Warrior Games

PEARL HARBOR (Apr. 16, 2010) Navy Diver 2nd Class Jordan Green, who is assigned to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, was selected to compete in the first joint-service Paralympics-style Warrior Games at the Olympic More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 10, 2010) Navy veteran, Heisman trophy winner and NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach lights the torch at the inaugural Warrior Games at the Olympic Training Center in Colo More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 10, 2010) Athletes competing in the inaugural Warrior Games at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Col. listen to a welcoming speech by Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter. The More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 11, 2010) Navy looses (2-0, 25-22, 25-13) to Army in their first preliminary sitting volleyball game at the inaugural Warrior Games at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 11, 2010) Navy competitors swim warm-up laps while practicing for upcoming swimming competitions at the inaugural Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo. Nearly 200 wounded, ill o More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 11, 2010) Chief Electrician's Mate Peter Allen Johns practices for the archery competition at the inaugural Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo. Nearly 200 wounded, ill or inju More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 11, 2010) Chief Electricians Mate Peter Allen Johns retrieves his arrows while practicing for the archery competition at the inaugural Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo. John More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 11, 2010) Parachute Rigger 3rd Class Michael Johnston bump-passes the ball to a teammate during a sitting volleyball game against the Army team at the inaugural Warrior Games at th More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 11, 2010) Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Force Master Chief Laura Martinez and other fans cheer for the Navy sitting volleyball team during their first preliminary game against Arm More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 11, 2010) Navy looses (10 to 15) to Army in their first preliminary wheelchair basketball game at the inaugural Warrior Games at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Spring More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 11, 2010) Chief Electrician's Mate Peter Allen Johns practices for the archery competition at the inaugural Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo. Nearly 200 wounded, ill or inju More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 11, 2010) Chief Electrician's Mate Peter Allen Johns practices for the archery competition at the inaugural Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo. Nearly 200 wounded, ill or inju More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 11, 2010) Navy team members warm up for a preliminary wheelchair basketball game against Air Force at the inaugural Warrior Games at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Sp More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 12, 2010) Brian Ficker, an official judge from the National Archery Association advises Culinary Specialist Judith Boyce during the archery competition at the inaugural Warrior Gam More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 12, 2010) Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Jim D. Castaneda competes in a preliminary swimming competition in the inaugural Warrior Games at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 12, 2010) Navy competitor Lt. Melanie Monts de Oca pulls ahead of the competition during a preliminary swimming event at the inaugural Warrior Games at the U.S. Olympic Training Ce More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 13, 2010) Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Nathan DeWalt is a competitor in the 50-meter backstroke at the inaugural Warrior Games at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. DeWal More

Injured Veteran Marines compete in the wheelchair basketball portion of the 2011 Marine Corps Trials at Camp Pendleton's Paige Field House, Feb. 24. The trials are intended to select the top 50 Marine athletes More

Marine veteran and Wildomar, Calif., native Chuck Sketch participates in the All-Marine Warrior Games swim camp. The Marines Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment held the two-week training camp to prepare the athlet More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 10, 2011) Members of the Navy/Coast Guard Warrior Games sitting volleyball team enhance their skills and develop team strategies during a practice for the upcoming second annual Wa More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 10, 2011) Retired Chief Operations Specialist Gerald Wayne Williams, a member of the Navy/Coast Guard Warrior Games wheelchair basketball team, demonstrates wheelchair handling tec More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 10, 2011) Retired Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Nathan R. DeWalt, a member of the Navy/Coast Guard Warrior Games wheelchair basketball team, rolls into position as he participates in sh More

Sgt. Ashley Chavez, Dayton, Ohio, native, participates in the Wounded Warrior Regiment’s All-Marine Warrior Games swim camp at Cheyenne Mountain High School. The camp provides the Marine athletes an opportuni More

Veteran Marines Travis Greene and Richard Bacchus (left to right) put up a fight to block a shot during a volleyball scrimmage against Colorado community leaders. The event allowed the Marine athletes to pract More

Retired Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan R. DeWalt, master-at-arms, a member of the Navy/Coast Guard Warrior Games wheelchair basketball team, rolls into position as he participates in shoot-around during wheelch More

Lance Cpl. Austin Allen from Effingham, S.C., shoots a free throw during the basketball practice prior to the 2011 Wounded Warrior Games at the Garcia Fitness Center Gymnasium aboard Fort Carson in Colorado Spr More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 12, 2011) The 10-foot by 10-foot quilt welcoming wounded warrior athletes competing in the 2011 Warrior Games to Colorado Springs is on display in the Colorado Springs Airport. The More

Marine veteran Sgt. Lee Randles, Holland, Ohio, trains for competition at Cheyenne Mountain High School. Randles, member of the All-Marine team, will compete in the 2011 Warrior Games, an annual Paralympic-styl More

Marine veteran Cpl. Travis Greene, Boise, Idaho, bumps a volleyball at Garcia Gym at Fort Carson. Greene, member of the All-Marine team, will compete in the 2011 Warrior Games, an annual Paralympic-style compet More

Marine veteran Cpl. Thomas Whiteway from Colorado Springs, Colo., takes a break from swim practice May 14. Whiteway will compete in the 2011 Warrior Games May 16-21. The Games are a paralympic-style competition More

U.S. Marines on the All-Marine Warrior Games Team speed around the final turn during their cycling practice prior to the 2011 Warrior Games aboard the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 13. Marin More

Marine veteran Sgt. Lee Randles from Holland, Ohio, and Lance Cpl. David Bond from Superior, Wis., wave to their teammates at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 15. The two Marines will More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 16, 2011) An athlete for Team Navy/Coast Guard holds an American flag during the opening ceremony for the second annual Warrior Games. Warrior Games is a Paralympic-style sport eve More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, Medal of Honor recipient, lights the Olympic Cauldron to mark the opening ceremonies of the 2011 Warrior Games May 16, at the Olympic Training Center here. The Warrior Gam More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 16, 2011) Members of the The U.S. Army 4th Infantry Division Mounted Color Guard from Fort Carson, Colo. present the colors during the opening ceremony of the second annual Warrior More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 16, 2011) Logistic Specialist 1st Class Robert Lipscomb marches with the torch during the opening ceremony of the second annual Warrior Games. Warrior Games is a Paralympic-style s More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 16, 2011) Team Navy/Coast Guard march the walkway to begin opening ceremonies of the second annual Warrior Games at the Olympic Training Center. Warrior Games is a Paralympic-style More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 16, 2011) Members of Team Navy/Coast Guard march during the opening ceremony of the second annual Warrior Games. Warrior Games is a Paralympic-style sport event among 200 seriously More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 16, 2011) The eternal flame is lit to officially begin the second annual Warrior Games. Warrior Games is a Paralympic-style sport event among 200 seriously wounded, ill, and injure More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 16, 2011) Logistics Specialist 1st Class Robert Steve Lipscomb passes the Olympic Torch to teammate U.S. Coast Guard Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Michael K. Bell during the opening More

The All-Marine team congregates for a group photo at the Olympic Training Center here May 16, the morning of the opening ceremony of the 2011 Warrior Games. The Warrior Games is an annual Paralympics sporting e More

Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Steve Lipscomb, logistics specialist, passes the Olympic Torch to teammate U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael K. Bell, electrician's mate, during the opening ceremon More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 16, 2011) Logistics Specialist 1st Class Robert Lipscomb waits for the torch during the opening ceremony of the second annual Warrior Games. Warrior Games is a Paralympic-style spo More

Members of the The U.S. Army 4th Infantry Division Mounted Color Guard from Fort Carson, Colo. present the colors during the opening ceremony of the second annual Warrior Games. Warrior Games is a Paralympic-st More

Team Navy/Coast Guard march the walkway to begin opening ceremonies of the second annual Warrior Games at the Olympic Training Center. Warrior Games is a Paralympic-style sport event among 200 seriously wounded More

Sailors and Coast Guardsmen participate in the opening ceremonies at the 2011 Warrior Games at the Olympic Training Center. Warrior Games is a Paralympic-style sport event among 200 seriously wounded, ill, and More

U.S. Army soldiers of the Fort Carson Mounted Color Guard retire the colors at the conclusion of the Opening Ceremony to the 2011 Warrior Games at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. U.S. Arm More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 17, 2011) Team Navy/Coast Guard member Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Angelo Anderson participates in the 200-meter wheelchair event during the second annual Warrior Games. The Warrio More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 17, 2011) Members of Team Navy/Coast Guard huddle as they plan a strategy against the U.S. Air Force in a preliminary wheelchair basketball game at the second annual Warrior Games More

The All-Marine sitting volleyball team are ready to defend their title in their first game against the All-Army team at the 2011 Warrior Games May 17. Last year, the Marines said they “devastated” the All-Army More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 17, 2011) Lt. Dan Cnossen (SEAL) competes in the Warrior Games 800 meter race at the Olympic Training Center. Warrior Games is a Paralympic-style sport event among 200 seriously wo More

Marine veteran and Colorado Springs, Colo. native, Peter Park competed in the Warrior Games 100m, 200m and 800m wheelchair race. Park earned gold in each event. The games provide wounded, ill and injured servic More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Ashley Chavez from Dayton, Ohio prepares the throw the shot put during the 2011 Warrior Games at the Garry Berry Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo. May 17. U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Coa More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 17, 2011) Team Navy/Coast Guard member Lt. Daniel B. Cnossen runs the 800-meter during the second annual Warrior Games. The Warrior Games is a Paralympic-style sport event among 20 More

First Lt. Richard Rush, a native of Coos Bay, Ore., stretches out his wrist during the Warrior Games’ shooting competition May 17 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Sgt. Christopher Helton, Company A, Warrior Transition Battalion, shot puts May 17 during the Warrior Games at Garry Berry Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo. This was Helton's second year competing in three tra More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 17, 2011) Team Navy/Coast Guard member Lt. John Edmonston, right, runs in the 100-meters finals during the second annual Warrior Games. The Warrior Games is a Paralympic-style spor More

Members from Team Navy/Coast Guard volley against members of the U.S. Army sitting volleyball team during a preliminary game at the second annual Warrior Games at the Olympic Training Center. Warrior Games is a More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 17, 2011) Team Navy/Coast Guard member Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Selemani throws a shot while participating in the Sitting Shot event of the second annual Warrior Games. The W More

The All-Marine wheelchair basketball team practices before their game against the Army May 17, at the 2011 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo. Wheelchair basketball is a five-on-five game consisting of two More

Lance Cpl. Joshua Wege and Marine veteran Cpl. Richard Bacchus were a paramount force in front of the net when the All-Marine sitting volleyball team took down the All-Army team during the Warrior Games May 17, More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 17, 2011) Members from Team Navy/Coast Guard volley against members of the U.S. Army sitting volleyball team during a preliminary game at the second annual Warrior Games at the Oly More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 17, 2011) Explosive Ordnance Disposal 1st Class Patrick Woodruff from Team Navy/Coast Guard runs the 200-meters at the Olympic Training Center during the second annual Warrior Game More

First Lt. Richard Rush, a native of Coos Bay, Ore., stretches out his wrist during the Warrior Games’ shooting competition May 17 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Marine Cpl. Manuel Jimenez from New Britain, Conn., races past his opponents during the 200-meter dash, upper body category, during the 2011 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 17. Jimenez also ran th More

Former WTB soldier, now squad leader, Staff Sgt. Kenny Griffith, hands the baton to Fort Hood WTB soldier Sgt. Christopher Ford during a relay race at the 2011 DOD-sponsored Warrior Games. Hosted by the U.S. Ol More

Marine Sgt. Joshua Bromillow, from La Crosse, Wis., throws a discus at Wasson High School. Bromillow is representing the All-Marine team in track and field during the 2011 Warrior Games. The Warrior Games is an More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 17, 2011) Team Navy/Coast Guard member Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Selemani Johnson warms-up before participating in the 200-meter wheelchair event during the second annual Warr More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Joshua Bromilow, from La Crosse, Wis., throws the shot put at the Garry Berry Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 17. U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard, Airforce and Special For More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 18, 2011) Chief Special Operator Dan Cummings, a member of the Navy/Coast Guard Team, serves during a Warrior Games sitting volleyball match against the Air Force. The Navy/Coast G More

All-Marine wheelchair basketball players Lance Cpl. Austin Allen, a native of Effingham, S.C., and veteran Marine Cpl. Richard Bacchus, battle for a rebound during pre-game warm-ups before taking on the All-Nav More

Chief Special Operator Dan Cummings, a member of the Navy/Coast Guard Team, serves during a Warrior Games sitting volleyball match against the Air Force. The Navy/Coast Guard team defeated the Air Force in stra More

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos and Sgt. Alan Kissinger of Wounded Warrior Battalion - East celebrate a point served by the All-Marine sitting volleyball team during their game against the Air More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Austin Allen from Effingham, S.C., catches the ball during a Wheelchair Basketball Games at the 2011 Warrior Games at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 18, 2011. More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 18, 2011) Members of Team Navy/Coast Guard display sportsmanship by shaking hands with the Marine Corps after a preliminary game of wheelchair basketball at the second annual Warri More

Wounded warrior competitors line up and fire down range at the Warrior Games archery competition, May 18, at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Sgt. Kevin Mundorff shoots in the compound archery ranking round during the Warrior Games May 18, 2011, at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Mundorff and three other Marines, Staff Sgt. Mat More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 18, 2011) A Sailor leads cheers as Team Navy/Coast Guard prepares to play the Air Force in a preliminary game of sitting volleyball during the second annual Warrior Games at the Ol More

Marine veteran Cpl. Travis Greene, from Boise, Idaho, dribbles a basketball to lead a fast break at the Olympic Training Center. Greene is representing the All-Marine team in wheelchair basketball during the 20 More

Marine Sgt. Stephen Lunt, from Charleston, S.C., aims a recurve bow with arrow at a target at the Olympic Training Center. Lunt is representing the All-Marine team in archery during the 2011 Warrior Games. The More

Lance Cpl. Joshua Wege from Campbellsport, Wis., competes in the 2011 Warrior Games wheelchair basketball competition, May 18, at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 18, 2011) Lt. Daniel Cnossen (SEAL), a member of the Navy/Coast Guard Team, competes in the preliminary rounds of the Warrior Games swimming competition. Warrior Games is a Paralym More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 18, 2011) Team Navy/Coast Guard plays Special Operations Command in a preliminary game of sitting volleyball during the second annual Warrior Games at the Olympic Training Center. More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Angel Gomez from Farmersville, Calif. aims in during the Shooting Finals at the 2011 Warrior Games at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 19, 2011. U.S. Army, Marine C More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 19, 2011) Retired Chief Electrician's Mate Peter Allen Johns, a member of Team Navy/Coast Guard, participates in the Compound Archery competition at the second annual Warrior Games More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler T. Burdick, hospital corpsman, from Team Navy/Coast Guard, takes aim in the 10-meter Air Rifle shooting competition during the second annual Warrior Games. Warrior Games is a Paral More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 19, 2011) Logistics Specialist 1st Class Robert Lipscomb, a member of Team Navy/Coast Guard, takes a shot against the Army Team in a preliminary game of wheelchair basketball at th More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 19, 2011) Retired Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Andre C. Shelby, center, from Team Navy/Coast Guard poses with other medal winners of the compound archery competition during the secon More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 19, 2011) Retired Master Chief Petty Officer James "Will" Wilson, right, congratulates retired Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Andre C. Shelby from Team Navy/Coast Guard after hearing t More

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James Amos and Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Carlton Kent said they were very proud of the All-Marine team's success at the 2011 Warrior Games during a visit May 19, 2011, at More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 19, 2011) Retired Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Andre C. Shelby from Team Navy/Coast Guard participates in the compound archery competition during the second annual Warrior Games. The More

U.S. Marine Corps veterans cheer on the All-Marine Warrior Games Team during the Archery Finals at the 2011 Warrior Games at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. May 19, 2011. U.S. Army, Marin More

Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Lipscomb, a member of Team Navy/Coast Guard, takes a shot against the Army Team in a preliminary game of wheelchair basketball at the second annual Warrior Games at the Olympic Tr More

Roger Withrow, All-Marine shooting coach, gives Sgt. Nick Meadows a few words of encouragement before the shooting finals round. Meadows is a native of Camp Lejeune, N.C., and he competed in the shooting standi More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 19, 2011) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Tyler T. Burdick, from Team Navy/Coast Guard, takes aim in the 10-meter Air Rifle shooting competition during the second annual Warrior Games. More

Sgt. Stephen Lunt, a native of Charleston, S.C., draws back his arrow at the Warrior Games archery competition May 19 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Lunt earned third place in the rec More

Marine veteran Staff Sgt. Jedidiah Vermillion is from Cape Girardean, Mo. He competed in the Warrior Games archery compound and volleyball events. Vermillion earned bronze in archery compound.

Retired Petty Officer 1st Class Andre C. Shelby, boatswain's mate from Team Navy/Coast Guard, poses with other medal winners of the compound archery competition during the second annual Warrior Games. The Warri More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 19, 2011) Retired Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Andre C. Shelby from Team Navy/Coast Guard participates in the compound archery competition at the second annual Warrior Games. Warrior More

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May. 20, 2011) Lt. Melanie Monts de Oca swims in the Women 50-meter Backstroke event as a member of Team Navy/Coast Guard during the second annual Warrior Games at the Olympic Training More