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VAIL, CO - JANUARY 29: Wounded veteran Kevin Pannell snow boards through a half pipe on his two prostheses January 29, 2010 in Vail, Colorado. Pannell, from Portland, Oregon, lost both legs in a grenade attack when his U.S. Army patrol was ambushed by Iraqi insurgents in 2004. He was part of a group of a dozen war wounded and their families taking part in the Vail Veterans Program winter ski retreat. The program is designed to help severely wounded U.S. military forces rehabilitate and rebuild confidence through learning to ski and snowboard. Some of the wounded are flown in directly from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. 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 damage and other severe wounds, most of which sustained in combat in Afghanistan and Iraq.

VAIL, CO - JANUARY 29: A 'wounded warrior' rides up a ski lift with two instructors January 29, 2010 in Vail, Colorado. A dozen war wounded and their families took part in the Vail Veterans Program winter ski retreat. The program is designed to help severely wounded U.S. military forces rehabilitate and rebuild confidence through learning to ski and snow board. Some of the wounded are flown in directly from the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. 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 damage and other severe wounds, most of which sustained in combat in Afghanistan and Iraq.

VAIL, CO - JANUARY 29: Wounded veteran Kevin Pannell sprays snow while cornering his snow board down a slope January 29, 2010 in Vail, Colorado. Pannell, from Portland, Oregon, lost both legs in a grenade attack when his Army patrol was ambushed by Iraqi insurgents in 2004. With the use of two prostheses, he's now an advanced snow boarder. He was part of a group of a dozen war wounded and their families participating in the Vail Veterans Program winter ski retreat. The program is designed to help severely wounded U.S. military forces rehabilitate and rebuild confidence through learning to ski and snow board. Some of the wounded are flown in directly from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. 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 damage and other severe wounds, most of which sustained in combat in Afghanistan and Iraq.

VAIL, CO - JANUARY 29: Double-amputee Kevin Pannell snow boards toward a ski instructor through a half pipe on January 29, 2010 in Vail, Colorado. Pannell, from Portland, Oregon, lost both legs in a grenade attack when his Army patrol was ambushed by Iraqi insurgents in 2004. He was part of a group of a dozen war wounded and their families participating in the Vail Veterans Program winter ski retreat. The program is designed to help severely wounded U.S. military forces rehabilitate and rebuild confidence through learning to ski and snow board. Some of the wounded are flown in directly from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. 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 damage and other severe wounds, most of which sustained in combat in Afghanistan and Iraq.

VAIL, CO - JANUARY 29: Wounded veteran Kevin Pannell takes a break from snowboarding January 29, 2010 in Vail, Colorado. Pannell, from Portland, Oregon, lost both legs in a grenade attack when his Army patrol was ambushed by Iraqi insurgents in 2004. With the use of two prostheses, he's now an advanced snow boarder. He was part of a group of a dozen war wounded and their families participating in the Vail Veterans Program winter ski retreat. The program is designed to help severely wounded U.S. military forces rehabilitate and rebuild confidence through learning to ski and snow board. Some of the wounded are flown in directly from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. 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 damage and other severe wounds, most of which sustained in combat in Afghanistan and Iraq.