Wounded Warriors Hit Links in Full Swing By John J. Kruzel American Forces Press Service ROCKVILLE, Md., April 22, 2007 – In golf jargon, a "handicap" refers to the number of strokes that separates an amateur golfer from a pro. On the Woodmont Country Club driving range here April 20, the term described a more literal ...

By Donna Miles American Forces Press ServiceSNOWMASS VILLAGE, Colo., April 2, 2007 – Veterans Affairs Secretary R. James Nicholson opened the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic here last night, offering special thanks to wounded warriors of Iraq and Afghanistan and encouraging them to seize the opportunities that await them ...

Mar 15, 2007 BY Kelli Bland   Spc. Max Ramsey, who lost his left leg in Iraq in March 2006, prepares for his first jump as a member of the Screaming Eagles Parachute Demonstration Team at Fort Campbell, Ky., March 13. Photo by Kelli Bland FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (Army News Service, March 15, 2007) - When Spc. Max Ramsey boarded a C-130 at Campbell ...

By Samantha L. Quigley American Forces Press ServiceVAIL, Colo., March 10, 2007 – Walter Reed Army Medical Center patients participating in the Vail Veterans Program's winter sports clinic took their newfound skiing skills to the next level here yesterday. As Army Sgt. Dennis Cline finished his last run on the "bunny hill," he ...

NEW YORK (Army News Service, Nov. 6, 2006) Approximately 70 recently disabled war heroes completed the 2006 New York City Marathon Sunday. The athletes were part of the Achilles Freedom Team of Wounded War Veterans, sponsored by the Achilles Track Club, a non-profit organization that gives disabled people the opportunity to compete in a ...