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Program Helps Injured Vets Tee Off

By Kenny Goldberg / Health Reporter

Published October 27, 2010 at 12:54 PM PDT

This story was published more than 14 years ago.

Jason Lee receives instruction from PGA professional "AB" Nevarez during Operation Game On -- a ten-week program that teaches injured servicemen and women how to play golf, in San Diego, Calif. on October 27, 2010.

Program Helps Injured Vets Tee Off

A local non-profit program is trying to get injured troops and veterans back into the swing of things. It's all about the game of golf.

A local non-profit program is trying to get injured troops and veterans back into the swing of things. It's all about the game of golf.

Operation Game On is a ten-week program that teaches injured servicemen and women how to play golf. Twice a week, active duty members and veterans take lessons from a golf pro. At the end of the program, players get custom-fitted for a set of golf clubs. Everything is provided free-of-charge.

Coast Guard veteran Mike Beouy suffered a severe back injury in a car crash. He said golf has been a godsend.

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"It's really helped me in my balance and my flexibility," Beouy said. "I have a plate in my back for fusing vertebrae together. And I think that it's really helped my range of motion."

A local Vietnam veteran started Operation Game On in 2008. Since then, 70 people have gone through the program.

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Kenny Goldberg covered health for KPBS, where he reported on a wide range of health-related topics. His radio and television work garnered three Golden Mike awards, Best in Show from the Society of Professional Journalists, and numerous other honors. He has also been awarded fellowships from the New York Times Foundation and the National Press Foundation. In addition to his work for KPBS, Kenny was a frequent contributor to the California Report, heard on public radio stations throughout California. A Seattle native, Kenny graduated from the University of Washington, and began his broadcasting career in the news departments of KOGO and KSDO in San Diego. In his spare time, Kenny loves to practice tai chi, hike, and travel with his wife, Angela.

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