Veterans learn entrepreneurialism

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Veterans learn entrepreneurialism
By William Kates, Associated Press Writer | August 27, 2007


SYRACUSE, N.Y. --Before enlisting, Christina Hill delivered the mail. In the Army, she was a Blackhawk helicopter mechanic.

After a 127mm rocket explosion in Iraq left her with shrapnel wounds, bone loss in her right arm, nerve damage in her leg left and post-traumatic stress disorder, neither of those careers was still open to her. Or much else.

"If an employer sees you have a disability, they believe your capabilities are minimized," said Hill, 24, of Royal Oak, Mich.

"I don't want a job like that. I don't see myself having set limits so I figure I should work for myself," said Hill, who served four years in the Army -- including a 15-month tour in Iraq -- before leaving as a sergeant last November.

So it's back to basic training for Hill and 19 other disabled vets in the inaugural "Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities," a training program at the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University for veterans disabled during their service in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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"This gives us a chance to overcome," said Wilkes. "And a chance to give back to our communities. By someone donating money and getting involved in the program, helping us out, we will help out others, and hopefully inspire not just veterans but other people with disabilities."


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