| ATTN: OEF/OIF VETS...IMPORTANT INFO! |
Subject: ATTN: OEF/OIF VETS...IMPORTANT INFO! by red_johnny on 2008/7/15 19:51:45 Fully Paid Outward Bound Wilderness Excursions for OEF/OIF Veterans Outward Bound, an international non-profit outdoor education program, is offering fully funded outdoor adventure excursions to all OEF/OIF veterans. It doesnt matter what your current military status is (active, inactive, discharged, retired) youre eligible to attend as long as you deployed in support of OEF/OIF combat operations while in the military. These five-day excursions offer adventure activities such as backpacking, rock climbing, canyoneering, canoeing, and dog sledding in beautiful wilderness areas in Maine, Texas, Colorado, California, and Minnesota. Scheduled courses from Sep 08-Feb 09 are listed below, and future courses will be scheduled soon. All expedition costs for lodging, equipment, food, and instruction are completely funded by a multi-million dollar Sierra Club grant, including the participants round-trip transportation between home and the wilderness site. The excursion is offered at no cost to the participant. To sign up for one of the prescheduled courses, please contact Doug Hayward at 1-866-669-2362, ext. 8387, or simply e-mail him at obvets@outwardbound.org. To learn more about the OEF/OIF program, visit the website at www.outwardboundwilderness.org/veterans.html. You can also contact two of our retired Judge Advocates, Joe and Amy Frisk, who are working for Outward Bound on this incredible program at vetsor@outwardbound.org, or at (303) 968-4420. OPEN ENROLLMENT COURSES FOR 2008/2009 OUTWARD BOUND OEF/OIF WAR VETERANS EXPEDITIONS Leadville, Colorado: Backpacking and Rock Climbing in the Colorado Rockies September 3-7, 2008 October 4-8, 2008 Newry, Maine: Backpacking and Canoeing October 7-11, 2008 October 19-23, 2008 Big Bend, Texas: Back packing and Cayoneering November 2-6, 2008 November 15-19, 2008 Joshua Tree National Monument, California: Backpacking and Rock Climbing December 3-7, 2008 December 14-18, 2008 Ely, Minnesota: Dog Sledding February 3-7, 2009 |
