Vietnam Veteran's wheelchair stolen from his yard

UPDATE

Veteran, whose wheelchair was stolen, gets new wheels from fellow vet

Posted: Jan 10, 2012
By Brittany Dionne

COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) - -
The Vietnam veteran whose wheelchair was stolen out of his Columbus driveway has new wheels.

After News Leader 9 aired the story, we were flooded with calls and emails from viewers wanting to help. Another veteran saw the story, looked him up on Google, and within an hour was at his door with a new chair.

Gary Hudgins' wheelchair was stolen out of his driveway last week at their home on Oak Circle. He can only walk for a certain amount of time and without his chair he rarely leaves the house.

A man named Ellis Leader brought him a chair Monday night.
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Veteran's wheelchair stolen, family pleads for its return

Posted: Jan 09, 2012
By Brittany Dionne

COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) – A war veteran is having trouble getting around because someone stole his wheelchair right out of his yard.

With limited resources to get a new one, the family is pleading for the wheelchair to be returned.

The Hudgins family has been living on Oak Circle for more than 30 years. In the past year, Mrs. Hudgins says things have changed, "It seems like the past year they vandalized things in my yard."

Someone stole her husband's wheelchair out of his drive way built for him by "Houses for Heroes".
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