Farewell St. Louis

787 Veterans age 55 and older, from 40 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands came to St. Louis, “the Gateway to the West” to compete in the 26th National Veterans Golden Age Games.

“Well, I went to the Games in Hawaii last year, the 25th Games and I had the time of my life,” Air Force Veteran Janet Escobedo said. “I hadn’t thrown the discus since 1984 when I was in the Air Force.”
From far and wide, Veterans come to compete in 15 different sports within seven different age groups to prove that getting older in no way means having to slow down.

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Onward to Buffalo!

Make plans now to be part of the 27th National Veterans Golden Age Games in Buffalo, NY, May 30 - June 4, 2013. Buffalo known as the Queen City, due to being the second largest city in New York or the Nickel City, as named in the early part of the 20th century from having the appearance of a bison on the back of the Indian Head nickel, is one of the top cities in America for architecture, home to the world renowned Albright-Knox Art Gallery, sports teams and a beautiful waterfront. Enjoy the architectural works of Frank Lloyd Wright, Olmstead park system and great fishing on Lake Erie and the mighty Niagara River.

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Model Athlete Racks ‘Em Up at Nine-Ball

When Jack Wiseman lost his left arm at the age of 18 from gunshot wounds in Vietnam, that didn’t stop him from doing everything he wanted to do in life. A true athlete and Army Veteran from Lutz, Fla., who served in the 101st Airborne and 82nd Airborne Division, Wiseman has a number of prosthetic devices to assist him in each of the sports he participates in.

He received his newest device, a custom prosthetic pool arm built by the VA, to improve his nine-ball game that he’s been playing with one arm his whole life. The adaptive arm resembles a pool cue from just above the elbow area and has a fiberglass circle that holds the actual pool cue.

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