Over 30 wounded Iraq and Afghanistan soldiers and their families
enjoy winter activities at the resort
Snowshoe Mountain, West Virginia-- Wednesday, March 7, 2012--–Over 30 severely wounded Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans and their families gathered at Snowshoe Mountain for the 5th Annual Warfighter Sports Camp for a weekend of skiing, riding and winter activities on March 3rd and 4th.
Rob Mueller, Chapter Services Manager of the non-profit organization, Disabled Sports USA, attended the weekend’s festivities. The Warfighter Sports Camp is one of the programs offered by The Challenged Athletes of West Virginia, a chapter of Disabled Sports USA.
Members of the Pocahontas County Veterans Honor Corps performed a flag ceremony as part of the weekend’s opening ceremony. Harlan Whiting of the Honor Corps presented Snowshoe Foundation director Coby Brown with a certificate to recognize the Foundation’s grant which allowed the Honor Corps to purchase 109 American flags—one for each classroom in all of the Pocahontas County’s schools.
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