U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher Hardister,

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Christopher Hardister, an Ablemarle, N.C., native with Wounded Warrior Battalion – East practices serving during volleyball practice at the 2016 Marine Corps Trials aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 7, 2016. The Trials, an eight-event adaptive sports competition, is hosted by the Wounded Warrior Regiment, the Marine Corps command that facilitates the integration of non-medical and medical care to wounded, ill, and injured Marines and their families. The Trials began March 2, 2016, and end March 9, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devan K. Gowans/Released)