2017 DoD Warrior Games Team Marine Corps athletes reach for the ball during a sitting volleyball practice at McCormick Place in Chicago, June 29, 2017. The Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competition for w More
Team Army arrives at McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Illinois, June 29, to receive a welcome brief for the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games. The DOD Warrior Games are an adaptive sports comp More
U.S. Marine Corps veteran Matthew Grashen reaches to hit a volleyball during a 2017 DoD Warrior Games sitting volleyball match at McCormick Place in Chicago, June 30, 2017. Grashen, a native of Kenosha, Wis., i More
Team Army sitting volleyball coach Linda Gomez barks out instructions before the first tournament match with Special Operations Command, June 30, at McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Illinois, for the More
U.S. Army veteran Jarred Vaina, American Samoa, prepares to bump a pass to teammates at the net during a sitting volleyball match against Special Operations Command, June 30, at McCormick Place Convention Cente More
U.S. Marine Corps veteran Leon Pierce leans in to kiss his wife at the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Family Dinner in Chicago June 30, 2017. Pierce, a native of Northridge, Calif., is a member of Team Marine Corps. Th More
U.S. Army veteran Jhoonar Barrera, San Diego, CA, looks to pass to a teammate during Team Army’s wheelchair basketball match against Team Air Force, July 1, at McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Illino More
U.S. Navy Seamen recruits stand ready to march during the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Opening Ceremony at Soldier Field in Chicago June 1, 2017. The Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill a More
U.S. Army veteran Staff Sgt. Charles Hightower, Fayetteville, N.C. waits for instructions from wheelchair basketball coach Rodney Williams during a game July 1, at the McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago More
Team Army sports massage therapist Jane Kordish keeps one of her athlete’s muscles loose between track events July 2, at Lane Tech College Prep High School, Chicago, Illinois, during the 2017 Department of Defe More
Team Army track coach Rodney Carson discusses the day’s activities with a family member July 2, at Lane Tech College Prep High School, Chicago, Illinois, during the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games. The More
The 2017 DoD Warrior Games Team Marine Corps poses for a group photo at McCormick Place in Chicago July 3, 2017. The DoD Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill and injured service memb More
U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Bell, Warrior Transition Unit, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and veteran Michael Helmen, Killeen, Texas, take a moment to focus before the archery competition July 3, durin More
U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Bell. Walter Reed, National Military Medical Center, competes in the discus event July 5, at Soldier Field, Chicago, Ill, during the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games. The DOD Warri More
Retired Sgt. 1st Class David Iuli gets a bit of last minute advice from his father-in -law retired Command Sgt. Major Tuli Malauulu before the shot put and discus competition during the 2017 Warrior Games in Ch More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Patricia Reynolds participates in the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Cycling Competition in Chicago July 6, 2017. Reynolds, a native of Sikeston, Mo., is a member of Team Marine Corps. The More
Team Army Ambassador Cpt. Kelly Elmlinger was one of many holding ‘Go Army Beat Navy’ signs during gold medal wheelchair basketball game July 7, at The United Center, Chicago, Ill, during the 2017 Department of More
Team Army stands in the shadow of Team Navy fans before the start of the gold medal sitting volleyball match July 7, at The United Center, Chicago, Ill, during the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games. The More
2017 DoD Warrior Games Team Marine Corps wheelchair basketball athletes congratulate each other after winning the bronze medal against Team Air Force at the United Center in Chicago July 7, 2017. The DoD Warrio More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Alexis Padilla competes in the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Swimming Competition at the University of Illinois in Chicago July 8, 2017. Padilla, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., is a mem More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James Dunaway sights in on his target during a 2017 DoD Warrior Games shooting practice at McCormick Place in Chicago, June 29, 2017. Dunaway, a native of Tampa, Fla., is a member More
U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Bell, Warrior Transition Unit, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, U.S., Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Heather Moran, Kenmore, WA, and Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Unger, Warrior Tran More
U.S. Army veteran Jarred Vaina, American Samoa, prepares to serve during a sitting volleyball match against Special Operations Command, June 30, at McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Illinois, for the More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Denney reaches to spike a volleyball during a 2017 DoD Warrior Games sitting volleyball match against the U.S. Navy volleyball team at the 2017 DoD Warrior Games at McCormick Place More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Andrew Harris poses with his wife during the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Family Dinner in Chicago June 30, 2017. Harris, a native of Thorton, Colo., is a member of Team Marine Corps. The More
Team Army sitting volleyball coach Linda Gomez examines service technique during the first tournament match with Special Operations Command, June 30, at McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Illinois, for More
U.S. Army Spc. Stephanie Morris, Warrior Transition Unit, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, tries to find her way to the basket during Team Army’s wheelchair basketball match against Team Air Force, More
The 2017 DoD Warrior Games Team Marine Corps walk onstage during the Warrior Games opening ceremony at Soldier Field in Chicago June 1, 2017. The Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill More
Comedian and former television host Jon Stewart emcees the 2017 DoD Warrior Games. The DoD Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans. Approximate More
Team Army track coach Rodney Carson goes over the lineup two of his sprinters July 2, at Lane Tech College Prep High School, Chicago, Illinois, during the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games. The DOD Warri More
U.S. Army veteran Michael Stephens, Belgrade, MT, and tether, Army veteran Adam Blow, Fort Worth, Texas take the first turn in the Men’s 200 Meter visually impaired race, July 2, at Lane Tech College Prep High More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Brian Fogarty, left, and Master Sgt. Hugo Gonzalez Orozco, right, pose for a photo after taking silver and gold medals, respectively, in a men’s 1,500-meter race during a 2017 DoD Wa More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jacob Greenlief shows off his bronze medal he earned during the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Archery Competition at McCormick Place in Chicago July 3, 2017. Greenlief, a native of Kirkwood, Ill More
U.S. Army veteran Michael Helmen, Killeen, Texas, take a moment to focus before the archery competition July 3, during the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games. The DOD Warrior Games are an adaptive sports More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. John Ayo, left, Cpl. Dakota Boyer, center, and Lance Cpl. Andrew Harris, right, pose for a photo after receiving their medals for the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Cycling Competition. T More
U.S. Army veteran Armando Gonzalez is called out of bounds just by the rim of his wheelchair during the l gold medal game against Team Navy July 7, at the United Center, Chicago, Ill, during the 2017 Department More
U.S. Army Sgt. Karla Caldera, Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Belvoir, VA, and U.S. Army veteran Michael Helmen, Killeen, Texas raise the Army colors in support of the Army sitting volleyball team during the gold More
2017 DoD Warrior Games Team Marine Corps competes for the bronze medal during the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Sitting Volleyball match against Team Air Force at the United Center in Chicago July 7, 2017. The DoD Wa More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Major Brian Fogarty competes in the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Swimming Competition at the University of Illinois in Chicago July 8, 2017. Fogarty, a native of New Philadelphia, Pa., is a mem More
U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Berle “Jack” Sigman works with a shooting coach during a 2017 DoD Warrior Games practice at McCormick Place in Chicago, June 29, 2017. Sigman, a native of Stafford, Va., is a memb More
U.S. Army veterans Ryan Major, New Orleans, LA., and Jhoonar Barrera, San Diego, CA., arrive at McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Illinois, June 29, to receive a welcome brief for the 2017 Department More
Team Army receives serve from Team SOCOM during a sitting volleyball match, June 30, at McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Illinois, for the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games. The DOD Warrior Ga More
U.S. Marine Corps Guillermo Lopez and his family pose for a photo during the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Family Dinner in Chicago June 30, 2017. Lopez, a native of San Antonio, Texas, is a member of Team Marine Corp More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Michael Sousa Docarmo serves the volleyball over the net during a 2017 DoD Warrior Games sitting volleyball match at McCormick Place in Chicago, June 30, 2017. Sousa Docarmo, a nati More
U.S. Marine Corps veteran Sarah Rudder carries the 2017 DoD Warrior Games torch for Team Marine Corps during the opening ceremony at Soldier Field in Chicago June 1, 2017. The Warrior Games is an adaptive sport More
U.S. Army veteran Ryan Major, New Orleans, LA. listens to instructions from wheelchair basketball coach Rodney Williams during a game at the McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Ill. at the 2017 Departme More
U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Hugo Gonzalez Orozco, right, is congratulated by U.S. Navy athlete Ronald Condrey, left, during the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Track Competition at Lane Technical College Preparatory H More
U.S. Army veteran Brandi Evans, El Paso, Texas, powers her way around the track for the first of her five gold medals in the racing wheelchair, July 2, at Lane Tech College Prep High School, Chicago, Illinois, More
U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher McGinnis, Warrior Transition Unit, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, shares a light moment with teammates July 2, at Lane Tech College Prep High School, Chicago, Illinois, More
U.S. Marine Corps veteran Leon Pierce, center, poses for a photo with athletes from Team Air Force and Team Navy after the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Archery Competition at McCormick Place in Chicago July 3, 2017. More
U.S. Army veteran Michael Helmen, Killeen, Texas, takes careful aim at his target while competing in the archery event July 3, during the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games. The DOD Warrior Games are an a More
U.S. Army veteran Michelle Sanchez, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Army Spc. Stephanie Morris, Warrior Transition Unit, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, U.S. Army veteran Brandi Evans, El Paso, Texas, an More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Andrew Harris participates in a recumbent cycling warm up before his event during the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Cycling Competition in Chicago July 6, 2017. Harris, a native of Thorton More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Earl Ohlinger, Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, GA, scores a layup against Team Navy during the wheelchair basketball gold medal game 7, at the United Center, Chicago, Ill, during the 20 More
U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher McGinnis, Warrior Transition Unit, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, barks encouragement to his team during the gold medal sitting volleyball match against Team Navy Jul 7 More
2017 DoD Warrior Games Team Marine Corps wheelchair basketball athletes congratulate each other after winning the bronze against Team Air Force at the United Center in Chicago July 7, 2017. The DoD Warrior Game More
2017 DoD Warrior Games Team Marine Corps swimming athletes pose for a group photo at the University of Illinois in Chicago July 8, 2017. The DoD Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill More
Members of Team Army take some “selfie” time June 29, while waiting for their welcome briefing at McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Illinois for the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games. The DOD W More
2017 DoD Warrior Games Team Marine Corps members practice blocking and passing during a sitting volleyball practice at McCormick Place in Chicago, June 29, 2017. The Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competi More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zachary Vinson and his family pose during the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Family Dinner in Chicago June 30, 2017. Vinson, a native of Bowling Green, Va., is a member of Team Marine Corps. The More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Tyler Denney, left, and Cpl. Dakota Boyer, right, work together to make a hit against the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Team Army sitting volleyball team at McCormick Place in Chicago, June 30, More
U.S. Army veteran Jarred Vaina, American Samoa, listens to instructions during a sitting volleyball match with Special Operations Command, June 30, at McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Illinois, for t More
Team Army wheelchair basketball coach Rodney Williams talks strategy with his players during a game at the McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Ill. at the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games. The D More
U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Sergeant Maj. Ronald L. Green, talks with Team Marine Corps athlete Jeremy Lake, left, and his son, right, during the 2017 DoD Warrior Games opening ceremony More
U.S. Army veteran Jarred Vaina, American Samoa, gets ready to head to the starting line for men’s 100 meter 3.0 race July 2, at Lane Tech College Prep High School, Chicago, Illinois, during the 2017 Department More
U.S. Marine Corps veteran Leon Pierce places his gold medal on a supporter after the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Archery Competition awards ceremony at McCormick Place in Chicago July 3, 2017. Pierce, a native of No More
U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Howard Tait receives care for his arm by a U.S. Navy corpsman after the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Cycling Competition in Chicago July 6, 2017. Tait, a native of Victorville, Calif., More
U.S. Army veteran David Iuli, Fullerton, CA, and U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher McGinnis, Warrior Transition Unit, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, cover the net during the gold medal sitting volleybal More
U.S. Army Spc. Stephanie Morris, Warrior Transition Unit, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, is caught in a Team Navy traffic jam during the wheelchair basketball gold medal game July 7, at the Unite More
2017 DoD Warrior Games Team Marine Corps competes for the bronze medal during the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Sitting Volleyball Match against Team Air Force at the United Center in Chicago July 7, 2017. The DoD Wa More
U.S. Marine Corps veteran Michael Nicholson competes in the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Swimming Competition at the University of Illinois in Chicago July 8, 2017. Nicholson, a native of Tampa, Fla., is a member of More
2017 DoD Warrior Games Team Marine Corps archers send arrows downrange during a Warrior Games practice at McCormick Place in Chicago, June 29, 2017. The Warrior Games is an adaptive sports competition for wound More
U.S. Army veteran Charles Hightower, Fayetteville, NC., puts on his game face June 29, while waiting for the welcome brief to begin at McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Illinois, for the 2017 Departme More
U.S. Army veteran David Iuli, Fullerton, CA, bumps a pass to teammates at the net during a sitting volleyball match against Special Operations Command, June 30, at McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Il More
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Dorian Gardner and his family pose for a photo during the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Family Dinner in Chicago June 30, 2017. Gardner, a native of Rialto, Calif., is a member of Team M More
U.S. Marine Corps veteran Michael Nicholson, right, and Jon Stewart, left, talk after the 2017 DoD Warrior Games opening ceremony at Soldier Field in Chicago June 1, 2017. The Warrior Games is an adaptive sport More
U.S. Army veteran Jhoonar Barrera, San Diego, CA, takes off down the court during Team Army’s wheelchair basketball match against Team Air Force, July 1, at McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Illinois, More
U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Hugo Gonzalez Orozco, a native of Reno, Nev., competes in the men’s 1,500-meter race for the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Team Marine Corps during a track competition at Lane Technical C More
U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Richard Hastings, Salt Lake City, UT, for the men’s 100 meter 4.5 race July 2, at Lane Tech College Prep High School, Chicago, Illinois, during the 2017 Department of Defense W More
U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Bell, Warrior Transition Unit, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, offers words of encouragement to veteran Michael Helmen, Killeen, Texas, while he participates in the archery e More
U.S. Army veteran Charles Hightower, Fayetteville, N.C., guts out a long throw in the shot put event July 5, at Soldier Field, Chicago, Ill, during the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games. The DOD Warrior More
U.S. Marine Corps veteran Guillermo Lopez receives ice for his shoulder after the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Cycling Competition in Chicago July 6, 2017. Lopez, a native of San Antonio, Texas, is a member of Team M More
Team Army sitting volleyball coach Linda Gomez gives instructions to Team Army during the gold medal match against Team Navy July 7, at The United Center, Chicago, Ill, during the 2017 Department of Defense War More
Team Army wheelchair basketball coach Rodney Williams and U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher McGinnis, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, are in deep discussion on the sidelines during the gold medal game ag More
U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 3 Terry McElwain earns the Heart of the Team award at the United Center in Chicago July 7, 2017. McElwain, a native of Burden, Kan., is a member of Team Marine Corps. The More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Danielle Pothoof competes in the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Swimming Competition at the University of Illinois in Chicago July 8, 2017. Pothoof, a native of Bay City, Mich., is a member More
Warrior Games athletes listen intently to instructions during the welcome brief at McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Illinois, June 29, for the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games. The DOD Warrio More
U.S. Marine Corps veteran Matthew Francis adjusts his bow during a 2017 DoD Warrior Games practice at McCormick Place in Chicago, June 29, 2017. Francis, a native of Danville, Va., is a member of Team Marine C More
U.S. Marine Corps veteran Fernando Andrade gets dinner at the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Family Dinner in Chicago June 30, 2017. Andrade, a native of Compton, Calif., is a member of Team Marine Corps. The family di More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Earl Ohlinger, Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, GA, looks on as his teammates race down court during Team Army’s wheelchair basketball match against Team Air Force, July 1, at McCormick More
U.S. Army veteran Randi Hobson, Grand Junction, Colo., is set in her starting block, ready for the women’s 100 meter 6.0 race, July 2, at Lane Tech College Prep High School, Chicago, Illinois, during the 2017 D More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Brian Fogarty, a member of Team Marine Corps and native of New Philadelphia, Pa., takes the lead in a men’s 1,500-meter race during the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Track Competition at La More
U.S. Marine Corps veteran Leon Pierce congratulates an athlete from Team Navy after the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Archery Competition at McCormick Place in Chicago July 3, 2017. Pierce, a native of Northridge, Cal More
U.S. Army veteran David Iuli, Fullerton, CA, takes careful aim at his target while competing in the archery event July 3, during the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games. The DOD Warrior Games are an adapti More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Robert Roberts III, Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Carson, CO, steps up to the ring to throw the shot put July 5, at Soldier Field, Chicago, Ill, during the 2017 Department of Defense Wa More
U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Hugo Gonzalez Orozco competes in the 2017 DoD Warrior Games Cycling Competition in Chicago July 6, 2017. Gonzalez Orozco, a native of Reno, Nev., is a member of Team Marine Corps. More