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Thank you for your service, Wounded Warriors

by Kati Garner | May 17, 2010 at 09:07 pm

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150 soldiers were introduced to sports designed specifically for individuals with disabilities, illnesses and injuries recently during a Thank You For Your Service event at the River Cats Independence Field.

It is part of the Community Based Warrior Transition Unit California.

Brave soldiers who sustained disabilities while serving this nation and are now working to return to active duty or transition to civilian life will be introduced to sports and recreational opportunities specifically designed for individuals with disabilities.

It featured demonstrations and hands-on experience of U.S.Paralympics-sanctioned sports, including Basketball, Cycling, Swimming, Javelin, Shot-put, wheelchair softball, rock climbing and Discus.

Participants in this event were from Washington state, Oregon and California. Thank you for your Service was hosted by the City of Sacramento Dept. of Parks and Recreation, Access Leisure, Paralympic Sport Sacramento Club and the Community Based Warrior Transition Unit California.

For more info, please visit: www.accessleisuresac.org

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t k kidwai

at 21:43 on May 17th, 2010

Thank you wounded warriors for killing innocent men.women and children while you were at the service of military-industrial complex.You are terribly mistaken to think that you were serving American people.Not the least you were.

Rory Cripps

at 03:21 on May 18th, 2010

JEEZ t k!

nemesis2556 (not verified)

at 09:47 on June 16th, 2010

TK, You ****ing idiot! You enjoy your freedom to write this ***t? Thank the vets who sacrificed to make that possible. Get out of the house once in a while and consider taking a risk and making a sacrifice for someone other than yourself. It's easy to talk crap when you don't have to walk the walk. Remember, freedom isn't free. And just so you know, I'm a liberal and a 20 year vet, so you can keep the political comment crap to yourself too. Rory is right, Jeez! And that's putting it very, very mildly. What a dumbass