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AmeriCorps NCCC Members Serve During National Veterans Golden Age GamesMore than 800 Veterans ages 55 and older are expected to compete in the 29th National Veterans Golden Age Games, Aug. 8-12 in Omaha. AmeriCorps NCCC members are their volunteering...
AmeriCorps NCCC Members Serve During National Veterans Golden Age GamesMore than 800 Veterans ages 55 and older are expected to compete in the 29th National Veterans Golden Age Games, Aug. 8-12 in Omaha. AmeriCorps NCCC members are their volunteering...
AmeriCorps NCCC Members Serve During National Veterans Golden Age GamesMore than 800 Veterans ages 55 and older are expected to compete in the 29th National Veterans Golden Age Games, Aug. 8-12 in Omaha. AmeriCorps NCCC members are their volunteering...
AmeriCorps NCCC Members Serve During National Veterans Golden Age GamesMore than 800 Veterans ages 55 and older are expected to compete in the 29th National Veterans Golden Age Games, Aug. 8-12 in Omaha. AmeriCorps NCCC members are their volunteering...
AmeriCorps NCCC Members Serve During National Veterans Golden Age GamesMore than 800 Veterans ages 55 and older are expected to compete in the 29th National Veterans Golden Age Games, Aug. 8-12 in Omaha. AmeriCorps NCCC members are their volunteering...
AmeriCorps NCCC teams Maple 2, Maple 5 and Oak 3 watch the opening ceremonies for the Golden Age Games.
AmeriCorps NCCC Members Serve During National Veterans Golden Age GamesMore than 800 Veterans ages 55 and older are expected to compete in the 29th National Veterans Golden Age Games, Aug. 8-12 in Omaha. AmeriCorps NCCC members are their volunteering...
AmeriCorps NCCC Members Serve During National Veterans Golden Age GamesMore than 800 Veterans ages 55 and older are expected to compete in the 29th National Veterans Golden Age Games, Aug. 8-12 in Omaha. AmeriCorps NCCC members are their volunteering...
Eric from AmeriCorps NCCC Maple 2 team sets up for the Javelin event this Wednesday, August 12 by driving fence posts into the ground.
AmeriCorps NCCC Members Serve During National Veterans Golden Age GamesMore than 800 Veterans ages 55 and older are expected to compete in the 29th National Veterans Golden Age Games, Aug. 8-12 in Omaha. AmeriCorps NCCC members are their volunteering...
Cameron from AmeriCorps NCC Oak 3 team sets up a boccie board for veterans at the Golden Age Game.
AmeriCorps NCCC Members Serve During National Veterans Golden Age GamesMore than 800 Veterans ages 55 and older are expected to compete in the 29th National Veterans Golden Age Games, Aug. 8-12 in Omaha. AmeriCorps NCCC members are their volunteering...
Sydney from AmeriCorps NCCC Maple 2 team squeegees the water off the track for the track events.

AmeriCorps NCCC Members Serve During National Veterans Golden Age Games

More than 800 Veterans ages 55 and older are expected to compete in the 29th National Veterans Golden Age Games, Aug. 8-12 in Omaha. AmeriCorps NCCC members are their volunteering to set-up, breakdown, support and educate about the importance of national service programs. Check-out the photos above to see their impact at the games. The official kick-off starts at 6:30 p.m., August 8 at the Century Link Center Arena.

Participants will compete in 14 events including swimming, cycling, horseshoes, bowling, field events and air rifles. Veterans also will participate in four exhibition events, including racquetball, 3-on-3 basketball, boccia and blind disc golf.  

The National Veterans Golden Age Games is sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs and hosted by the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System. The health care system provides care for more than 55,000 Veterans from 101 counties in Nebraska, western Iowa and portions of Missouri and Kansas. The event is open to all U.S. military Veterans ages 55 or older who are currently enrolled for any VA care.

For more information visit www.veteransgoldenagegames.va.gov and follow VA Adaptive Sports on Twitter at @VAAdaptiveSport or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/vaadaptivesports.

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