2019 Warrior Games open in Tampa

By: Mike Bottoms - 6/25/2019

Team SOCOM arrives during the 2019 DoD Warrior Games opening ceremony hosted in Tampa, Fla., June 22, 2019. The Warrior Games were established in 2010 as a way to enhance the recovery and rehabilitation of wounded, ill and injured service members and expose them to adaptive sports. The 2019 DoD Warrior Games are comprised of more than 300 service member and veteran athletes representing the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command, and five partner nations. (Photo by Michael Bottoms, USSOCOM Office of Communication)




Celebrity Jon Stewart emcees the opening ceremony for the 2019 DoD Warrior Games hosted in Tampa, Fla., June 22, 2019. The Warrior Games were established in 2010 as a way to enhance the recovery and rehabilitation of wounded, ill and injured service members and expose them to adaptive sports. The 2019 DoD Warrior Games are comprised of more than 300 service member and veteran athletes representing the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command, and five partner nations. (Photo by Michael Bottoms, USSOCOM Office of Communication)




Army Gen. Richard D. Clarke, commander U.S. Special Operations Command, waves to the crowd during the 2019 DoD Warrior Games opening ceremony hosted in Tampa, Fla., June 22, 2019. The Warrior Games were established in 2010 as a way to enhance the recovery and rehabilitation of wounded, ill and injured service members and expose them to adaptive sports. The 2019 DoD Warrior Games are comprised of more than 300 service member and veteran athletes representing the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command, and five partner nations. (Photo by Michael Bottoms, USSOCOM Office of Communication)




Army Staff Sgt. Lauren Montoya carries the torch to light the flame during the 2019 DoD Warrior Games opening ceremony hosted in Tampa, Fla., June 22, 2019. The Warrior Games were established in 2010 as a way to enhance the recovery and rehabilitation of wounded, ill and injured service members and expose them to adaptive sports. The 2019 DoD Warrior Games are comprised of more than 300 service member and veteran athletes representing the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command, and five partner nations. (Photo by Michael Bottoms, USSOCOM Office of Communication




Army Master Sgt. Jarrid Collins carries the torch to light the flame during the 2019 DoD Warrior Games opening ceremony hosted in Tampa, Fla., June 22, 2019. The Warrior Games were established in 2010 as a way to enhance the recovery and rehabilitation of wounded, ill and injured service members and expose them to adaptive sports. The 2019 DoD Warrior Games are comprised of more than 300 service member and veteran athletes representing the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command, and five partner nations. (Photo by Michael Bottoms, USSOCOM Office of Communication)




(From left to right) Army Gen. Richard D. Clarke, commander U.S. Special Operations Command, Celebrity Titus O’Neill, and Tampa Mayor Jane Castor light the flame during the 2019 DoD Warrior Games opening ceremony hosted in Tampa, Fla., June 22, 2019. The Warrior Games were established in 2010 as a way to enhance the recovery and rehabilitation of wounded, ill and injured service members and expose them to adaptive sports. The 2019 DoD Warrior Games are comprised of more than 300 service member and veteran athletes representing the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command, and five partner nations. (Photo by Michael Bottoms, USSOCOM Office of Communication)




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