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 Tony Perez (right) is devoting his time to helping military personnel through golf (PHOTO: Eddie Meeks). The Vietnam veteran knows how military personnel feel when they return home — wounded or not — from a stint overseas. And as the father of PGA Tour professional Pat Perez, he knows a thing or two about golf. The elder Perez, who lives in San Diego and is president and founder of Pin Pals Junior Links, will host the Operation Game On Golf Classic at Morgan Run Resort in Rancho Santa Fe on August 16. Partnered with the PGA Tour’s Birdies for the Brave program, the tournament will raise funds for Operation Game On, which was started in February 2008 as a golf rehabilitation program for men and women in the service who have suffered physical or mental trauma. “The program has been well received by the staff at the Naval Medical Center San Diego and our injured troops, and has turned out to be one of the three most popular events for injured troops,” Perez said. “According to the staff at the hospital, we are making a tremendous difference for our troops by giving them the confidence to go out and play golf anytime, anywhere,” he added. Besides Operation Game On, the Little Heroes program offers children of military personnel free golf lessons each Sunday at Riverwalk Golf Club over an eight-week period. Perez has a natural tie to the program because of Pin Pals Junior Links, which he started in 2006. Pin Pals teaches golf to less privileged children primarily in the middle school age group. The goal is that by the time the children reach high school, they will be more versed in playing golf and perhaps become members of their prospective high school teams. To sign up for the Operation Game On Golf Classic, visit pinpalsjuniorlinks.org. |
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I watched the show on Tony on Golf In American the other night and I was very impressed, what an amazing man/ What a wonderful service he is doing. My son-in-law is a Major in the Army and I certainly support our troops!
I would like to invite you to visit my web-site Treasuredmemoriesgreetingcards.com. I own the company and write and desige the cards and bookmarks. The reason I would like you to visit the site is so that you know I am real. After watching the show and seeing all the courage these men and woman have and what they have gone through for our country, I would like to donate some inspirational bookmarks to Tony's organization. If you could give me a PO Box address? to mail some to/ I would really like to help in this way.
I look forward to hearing from you and hopefully participating in some small way.
Sincerely,
Darlene C Peterman-Johnson
| Comment at 7/21/2010 |
Anything we can do to help our Vet's is a wonderful thing. God bless you Tony.
Jack Daggett "Proud Father of a fallen Ranger"
| Comment at 7/30/2010 |
I'm just an army veteran from 1964 & 65. Went to Korea, so I missed Vietnam. I love the military and our soldiers, and don't think we could ever do enough for them for what they have sacrificed for all the people in this great nation. I saw the show on Tony on the golf channel, and I'm just curious to know if Operation Game On has branched out, maybe to the southeast somewhere.
Would love to hear from you.
James from Fayetteville, Ga
| Comment at 9/19/2010 |
My name is Dian Self, I'm a voluneer for the USO, ASYMCA, and the Warrior. I do a lot of work with the combat injured. I also do a lot photography and have been photograhing several golf tournaments lately. I've been seeing your black shirts, 'Operation Game On'. I'm very interested in learning more about your program for the the benefit of the combat injured. Who qualifies? How do they contact you? What can they expect to gain from your program? And a big huge thank you to you for what you are doing. Let me know if there is anything I can do in the way of volunteer photography to support your program.
Dian
| Comment at 10/25/2011 |
