Name: Matt Sanders Rank when retired/separated: staff sergeant Age: 29 Hometown: Visalia, Calif. Current residence: Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Years in service: 6 Injury/disability: Ankle, kidney, and lower ankle Sport/sports: Sitting volleyball, track and field and wheelchair basketball What do the Warrior Games mean to you? This is my third year in the Warrior Games. It’s a chance for military veterans, wounded or ill, to recover their own life. What motivated you to try out for the Air Force Warrior Games team? It was

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Name: Matt Sanders Rank when retired/separated: staff sergeant Age: 29 Hometown: Visalia, Calif. Current residence: Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Years in service: 6 Injury/disability: Ankle, kidney, and lower ankle Sport/sports: Sitting volleyball, track and field and wheelchair basketball What do the Warrior Games mean to you? This is my third year in the Warrior Games. It’s a chance for military veterans, wounded or ill, to recover their own life. What motivated you to try out for the Air Force Warrior Games team? It was coming out to (Air Force selection) camp and meeting all the different athletes. ( Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III) Athlete Portraits_ Matt Sanders by AirmanMagazine

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