Disabled veterans, local disabled, a Para-Olympian and wounded active duty servicemen from Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas are traveling to Pismo Beach, California, August 13 – 20, 2009 to experience the thrill and healing power of surfing. Most of these soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines lost limbs, were burned, or have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from serving in operations overseas. The Association of Amputee Surfers (Ampsurf) along with professional and local surfers will provide the instruction for Operation Restoration IV.
The idea for these surf clinics started in 2003, just after the start of the Iraq War, when founders Dana Cummings, Greg Birkholz, John Hollingsead and Rodney Roller teamed up to create the Association of Amputee Surfers (Ampsurf). 2009 marks the forth-year of Operation Restoration and marks the seventh year Ampsurf has been putting these events together to teach adaptive surfing to those who may never experience the healing power of the ocean and the sport.
“Since starting Operation Restoration four years ago, Ampsurf has helped more than 200 disabled…Â Details