The first-of-its-kind Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team (WWAST) crushed the able-bodied Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) All Stars (35-10) Friday, May 6, in the first of three exhibition games held in Washington DC. The brainchild of General Manager David Van Sleet, a prosthetics program manager with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the dream team, which includes 20 amputee soldier and veteran athletes, was borne of his six-month mission to find the most active, competitive, experienced ball players the U.S. military had to offer. Culled from more than 200 applicants, the team aims to strengthen rehabilitation program efforts offered through the VA, allowing disabled athletes a venue for high-stakes competition in their sport of choice.
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