/tags/veterans Veterans en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sun, 16 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-03-16/vail-veterans-program-provides-freedom-on-the-slopes-for-wounded-soldiers Adaptive ski and snowboard programs allow military injured to cruise down the hill with ease and feel a new 'normal' Sun, 16 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-03-16/vail-veterans-program-provides-freedom-on-the-slopes-for-wounded-soldiers Tricia Swenson, Vail Daily /in-the-noco/2024-07-03/for-veterans-with-ptsd-the-fourth-of-july-can-be-stressful-but-there-are-ways-to-help With Independence Day comes fireworks, loud noises and rowdy celebrations. For those with post-traumatic stress disorder, that can mean a day full of psychological triggers. Wed, 03 Jul 2024 11:53:00 GMT /in-the-noco/2024-07-03/for-veterans-with-ptsd-the-fourth-of-july-can-be-stressful-but-there-are-ways-to-help Natalie Skowlund, Brad Turner /podcast/inthenoco/2024-07-03/for-veterans-with-ptsd-fourth-of-july-can-be-difficult-but-there-are-ways-to-help Fourth of July celebrations usually entail booming, colorful blasts of fireworks. But for veterans and others with PTSD, that can make the day a struggle. On today’s In The NoCo, we hear from a PTSD specialist with the VA about what the holiday is like for those coping with trauma – and how friends and family can offer support. Wed, 03 Jul 2024 11:32:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-07-03/for-veterans-with-ptsd-fourth-of-july-can-be-difficult-but-there-are-ways-to-help In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole /podcast/inthenoco/2024-06-13/how-an-unusual-program-helps-military-veterans-process-their-trauma-by-making-films An unusual film project created by veterans comes to Aims Community College tonight (Thursday) at 6:30. The Patton Veterans Project works with veterans to help process their trauma by creating short films. You can hear about the project and the films on today’s In the NoCo. Thu, 13 Jun 2024 11:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-06-13/how-an-unusual-program-helps-military-veterans-process-their-trauma-by-making-films In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole /news/2024-05-27/vietnam-vet-and-others-honor-fallen-soldiers-with-a-community-call-for-taps Some Coloradans are honoring veterans who died in combat by playing the song 'Taps' as part of a nationwide effort to stop and reflect on the song at the same time of day. Mon, 27 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-05-27/vietnam-vet-and-others-honor-fallen-soldiers-with-a-community-call-for-taps Emma VandenEinde /news/2024-04-27/the-best-feeling-in-the-whole-wide-world-army-veteran-finds-camaraderie-and-freedom-in-adaptive-snowboarding Amanda Seward was one of the hundreds of participants who came to the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic at Snowmass Ski Area earlier this month. She wasn’t a snowboarder before she was injured, but now, she aspires to compete in the Paralympics, where she can spread a message of support and community. Sat, 27 Apr 2024 12:04:00 GMT /news/2024-04-27/the-best-feeling-in-the-whole-wide-world-army-veteran-finds-camaraderie-and-freedom-in-adaptive-snowboarding Kaya Williams, Aspen Public Radio /community/2022-09-01/veterans-community-project-of-longmont-rolls-out-mobile-outreach-van Veterans experiencing homelessness in Northern Colorado have a new way to access resources. A mobile van will provide supplies and services in the mountain and plains communities to connect with rural residents. Thu, 01 Sep 2022 22:15:41 GMT /community/2022-09-01/veterans-community-project-of-longmont-rolls-out-mobile-outreach-van Maxine Speier, Beau Baker /news/2021-08-12/va-clinic-in-aurora-could-be-named-for-tuskegee-airman-csu-football-player A congressman and community supporters are rallying behind the idea of naming a Veterans Affairs health clinic after John Mosley, a Denver native who became one of the military’s first Black pilots as a Tuskegee Airman during World War II. Thu, 12 Aug 2021 22:15:10 GMT /news/2021-08-12/va-clinic-in-aurora-could-be-named-for-tuskegee-airman-csu-football-player Michael de Yoanna /community/2021-06-18/in-denver-a-102-year-old-world-war-ii-veteran-finally-receives-his-medals On a sunny morning under the shade of a big tree just north of the Regis University campus in Denver, a small group of people gathered around 102-year-old Edward Flaherty on Friday to honor him for what he did when he was young. They came to give him the medals he earned in World War II, but never received. Fri, 18 Jun 2021 23:45:09 GMT /community/2021-06-18/in-denver-a-102-year-old-world-war-ii-veteran-finally-receives-his-medals Michael de Yoanna /arts-life/2020-07-01/from-flapper-pie-to-defense-apples-cookbook-pays-tribute-to-military-history On a warm Fort Collins evening, Ann Diaz hands out cardboard boxes to the ladies of The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 1879.The boxes are filled with… Wed, 01 Jul 2020 23:21:32 GMT /arts-life/2020-07-01/from-flapper-pie-to-defense-apples-cookbook-pays-tribute-to-military-history Stacy Nick