JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas--The Department of Defense announced today the names of the 65 competitors who will compete on the U.S. team at the Invictus Games in The Hague, Netherlands, May 9-16, 2020.
More than 500 wounded, ill, and injured service members from 19 allied nations are expected to compete. Competitors will participate in nine adaptive sports: archery, athletics, indoor rowing, powerlifting, road cycling, sitting volleyball, swimming, wheelchair basketball, and wheelchair rugby.
The United Kingdom’s Prince Harry, a former captain in the British army, founded the Invictus Games in 2014. The Games are based on the United States’ concept of the Warrior Games and are designed to use the power of sport to inspire recovery, support rehabilitation, and generate a wider understanding of, and respect for, those who serve their country and their loved ones.
The following athletes were selected as primaries for the U.S. team:
Retired Staff Sgt. Ross Alewine, Army
Gunnery Sgt. John Ayo, Marine Corps
Cpl. Josue Barron, Marine Corps
Senior Airman John Berry, Air Force
Private 1st Class Isaac Blunt, Marine Corps
Retired Capt. Tim Bomke, Army
Army Sgt. 1st Class Lance Borman, U.S. Special Operations Command
Retired Senior Airman Brett Campfield, Air Force
Army Specialist Steven Carmen, U.S. Special Operations Command
Petty Officer Second Class Jai Cheon, Navy
Petty Officer Second Class Daniel Clarke, Navy
Lt. Joshua Connell, Navy
Petty Officer Third Class Austin Cooper, Navy
Petty Officer Second Class Jacob Cox, Coast Guard
Capt. Patrick Nugent, Marine Corps
Army Staff Sgt. Travis Dunn, U.S. Special Operations Command
Retired Specialist Angela Euson, Army
Navy Chief Petty Officer Phillip Fong, U.S. Special Operations Command
Petty Officer First Class Ruth Freeman, Navy
Retired Specialist Brent Garlic, Army
Senior Airman Demarcus Garrett, Air Force
Seaman Gabriel George, Navy
Retired Tech. Sgt. Chunte Gonzalez, Air Force
Staff Sgt. Beth Grauer, Marine Corps
Staff Sgt. Kevin Greene, Air Force
Master Sgt. Kenneth Guinn, Air Force
Sgt. Matthew Hargrove, Marine Corps
Cpl. Andrew Holliday, Marine Corps
Petty Officer Third Class Dakota Hollingsworth, Navy
Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Tiffany Hudgins, U.S. Special Operations Command
Petty Officer Second Class Darius Jones, Navy
Retired Staff Sgt. Beth King, Army
Cpl. Tisha Knickerbocker, Marine Corps
Retired Chief Master Sgt. Garrett Kuwada, Air Force
Petty Officer Second Class Joshua Laban, Navy
Army Staff Sgt. Fred Lewis, U.S. Special Operations Command
Retired Major Lisa McCranie, Air Force
Retired Sgt. Chris McGinnis, Army
Gunnery Sgt. Steven McKay, Marine Corps
Retired Senior Airman Rafael Morfin, Air Force
Retired Capt. Kristen Morris, Air Force
Army Sgt. Major David Neumer, U.S. Special Operations Command
Sgt. Michael Nicholson, Marine Corps
Fireman Christoper North, Coast Guard
Sgt. 1st Class Earl Ohlinger, Army
Navy Petty Officer First Class Victoria Oldani, U.S. Special Operations Command
Retired Sgt. 1st Class Josh Olsen, Army
Staff Sgt. August O’Neil, Air Force
Army Sgt. 1st Class Dawn Page, U.S. Special Operations Command
Petty Officer Second Class John Pulido, Navy
Staff Sgt. Paul Reifke, Army
Retired Master Sgt. Andres Rodriguez, Air Force
Retired Staff Sgt. Joel Rodriquez, Army
Retired Staff Sgt. Shawn Runnells, Army
Cpl. Jorge Salazar, Marine Corps
Retired Specialist Michelle Sanchez, Army
Petty Officer First Class Tyson Schmidt, Navy
Retired Tech. Sgt. Joshua Smith, Air Force
Staff Sgt. Seth Smith, Marine Corps
Navy Lt. Isaiah Staley, U.S. Special Operations Command
Cpl. Kionte Storey, Marine Corps
Army Master Sgt. George Vera, U.S. Special Operations Command
Army Capt. Sean Walsh, U.S. Special Operations Command
Air Force Staff Sgt. Mario Webb, U.S. Special Operations Command
Retired Capt. Alex Wilson, Army
Retired Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Smith, and Master Sgt. George Vera, U.S. Special Operations Command, were selected as Team U.S. co-captains.