Paralyzed Veterans of America was founded on January 18, 1946, in the Recreation Hall of the Red Cross by seventy paraplegic patients of the Birmingham General Hospital in Van Nuys, California.

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Since 1946, PVA has filled a unique need by specifically serving Veterans with spinal cord injury/disease (SCI/D). PVA provides benefits counseling, adaptive sports, career support, research and education, advocacy and more.

Since 1946, Paralyzed Veterans of America has been on a mission to change lives and build brighter futures for our seriously injured heroes. We've had a single-minded mission - to empower our brave men and women to regain what they fought for: their freedom and independence.

A Veteran actor is one who is very experienced e.g., Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman. In Method Acting, the Actor chooses to become the character, he lives the way his character lives. Can you think of any examples of actors or actresses who have done complete role reversals between two different films?

- 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.

Since then, America has fought in 12 different conflicts, all to protect these same ideals. Our veterans are crucial to life as we know it today because they protect our freedom, provide us with a way to learn about our history and the world around us, and risk their lives for people they have never met.

Freedom is the aspect in life that everyone craves. Not only do people crave freedom, some countries deprive their citizens of such a thing. Thankfully, our veterans have helped fight for our freedom for centuries.

Since then, America has fought in 12 different conflicts, all to protect these same ideals. Our veterans are crucial to life as we know it today because they protect our freedom, provide us with a way to learn about our history and the world around us, and risk their lives for people they have never met.

A veteran is a person who has served in the military. Under United States law, a veteran is any person who served honorably on active duty in any of the five branches of the U.S. Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard).

a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation, office, or the like: a veteran of the police force; a veteran of many sports competitions. a person who has served in a military force, especially one who has fought in a war: a Vietnam veteran.

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.