Veteran's Voice: Pushing through the Pain

A Las Vegas crossfit gym is helping veterans and first responders.

It is featured in this week's Veteran's Voice.

Leah Pezzetti reporting.

FIRST RESPONDERS WITHDISABILITIES.ON THIS WEEK'S VETERANS VOICE -13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER LEAHPEZZETTI SHOWS YOU THECOMMUNITY THESE HEROES HAVEBUILT.PKG PUSH JERK OR SPLIT JERK,IT'S UP TO YOU.NAT BEHIND EVERY ONE OF THESEPEOPLE IS A STORY NAT MOSTWITH A PATRIOTIC THEME LIKERORY.I WAS IN THE 82ND AIRBORNEDIVISION SO BASICALLY I JUMPEDOUT OF PLANES AND PRETENDED TOBLOW SHT UP EVERY ONE OF THEMHAD AN UNEXPECTED TURN INLIFE LIKE JOHN.I CAME TO THE REALIZATION AYEAR AGO THAT IF I DIDN'T DOSOMETHING, I WAS GOING TO ENDUP IN A WHEELCHAIR REAL SOONHE HAD A STROKE AND RATHERFOR ANY VETERAN OR FIRSTRESPONDER.THEY REALLY NEED A NEWCOMMUNITY TO JOIN AND THAT'SWHAT I THINK IS LACKING WHENTHEY GET OUT OF THE MILITARY,THEY KIND OF FEEL LOST AND IWANTED TO GIVE THEM A PLACETHEY COULD COME TO AND COUNT ONFOUNDER NICK MCCOMBS SAYS THISCOMMUNITY IS BUILDINGSTRENGTH--- TOGETHER.IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOURDISABILITY RATING IS, HOWDISABLED YOU THINK YOU AREPHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY, I CANPUT YOU THROUGH A WORKOUT JUSTLIKE ALL MY OTHER MEMBERS SOMEOF THEIR INJURIES CAME AFTERSERVICE LIKE JIMMY.I LOST MY LEG AT THE SCENE,BROKE MY RIGHT ARM, TORE OPENMY STOMACH, PUNCTURED MY LIVERAND MY KIDNEY HE WAS IN AMOTORCYCLE CRASH THAT ALMOSTTOOK HIS LIFE.BEFORE I GOT MY PROSTHETIC LEG,I WAS STUCK IN A WHEEL CHAIRFOR LIKE EIGHT MONTHS AND YOUCAN SEE HOW FAR HE'S COMEALONG WITH JOHN.I'M ADDING YEARS TO MY LIFE ANDLIFE TO MY YEARS WITH EVERYYOU'RE ALL SITTING THERE ANDALL ENJOYING THE SUCK TOGETHER,LAUGH ENCOURAGING EACH OTHEREVERY STEP OF THE WAY LEAHPEZZETTI "LET'S BUILD SLOWLY 13ACTION NEWSVETERAN'S VOICE IS SPONSORED BYLEXUS OF LAS VEGAS AND LEXUS OFHENDERSON.IF YOU HAVE A VETERAN WHOSHOULD BE FEATURED ON OURWEEKLY SERIES ABOUT OUR HEROES- EMAIL VETERANS VOICE AT KTNVDOT COM.TIME IS NOWDEALING WITH THE HAND SANITIZERSHORTAGE...