Posted on 06/17/2017 2:41:37 PM PDT by COBOL2Java
A softball camp coached by wounded warriors teaches kids—who are also amputees—confidence, perseverance and, of course, softball.
WASHINGTON — It’s a kids’ softball camp where the coaches are wounded warriors and the children face similar challenges. But this camp is about so much more than just softball.
This is the fifth year the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team has held a softball camp for children ages 8 to 12 who are amputees. This year, 20 kids from across the country attended the weeklong camp at George Mason University in Fairfax.
Retired U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Josh Wege is one of the coaches and mentors. He lost both legs below the knee from an improvised explosive device in 2009 in Afghanistan, just six months into his deployment serving as a military policeman. Wege has been awarded a Purple Heart and the Navy Achievement Medal.
He said the camp has helped more than 100 kids so far. Being able to do the camp for the last five years, he said, has been one of the biggest blessings in his life.
“We get to lead by example. That’s the unique part about this team. Everybody on my team is an amputee, as well,” said Wege. “We have something probably mom and dad don’t have — we can relate.”
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Lovely.
The optics here are great—but be careful with donating to WW. Do some research first.
Fantastic for both the vets and the kids. Both can get new and better lives out of this.
You should have read the article before posting.
From the article:
"The Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team is a nonprofit that is not affiliated with the Wounded Warrior Project."
You should understand that Wounded Warrior in the title brings some bad associations. And all I recommended was to do some research before donating.
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