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Report: Disabled veteran has Cowboys-adorned scooter stolen in Redskins country in Virginia

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George Mullins, a disabled 54-year-old Army veteran living in Roanoake, Va., had his only means of transportation stolen while shopping at Family Dollar. According to, he thinks the scooter theft might have something to do with his love for the Cowboys.

"It was decked out with veterans and I know a lot of people don't like this but it had the Cowboys on there," Mullins said.

Roanoake is 240 miles from Washington D.C., but Virginia is traditionally Redskins country.

Mullins can have seizures if he is on his feet too long, so the scooter was vital to his day-to-day lifestyle.

"If I walk a lot my blood pressure sky rockets," Mullins said. "I just recuperated from two strokes."

The scooter, issued by the Salem VA Medical Center, was blue, a color he chose because of his love for the Cowboys and the love for his country. It included an Army veteran flag.

"It's a handicap,” Mullins said. “That was the key thing. It's a handicapped scooter. I mean, I don't know. People just don't have no morals no more."

But there's a happy ending. Mullins has been told a new scooter is on the way.

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