Disabled Air Force veteran to others: ‘Life doesn’t suck’
Matthew Kosto has an honest, if not blunt, catchphrase: Life doesn’t suck. It’s a mantra that took on a new meaning for him after he lost...
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“It sounds cliché,
but adaptive sports
saved my life.”
Laurie Wood, Navy Veteran
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- Mar 31
Veteran, Cyborg or both?
SNOWMASS, Colo – John Wade, or Big John, as he is known to the Winter Sports Clinic community, also goes by his own self-proclaimed...
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- Mar 31
Combat-wounded veteran finds peace in fly-fishing
The first time combat-wounded Army veteran John Thomas went fly-fishing, he found peace. “It was [like] no other feeling,” he said. “I...
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- Mar 30
Happy trails
On a cold clear morning, sunlight glints off snowbanks as a line of snowmobiles zip through groves of aspens and towering firs. Pyramid...
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- Mar 30
Winter Sports Clinic: National Guard Veteran, amputee wants to ‘live not just survive’
For nine years, doctors tried to repair Sandi Braunstein’s leg. She injured it twice in back-to-back incidents in 2007 while she was in...
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- Mar 30
Second time’s a charm at Winter Sports Clinic
Army Veteran David Pettigrew first attended the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in 2003, just six months after he lost...
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- Mar 29
Retired Air Force pararescue takes to the slopes
Air Force Veteran Francis “Frankie” Reilly grew up loving sports. Reilly loved to play baseball, football and hockey. He also had a...
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- Mar 28
Army Veteran found joy wasn’t just on slopes
Army Veteran Jeff Grieves said he lost something after his 2013 retirement. But he found it again after a friend nudged him to try the...
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- Mar 27
Winter Sports Clinic - Day 1
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- Mar 27
Medically retired Navy nurse finds healing on the ski slopes
When Lisa Veres enlisted in the Navy in 1984, she had planned on making a career out of the military. “I was on a good path,” she said....
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- Mar 27
‘No one ever felt good after giving up’: Airman to compete in sports clinic for disabled vets, troop
https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2023-03-26/disabled-veterans-winter-sports-clinic-9611011.html WASHINGTON — Airman 1st Class Lauren...
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- Mar 23
Local VA host National Winter Sports Clinic
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — “We are one of the largest if not I believe we are the largest rehabilitation clinic in the world” voiced...
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- Mar 20
Henrico Veteran participating in National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic
https://www.henricocitizen.com/articles/henrico-veteran-participating-in-national-disabled-veterans-winter-sports-clinic/ Henrico...
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- Feb 8
More than 400 disabled Veterans to take on Snowmass Mountain for adaptive sports challenge
WHAT: The Department of Veterans Affairs and Disabled American Veterans will host its 37th annual National Disabled Veterans Winter...
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- May 24, 2022
You've Got Mail, Communication During Appeals, and Winter Sports Clinic | The BLUF
In this episode of The BLUF, we explore privacy incidents when receiving VA correspondence that doesn't belong to you, a new program that...
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- Apr 10, 2022
Adaptive sports clinic helps veterans find their spirit after combat
https://www.denver7.com/news/national/adaptive-sports-clinic-helps-veterans-find-their-spirit-after-combat ASPEN, Colo. — When you think...
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- Apr 7, 2022
Race Day!
This segment didn't make the closing video but will be added to the DVD's. Enjoy!!
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- Apr 5, 2022
Message from the Mountain
Mr. Ralph Gigliotti, director, VA Rocky Mountain Network (VISN 19), shares a few thoughts about the 2022 National Disabled Veterans...
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