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Team River Runner is a part of Disabled Sports USA Wounded Warrior Disabled Sports Project ~ Monthly Events Schedule
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Fundraiser May 19, 2007ó American Legion, 3939 Oak
St. Fairfax, VA from 6 pm-10 pm 2006 Washingtonians of the Year: Joe Mornini Washingtonian January 2007 Biathlon 'blood, sweat, toil, triumph' wounded service members Dolphin Nov. 21, 2006 Veterans taking on new challenges on the home front Gazette Nov. 8, 2006 War veterans find strength in river kayaking Mountain Mail June 22, 2006 Wounded Troops Get Kayaking Defense Link May 11, 2006 Vets' whitewater challenge My San Antonio March 19, 2006 Check out the March 2006 issue of American Whitewater pages 18-24 The following is courtesy Brookmont Newsletter & Mike McCormick -"Team River Runner is putting on a run- boat biathlon to support and encourage soldiers recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and we invite you to participate in, or volunteer for, this inspiring event. Blood, Sweat, Toil & Triumph Biathlon will be contested as a run, boat competition for veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom as well as the general public. People may compete as individuals or on teams. Slated for Sunday, November 12th (Veterans Day weekend), the Toil and Tears Biathlon will be hosted by the Washington Canoe Club, which is located on the Potomac River in Georgetown waterfront. The run will be on the Capital Crescent Trail from the Washington Canoe Club upstream and back for a 4 mile Run/ Hand Cycle segment. The run will likely occur in stages for adaptive athletes, team entries, and individuals. The paddling portion is a one miler out from the Washington Canoe Club and back. This will be a fundraising event with proceeds going to Disabled Sports USA and Team River Runner, both of which are 501(c)3 nonprofits that provide recreational opportunities of wounded veterans through the Wounded Warrior Project. For more information contact www.teamriverrunner.org."
Blood, Sweat, Toil and Triumph Run-Boat Biathlon Double You Ess Nov. 29, 2005 Soldiers begin to win a new battle Today Show November 11, 2005 From Battle Zone To Whitewater CBS News October 9, 2005Team River Runner by Jason Beakes Local Paddler October 4, 2005The healing power of sports Gazette.com September 19, 2005 Amputee will put kayak arm to ultimate test WTOP radio Aug. 9, 2005Amputee will put kayak arm to ultimate test USA Today Aug. 8, 2005 ~ Feeder Photo Gallery The Panacea of Paddling ~ Photo ~ Photo ~ Photo ~ PhotoKayaking Helps Heal Walter Reed Patients Washington Post June 5, 2005Veterans find calm in water's rapids Gazette.net April 20, 2005
Thanks to Paul Schelp who sent us the following on March 9, 2005:
NPR's Morning Edition did a feature on one of the Marines taking part in the kayak program for war amputees at Walter Reed. Here is more on the NPR series http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4525928 Click onto "Listen to Part 3" for Lance Cpl. Alex Nicoll who is in the kayak program, and Part 2
is about 1st Sgt. Brad Kasal's recovery.
At a friends request, I visited http://www.soldierworks.com/ "Works by Soldiers from their War Experience" and paged down to click onto "Until Then" to watch a very moving audio/visual presentation of our soldiers in Iraq - Thoughtfully shared, December 2004
Kayaking challenges Soldiers to push new limits Walter Reed P.T. dcmilitary.com September 17, 2004
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