Summer Sports Clinic Available for Disabled Veterans

Week of September 06, 2010

The Third National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic, sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs, will be held September 19-25 in San Diego. Events at the rehabilitation clinic will include adaptive kayaking, sailing, track and field, cycling and surfing. Participation is open to military veterans who are eligible for VA medical care and have orthopedic amputations, traumatic brain injuries, burn injuries, psychological trauma, certain neurological conditions, visual impairment, spinal cord injuries or other injuries incurred during the past six years. For more information, visit the National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic website or contact Jose Llamas, VA Summer Sports Clinic public affairs coordinator, at (202) 461-7549.