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Name |
State |
Service Branch |
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Vesper Aisling |
NH |
Army |
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John Bacon |
NH |
Navy |
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Ellen Corindia |
NH |
Navy |
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Alison Ferm |
NH |
Marine Corps |
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Dana Goldman |
NH |
Navy |
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Curtis Goldman |
NH |
Marine Corps |
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Bruce Hewitt |
NH |
Air Force |
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Debra Kew |
VT |
Navy |
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Tracy Lane |
VT |
Army |
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Richard Leeman |
NH |
Army |
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Thomas Macmillan |
NH |
Navy |
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Peter Merritt |
NH |
Army |
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Linda Roy |
NH |
Navy |
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Blaine Russell |
VT |
Marine Corps |
|
David Santamore |
VT |
Marine Corps |
|
Thomas Weise |
VT |
Air Force |
Vermont Business Magazine Sixteen local Veterans will participate in the 28th Annual Veterans Affairs (VA) New England Adaptive Winter Sports Clinic, January 12-15, 2026, at Mount Sunapee, NH and in Lebanon, NH.
“Each year the Veterans who participate exemplify courage, determination and fortitude as they push their limits,” said Dr. Brett Rusch, Executive Director of VA White River Junction Healthcare System. “I’m always impressed with the milestones each Veteran achieves, and I am excited for them to experience this as part of their health care journey.”
The Veterans will take part in various adaptive winter sporting activities including sled hockey, downhill skiing, snowboarding, ski biking, rock climbing, and other adaptive sports modalities, alongside nearly 50 fellow disabled Veterans from New England, supported by more than 120 volunteers and numerous Veteran Service Organizations and sponsors.
The first VA New England Winter Sports Clinic was held in 1998 and hosted 15 disabled Veterans. For nearly three decades, this critical event, the only regional level adaptive clinic of its kind within VA, has helped hundreds of Veterans who live with physical disabilities and wounds unseen overcome obstacles and challenge their perceived limitations.
World-class volunteer instructors from New England Healing Sports Association (NEHSA), and other community partners, as well as recreation therapists from throughout VA New England, help Veterans experience the full potential of adaptive sports as a tool for improved health and well-being.
1.12.2026. White River Junction VA Healthcare System. White River Junction, VT WRJ VA Website
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