Army Takes Home Chairman’s Cup at 2015 DOD Warrior Games

By Tactical-Life

The following is a release from Keith Oliver and the U.S. Army:

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — The Army ruled almost every category on its way to grabbing the Chairman’s Cup for the second straight year at the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games held at this historic Marine Corps base.

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“That very first event, cycling, is what really brought this team together,” said Sgt. 1st Class Keoki Smythe, the noncommissioned officer in charge at the Alexandria-based Warrior Transition Command.

“Then our track athletes and swimmers gave us a huge lead and our archery team had a gold medal sweep,” the Seattle native said.

Other events included wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball and shooting. Wheelchair rugby had been slated as an exhibition sport but fell victim to hasty schedule changes in deference to two days’ severe downpours and tornado activity in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Begun in 2010 to test – and showcase – the resilience and adaptability of combat-wounded, ill and injured Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen, the first games were dominated by the Marine Corps before the Army surged to a victory last year.

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Source:: Tactical Life