Clinic Provides Disabled Vets Pathway to Paralympics

By • on March 30, 2010

Clinic Provides Disabled Vets Pathway to Paralympics

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
SNOWMASS VILLAGE, Colo., March 30, 2010 – Air Force veteran Sean Halsted was a decent skier before he fell 40 feet out of a helicopter while on a fast rope during a search-and-rescue training exercise in 1998.

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Air Force veteran Sean Halsted, who competed in the 2010 Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada, encourages his fellow disabled veterans during opening ceremonies of the 24th National Disabled American Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass Village, Colo. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios