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Recipients of the 2025 Freedom Award Announced

Published in Orthotics & Prosthetics on November 11, 2025

OPGA Announces Recipients of the 2025 Freedom AwardOrthotic and prosthetic (O&P) providers from across the country are being recognized for their exceptional care of military personnel.

Several O&P providers were recently honored with a 2025 Freedom Award in recognition of their exceptional care of military personnel needing orthotic and prosthetic devices. 

“O&P professionals play a vital role not only in the lives of individual patients but also in the health and resilience of entire communities,” said Jeff Kessler, Director of OPGA. “Their work with veterans often inspires broader awareness and appreciation for the O&P profession, and the OPGA Freedom Award helps shine a light on that ripple effect of care and commitment.” 

The 2025 Freedom award recipients are:

  • Total Rehab Orthotics and Prosthetics — Fayetteville, NC 
  • LeTourneau & Family Orthotics & Prosthetics, Inc. — Beaumont, TX 
  • Orthotics & Prosthetics of Pinehurst — Pinehurst, NC 
  • Central Brace & Limb Co., Inc. — Indianapolis, IN 
  • Orthocraft, Inc. — Brooklyn, NY 
  • NovaCare Prosthetics & Orthotics — Fond du Lac, WI 
  • NovaCare — Oshkosh, WI 
  • Decker Integrated O+P — Overland Park, KS 
  • Adaptec Prosthetics, LLC — Littleton, CO 
  • Limbcare Prosthetics and Orthotics of Georgia, Inc. — Albany, GA 
  • Limbcare Prosthetics and Orthotics of Georgia, Inc. — Americus, GA 
  • Limbcare Prosthetics and Orthotics of Georgia, Inc. — Leesburg, GA 
  • Limbcare Prosthetics and Orthotics of Georgia, Inc. — Tifton, GA 
  • Limbcare Prosthetics and Orthotics of Georgia, Inc. — Valdosta, GA 
  • Rehability, LLC — Spring Hill, FL 
  • Home Orthopedics PR LLC — San Juan, Puerto Rico 

Recipients received a printed award to display in their patient care facilities.

“This award is a small but meaningful token of appreciation for the skill, expertise, and value that these facilities bring to the veterans they serve,” continued Kessler. “We are proud to highlight their unwavering dedication to the distinguished veterans they treat and their ongoing commitment to our nation’s armed forces.”

For more information about the award, visit www.vgm.com/opgafreedomawards. 

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