The 2015 National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic was held this past week, Sept 18 - 23, at the VA San Diego Healthcare System in San Diego, California.
Besides the fact that it provides an opportunity to get outdoors, especially for those Veterans who have mobility challenges, there’s something healing about focusing on an animal and trusting it to carry you on its back.
Just three years ago, at the age of 32, Young was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and was medically discharged from the Navy after 14.5 years of service.
There are three Veterans and one active duty Servicemember on the USA Archery Team for 2016 Paralympics underway in Rio. Archery competitions begin Saturday, Sept. 10.
For some athletes competing in the 2016 Paralympic Games, the road to Rio started with an introduction from the VA Adaptive Sports Program.
Army veteran Lia Coryell is headed to the Paralympics in Rio for the first time, at the age of 51 as the first woman Paralympic archer to qualify in the W1 division
As his vision deteriorated, Waldrop began to think back on the things he enjoyed and remembered his natural skills in photography. He realized that through his camera's lens, he could still show others the world from his perspective.
Navy Veteran Jeff Deleon is currently competing in archery with his sights set on becoming a Paralympian.
At the height of World War II, in 1943, Maxine Bodman enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where she served as a yeoman. You get a sense from listening to her that the same initiative that led her to enlist continues to drive her towards meeting her goals today.
A "fountain of youth" for America’s rapidly aging Veteran population, the games provide a multi-event sports and therapeutic recreation program for eligible Veterans receiving care at any VA medical facility.
Many of the Invictus Games Team USA Veteran athletes also compete at VA events.
To care for the competing Veteran athletes fromfifteen nations, VA medical and mental health personnel from nearby are on site to provide support.