Veterans Of America

Hoping to heal old wounds and reunite generations of veterans, Rick Will and Gary Jestes have started organizing a Carroll County chapterof the Vietnam Veterans of America.The group, which needs 25 members to become a chapter, numbered about 10 at the organizational meeting Wednesday night. Jestes, who is creating a roster of Carroll residents who served during Vietnam, estimates about 1,000 countians areeligible."We're trying to get them to come out of the closet, so to speak," he said. "The war was so unpopular that (the veterans)

The fold and pivot isn't the latest double-play technique -- it's the theory behind the wheelchair-access seating to be installed at the Camden Yards baseball stadium.A deceptively simple design has led to the creation of a flexible seat, which can be used by fans in wheelchairs as well as by the able-bodied. The 428 seats will be spread throughout the 46,620-seat park, enabling fans in wheelchairs to sit with friends and family."The seat just folds up, and then you can turn the chair, so a wheelchair can fit in its place," said Kim A. Beasley, an architect ,, with the Paralyzed Veterans of America.