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What’s in a Name?
A name is something that you get from your Mom and Dad. It is something you hear when your teacher calls on you. You hear it when your brothers or sister want help with a chore or they want you …...
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Warrior Spirit Revealed on First Day of Games
The Warrior Games kicked off Tuesday with five cycling events here at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Both the Army and Marine teams finished with six medals. Army with two gold,...
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And a Rivalry is Born
“A-R-M-Y might stand for Aren’t Ready to beat the Marines Yet,” explained an anonymous Team Marine fan at the 2012 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs on Tuesday. After a narrow Marine victory over Army...
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The Warrior Games Experience
The 2012 Olympic Games are just months away. Olympic hopefuls and returning medalists are beginning to appear in advertisements, television talk shows and on billboards across the country. Their...
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Better than Superman
In Colorado Springs, an 11-year-old boy explains why he attended the 2012 Warrior Games. “I came here to see my hero,” he said, chest puffed out. “Superman can dodge a bullet, but my dad can actually...
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Blinded EOD Tech to Swim on U.S. Paralympic Team
U.S. Paralympian and wounded warrior Navy Lt. Brad Snyder can swim 100 meters in less than a minute. That’s almost Michael Phelps-fast. Even if the 28-year-old explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) officer...
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That Others May Live: Crash Survivor Returns to Flight Status
Two years of pain, frustration and hard work has finally paid off for Air Force Master Sgt. Christopher Aguilera. Known as “Aggie” by his personal trainer and close friends because of his affinity for...
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What the Blind Can Do
If you have followed this blog since the start of the summer you have read some pretty remarkable stories of wounded veterans using adaptive sports to get their lives back. You read about the story of...
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Golden Anniversary: Blind Navy EOD Officer Swims for Gold Exactly One Year...
An “Alive Day” is the anniversary of the day a wounded warrior was injured in combat. Some look at it as the day he or she escaped death. It may also be the day many of these brave men and … Continue...
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2013 Warrior Games Highlights
The fourth annual Warrior Games has come to a close in Colorado Springs, and though it was close competition with the Army in every event, the Marines brought home the Chairman’s Cup once again....
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