Forty Navy athletes will compete in this year's DoD Warrior Games, which are scheduled to take place June 2-9 at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Athletes will compete in various paralympic-style events including track and field, swimming, shooting, archery, sitting volleyball, cycling and wheelchair basketball. The Navy Wounded Warrior — Safe Harbor Program provides Sailors and Coast Guardsmen as well as their families with non-medical care while they are recovering from serious illness or injury. There are approximately 4,000 Sailors and Coast Guardsmen currently enrolled in the program. To learn more, visit the Navy Wounded Warrior website.
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