Amputee who was great-grandfather of 10, son with cerebral palsy killed in Eaton Fire: family
A 10-year-old wheelchair-bound great-grandfather and his son, who had cerebral palsy, died in the raging wildfires in Southern California, his family announced Thursday. When the Eaton Fire ripped through Altadena on Wednesday, former salesman Anthony Mitchell, 67, an amputee, his bedridden son Justin, in his 20s, and daughter Hajime White were killed. told the Washington […]
Author Stephen King Spreads Lie Claiming Trump Didn’t Want to Be Photographed with Amputee Veterans
Best-selling author, Hollywood producer, and Kamala Harris supporter Stephen King spread the easily disproven lie that then-President Donald Trump did not want to be photographed with amputee veterans. In fact, Trump posed for numerous photographs with amputee veterans during his time as Commander in Chief, including with a Marine Corps veteran who had lost limbs […]
Local High School Memorializes Legendary Army Ranger Who Accomplished Never-Done-Before Feat As Amputee
Bristol Eastern High School in Connecticut on July 2 paid tribute to Joseph “Kappa” Kapaczewski, the first Army Ranger to be wounded in the line of duty and return to combat with a prosthetic leg. Former and current Rangers, Kapaczewski’s family and people from the area came together to dedicate the “Task and Purpose” memorial […]
4-year-old Palestinian amputee gets second chance in NYC
NEW YORK — Omar Abu Kweik is far from his home in Gaza. A four-year-old boy lost part of his arm after his parents and sister were killed in an Israeli airstrike. He is one of the lucky ones. Through the efforts of family members and strangers, Omar was brought from Gaza to the United […]