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Team Navy/Coast Guard gathers at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in advance of the final wheelchair basketball competitions and the conclusion of the 2011 Warrior Games, a paralympic-style sport event among 220 seriously wounded, ill and injured service members from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. U.S. Navy photo by
Retired U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Bell (right) and his family cheer on Team Navy/Coast Guard during the 2011 Warrior Games. The Warrior Games is a week-long Paralympic-style sport event among 220 seriously wounded, ill and injured service members from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. U.S.
Members of Team Navy/Coast Guard participate in the time-honored tradition of the "march the athletes" down the Olympic pathways during the Opening Ceremonies of the 2nd Annual Warrior Games at the Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, Colo. U.S. Navy photo by Zona T. Lewis, Navy Safe Harbor. Written by Navy Safe Harbor Public Affairs. In
This week, we honor three wounded Coast Guard veterans who continue to represent their country on a different field of battle – competitive sports. Lt. Sancho Johnson, Chief Petty Officer Christopher Shunk and Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Bell will represent the Coast Guard in the 2nd annual Warrior Games.