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PGA is Helping Disabled Veterans
    WASHINGTON, May 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Harry N. Walters, Managing
Commissioner of the Commission on the Future for America's Veterans, today
announced that the Professional Golf Association (PGA) was pairing up with
the Commission in support of today's and tomorrow's veterans. Walters, who
served as VA Administrator during the Reagan Administration, said that
details about the PGA's sponsorship were still being developed and
expressed deep gratitude for the PGA's support.
    "We are grateful for the generous sponsorship of the PGA and for their
demonstrated dedication to the cause of America's veterans," said Walters.
"Golf is an activity that can be enjoyed by people of all ages and all
abilities, and can provide tremendous physical, emotional and social
benefits to our nation's wounded warriors. We believe that pairing up
disabled veterans and golf can be an important component of their
rehabilitation, and the PGA has some ideas that our Commission should
consider as we develop our recommendations for the future," Walters said.
    PGA Chief Executive Office Joe Steranko expressed thanks to the
Commission for " ... the very important work you are doing for this special
group of Americans. We welcome the opportunity to explain the role that
golf can play as a lifetime activity for America's veterans," he said.

    The PGA has developed a number of programs to provide golf instruction
to wounded and disabled servicemembers and veterans, working through the
Military Severely Injured Center and VA hospitals across the country. As
part of their program, PGA professionals will provide disabled veterans
with instruction on golf, including specific instruction on how to use
compatible motion to develop golf skills relative to their abilities. They
will also provide information about equipment and resources to fit disabled
golfers with adaptive equipment.
    The Commission on the Future for America's Veterans was established in
September 2006 as a private, independent, analytical body to examine the
needs of veterans 20 years in the future, and to develop recommendations
for how the government can meet those needs. The Commission has been
meeting and conducting independent research to develop and deliver
recommendations and plan of action to the President, the Congress, and the
American public by Memorial Day 2008. The Commission was created by the
Veterans Coalition, an organization comprised of leading veterans service
organizations, including The American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Disabled American Veterans, Paralyzed Veterans of America, AMVETS, Vietnam
Veterans of America, Jewish War Veterans, Blinded American Veterans
Foundation, and Military Order of the Purple Heart.
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