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Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic Veteran’s Stories Finding a New Way to Fly — In April 2006, while traveling to Iraq on an Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) mission, the plane Lt. Col Ted Moorman was traveling on crashed and the next thing he knew he was being airlifted to a trauma center in Delaware. With life threatening injuries, much like Humpty Dumpty, he was put back together again and then airlifted to Milwaukee so that he could begin his recovery closer to home. Journey to the Mountain — Navy Veteran Cory See’s journey to the Winter Sports Clinic, and back to a sport that he’s loved his whole life. Ties That Bind — Check out the guest post from military mom’s Rosie Babin and Cheryl Lynch on VA’s blog VAntage Point.
The 26th National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic is the world leader in promoting rehabilitation by instructing Veterans with disabilities in adaptive Alpine and Nordic skiing, and introducing them to a number of other adaptive recreational activities and sports.
The Clinic will be held at Snowmass Village, Colorado, Sunday, March 25 through Friday, March 30. “We have the privilege of cheering our sons on as they continue to beat the odds…”
The pledge of the Clinic is to motivate Veterans with traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, orthopedic amputations, visual impairments, certain neurological problems and other disabilities to live life to the fullest by experiencing Miracles on a Mountainside.
Details, maps, schedules, information, all here: Winter Sports Clinic |