chris meek coming around the corner here. he has a codriver as all of the rally drivers have. it is important to listen to those instructions precisely. if you don't -- >> oh. >> we see it from the in-car angle. it was captured by the helicopter as chris meek goes getting tauf side and broadsides the street. look how far back into the forest the trees are bending and falling because of the car crashing in. it was also captured by a spectator. here is the slide. there is the shunt into the dust. >> that's brutal. >> while the car is turned over like this it is good it went that way and not the opposite way. it could have ban lot worse. >> if you're a rally car bystander you know not to stay on the outside of the corner. you stay on the inside of the corner. >> speaking about the safety of the modern rally car they did walk away from that incident. >> just a quick look. >>> the kids are making their way out the window one by one, the story that isn't exactly smooth. >> oh no. >>> and trey is feeling like something sweet. >> let's go. >> see if he has the stomach to take it down.

chris meek and miss martha mccallum for their respective efforts on behalf of soldiers strong. in january soldier strong donated a robotic exoskelton to the you had ai l. fur my va hospital in san antonio which i represent. this donation will help the facility provide state of the art rehabilitative care to veterans. one of the benefits of hearing from the experts tail is that the phrase of their labor are not limited to help the veterans though they do that so well. they can be applied to people all over the country and the world who suffer from similar ailments and injuries. in addition to this hearing, the science committee passed legislation last november to help veterans overcome obstacles as they re-enter the workforce. hr-4323 the supporting veterans and s.t.e.m. career act was introduced by representative dunn. it passed the house in the senate and waits action in the senate to. me the subject of the hearing shows yet again how technology can meet the world's challenges, and we look forward to our witnesses' testimony today and finding more about how that technology can

soldier strong was born out of 9/11, out of chris meek's desire to prove to our patriots that we are forever thankful. that what we do as citizens and as a country through what we do as citizens and as a country is to make sure that we are willing to move forward in combat and that they will now be able to move forward in life. whatever they lost on the battlefield or in injuries after they served we can help them overcome to the greatest of our ability. 9/11 was a day that changed us forever. as a lifelong new york, new jersey resident i watched as the towers came down and with them the lives of people that i knew. the families of those who were lost, 13 fathers and one mother from my hometown. i vowed that day to tell the story of the war on terror and the battles that continue and to support those who heard the call of president bush when he said the people who knocked these buildings down will hear from all of us soon. the men and women of our armed forces made that message heard loud and clear. some paid the ultimate price, carrying that message to our enemi enemies. so when chr

chris meek and miss martha maccallum for their respective efforts on behalf of soldiers strong. in january, soldier strong donated a robotic exoskeleton to the road l murphy memorial va hospital in san antonio, which i represent. destination will help the facility provide state-of-the- art rehabilitative care to veterans. one of the benefits of hearing from the experts today, is that the fruits of their labor are not limited to helping veterans. although, they do that so well. they can be applied to people all over the country, and the world, who suffer from similar ailments and injuries. in addition to this hearing, the science committee passed legislation last november to help veterans overcome obstacles as they reenter the workforce. -- 4323, the root -- supporting veterans and stem career act. the bill promotes veterans involvement in stem education, computer science, and scientific research and employment. that pass the house in december and awaits action in the senate. the subject at the hearing, shows yet again, how technology can meet the world's challenges. we look forw

joining me is chris meek, the chairman and cofounder of soldier strong. n it every single day. and he is a hero to me and to many who are helped by his work. chris, great to see you this evening, thanks for being there. we were there to talk to the health science and technology committee about this cutting edge technology, and how it can be integrated into how we continue to serve our veterans. and you feel that the way that we work on technology for the battlefield has to be extended across that bridge until after they come home. >> absolutely. a lot of the devices that fund are originally funded through darpa, which is the department of defense. once they come home and face the va system, there is no darpa for veterans back here. so we are trying to fill that death valley gap. >> martha: there are american companies that are making -- as i said during the hearing, iron man is not just in the movies. they are creating arms that are fully usable from the elbow to the rest, all the way down to the fingers. tell people a little bit about what can be done now