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VAIL, COLORADO 81658

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VAIL, COLORADO 81657

Vail Veterans Program is a 501c3 Non-profit Organization.
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VAIL FIREHOUSE HOSTS WOUNDED VETERANS FOR DINNER
March 20, 2023

For nearly two decades the Vail Veterans Program has been bringing military injured to the Vail Valley for adaptive snowsports, bonding, healing and a home cooked meal. The participants of the program are invited to Vail via recommendations from staff at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland; Brooke Army Medical Center in… Read more »

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WOUNDED VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES LEARN LESSONS ON AND OFF THE SLOPES IN VAIL
February 7, 2023

VAIL – Sometimes you have to do hard things. For Jacob Sevy, a Senior Master Sergeant with the U.S. Air Force, he knows that statement all too well. Sevy is one of 17 wounded veterans taking part in the annual Winter Family Program put on by the Vail Veterans Program, a nonprofit that was founded in… Read more »

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VAIL VETERANS PROGRAM BRINGS BACK CAREGIVER RETREATS
October 6, 2022

VAIL – The Vail Veterans Program is wrapping up a winter and summer of beneficial programs that help military wounded and their families after taking a hiatus during COVID-19. Although the pandemic put a halt on many things, the military injured and their families were still going through their day-to-day struggles. Back this year were… Read more »

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VAIL VETERANS PROGRAM WELCOMES BACK SUMMER PARTICIPANTS

August 4, 2022

VAIL – After a two-year halt due to COVID-19 restrictions, summer programs are back for the vets participating in the Vail Veterans Program. The summertime version of the successful winter program brings military wounded and their families out for a week of fun, comradery and growth with the mountains as a backdrop.

“Vail Veterans Program is thrilled to resume the 2022 Summer Family Program, along with our summer Family Support Programs. Our veterans and their families have the opportunity to connect with one another through activities and new experiences, learn new coping mechanisms and heal together in the Colorado Rockies,” said Jenn Brown, executive director of the Vail Veterans Program.

What was founded in 2004 by Cheryl Jensen as a program that brought wounded vets and their families out to participate in winter sports such as adaptive skiing, snowboarding and ski biking, has expanded into the summer and includes a vast amount of summertime sports and recreational activities like rafting, fly-fishing, zip-lining, and adaptive biking.

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