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BAGHDAD – U.S. Soldiers here with the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, delivered handcrafted wheelchairs to two disabled Iraqis in the Aqur Quf area of the capital city, Feb. 10. Three weeks ago, the two disabled Iraqis were pointed out by local shaykhs, said 1st Lt. Steven DeWhitt, a San Jose, Calif., native and platoon leader with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment. Members of the embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team and the U.S. Agency of International Development helped the shaykhs coordinate with U.S. forces to have the two wheelchairs delivered. The recipients of the...

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2009 – With more than 3,000 job openings, the creators of a new Web portal are hoping to attract disabled veterans seeking employment. “Our current project is to spread the word that we are here,” said Diana Corso, executive director of disABLEDperson Inc., a nonprofit group aiming to reduce the unemployment rate of disabled veterans. “We launched a couple of months ago,” she said. “We have jobs on the site, but not that many resumes. We are hoping to attract many more applicants. These positions are from employers across the U.S.” DisABLEDperson.Inc. hosts the nationally based online...

This documentary is fascinating. A man who has been in a coma and never expected to talk again, talks after 19 years of being in a coma. I hope you all get a chance to watch it....