CELEBS LAUD DISABLED VETERANS
J. Grant Swank, Jr.
"This year’s event features a star-studded cast. Grammy award-winning singers Vince Gill and Amy Grant will give a private concert, and up-and-coming country singer Ty Nelson performed a patriotic tribute during the opening ceremonies April 3."
Rudy Ruettinger of Notre Dame football fame led the celebrity pack in encouraging US disabled veterans.
It was the 19th National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass Village, Colorado. "Name folk" were there to mingle with the veterans, to inspire them, to thank them for their sacrifice on behalf of freedom at home and abroad.
Ruettinger, in speaking to the veterans, said: "’When you have passion, your attitude changes. You see life differently.’" He was accenting the need to keep the optimism on life’s edge, not wilting to discouragement. "’You are an inspiration by who you are,’" he reminded the audience.
Also on hand was actress Bo Derek. Informing the veterans that she would not have missed the opportunity to be with them, she relished the chance to be with the more than 350 disabled veterans meeting for the event, according to according to Donna Miles of the American Forces Press Service.
"’It’s such a positive, happy experience, and it’s so wonderful to see all the attention going to the veterans who deserve it so much,’ said Derek, national honorary chairwoman for the Department of Veterans Affairs National Rehabilitation Special Events and a five-time participant in the winter sports clinic."
In addition to the celebs were chefs of the first order. They "dished up their culinary specialties for clinic participants." It was referred to as the "Taste of Snowmass."
All in all, the occasion covered six days. The purpose was to remind the veterans that they indeed are remembered and appreciated. The gathering is also planned annually to remind the veterans that they can "push their limits and discover their capabilities through a variety of winter sports."
"’I feel like the lucky American who gets to say, Thank you, to the veterans for their service,’ Derek told the American Forces Press Service at the event. ‘Everybody wants to say, Thank you, but not everyone gets the opportunity.’"
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"This year’s event features a star-studded cast. Grammy award-winning singers Vince Gill and Amy Grant will give a private concert, and up-and-coming country singer Ty Nelson performed a patriotic tribute during the opening ceremonies April 3."
Rudy Ruettinger of Notre Dame football fame led the celebrity pack in encouraging US disabled veterans.
It was the 19th National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass Village, Colorado. "Name folk" were there to mingle with the veterans, to inspire them, to thank them for their sacrifice on behalf of freedom at home and abroad.
Ruettinger, in speaking to the veterans, said: "’When you have passion, your attitude changes. You see life differently.’" He was accenting the need to keep the optimism on life’s edge, not wilting to discouragement. "’You are an inspiration by who you are,’" he reminded the audience.
Also on hand was actress Bo Derek. Informing the veterans that she would not have missed the opportunity to be with them, she relished the chance to be with the more than 350 disabled veterans meeting for the event, according to according to Donna Miles of the American Forces Press Service.
"’It’s such a positive, happy experience, and it’s so wonderful to see all the attention going to the veterans who deserve it so much,’ said Derek, national honorary chairwoman for the Department of Veterans Affairs National Rehabilitation Special Events and a five-time participant in the winter sports clinic."
In addition to the celebs were chefs of the first order. They "dished up their culinary specialties for clinic participants." It was referred to as the "Taste of Snowmass."
All in all, the occasion covered six days. The purpose was to remind the veterans that they indeed are remembered and appreciated. The gathering is also planned annually to remind the veterans that they can "push their limits and discover their capabilities through a variety of winter sports."
"’I feel like the lucky American who gets to say, Thank you, to the veterans for their service,’ Derek told the American Forces Press Service at the event. ‘Everybody wants to say, Thank you, but not everyone gets the opportunity.’"
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