Buy a book for an amputee
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I am raising money to buy and distribute copies of a new book that is a tribute to a courageous Korean War hero, Sergeant Dick Lambert, Delaware’s first military triple amputee and Purple Heart Medal recipient. He died in 2010. The title of the book is No Excuses. No Regrets. The printing cost for each book is $12.50 plus shipping and tax, which amounts to about $20 per book. My goal is to raise enough money to print and distribute 500 books this year.
Dick Lambert’s story is told in text and photos by his wife, Louise Sanborn Lambert, who celebrates her husband’s “can do” spirit and mischievous sense of humor in this tribute to Dick’s extraordinary life. Dick Lambert’s life is an inspiration to every disabled person, amputee and Veteran struggling to find the inner and outer strength to live a normal life. Dick did not only enjoy a “normal” life, but he lived life to the very fullest, engaging in more physical activities than most abled people dare, and contributing more to his community than most of us are willing to undertake. He lived a “no holds barred” life with great humor and positive energy.
Dick and Louise devoted their lives to helping military and civilian amputees and in the 1960's, each week, they traveled from their home in Delaware to the Veterans Hospital in Philadelphia to pick up disabled Vietnam Veterans. They took them, with their wheelchairs, to their home for some inspiration, a lot of fun, fishing, swimming, and a good home-cooked meal.
As we receive donations, we will print and distribute the books to hospitals and organizations where the disabled, the war-wounded, and amputees are being treated and rehabilitated, to continue the spirit of Dick Lambert's lifelong mission.
My hope for this book is that all who read it will pass it on to a war Veteran or disabled man or woman who needs to know that there is hope for a bright and action-filled future with this example of someone who overcame enormous obstacles to live with gusto.
Thank you.
Dick Lambert’s story is told in text and photos by his wife, Louise Sanborn Lambert, who celebrates her husband’s “can do” spirit and mischievous sense of humor in this tribute to Dick’s extraordinary life. Dick Lambert’s life is an inspiration to every disabled person, amputee and Veteran struggling to find the inner and outer strength to live a normal life. Dick did not only enjoy a “normal” life, but he lived life to the very fullest, engaging in more physical activities than most abled people dare, and contributing more to his community than most of us are willing to undertake. He lived a “no holds barred” life with great humor and positive energy.
Dick and Louise devoted their lives to helping military and civilian amputees and in the 1960's, each week, they traveled from their home in Delaware to the Veterans Hospital in Philadelphia to pick up disabled Vietnam Veterans. They took them, with their wheelchairs, to their home for some inspiration, a lot of fun, fishing, swimming, and a good home-cooked meal.
As we receive donations, we will print and distribute the books to hospitals and organizations where the disabled, the war-wounded, and amputees are being treated and rehabilitated, to continue the spirit of Dick Lambert's lifelong mission.
My hope for this book is that all who read it will pass it on to a war Veteran or disabled man or woman who needs to know that there is hope for a bright and action-filled future with this example of someone who overcame enormous obstacles to live with gusto.
Thank you.
Organizer
Julianne Weinmann
Organizer
Nokomis, FL
