More than 65,000 military personnel have been wounded by hostile
and nonhostile acts in Afghanistan and Iraq since 2001. In addition
to advances in medical care, recreation programming is playing an
important role in reintegrating these individuals into military,
family, and community life. To help these wounded warriors, Penn
State, University Park, Pennsylvania, has developed a
first-of-its-kind training program for military recreation managers
worldwide, a program the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has
agreed to fund through 2011. The first is planned for January 11-15
at Penn State’s University Park campus.
