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US Team Competitor Profile – Q&A with Javier Rodriguez – Overcoming Challenges

US Team Competitor Profile – Javier Rodriguez – Overcoming Challenges Q&A with Javier Rodriguez US Navy Chief Petty Officer Javier Rodriguez enlisted in 2002 wanting to serve his country and see the world. He served aboard various submarines and at a variety of naval bases. In 2011, […]

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US Team Competitor Profile – Henry Sawyer – Reaching Goals

US Team Competitor Profile – Henry Sawyer – Reaching Goals Q&A with Henry Sawyer  U.S. Navy Petty Officer Third Class Henry Sawyer served in the Navy for 8 years, which included two deployments. While playing semi-pro football in Jacksonville, he was injured during a tackle that initially […]

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US Team Competitor Profile – Kirstie Ennis – I Am Invictus

US Team Competitor Profile – Kirstie Ennis – I Am Invictus Retired Marine Sergeant Kirstie Ennis joined the Marine Corps at the age of 17, shortly after she graduated Milton High School with her diploma and Pensacola Junior College with her Associates of Arts degree. She enlisted […]

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US Team Competitor Profile – Co-Captain Yancy Taylor – Team Spirit

US Team Competitor Profile  – Co-Captain Yancy Taylor – Team Spirit US Army Sergeant First Class Yancy Taylor suffered a gunshot wound to his left shoulder while deployed. He joined the Marine Corps when he was 18 and served for 8 years. He deployed in support of […]

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US Team Competitor Profile – Michael Kacer – New Beginning

US Team Competitor Profile – Michael Kacer – New Beginning Q&A with Michael Kacer – New Beginning U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Michael Kacer lost his left arm in 2008 while deployed in Afghanistan. Michael competed in the 2014 Invictus Games in London winning a bronze medal in […]

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US Team Competitor Profile | Dan Oosterhous – Always Moving

US Team Competitor Profile | Dan Oosterhous – Always Moving Forward In My Own Words – by Retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Dan Oosterhous The U.S. Air Force Academy commissioned Retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Dan Oosterhous in 1983, where he currently serves as the men’s tennis coach. Following […]

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US Team Competitor Profile | Ana Manciaz – I Am Invictus

US Team Competitor Profile | Ana Manciaz – I Am Invictus In My Own Words – by Retired U.S. Army Sergeant Ana Manciaz Retired U.S. Army Sergeant Ana Manciaz lost her right leg after a noncombat accident. Growing up in Los Lunas, NM she always remained athletic, […]

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US Team Competitor Profile | Ryan McIntosh – No Limits

US Team Competitor Profile | Ryan McIntosh – No Limits In My Own Words – by U.S. Army Sergeant Ryan McIntosh U.S. Army Sergeant Ryan McIntosh lost his right leg below the knee after stepping on a pressure-plate landmine while performing a routine mission in Afghanistan in […]

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US Team Captain Will Reynolds – Representing the United States in the 2016 Invictus Games Is An Honor

Representing the United States in the 2016 Invictus Games Is An Honor In My Own Words – by US Team Captain Will Reynolds March 2, 2016 Representing the United States in the 2016 Invictus Games is an honor, and all my teammates and I are training hard […]

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