Search Results

Veterans Canteen Service sponsors 50 Veteran athletes to attend National Veterans Wheelchair Games through sale of Red Coat Ambassador apparel, then greet Veterans and their families at the event.

Pamela Foley wondered what happened to the child she gave up for adoption in 1983. They met for the first time at the National Veterans Wheelchair Games.

From shot put grenades to laser tag shooting, new event will test athletes brute strength and military intel at the Wheelchair Games.

The event is a sports and rehabilitation competition to engage Veterans who use wheelchairs due to spinal cord injuries, amputations or other neurological conditions.

Presented by VA and Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), the world’s largest sports event for Veterans who use wheelchairs.

Chosen from the 611 super athletes at the wheelchair games, Keith Thompson was given the Spirit of the Games award for his “athletic achievement, leadership and support of his fellow Veterans.”

The National Veterans Wheelchair Games and other adaptive sports programs help Veterans integrate into the community through sports like wheelchair basketball, rugby, downhill skiing, surfing and more, but it also introduces Veterans to another world outside the walls of a VA medical center.

The Games provide a tremendous opportunity for Veterans with different levels of skills and abilities to compete against each other in a variety of competitive athletic events.

The Wheelchair Games are an annual event co-hosted by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Paralyzed Veterans of America.

Army Veteran Jimmy Green has been competing in the wheelchair games for 22 years and has won 67 medals. He enjoys seeing new Veterans participate because he knows how much it will mean to their lives

The National Veterans Wheelchair Games is co-presented by VA and Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA).  The games serve Veterans with spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, amputations and other central neurological impairments with the goal to increase their independence, healthy activity and quality of life through wheelchair sports and recreation.

More than 3,000 volunteers are needed in Orlando, Florida, to help with the events, transportation and countless other support roles necessary to make the National Veterans Wheelchair Games happen.