Posted on 03/29/2009 4:15:33 PM PDT by george76
more than 400 severely injured veterans – 34 of whom hail from Colorado – will take part in the 23rd National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic from March 29 through April 3. It is the largest adaptive event of its kind in the world.
Hosted by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and co-sponsored by the Disabled American Veterans (DAV), the clinic teaches veterans with disabilities in adaptive alpine and Nordic skiing, and introduces them to a number of other adaptive recreational activities and sports. It’s open to U.S. military veterans with traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, orthopedic amputations, visual impairments, certain neurological problems and other disabilities who receive care at a VA medical facility or military treatment center.
This year’s clinic will feature a record number of participants, including many who served in the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Throughout the next five days, veterans will enjoy snowmobliing and cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, scuba diving, rock climbing, archery, curling, fly fishing and more. Workshops focus on everything from music therapy to strengthening your emotional muscles to creative writing courses.
An estimated 200 certified ski instructors for the disabled and several current and former members of the U.S. Disabled Ski Team will serve as instructors to meet the unique needs of the participants.
“Now, more than ever, we need events like the Winter Sports Clinic to challenge and inspire our wounded Veterans,” stated DAV National Commander Raymond E. Dempsey.
(Excerpt) Read more at snowmasssun.com ...
BTTT
A salute to our wounded Veterans, Taylor Dayne, Bo Derek, Rich Franklin, ski instructors and all who make this possible.
the clinic teaches veterans with disabilities in adaptive alpine and Nordic skiing, and introduces them to a number of other adaptive recreational activities and sports. It's open to U.S. military veterans with traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, orthopedic amputations, visual impairments, certain neurological problems and other disabilities who receive care at a VA medical facility or military treatment center.Wow, thanks geo.
This needs to be the anguished warning cry of some limp-wristed metrosexual staffer, echoing through the halls of Congress, only a few steps ahead of a mob of a few million pissed off former soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coasties carrying torches and pitchforks.
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
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