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Posted on 03/20/2015 7:43:07 AM PDT by shove_it
COCOA BEACH -- Several combat-wounded active duty and veteran service members will hit the waves Friday morning in Cocoa Beach.
Operation Surf, run by the California based nonprofit Amazing Surfing Adventures, teaches service members and veterans how to surf.
For the first time they have taken Operation Surf to Florida.
Fourteen military members will participate in the week long surfing event in Cocoa Beach.
Many of the military members have served multiple tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, continuing to suffer from physical and psychological disabilities.
The goal of the event is to help them relax and rehabilitate.
“It’s got its own healing aspects of it, because it’s physical, mental and spiritual, so when you add all these things together that’s why surfing is so special,” said Van Curaza, president of Amazing Surfing Adventures.
A local surfing school will help with the lessons.
They hope surfing can help build self-confidence for the service members and veterans.
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Brevard County, Florida ping.“Charlie don’t surf!”
Cocoa/Cocoa Beach is a very therapeutic (sic) place...hope the program’s a huge success!! Thanks for ping, miss you guys this year!
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