Donated Segways may help disabled vets get back on feet

Nice for the vets who serve and return with disabilities....BD

The last time Erick Castro went to an amusement park with his wife and 2-year-old son he paid to get them in and left. Walking around for hours was simply too much for the former Army sergeant who lost a leg while in Iraq. But recently, Castro, 27, received a Segway personal transporter and his life changed. He can get to his classes with more ease at Arizona State University and do a lot of the little things, like get the mail, that were once difficult.

Veterans who've used the device say it has made their lives easier and less painful. And, most important they say it allows them to work toward goals instead of on mere mobility.
Ryan Groves was a Marine infantry squad leader when a rocket attack in Fallujah on Oct. 17, 2004, mangled his legs. He lost one leg, and the other is fused at the knee.
The group is in the process of giving away 42 of the stand-up electric scooters to disabled veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The last 17 of those will be awarded today at a ceremony in Arlington, Va.