How U.S. Army veteran Jen Lee began serving his country as a sled hockey player
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Jen Lee discovered a new way to represent his country
Jen Lee discovered a new way to represent his country.
He went from wearing an army uniform to putting on a Team USA jersey. He became the first active-duty soldier selected for a U.S. Paralympic winter sports team and went on to win three gold medals as a goaltender for the U.S. sled hockey team.
“Not just a dream come true, but a surreal experience, for sure,” he said on NBC Local’s “My New Favorite Olympian” ahead of the 2026 Milan Cortina Paralympics, which begin Friday.
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Lee — who was born in Taipei, Taiwan, and raised in San Francisco, California — grew up playing with G.I. Joe toys and watching war movies. As a sophomore in high school, he became inspired to join the military after seeing the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
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