Severely Wounded Soldiers Learn To Ski At Winter Retreat In Vail

VAIL, CO - JANUARY 30: Wounded war veterans Kevin Pannell and Freddy De los Santos ski down a slope January 30, 2010 in Vail, Colorado. Pannell and De los Santos both lost legs to insurgent attacks while serving in the U.S. Army in Iraq. They were 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. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)