British Royal Marine Joe Townsend, native of Eastbourne,

British Royal Marine Joe Townsend, native of Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom, prepares to throw a shot-put ball during the track and field portion of the 2012 Marine Corps Trials at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 19. Townsend, a bilateral amputee, placed first in the 10-kilometer hand-cycling competition earlier in the day as well as in the 100-meter and 200-meter wheelchair race during track and field. More than 300 injured Marines from the Wounded Warrior Regiment, in addition to veterans and allies, are competing in the second annual Trials, which include swimming, wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball, track and field, archery, cycling and shooting. The top 50 performing Marines will earn the opportunity to compete in the Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., in May.