Today’s #VeteranOftheDay is Veteran Bob Mullins, who served for 23 years and stayed involved with his military community through adaptive sports programs.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army and Marine Veteran William “Bud” McLeroy, who served for 33 years and was the first amputee to deploy to Iraq.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Brittany Elliott, who was hurt in an auto accident and is competing in the 2023 National Winter Sports Clinic.
VA, DAV, co-host National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic, a world leader in adaptive winter sports. The clinic showcases the health and rehabilitative benefits adaptive sports provide Veterans.
The Travis Mills Foundation (TMF) supports recalibrated Veterans and their families through various programs that help Veterans overcome physical and emotional obstacles, strengthen their families, and provide well-deserved rest and relaxation.
The National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic is designed to help Veterans whose current rehabilitation goals would benefit from the value of adaptive summer sports. The NVSSC serves Veterans living with spinal cord injuries, amputations, visual impairments, neurological conditions, PTSD, burns, and TBI/polytrauma.
Marine Corps Veteran Ryan Garza lost his leg in an IED blast. Years later, he was snowboarding the slopes at the Disabled Veterans Winter Sport Clinic.
VA’s nearly $16 million in grants to qualifying organizations helps thousands of disabled Veterans and members of the Armed Forces participate in adaptive sports.
Veterans Wheelchair All-Star Softball Team took fourth place at Wheelchair Softball World Series. “A memory I will carry for the rest of my life.”
VETSports is focused on improving the physical and emotional health of Veterans through sports, physical activity and community involvement.
Marine Veterans Raul Acosta and Eugene Tatom started as basketball rivals but have developed a lifelong friendship that transcends sports.
The largest wheelchair rehab event for Veterans with spinal cord injuries, amputations and other neurological conditions is underway.
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