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Article: National Veterans Golden Age Games Coming to Fresno Area.
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- July 13, 2004
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WASHINGTON, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 500 "golden age" veterans are registered to participate in the nation's largest sporting event for senior military veterans.
The 18th National Veterans Golden Age Games, a national sports and recreational competition sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), will take place July 18-23 in Fresno, Calif.
Events at the games are open to all U.S. military veterans age 55 or older who are receiving care at any VA medical facility. Hosted by VA's Central California Health Care System, the games have competition in swimming, bicycling, horseshoes, bowling, croquet and a pentathlon (softball hit, ...