.Va. vet heads for Iraq to help amputees

July 6, 2008
W.Va. vet heads for Iraq to help amputees
Dave Evans lost both legs just below the knees in Vietnam. For 34 years now, he has committed and risked his life to help people like him all over the world.
By Paul J. Nyden
Staff writer

Dave Evans lost both legs just below the knees in Vietnam. For 34 years now, he has committed and risked his life to help people like him all over the world.

Next week, Evans heads to Iraq to help upgrade prosthetic clinics and train Iraqis to replace arms, legs and feet for amputees.

"I don't care what side you are on. I don't care what politics you have," Evans said last week. "I will take care of you if you are an amputee."


The U.S. State Department is financing his work and also will pick up costs to train Iraqis to help the wounded.