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For disabled veterans, the camaraderie they find in sports brings incalculable benefits that go beyond the physical rehabilitation.

SNOWMASS VILLAGE, Colo., March 30, 2009 - Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki opened the 23rd annual National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic here last night, encouraging more than 400 participants he said had found their way "to the top of the mountain in search of miracles."

Although fewer than half of military veterans achieve recommended amounts of physical activity, they are still more active than their counterparts who did not serve in the military, according to a study published by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).

For two soldiers who lost limbs in Afghanistan, the chance to become certified scuba divers has changed their lives.

Aug. 03, 2009 - Madigan Army Medical Center officials hope to break ground soon on a center specializing in women's and children's medicine, the largest expansion of the Fort Lewis hospital since 1992.