The purpose of the games is to encourage senior veterans to make physical activity a central part of their lives, and to support VA’s comprehensive recreation and rehabilitation therapy programs.

That close bond is evident in the Cross home, where the veterans play games, take walks with the kids and participate in other activities as a family. "I believe that every veteran has a right to ...

This year, the games were conducted from the safety of each athlete’s home due to the ... the largest sports and recreation competition for this age group of military veterans in the world ...

“The first night there’s 12 veterans who don’t know each other gathered together in one room,” said Michael ... we’re playing music together at home again,” she said.