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VAIL, CO - AUGUST 1: U.S. Army special forces Ssg. Freddy De los Santos (L) and his wife Jeanette De los Santos enjoy a magic show after dinner with fellow war wounded August 1, 2009 in Vail, Colorado. De los Santos lost his leg when his humvee was struck by a rocket propelled grenade in Afghanistan Oct. 19, 2008, killing the other two American soldiers in his vehicle. A dozen injured war veterans and their families participated in this year's Vail Veterans Program summer retreat. The program was designed to help recently severely wounded U.S. military forces rehabilitate and rebuild confidence through outdoor activities, including rafting, fly fishing, skeet shooting and horseback riding. Most of the wounded are flown in from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Some 250 wounded troops have participated, both in the summer and winter programs since 2004. The visits to the Rocky Mountain retreat have been incorporated into Walter Reed's rehabilitation program for troops who have suffered from traumatic injuries, including amputations, brain injuries and other severe wounds, most of which sustained in combat in Afghanistan and Iraq. John Moore/Getty Images/AFP
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Vail, 864, UNITED STATES |
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31 Iulie 2009 |
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