Six years after an accident that left with him shattered bones and a traumatic brain injury, retired Army Staff Sgt. Nathan Cruz, from the Special Operations Command team, competes in a cycling race, Sept. 29, at Fort Carson, Colo., during Warrior Games 2014 in Colorado Springs. Approximately 200 athletes representing the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and USSOCOM are competing in seven adaptive sports: archery, cycling, wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball, shooting, track and field, and swimming. The Warrior Games, founded in 2010, are designed to support healing and recovery


Six years after an accident that left with him shattered bones and a traumatic brain injury, retired Army Staff Sgt. Nathan Cruz, from the Special Operations Command team, competes in a cycling race, Sept. 29, at Fort Carson, Colo., during Warrior Games 2014 in Colorado Springs. Approximately 200 athletes representing the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and USSOCOM are competing in seven adaptive sports: archery, cycling, wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball, shooting, track and field, and swimming. The Warrior Games, founded in 2010, are designed to support healing and recovery of wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans through adaptive sports. (Official DoD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Roy Rodriguez) US Special Operations Command team, Warrior Games 2014 141029-M-WE418-003


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