Kyiv’s League of the Strong: how amputee football aids Ukraine’s survivors
A New Chapter in Football for Ukraine’s Amputees Four months ago, Konstantyn Moskal found himself at a new frontline role in Ukraine. With six years of Army service under his belt, Moskal hailed from the mostly occupied Luhansk region, understanding the war’s toll more than many. However, a significant sacrifice awaited him. Shortly after his […]
92-year-old amputee, tased and maced after brandishing a knife at police in a nursing home, passes away three weeks later
There are reports that a 92-year-old man, who had undergone an amputation and was using a wheelchair, died from Covid-19 after police were called to handle a situation involving him at a care home in the UK. Donald Burgess lived at Park Beck Residential Care Home in East Sussex. According to accounts, police were invited […]
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 […]