WEST POINT—The 2016 Department of Defense Warrior Games got off to a rousing start on June 15 with talk show host and comedian John Stewart and other dignitaries at West Point. The Warrior Games come out of the adaptive sports and athletic reconditioning programs used for the recovery and reintegration of wounded service members and vets.
Teams representing all the armed forces—Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and SOCOM (U.S. Special Operation Command)—as well as an exuberant contingent from the British Armed Forces, competed in several adaptive sports.
The opening ceremonies went off with military precision. To start the evening, the West Point parachute team performed several jumps from 6,000 feet to a precise target on the ground.
West Point parachutist jumps during opening ceremonies of the DoD Warrior Games at West Point on June 15, 2016. Yvonne Marcotte/Epoch Times
