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Department of Defense Warrior Games 2015 June 19-28, 2015, Marine Corps Base | Quantico Virginia. Return to Warrior Game's Home Page
Warrior Profiles
 
 
 
 
 

 Benjamin Seekell

Staff Sergeant (Active Duty)

Hometown : Charlestown, Rhode Island

Sport(s) : Cycling, Shooting, Track & Field and Basketball

Injury : Below-knee left leg amputation

How has military health services helped you overcome your injury/disability?
It has given me a new set of goals and provided me with a new forum to strive for excellence.

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 Gary Shoemaker

Master Sergeant (Retired)

Hometown : Boise, Idaho

Sport(s) : Shooting and Archery

Injury : Post-traumatic stress disorder

How has military health services helped you overcome your injury/disability?
The AFW2 has been instrumental in getting me back to my new normal. The adaptive sports program has gotten me back to my new social normal.

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 Trent Smith

Senior Airman (Retired)

Hometown : Portland, Oregon

Sport(s) : Volleyball, Shooting and Track & Field

Injury : Post-traumatic stress disorder

How has military health services helped you overcome your injury/disability?
Provided the opportunity and equipment for me to overcome barriers within my personal life.

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 Jennifer Stone

Senior Airman (Retired)

Hometown : Denver, Colorado

Sport(s) : Volleyball, Shooting, Swimming and Track & Field

Injury : Chronic post-traumatic stress disorder

How has military health services helped you overcome your injury/disability?
I love sports; they have always been a part of my life. Military health has given me the strength and confidence to continue pushing through my recovery.

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 Tino Uli

Staff Sergeant (Retired)

Hometown : Oceanside, California/ Kalihi, Hawaii

Sport(s) : Volleyball, Cycling and Basketball

Injury : Post-traumatic stress disorder

How has military health services helped you overcome your injury/disability?
It's helped me break through social barriers, strive to get better each and every day by staying busy.

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 Daniel Waugh

Technical Sergeant (Retired)

Hometown : Nampa, Idaho

Sport(s) : Shooting and Archery

Injury : Post-traumatic Meniere's disease, fractured vertebra, severe hearing loss and post-traumatic stress disorder

How has military health services helped you overcome your injury/disability?
They did surgery and fixed my back. They have yet to fix or help with anything else.

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 Brian Williams

Technical Sergeant (Active Duty)

Hometown : Sierra Vista, Arizona

Sport(s) : Volleyball, Archery, Track & Field and Basketball

Injury : Left leg amputation, blown eardrums, traumatic brain injury, missing teeth, compression fracture of the spine and left wrist compound fracture

How has military health services helped you overcome your injury/disability?
AFW2 has been the only positive experience dealing with the medical stuff. I look forward to continuing to work with them in the future.

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 Tim Wymore

Technical Sergeant (Separated)

Hometown : St. Charles, Missouri

Sport(s) : Volleyball, Cycling, Track & Field and Basketball

Injury : Toxic exposure

How has military health services helped you overcome your injury/disability?
It helps me get off the couch, and I get to help other people. I don't have to think about my terminal illness.

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 Patrick Young

Technical Sergeant (Retired)

Hometown : Albuquerque, New Mexico

Sport(s) : Volleyball, Track & Field, Swimming and Basketball

Injury : Post-traumatic stress disorder and left leg amputation

How has military health services helped you overcome your injury/disability?
They helped me obtain prosthetics.

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 Craig Zaleski

Master Sergeant (Retired)

Hometown : Stratford, Wisconsin

Sport(s) : Cycling, Shooting, Archery and Track & Field

Injury : Brain tumor and seizures

How has military health services helped you overcome your injury/disability?
Increased my morale. Provided an opportunity to increase my physical fitness level.

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us flag Rafael Sanchez-Romero

Captain (Retired)

Hometown : Carolina, Puerto Rico

Sport(s) : Track & Field

Injury : Traumatic brain injury

How has military health services helped you overcome your injury/disability?
I lost everything after my injury. WW2 gave me the chance to be part of something again.

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 Christy Wise

Captain (Active Duty)

Hometown : Not provided

Sport(s) : Not provided

Injury : Not provided

How has military health services helped you overcome your injury/disability?
Not provided

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Rafael Sanchez-Romero

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Benjamin Seekel

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Gary Shoemaker

us flag Gary Shoemaker

Trent Smith

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Jennifer Stone

us flag Jennifer Stone

Tino Uli

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Daniel Waugh

us flag Daniel Waugh

Brian Williams

us flag Brian Williams

Christy Wise

us flag Christy Wise

Tim Wymore

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Patrick Young

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Craig Zaleski

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