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Wounded Warriors Compete in Wheelchair Games
After hearing a lot about poor treatment for wounded warriors, it’s encouraging to learn about the VA’s Wheelchair Games for combat wounded warriors.
Army Staff Sgt. John Bennett, was shot by a sniper in Iraq in February 2005. Three years ago, just 11 months after leaving the hospital, Bennett attended his first National Veterans Wheelchair Games. By the time the competition had finished, he’d earned two gold medals, in basketball and the 100-meter wheelchair race, as well as a bronze in bowling.... Read more here
