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[inaudible conversations]tival tv is live coverage of the National Book festival continues. Thomas friedman will be down here later on our site taking your calls. Up that is coming up in an hour or so, two hours. You can go to booktv. Org to get the full schedule. Easier than listening to mr. Friedman, colin when we have that segment. Coming up next, you will hear from author Michael Lewis emma but in the meantime, we are pleased to be joined by one of 362 americans who has actually been in space and that is astronaut Leland Melvin. S calle mr. Melvin, you write that your book is called chasin...

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Of america. Brian what is it . Sherman i empower veterans who have suffered catastrophic disabilities, to help them find their way back into life. It reflects my own experience. Thats what i get up and do everyday, empower people to help us carry out our mission. Brian how many paralyzed veterans are there that you serve . Sherman we estimate about 60,000 in this country, most have spinal injuries, but a number have multiple sclerosis, lou gehrigs disease, there is spinal cord dysfunction. The common experience is the that spinal cord dysfunction has on just about every bodily system. We are b...

Brian sherman gillums, jr. , what is your job . Sherman i am the executive director of paralyzed veterans of america. Brian what is it . Sherman i empower veterans who have suffered catastrophic disabilities, to help them find their way back into life. Him it is great work because it reflects my own experience. Thats what i get up and do everyday, empower people to help us carry out our mission. Brian how many paralyzed veterans are there that you serve . Sherman we estimate about 60,000 in this country, most have spinal cord injuries, but a number have multiple sclerosis, lou gehrigs disease,...

Because you had other bigger Veterans Service organizations of for a while that they were not advocating for the unique needs of veterans in that era. We are talking about things like equal access in society, research. You would die in 18 months if you had a spinal cord injury back then. In fact, George Patton was a war hero, but he died of a spinal cord injury in 1946 because the medicine and research have not caught up with the desire to live with that injury. Over time, that band of paralyzed veterans grew into what is now a 76yearold organization, member led advocates who look for other pa...