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Marine Corps veteran, Douglas Godfrey Jr. makes his way to Colorado Springs to compete in his second Warrior Games By Courtney Cooper Douglas Godfrey Jr. practices for his archery competition at the 2017 DoD Warrior Games in Chicago, Ill. on June 30, 2017. (Photo by Courtney Cooper) After 15 years of service, Marine Corps […]
The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Paralympics provided plenty of redemption stories and a handful of highlight-reel finishes By John Groth One of the most successful Paralympic Games for the United States finished with a thrilling, edge-of-your-seat gold-medal victory. Team USA’s men’s para ice hockey team rallied from a one-goal deficit in the final 40 seconds, defeating […]
U.S. Navy Veteran, Ian Singleterry, talks about his life changing motorcycle accident, how he deals with PTSD and his love of WCMX By Courtney Cooper Losing a limb was mild compared to the daily struggles of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that Ian “Doc” Singleterry faces every day. Singleterry joined the Navy in 1991 after […]
Marine Corps veterans give back to the sport that helped them in their time of need By John Groth U.S. Marine Corps veteran Raymond Hennagir at the 2018 National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament. (Photo Christopher Di Virgilio). Now that the Miami Valley Junior Raptors have arrived and are playing at the National Wheelchair Basketball Association’s […]
West Point graduate Charles Baldinger straps in for a go at the climbing wall at the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass, Colo. (Photo by Heather King). West Point graduate joins more than 300 veterans for Winter Sports Clinic By Heather King Traveler, poet, and gypsy soul Jack Kerouac said, “In the […]
The best teams, players and coaches return to Kentucky in April for the 70th National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament By Dave Royse It’s always kind of hard to get away from basketball in Kentucky. That will be particularly true if you find yourself in Louisville’s Kentucky Exposition Center in mid-April. There, you’ll find 12 courts, all […]
Andy Soule takes home his first ever Paralympic gold medal in PyeongChang
Rico Roman: An Officer on the Ice and A Gentleman By Josh Eisenberg US Army veteran Rico Roman on the ice in South Korea for the Paralympic Winter Games. (Photo by Michael Clubine). As far as USA Sled Hockey’s Rico Roman could remember growing up in Oregon, he wanted to be a soldier, “I kind […]
U.S. Marine Corps veteran, “Wreck-It” Ralph DeQuebec, is wreaking havoc on the rest of the sled hockey field By Josh Eisenberg US Marine veteran, Ralph DeQuebec, and Team USA Men’s para-hockey are on their way to gold at the Paralympic Winter Games. (Photo by Michael Clubine). The man whose XBOX gamer handle is, “MrBenjaminBoom”, knew […]
U.S. Army veteran and Paralympian, Centra Mazyck, talks about facing discrimination, raising her son and not letting her injury slow her down By Courtney Cooper Photo Courtesy of Ce-Ce Mazyk Throughout her life, U.S. Army veteran Centra “Ce-Ce” Mazyck has faced a great deal of hard times, but to this day she is a force […]