BLUF

A former US Army paratrooper returns to parachuting 14 years after losing both legs in Afghanistan, completing a commemorative jump into Normandy to honour history, fallen comrades, and resilience through adaptive recovery.

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the long-term physical, psychological, and social impacts of combat-related trauma and amputations.
  • Explain how adaptive technology and prosthetics can enable return to high-risk physical activities such as parachuting.

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