Paralympics

Decorated Army Veterans Look for Medals at Paralympics 09/06/08. Opening just two weeks after the Beijing Olympics ended, the Paralympics are designed to be a "parallel games" for athletes with a wide range of physical disabilities. The first day of competition is Sunday and athletes will use many of the same Olympic venues, with 148 countries represented and 472 medal events contested — 170 more than the Olympics. FoxNews.com

Paralympian: Time to Recruit Disabled 09/05/08. More than 60 service members who have lost limbs have been able to return to active duty status in recent years, and one of them -- a below-the-knee amputee who is about to go for the gold at the Paralympics in Beijing -- believes it's time the military considered enlisting people who already have these kinds of injuries. Military.com

See also

• USParalympic
• Paralyzed Veterans of America