During April 2012, Paralyzed Veterans of America is celebrating 66 years of changing lives and building futures for all veterans. And we’re encouraging everyone this month to take a stand and make helping veterans part of your life’s mission.
The winter sports clinic, jointly sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Disabled American Veterans, uses recreation as a rehabilitative tool for veterans with disabilities ranging from spinal cord injuries and orthopedic amputations to visual impairment and neurological conditions.
“You may have been injured, but life isn’t over. There is still a lot of living to do for all of us,” he said. “It will be different, no doubt. And you are going to have to work hard to improve functionality. But that is the challenge and the triumph, every day: to keep on living while you are living.”
The annual Warrior Games, featuring wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans competing in several sporting events, will return here in 2012, U.S. Olympic Committee officials announced Dec. 6.
The USOC-hosted games will take place April 30 to May 5. The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments, the USO, the Fisher House Foundation, the Bob Woodruff Foundation and Deloitte also support the event.
“We are excited to welcome our service members and veterans back to Colorado Springs for the third annual competition,” said Scott Blackmun, USOC’s chief executive officer. “These games truly exemplify the fighting spirit within each and every one of these athletes, all who have sacrificed for our great country.” Continue reading
