Operation Mountain Freedom
February 4-8, 2008
Susan Morning photos on February 7, 2008 in Mammoth Times
Josh Cope and instructors on the hill
DSES hosted a week at Mammoth for 10 Wounded Warriors, along with family members and volunteers
DSES volunteers
Steve Garcia (far right) and his son Taylor attend the Rotary luncheon honoring the Wounded Warriors and their families. During the program Garcia is acknowledged for his contribution to DSES
Wally Fanere with his wife, Scarlet, and their daughter, Nalia, spend the week with DSES enjoying everything from snowboarding to dogsledding
Davey Lind and his son Jake have a father-son week in the Eastern Sierra
Dave Donaldson, recreation therapist at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego presents Disabled Sports chief Kathy Copeland with a plaque from the Wounded Warriors
Josh Cope and his family
Brice Brokaw does some three track skiing down the hill as Doug Baysore, a Disabled Sports volunteer, follows behind
Disabled Sports volunteers help a Wounded Warrior practice the technique of bi-skiing down the hill
Briana and Sean join their father Travis Strong for a day on the slopes
Davey Lind and Robert Turek had a few days together on the hill. Lind was Turek's Platoon Sergeant in Iraq when he was hurt. Turek, who grew up in Reno, Nevada, is now stationed at Mountain Warfare Training Center northwest of Bridgeport
Travis Strong pilots a mono-ski down St. Anton
Kevin Peterson gives the Wounded Warriors, their families and volunteers a lesson in snowmobile safety