Actors John O'Hurley, known for starring in Seinfeld and hosting Family Feud, and Titus Welliver, known for his roles on Sons of Anarchy and Deadwood, have come together to do a TV ad campaign for Paralyzed Veterans of America. Watch the ads to see why John and Titus support PVA.

Disabled American Veterans TV Spot, 'Working Tirelessly' Featuring Joe Mantegna - iSpot.tv.

Paralyzed Veterans of America was founded by a group of service members who returned home from World War II in 1946 with spinal cord injuries and few to no solutions to the major challenges they faced.

Gary Sinise For over thirty years, Gary Sinise has stood as an advocate of America's servicemen and women. It began in the early 80's with his support of Vietnam veterans and continued into the 90's in support of the Disabled American Veterans organization raising awareness and support for our wounded service members.

Actor Gary Sinise - Actor Gary Sinise rose to fame playing the character Lieutenant Dan in the Oscar-winning movie "Forrest Gump." The role popularized him with military veterans and helped inspire the Gary Sinise Foundation.

Notable people with paraplegia Daniel Dias, a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer. Boris Kustodiev (1878–1927), Russian painter who became paraplegic due to tuberculosis of the vertebral column. James Langevin, US Congressman from Rhode Island who was shot accidentally at age 16.

SCIs are estimated to affect between 249,000 and 363,000 Americans, with about 17,730 new injuries occurring each year. About 80% of people with new injuries are males, and roughly 42,000 people with SCIs are Veterans.

In honor of Veterans Day, check out which famous faces served their country before they became national treasures.

• Queen Elizabeth II.
• Bea Arthur.
• Mel Brooks.
• Hugh Hefner.
• Steve McQueen.
• Johnny Cash.
• Morgan Freeman.
• Elvis Presley.

Top 10 Celebrity Veterans

1. Elvis Presley. "The Army teaches boys to think like men."
2. Clint Eastwood. "I was drafted during the Korean War.
3. Johnny Cash. "That was the big thing when I was growing up, singing on the radio.
4. Mr. T.
5. Chuck Norris.
6. Morgan Freeman.
7. Humphrey Bogart.
8. Ice-T.

Stephen Hawking #2 Stephen Hawking While spinal cord injuries are the most common reason for a famous person to be paralyzed, Stephen Hawking's condition resulted from a degenerative illness. Dr. Hawking's paralysis was due to ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease). It is a neurodegenerative condition.

In many cases, living with paralysis means living without the ability to control bladder, bowel, temperature, and sexual function. These secondary complications of paralysis can dramatically affect health and quality of life. Oftentimes, secondary complications of paralysis can be life-threatening.

This page showcases some of these measures to answer some fundamental questions and directs you to data to develop an understanding of veterans' status today. In 2022, 16,200,322 adults in the US were veterans. Sources: Census Bureau.