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For Veterans, Wheelchair Lacrosse Is on a Roll [VIDEO]
By not in system - AOL NewsIt could be the next big sport to hit the Paralympic circuit: wheelchair lacrosse ... coming to a VA near you. With only two organized teams in the country, wheelchair lacrosse remains in its infancy, but organizers at a demonstration at the Department of Veterans Affairs office in Palo Alto, Calif., insisted the sport would become the next Paralympic hit. Read more at Palo Alto Patch. ...
Rocker Duff McKagan Fights on for the Troops
By Chris Epting - AOL NewsSeattle native Duff McKagan, the legendary bassist who helped form Guns N' Roses in 1985 and now performs in Velvet Revolver while also fronting his own band, Loaded, recently started donating proceeds from two new songs to help U.S. soldiers. "I got inspired by my friend Tim Medvetz," McKagan told AOL News. Medvetz is the Hollywood motorcycle customizer who, after a serious accident, managed to climb Mount Everest after his rehabilitation. He was then featured on the Discovery Channel program "Everest: Beyond the Limit" and made it his mission to help returning war veterans scale summits ...
Government Shutdown 2011: 5 Immediate Consequences If It Happened
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsWill the United States federal government shut down on March 4? It's possible. This weekend the GOP-led House passed a new spending measure that included $61 billion in spending cuts. Senate Democrats have said they will not approve the measure, which targets education, consumer safety, health and other programs. The problem is, the spending measure that's currently in place is set to expire March 4, and Republican House Speaker John Boehner has said he will not agree to a short-term extension of that measure unless additional cuts are made. So unless a compromise is reached between now and ...
More Veterans Exposed to Infections at VA Facilities
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsMore veterans may have been exposed to serious infections such as HIV and hepatitis at VA facilities because of inadequately cleaned equipment. The Veterans Affairs Department has identified 12 more veterans who may have received colonoscopies with unsanitary equipment at a VA hospital in in Miami, officials said. In 2009, VA officials there notified 2,400 war veterans who could have been exposed while undergoing the routine procedure at the hospital since 2004, according to The Miami Herald, which first reported the additional exposures. VA spokeswoman Mary Kay Hollingsworth said in a ...
Disabled Man Banned From Driving Wheelchair Tank
By Matthew Hall - AOL NewsThis could be a real case of tanks for nothin'. British authorities have told a disabled man he cannot use his wheelchair on public streets because he requires a tank license to drive it. Jim Starr, 36, has been banned from using his custom-made wheelchair by Britain's Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency, which claims it is actually a tank. "The whole idea of the chair was that I could go down to the beach with the kids," said Starr. "It is a fantastic machine and can take me anywhere I want to go. It has no limits. "It is ridiculous that I should have found a chair that could help me do ...
Padded Underwear for Men Gives Booty More Bounce
By Monica Garske - AOL NewsFor the many men who suffer from severe "flat butt," here's some uplifting news: One line of padded underwear specifically for guys is meant to give the illusion of a little more junk in the trunk. Are you sitting down? Good. The padded underpants in the spotlight are manufactured by a Canadian company appropriately dubbed BottomsUp, which operates under the motto: "Building a Better Bottom." The company offers all kinds of shape-enhancing undergarments for both women and men but places a special emphasis on the male derriere, which, frankly, could use a little ...
Stubborn Joblessness Among Vets Darkens US Economy
By Joseph Schuman - AOL NewsDespite the acceleration of U.S. economic growth, the painful grip of unemployment still isn't loosening and remains especially tough for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Labor Department today announced what many in the news media were heralding as good news: First-time claims for unemployment insurance last week fell to a seasonally adjusted 388,000, down 34,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 422,000 and the lowest level since July 2008. John Moore, Getty Images A U.S. Army soldier waits to meet with a potential employer at a September job fair in ...
Modern Soldiers, Ancient Medicines
By Tony Deconinck - AOL News
(Nov. 11) -- It's late afternoon on the Colorado plains, and the sun is disappearing behind the ridge of mountains to the west of us, but all I can see is darkness. I'm in a traditional Lakota sweat lodge, a 15-foot-wide dome of willow branches covered in thick moving blankets and canvas. Inside the tiny lodge, 20 of us are shoulder to sweaty shoulder in burning pain. The ceremony leader sings a traditional song, pouring cup after cup of water onto the still-glowing rocks, increasing the heat until voices break the darkness in anguish. Mine would join them if I could, but the heat is like a ...
Veterans and Volunteers Rebuild Classic War Planes
By Ben Muessig - AOL News
(Nov. 11) -- In a dilapidated hangar in a faraway corner of Brooklyn, N.Y., veterans -- some of whom served before the age of jet propulsion -- assemble model airplanes. Very big model airplanes. The Historic Aircraft Restoration Project, dubbed HARP by its members, is a program that allows former servicemen and aircraft lovers of all ages to spend their days rebuilding and refurbishing antique airplanes, from propeller-powered trainers to Vietnam War-era jets. "We don't restore them to fly them, we restore them to museum standards," said Dante Dimille, 77, a graphic designer by trade ...
Pat Tillman's Wife Speaks Out for Military Families
By Mara Gay - AOL News
(Nov. 11) -- Before he was killed by friendly fire, Army Ranger Pat Tillman wrote that his love for his wife made him question his decision to serve in Afghanistan. "Sometimes I'm overwhelmed with an injection of intense sorrow that is difficult to control. An intense need to be close to Marie, surrounded by her touch, smell, beauty and ease," he wrote in his journal. "It's as though one week of pain is condensed into 5-7 minutes. ... What have I done?" Tillman, of course, is famous for leaving the NFL, where he played for the Arizona Cardinals, to serve in the military, a decision he said ...
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