Marine veteran Cpl. Ray Hennagir from Deptford, N.J., practices during the 2013 Marine Warrior Games team training camp in Colorado Springs, Colo. Hennagir sustained a bilateral leg amputation, fragmentation wounds to his lower torso and a fractured left arm while deployed to al Anbar province, Iraq. He will participate in swimming, wheelchair basketball and volleyball. The two-week training camp will prepare Marines for the 2013 Warrior Games. The Warrior Games is a Paralympic style competition to elevate wounded, ill and injured service member’s abilities through athletic competition. The fourth annual Warrior Games will be held at the Olympic Training Center and Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, May 10-16. Athletes will compete in swimming, track and field, volleyball, wheelchair basketball, cycling, shooting and archery. The All-Marine team will defend their three-time, first place title against the Army, Navy /Coast Guard, Air Force and SOCOM. Interview also available. Also available in high definition.
Date Taken: | 05.03.2013 |
Date Posted: | 05.05.2013 02:20 |
Category: | B-Roll |
Video ID: | 289075 |
VIRIN: | 130503-M-SO228-399 |
Filename: | DOD_100804056 |
Length: | 00:02:10 |
Location: | COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, US |
Hometown: | DEPTFORD, NEW JERSEY, US |
Downloads: | 3 |
High-Res. Downloads: | 3 |
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