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WWII veterans return home from 'Honor Flight'
This story borrowed and re-published in full from the KTVU Channel 2 News Website Thanks to you, our donors, we were able to provide mobility to these veterans that served in WWII during their trip to Washington D.C on an “Honor Flight”. SAN FRANCISCO — Bay Area World War II veterans who took an “honor flight”…
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Mobility For Amercia
Dear Friends, As two of our nation’s greatest holidays approach, Memorial Day and Independence Day, we are reminded of those who have sacrificed for our freedom and independence. Yet many of our fellow Americans continue to live their lives without the simplest of freedoms and a basic human right: Mobility! While you celebrate with your…
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A Courageous Veteran Receives Mobility
We received this letter from Emile Meylan, the father of Mariela Meylan, a US Veteran that was injured while serving over seas. My daughter, Mariela, served in the U.S. Military. She was stationed in Kuwait and was injured in an auto accident while on patrol. On December 19th, 2004, she and three other soldiers were…
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Wheelchair to Water – Wheelchair Foundation assists a veteran with a little "Surf Action".
A couple of months ago, we received an email from Mr. Bradley Cook, who’s involved with “Surf Action,” an organization dedicated to helping military veterans and their families affected by PTSD and physical injuries. Below is his letter. “Hello, my name is Bradley Cook. I live in Bude, Cornwall. I am involved with a group…
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Vets on Mission of Peace to Vietnam
Jerry Yahiro wants to return to the Vietnamese highlands where he led a mortar platoon almost 40 years ago. Rich Vannucci wants to see former battlefields in the country he briefly set foot on as a sailor almost five decades ago. A former sailor, John Reese, was spurred to return by a mission of peace…
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Wheelchair Foundation Sponsors Sports Wheelchairs to War Veterans
As Staff Sgt. Heath Calhoun wheels his chair up and down the basketball court, it’s clear he enjoys a good game of hoops – and working up a sweat. Although this is the first time he has played basketball from a seated position, it doesn’t take him long to get into the mix. After a…