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HARRYCarr
“World T.E.A.M. Sports has allowed me to believe in
myself and to have the confidence and courage to do
my best in adaptive sports.”

Arlington, Virginia

Living with a service-related neurological condition that left
him visually impaired, Air Force veteran Harry Carr finds
personal satisfaction in undertaking challenging outdoor
sporting activities. Through a summer sports clinic at New Hampshire’s Mount

to Gettysburg,

Sunapee Resort, Harry learned about World T.E.A.M. Sports’ annual Face of America ride.

Fac e of
A meri c a

Pennsylvania
Riding his first 110-mile, two-day ride from the Pentagon to historic Gettysburg in 2013,
A dventu re

Harry was hooked. He participated that September in the 2013 Adventure Team Challenge

Team C h a llenge

in western Colorado, rappelling a 130-foot cliff, riding a raft on the Colorado River and

Grand Junction,

piloting a two-wheeled mountain bike for the first time in many years. The following June,

Colorado

Harry joined with other veterans from Canada, Denmark and the United States on the
800-mile CanAm Veterans’ Challenge from Ottawa to Washington, D.C.

Canam
Ottawa, Ontario to

“World T.E.A.M. Sports has allowed me to believe in myself and to have the confidence

Washington, D.C.

and courage to do my best in adaptive sports,” Harry said.

Learning to trust his own abilities, Harry is now actively recruiting other persons
with disabilities to challenge themselves and participate in outdoor sports. Through
encouraging others to undertake sports, he hopes to help others feel better about
themselves and improve their physical fitness.

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