50 athletes selected for the 2013 Army Warrior Games Team

50 athletes selected for the 2013 Army Warrior Games Team

Saturday, June 1, 2013

The Warrior Transition Command in Alexandria, Va., has announced the Army Team for the 2013 Warrior Games.Wounded, ill and injured soldiers and veterans trained and competed for months to be one of 50 athletes representing the Army team.Army athletes will compete against Marines Corps, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, Special Operations Command, and United Kingdom teams at the U.S. Olympic Training Center and U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.The Paralympic-style competition for wounded, ill and injured service members allows athletes to compete for gold medals in shooting, swimming, archery, sitting volleyball, cycling, track and field and wheelchair basketball.In addition to winners in each event, the Warrior Games feature a pentathlon format Ultimate Warrior competition and the Chairman’s Cup which is awarded to the team with the highest medal score.Warrior Games showcase the resilient spirit of wounded, ill, and injured service members from all branches of the military who have overcome significant physical and behavioral health challenges.The 2013 Army Warrior Games Team:Charles Allen – Army veteranSpc. Quintarious Almon – Community Based Warrior Transition Unit-AlabamaStaff Sgt. Spencer Anderson II – Fort Carson, Colo.Sgt. Joshua Andrew – Warrior Transition Unit, Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash.Maj. John Arbino – Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Belvoir, Va.Charles Armstead – Army veteranSpc. Alaina Barnes – Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Knox, Ky.Capt. Frank Barroqueiro – Community Based Warrior Transition Unit-FloridaSpc. Jon Brancheau – Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Bliss, TexasStaff Sgt. David Carte – Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Bliss, TexasAshley Crandall – Army veteranStaff Sgt. Krisell Creager-Lumpkins – Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Carson, Colo.Maj. Thomas Davis – Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Sam Houston, TexasLt. Col. Daniel Dudek – Warrior Transition Command, Alexandria, Va.Staff Sgt. Carlton Duncan – Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Bragg, N.C.Chanda Gaeth – Army veteranMaster Sgt. Rhoden Galloway – Warrior Transition Command, Fort Sam Houston, TexasJames Green Jr. – Army veteranMichael Grover – Army veteranCapt. Lacey Hamilton – Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Meade, Md.Chief Warrant Officer 2 Alan Hart –Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Gordon, Ga.Sean Hook – Army veteranMichael Kacer – Army veteranSgt. Sean Karpf – Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md.Staff Sgt. Michael Lage – Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Sam Houston, TexasJeremy Lee – Army veteranMargaux Mange – Army veteranSgt. Delvin Maston – Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Sam Houston, TexasChad McDuffee – Army veteranSgt. Ryan Mcintosh -- Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Sam Houston, TexasBlake McMinn – Army veteranStaff Sgt. Anthony Misuraca – Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Gordon, Ga.Sgt. Edward Patton Jr. – Community Based Warrior Transition Unit-FloridaMichael Phillips – Army veteranSpc. Quinton Picone – Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Sam Houston, TexasAnthony Pone – Army veteranPerry Price – Army veteranLuis Puertas – Army veteranWill Reynolds – Army veteranStaff Sgt. Nathan Robbins – Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Bliss, TexasAnthony Robinson – Army veteranJR Salzman – Army veteranSgt. 1st Class Keoki Smythe – Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Carson, Colo.Juan Soto – Army veteranSgt. Monica Southall – Community Based Warrior Transition Unit-VirginiaLance Thornton – Army veteranSpc. Elizabeth Wasil – Fort Carson, Colo.Jessie White – Army veteranStaff Sgt. Curtis Winston – HawaiiSgt. Kendall York – Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Bragg, N.C.The Warrior Transition Command, or WTC, is a major subordinate command under the U.S. Army Medical Command.WTC’s mission is to develop, coordinate and integrate the Army’s Warrior Care and Transition Program for wounded, ill and injured soldiers, veterans and their families.For more information on the Warrior Transition Command or the Army’s Warrior Games team visit: www.WTC.army.mil, or follow on Facebook at http://facebook.com/army