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Operation Comfort Warriors grant during 2017 National Convention

Operation Comfort Warriors grant during 2017 National Convention

Angel Juarez August 21, 2017 1 min read

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Monday, August 21, 2017 – 4:00am

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Tim Senkowski, center, heads out to the glider as a part of an Operation Comfort Warriors grant during The American Legion's 99th annual National Convention in Truckee, Calif., on Saturday, August 19, 2017 Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.

Tim Senkowski, center, listens to Jan Driessen, left, as he makes notes about a storm in the distance. Senkowski was given the opportunity to go on a flight in a glider as a part of an Operation Comfort Warriors grant during The American Legion's 99th annual National Convention in Truckee, Calif., on Saturday, August 19, 2017 Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.

Tim Senkowski, back, laughs with commercial glider pilot Pablo Sasso-Perkins before taking off. Senkowski was given the opportunity to go on a flight in a glider as a part of an Operation Comfort Warriors grant during The American Legion's 99th annual National Convention in Truckee, Calif., on Saturday, August 19, 2017 Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.

Tim Senkowski takes off in a glider, an opportunity was given to him as a part of an Operation Comfort Warriors grant during The American Legion's 99th annual National Convention in Truckee, Calif., on Saturday, August 19, 2017 Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.

Tim Senkowski soars through the air in a glider, an opportunity was given to him as a part of an Operation Comfort Warriors grant during The American Legion's 99th annual National Convention in Truckee, Calif., on Saturday, August 19, 2017 Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.

Jason March, third from left, rides a horse through the California landscape as a part of an Operation Comfort Warriors grant during The American Legion's 99th annual National Convention in Truckee, Calif., on Saturday, August 19, 2017 Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.

Jason March rides a horse through the California landscape as a part of an Operation Comfort Warriors grant during The American Legion's 99th annual National Convention in Truckee, Calif., on Saturday, August 19, 2017 Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.

Jason March, recipient of an Operation Comfort Warriors grant to go horseriding, is photographed after finishing the ride, which took place during The American Legion's 99th annual National Convention in Truckee, Calif., on Saturday, August 19, 2017 Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.

Jason March, recipient of an Operation Comfort Warriors grant to go horseriding, hugs Sonia Campa after finishing the ride, which took place during The American Legion's 99th annual National Convention in Truckee, Calif., on Saturday, August 19, 2017 Photo by Lucas Carter/The American Legion.

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