Disabled Military Veterans Learn Winter Sports At Veterans Affairs Clinic
Blind military veteran Rick Cassidy skis down the mountainside with the help of instructor Mich Lampl on March 29, 2012 in Snowmass Village, Colorado. More than 350 U.S. military veterans are taking part in the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic held between March 25-30 in Snowmass, Colorado. The clinic is co-sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Disabled American Veterans. It teaches winter sports to motivate veterans with traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, orthopedic amputations, visual impairments, and neurological problems to heal both physically and mentally. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)