By ALLIE GROSS
Jackson Hole News & Guide 

Nonprofit uses sports to help veterans cope after war

 


JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Sitting at the bar at The Wort Hotel, Cam Fields can feel his social anxiety creep in as patrons pass by. It can be hard to talk to people who don't understand his experiences as a veteran of the war in Afghanistan.

Fields, originally from the Lake Tahoe, California, area, moved to Jackson in 2015 after six years as a corpsman in the Navy. He works at JH Sports in Teton Village, as a ramp agent for Skywest Airlines and as a server at Hand Fire Pizza. He juggles three jobs to support his passion: a nonprofit to help fellow service members and veterans use sports to cope wit...



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