Bo Derek again chairs rehab events.

* Actress Bo Derek Bo Derek

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The term comes from the name of the actress (Bo Derek) in the 1979 movie "10," in which she portrayed the "perfect woman. will serve once again as honorary chair of the VA's National Rehabilitation Special Events.

In this rote since 2001, Derek has improved public awareness of veterans' issues, encouraged participation in the events and visited VA medical centers around the country.

VA's rehabilitation events consist of four annual programs: the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports winter sports: see bobsledding; curling; hockey, ice; ice dancing; ice skating; skiing; snowshoes; tobogganing. Clinic which is co-sponsored by the Disabled American Veterans The Disabled American Veterans, or DAV, is an organization for disabled veterans that helps them and their families through various means. It currently has over 1.2 million members.

The DAV was controversial during the 2006 election cycle. , the National Veterans Wheelchair Games, the National Veterans Golden Age Games and the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival An arts festival or art fair is a festival that focuses on the visual arts, but which may also focus on other arts.

Arts festivals in the visual arts are exhibitions. .

"VA's National Rehabilitation Special Events promote the healing of body and spirit, which helps veterans improve their independence and enjoy a higher quality of life," said Derek. "I am deeply honored and moved to once again serve as the honorary chair of a truly noble cause on behalf of America's veterans."

No stranger to veterans' causes, Derek's father, Paul Collins, was a radio operator during the Korean War Korean War, conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in Korea from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. At the end of World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into Soviet (North Korean) and U.S. (South Korean) zones of occupation. , and both her stepfather and her late husband, John Derek, were veterans.

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Title Annotation:	Department of Veterans Affairs' National Rehabilitation Special Events
Publication:	DAV Magazine
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Geographic Code:	1USA
Date:	Jan 1, 2005
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