In addition, the United States Olympic Committee recently began conducting summits at military facilities around the country as part of its Paralympic Military Program, which works in cooperation with the Department of Veterans Affairs to help wounded soldiers regain confidence and physical movement. Soldiers, many of them amputees, meet with soldiers who are Paralympians as part of their rehabilitation. A small number are invited to train for the Paralympic Games in Beijing in 2008.
Project assists wounded vets
In addition, the United States Olympic Committee recently began conducting summits at military facilities around the country as part of its Paralympic Military Program, which works in cooperation with the Department of Veterans Affairs to help wounded soldiers regain confidence and physical movement. Soldiers, many of them amputees, meet with soldiers who are Paralympians as part of their rehabilitation. A small number are invited to train for the Paralympic Games in Beijing in 2008.