Dr. Ileana Howard’s Army Veteran grandfather received excellent medical care at VA at the end of his life. She’s making sure our Veterans get the same care and calls her job a “very important mission.”
Presented by VA and Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), the world’s largest sports event for Veterans who use wheelchairs.
Customer service, stability and quality care for Veterans remain top priorities for VA Secretary Robert Wilkie. He reinforced that while visiting VA medical facilities and attending national Veteran engagements in three states last week.
The Wheelchair Games are an annual event co-hosted by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Paralyzed Veterans of America.
Favre was a special guest speaker at the opening ceremonies before an exhibition basketball game between paralyzed Veterans and celebrity players.
Army Veteran Jimmy Green has been competing in the wheelchair games for 22 years and has won 67 medals. He enjoys seeing new Veterans participate because he knows how much it will mean to their lives