
PVA California Chapter Executive Director Dick Fulton goes over the edge of the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
PVA California Chapter Executive Director Dick Fulton goes over the edge of the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

A local veteran goes over the edge of the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
A local veteran goes over the edge of the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

A local veteran goes over the edge of the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

A local veteran goes over the edge of the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
A local veteran goes over the edge of the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

A US Navy veteran goes over the edge of the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
A US Navy veteran goes over the edge of the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

A veteran goes over the edge of the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
A veteran goes over the edge of the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

A US Air Force veteran goes over the edge of the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
A US Air Force veteran goes over the edge of the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

Elmer Jacobs Jr., California PVA chapter president, gives a big thumbs-up as he makes his way down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
Elmer Jacobs Jr., California PVA chapter president, gives a big thumbs-up as he makes his way down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

A US Army veteran is all smiles as she makes her way down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
A US Army veteran is all smiles as she makes her way down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

A US Army veteran is all smiles as she makes her way down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
A US Army veteran is all smiles as she makes her way down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

A US Army veteran is all smiles as she makes her way down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
A US Army veteran is all smiles as she makes her way down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

A US Army veteran is all smiles as she makes her way down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
A US Army veteran is all smiles as she makes her way down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

Elmer Jacobs Jr., California PVA chapter president, is all smiles as he makes his way down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
Elmer Jacobs Jr., California PVA chapter president, is all smiles as he makes his way down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

Volunteers made up of the Long Beach chapter of the Combat Veteran Motorcycle Association beside their bikes hold promotional posters of participants of the Over the Edge event as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
Volunteers made up of the Long Beach chapter of the Combat Veteran Motorcycle Association beside their bikes hold promotional posters of participants of the Over the Edge event as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

A volunteer repels down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
A volunteer repels down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

A volunteer repels down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
A volunteer repels down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

A volunteer repels down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
A volunteer repels down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

Volunteers from the Combat Veteran Motorcycle Association repel the Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
Volunteers from the Combat Veteran Motorcycle Association repel the Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

Fourteen floors above Ocean Blvd., on top of the Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
Fourteen floors above Ocean Blvd., on top of the Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

Volunteers from the Combat Veteran Motorcycle Association repel the Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
Volunteers from the Combat Veteran Motorcycle Association repel the Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

A volunteer from the Combat Veteran Motorcycle Association is fitted for a rappelling harness at the Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
A volunteer from the Combat Veteran Motorcycle Association is fitted for a rappelling harness at the Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

PVA California Chapter Executive Director Dick Fulton goes over the edge of the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
PVA California Chapter Executive Director Dick Fulton goes over the edge of the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

Volunteers from the Combat Veteran Motorcycle Association meet a rappeller at the Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
Volunteers from the Combat Veteran Motorcycle Association meet a rappeller at the Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

California PVA chapter director Teresa Gaspar , makes her way down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
California PVA chapter director Teresa Gaspar , makes her way down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

California PVA chapter member Darryl Lair, makes his way down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
California PVA chapter member Darryl Lair, makes his way down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

A US Army veteran is all smiles as he makes his way down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
A US Army veteran is all smiles as he makes his way down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

A volunteer repels down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
A volunteer repels down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

A volunteer repels down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
A volunteer repels down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).

California PVA chapter member, makes her way down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).
California PVA chapter member, makes her way down the Long Beach Hilton Hotel in Calif., as part of a fundraising event for the Paralyzed Veterans of America - Calif Chapter. (Photo by Christopher Di Virgilio).