CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., (March 2, 2013)— Marine veteran Cpl. Jake Stalder of Muenster, Texas, receives a big hug from his mom Claudia before the start of the archery finals at the 2013 Marine Corps Trials. The Trials are a Paralympic style competition that includes swimming, wheelchair basketball sitting volleyball, track and field, archery, cycling and shooting. The Trials will conclude March 6 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. The top 50 performing Marines will earn the opportunity to compete on the All-Marine Warrior Games Team in Colorado Springs, Colo., in May. (Photo by Pat Cub

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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., (March 2, 2013)— Marine veteran Cpl. Jake Stalder of Muenster, Texas, receives a big hug from his mom Claudia before the start of the archery finals at the 2013 Marine Corps Trials. The Trials are a Paralympic style competition that includes swimming, wheelchair basketball sitting volleyball, track and field, archery, cycling and shooting. The Trials will conclude March 6 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif. The top 50 performing Marines will earn the opportunity to compete on the All-Marine Warrior Games Team in Colorado Springs, Colo., in May. (Photo by Pat Cubel) Marine Corps Trials archery competition DVIDS878638

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