

Charity work
Galloway created the No Excuses Charitable Fund, which raises money and awareness for organizations including Operation Enduring Warrior and the YMCA of Alabaster, Alabama.