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Linda Crosby, a U.S. Army veteran disabled by a life-changing accident, wrote her powerful memoir using speech-to-text technology because bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome left her unable to type. Her book will be featured at the 2026 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
When Donovan Royal dressed as Spider-Man for his child's birthday, he never imagined it would become a community mission. Now the single dad and Army veteran spends his free time bringing joy to kids across Arkansas as their friendly neighborhood hero.
An Army veteran's wind turbine recycling company has exploded from 10 to 120 employees in just one year, keeping hundreds of thousands of tons of turbine blades and metal out of landfills. Destructable is proving that renewable energy can be truly sustainable.
Nicholas Rogers started his civil engineering degree just days after his son's birth and just earned top honors from West Virginia's construction industry. The decorated Army veteran took home $8,000 to continue building his future and serving his new home state.
A retired Indian Army colonel turned struggling farmland into a 50-crore carrot empire that now helps over 500 farmers escape poverty. What started as three years of failure became a farming revolution.
After a motorcycle accident changed everything, U.S. Army veteran Jen Lee discovered sled hockey and a path back to competition. Now he's inspiring others as a Paralympic champion showing life after injury can still hold incredible victories.
When Army veteran Richard Aylward faced losing his home after his wife's death, dozens of volunteers spent three days removing years of accumulated debris. The community effort transformed an overwhelming crisis into hope.
Army veteran Babette Peyton became a champion archer after a military injury left her partially paralyzed, winning over 150 medals with a unique mouth-draw technique. Her niece remembers a woman who never frowned and inspired everyone she met.
A refugee turned army veteran started Elloras bakery in 1953 with displaced British chefs, and three generations later, it's still using wood-fired ovens. His grandsons now run five outlets serving everyone from cricketers to local school kids.
After years of postpartum depression and a difficult divorce, 60-year-old Army veteran Marcia Allen completed the grueling 75 Hard Challenge to reclaim her physical and mental health. Her transformation proves it's never too late to rebuild strength and confidence.
A retired Army veteran is using his architecture background to build wheelchair ramps for seniors and people with disabilities who can't afford them. His volunteer crew now completes up to four ramps per week across Tennessee.
A British Army veteran who lost both legs in Afghanistan has become the first double above-the-knee amputee to summit the highest mountain on each continent. Hari Budha Magar completed his final climb up Antarctica's Mount Vinson after years of training.