Vietnam Vet Book Signing Wed (7/7) at APC in Billings
58,000 American servicemen and women lost their lives in the Vietnam War, a costly, messy conflict that entangled the Unites States beginning in 1954, according to History.com. The U.S. began dropping bombs on the region in 1964 and the buildup of American ground forces began in earnest in 1965, when Lyndon Johnson started sending hundreds of thousands of troops to Vietnam. The 27th Infantry Regiment, nicknamed the Wolfhounds, played an active role in the Vietnam war, including the Battle in Tay Nihn Province.
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Vietnam Vet Book Signing Wed (7/7) at APC in Billings
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Billings veteran takes first steps in three years
Billings veteran walks again after losing legs to infection
and last updated 2021-05-06 19:45:06-04
BILLINGS- â On Tuesday, April 27, Don Nafts, a U.S. Navy Vietnam War veteran, took his first steps in three years.
Shortly after being diagnosed with infections in both of his feet in 2018, both of Nafts legs had to be amputated just below the knee. These amputations were only two months apart.
âFor three years, I just wanted to walk. That was my main goal,â says Nafts, a Billings resident.
Nafts was able to take his first steps and hasnât stopped since. He does physical therapy at the Adaptive Performance Center on Broadwater Avenue in Billings five days a week for roughly one hour a day. He also meets with a separate physical therapist once a week for an hour.
BILLINGS, Mont. - A Nonprofit gym in Billings is working to eliminate veteran suicide.Â
The Adaptive Performance Center opened on March 2, 2020. Their motto is: Making what seems impossible, possible. Eliminating veteran suicide.
Founders Mitch Crouse and Karen Pearson cited data from the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs that said the veteran suicide rate in Montana was significantly higher than the national veteran suicide rate for 2018. The suicide rate for Montana veterans was also significantly higher than the national general population suicide rate.
Crouse and Pearson said the community aspect to the center is working. One of our members a couple of weeks ago said, I ve finally stopped thinking about suicide, Crouse said. What I was doing every day was thinking about suicide. And, coming here, I don t do that anymore because I know I have a place to come and be myself.