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Seth Wade

Seth Wade

Retired Petty Officer 2nd Class Seth Wade, US Navy  Seth Wade served as a mechanic in the US Navy, deploying twice on the USS Enterprise. His service took him to Sicily, where a car accident caused an incomplete spinal cord injury, along breaking four ribs and his jaw. 15-inch rods stabilize his spine. He is…

Kenneth Walsh

Retired Airman Kenneth Walsh, US Navy Kenneth Walsh served two years in the US Navy before a training accident severed his spinal cord, causing quadriplegia. After his service, as a technology and shop teacher, Ken worked actively as a peer mentor with the Minnesota Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America. He also competed in…

Tom Hall

Tom Hall

Petty officer 2nd class US Navy Tom Hall. Tom Hall joined the navy after one year of college to take a break from school and see the world some. He was in the navy for 6 years and is a Gulf War vet. A motorcycle accident in 2001 caused his complete spinal cord injury, resulting…

Todd Kemery

Corporal Todd Kemery Todd Kemery joined the marines in 1978 and served in Okinawa, Japan as a helicopter mechanic. While in California in 1982, enjoying the ocean, the surf tossed him, causing an incomplete spinal cord injury.

Eric Scot Poehler

Eric Scot Poehler Eric Scot Poehler served in the Air Force as an aircraft instrument repairman, completing a tour of duty in Vietnam. After his military service he earned a college degree, becoming a photographer. In 2006, a car crash caused a complete spinal cord injury, resulting in paraplegia. He continues to be very active…