Local veterans participate in national disabled veterans winter sports clinic | va north florida/south georgia health care | veterans affairs

Gainesville , FL — SNOWMASS VILLAGE, Colo. – Six local Veterans will participate in the 39th National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic (NDVWSC), March 31–April 5 in Aspen-Snowmass,

Colorado. David Burns, 64, a U.S. Navy Veteran from Gainesville. Jimmy Green, 56, a U.S. Army Veteran from Ocala. Laurie Pallesen, 64, a U.S. Army Veteran from Ocala. Patrick Spiro, 38, a

U.S. Army Veteran from Lake City. Douglas Ingram, 65, a U.S. Navy Veteran from Tallahassee. Larry Jones, 42, a U.S. Navy Veteran from Tallahassee. The Veterans will take part in downhill

skiing, sled hockey, and several other adaptive sports activities alongside approximately 400 fellow disabled Veterans, supported by approximately 600 volunteers and 200 sponsors.  The

five-day event, affectionately called Miracles on a Mountainside, offers participants adaptive sports therapy opportunities, including skiing, sled hockey, scuba diving, snowmobiling, rock

climbing, and other activities. The Winter Sports Clinic is co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and DAV (Disabled American Veterans), with assistance from corporate

sponsors and individual donors. The first Winter Sports Clinic was held in 1987 and hosted 90 disabled Veterans. For nearly four decades, the event has helped Veterans who live with physical

disabilities and wounds unseen overcome obstacles and challenge their perceived limitations. World-class instructors and recreation therapists help Veterans experience the full potential of

adaptive sports as a tool for improved health and well-being.  To view content from the event, follow @Sports4Vets and @DAVHQ on X and Instagram, Sports4Vets and DAV on Facebook, search

#wintersportclinic or visit https://linktr.ee/davsocial. B-roll video and photos will be available during the event at https://www.wintersportsclinic.org/media. *Photos will be updated each

day of the event, beginning April 1 and can be searched by bib number at https://runsignup.com/Race/Photos/CO/SnowmassVillage/wsc2024. For more information or to request an interview contact

 [email protected] or call 303-319-3798.