23-05-2025
Vets find freedom, support in group who helps with wheelchair repairs
There are just over 5 million veterans with disabilities in the U.S. it's a staggering number that's only made worse by insurance denials and long waits for mobility devices.
But the American Warriors Motorcycle Association is determined to get those vets rolling on their own set of wheels.
With the support of the group, dozens of veterans now have the ability to go where they want.
Chester Iglinski of Chester's Chairs works with the group and repairs donated chairs.
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'(We) Try to show them we do care for what they do and what they did for us,' he said.
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It hits hard for Vietnam vet, Kenneth Kammers.
'Next time you see a veteran walking by, an old man with Vietnam on his head, shake his hand and then see what his face looks like after you do it,' he said. 'Give him a little thanks and you might get a piece of what we all feel when we do something like this.'
Because of Iglinski and his group of Freedom Riders, more than 100 local veterans now have wheels of their own.
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