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MEETING THE NEEDS OF INJURED VETERANS IN THE MILITARY PARALYMPIC PROGRAM
HEARING
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COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION JULY 29, 2009
Serial No. 111–38
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COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS
BOB FILNER, California,
Chairman
CORRINE BROWN, Florida  VIC SNYDER, Arkansas MICHAEL H. MICHAUD, Maine STEPHANIE HERSETH SANDLIN, South Dakota HARRY E. MITCHELL, Arizona JOHN J. HALL, New York DEBORAH L. HALVORSON, Illinois THOMAS S.P. PERRIELLO, Virginia HARRY TEAGUE, New Mexico CIRO D. RODRIGUEZ, Texas JOE DONNELLY, Indiana JERRY M
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NERNEY, California ZACHARY T. SPACE, Ohio TIMOTHY J. WALZ, Minnesota JOHN H. ADLER, New Jersey  ANN KIRKPATRICK, Arizona GLENN C. NYE, Virginia STEVE BUYER, Indiana,
 Ranking
CLIFF STEARNS, Florida JERRY MORAN, Kansas HENRY E. BROWN, J
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., South Carolina JEFF MILLER, Florida JOHN BOOZMAN, Arkansas BRIAN P. BILBRAY, California DOUG LAMBORN, Colorado GUS M. BILIRAKIS, Florida  VERN BUCHANAN, Florida DAVID P. ROE, Tennessee Malcom A. Shorter,
Staff Director
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C O N T E N T S
July 29, 2009
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Meeting the Needs of Injured Veterans in the Military Paralympic Program ...1 OPENING STATEMENTS Chairman Bob Filner ...............................................................................................1 Prepared statement of Chairman Filner ........................................................44 Hon. Steve Buyer, Ranking Republican Member ..................................................2 Prepared statement of Congressman Buyer ...................................................45 Hon. John J. Hall, prepared statement of .............................................................46 WITNESSES U.S. Department of Defense, Dinah F.B. Cohen, Director, Computer/Elec-tronic Accommodations Program, Office of the Assistant Secretary of De-fense for Health Affairs .......................................................................................34 Prepared statement of Ms. Cohen ...................................................................61 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Diane Hartmann, Director, Office of National Programs and Special Events ..............................................................40 Prepared statement of Ms. Hartmann ............................................................64 Clemons, Sergeant Kortney, USA (Ret.), Chula Vista, CA ..................................4 Prepared statement of Clemons, Sergeant Kortney ......................................46 Disabled American Veterans, Adrian M. Atizado, Assistant National Legisla-tive Director ..........................................................................................................17 Prepared statement of Mr. Atizado .................................................................49 Disabled Sports USA, Inc., Julia Ray, Manager, Wounded Warrior Disabled Sports Project .......................................................................................................20 Prepared statement of Ms. Ray .......................................................................54 Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Carlos Leon, Member and Paralympian .........................................................................................................24 Prepared statement of Mr. Leon .....................................................................59 Little, Captain Mark D., USA, Fairfax, VA ...........................................................8 Prepared statement of Captain Little .............................................................49 National Recreation and Park Association, David Stringer, Richland County, South Carolina, Parks and Recreation Department .........................................22 Prepared statement of Mr. Stringer ...............................................................58 Paralyzed Veterans of America, Carl Blake, National Legislative Director .......18 Prepared statement of Mr. Blake ....................................................................51 United States Olympic Committee, Charlie Huebner, Chief of Paralympics .....37 Prepared statement of Mr. Huebner ...............................................................63 Waldon, Captain Nathan, USA, Washington, DC ................................................6 Prepared statement of Captain Waldon .........................................................47 MATERIAL SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD Post-Hearing Questions and Responses for the Record: Hon. Bob Filner, Chairman, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs to Adrian M. Atizado, Assistant National Legislative Director, Disabled American  Veterans, letter dated July 30, 2009, and DAV responses ........................67 Hon. Bob Filner, Chairman, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs to Carl Blake, National Legislative Director, Paralyzed Veterans of America, letter dated July 30, 2009, and response letter dated September 1, 2009 ................................................................................................................68 Hon. Bob Filner, Chairman, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs to Julia Ray, Manager, Wounded Warrior Disabled Sports Project, Disabled Sports USA, letter dated July 30, 2009, and DSUSA response ................70
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