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U.S. Army Recovery Care Program Announces 2023 Adaptive Sports Camp at Fort Bragg
March 10, 2023 — ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA. – U.S. Army Recovery Care Program, host of the U.S. Army Trials, will introduce the Adaptive Sports Camp, 28 March - 06 April, taking place at Fort Bragg, N.C. Wounded, ill and injured Soldiers will compete for the opportunity to attend the 2023 Warrior Games Challenge hosted by the Army’s Training and Doctrine Command in June 2023 at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, Calif... MORE

I want to do more so I can be ready.
March 7, 2023 — Since he was in the fifth grade, Spc. Matthew Peite knew he wanted to be in the military. He had big dreams to get out of his small town and see the world... MORE

Getting out of your head by getting out of the barracks
March 3, 2023 — Cpl. (Ret.) Joshua Justice always knew a life in the Army was for him until it wasn’t. A previous knee injury prior to enlisting reared its ugly head while on a deployment to the US-Mexico border at his 11th year of serving. “I got deployed as an MP [Military Police] with the National Guard down to the Mexico border to support our border patrol. One day in 2020 when I was coming off a shift, I just felt my ACL explode.” That previously repaired knee injury suffered further wear and tear with deployments and relocation... MORE

Safety is the Way to Roll in Wheelchair Rugby
March 2, 2023 — FORT BELVOIR, VA - Wheelchair rugby is beyond fascinating to watch. The hits, the speed and the scoring are sure to make any fan cheer. The crème de le crème of adaptive team sports has come under fire for being too rough but at an adaptive sports camp, coaches hope to educate and incorporate common sense rules and injury prevention techniques... MORE

Soldiers and Cadre Discover Benefits of Wheelchair Rugby
March 1, 2023 — Sgt. Finlahy Cortez-Powers never imagined playing wheelchair rugby. The Mortuary Affairs Specialist was introduced to adaptive sports last fall at the Fort Benning Soldier Recovery (SRU) unit after a back injury... MORE

“I didn’t know how to be physical being disabled but wheelchair basketball gave me hope.”
February 7, 2023 — Retired Army Specialist Anthony Farve found hope through hoops, but he knew he needed to get off the bench of depression. He had his left leg amputated after an explosion in a war zone in Iraq several years earlier... MORE

When you come to terms with what happened to you
February 6, 2023 — Retired Army Captain Tim Bomke knows a thing or two about adversity and overcoming obstacles. You might say, and so would he, that he’s a late bloomer. On June 3, 2005, while deployed to Iraq, Bomke’s vehicle was hit by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on a route clearing operation resulting in the loss of his right leg, below the knee... MORE

There’s NO excuse to not be living your full potential
January 7, 2023 — If you’ve ever flown on a commercial plane before, you know the safety briefing always includes the instructions to put your mask on first before helping others. This sound advice is something retired Staff Sgt. Armando Mejia knows all too well... MORE

You are Worth the Journey Toward Better
January 6, 2023 — It’s often said to have a comeback you have to have a setback. Sgt. 1st Class (R) Lavone Kendrick’s setback to come back was over twenty years in the making and she is living her truth today trying to help others... MORE

Adaptive Sports Feeds Your Soul
January 5, 2023 — You can’t remember the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Chicago without the image of Team Army performing a Hakka chant. That chant led by Sgt 1st Class Dave Iuli, became one of the greatest memories of those games... MORE