Paralympic athlete shares message
Just ask Scott Winkler and he’ll tell you: nothing is impossible. "I competed in 2008 in Beijing, China as a shot putter for the U.S. team, broke the American record in Beijing,” Winkler said. The Paralympic athlete was the first man injured in Iraq to make the U.S. Paralympics team, and compete along with other disabled athletes. "A…
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Vets Experience ‘Miracles on Mountainside’
Ralph Gigliotti of the Veterans Affairs Department’s Rocky Mountain Network had warned about 400 disabled veterans gathered here for the annual National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic to expect miracles to unfold in the days ahead. “Tomorrow, each of will start chasing your miracles on the mountain,” he told the veterans as they prepared to kick of…
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Support Removal of Iraq Landmines
A great human disaster may hit Mandali unless they are given funds to clear more than one million mines in the region, claim local officials. Mandali's council has estimated that more than $2 billion is needed to clear land mines and other dangerous explosive material from the region's border with Iran. According to figures on the Mandali border wh…
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