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Images of Courage and Inspiration: 2012 Paralympics


Sep 1, 2012 by

The images and captions say it all:

Kari Miller, far left, a former Army sergeant, and other members of the U.S. women’s sitting volleyball team, celebrate after scoring a point during match play against China during the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, Aug. 31, 2012.

U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deanie, talk with a U.S. Army veteran during an archery competition at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, Aug. 30, 2012.

Members of the 2012 U.S. Paralympic basketball team warm up before a scrimmage with Great Britain’s team at the University of East London’s SportsDock complex in London, Aug. 29, 2012. (DOD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.)

All Images and captions: Courtesy DOD

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4 Comments

  1. DR. CLARISSA PINKOLA ESTÉS, Managing Editor of TMV, and Columnist
    September 2, 2012 | 5:20 am

    Thanks Dorian, this is so inspiring. Do you know if the films of the para-olympics are archived and where? Did any of the networks broadcast parts?

  2. DORIAN DE WIND, Military Affairs Columnist
    September 2, 2012 | 8:25 am

    Good question, Dr. E. I’ll try to find out.

    Here’s a related video by DOD of the present Paralympics: http://player.theplatform.com/ps/player/pds/PVZ32iOKjb?pid=c1V5LCHcmPevKOPrwZ07BCQZeDxJD49P

  3. DORIAN DE WIND, Military Affairs Columnist
    September 2, 2012 | 1:15 pm

    To follow-up on your comments (and mine), Dr. E.

    As I have mentioned before, the coverage by the MSM of the Paralympics has been almost non-existent.

    Finally, the NYT wrote a little piece today on it here.

    You can get much better information at Paralympic.org

  4. DORIAN DE WIND, Military Affairs Columnist
    September 2, 2012 | 6:50 pm

    Here is another good web site, Dr. E: http://www.teamusa.org/US-Paralympics.aspx