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Wounded, ill and injured service member's from the Marine Corps, Army, Navy/Coast Guard and SOCOM showcased their athletic abilities during a heated seated volleyball match against Prince Harry and the British team. For the All-Marine team the Games provides opportunities for them to train as athletes, while increasing their strength so they can continue with military service or develop healthy habits for life outside the service. The forth annual Warrior Games will be held at the Olympic Training Center and Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 10-16. Athletes will have a chance to compete in swimming, track and field, volleyball, wheelchair basketball, cycling, shooting and archery. The All-Marine team will defend their first place title against the Army, Navy /Coast Guard, Air Force and SOCOM. - Wounded, ill and injured service member's from the Marine Corps, Army, Navy/Coast Guard and SOCOM showcased their athletic abilities during a heated seated volleyball match against Prince Harry and the British team. For the All-Marine team the Games provides opportunities for them to train as athletes, while increasing their strength so they can continue with military service or develop healthy habits for life outside the service. The forth annual Warrior Games will be held at the Olympic Training Center and Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 10-16. Athletes will have a chance to compete in swimming, track and field, volleyball, wheelchair basketball, cycling, shooting and archery. The All-Marine team will defend their first place title against the Army, Navy /Coast Guard, Air Force and SOCOM.

Cpl. Marcus Chischilly with Wounded Warrior Battalion West, checks his gear before moving to the starting line of the 10k hand-cycle race during the 2013 Warrior Games at the Air Force Academy. 24-year-old Chischilly from Phoenix, competed in both the hand-cycling and the Marine Corps versus Navy basketball game today. The team of 50 Marines defending champions will compete in several events during the Games including wheelchair basketball, archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball and track and field. They will defend their championship against the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Special Operations Command and the British Armed Forces. - Cpl. Marcus Chischilly with Wounded Warrior Battalion West, checks his gear before moving to the starting line of the 10k hand-cycle race during the 2013 Warrior Games at the Air Force Academy. 24-year-old Chischilly from Phoenix, competed in both the hand-cycling and the Marine Corps versus Navy basketball game today. The team of 50 Marines defending champions will compete in several events during the Games including wheelchair basketball, archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball and track and field. They will defend their championship against the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Special Operations Command and the British Armed Forces.

Cpl. Breanna Dill, a native of Saint Francis, Minn., and member of the Wounded Warrior Battalion West is welcomed to Colorado by members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Dill and 49 other Marines are here for the All-Marine Warrior Games team two-week training camp. The camp will prepare the athletes for the fourth annual Warrior Games that will be held at the Olympic Training Center and Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 10-16. The Marines will continue to train hard for the remaining week and are looking forward to defending their first place title against the Army, Navy /Coast Guard, Air Force and SOCOM. (Photo by Aquita Brown) - Cpl. Breanna Dill, a native of Saint Francis, Minn., and member of the Wounded Warrior Battalion West is welcomed to Colorado by members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Dill and 49 other Marines are here for the All-Marine Warrior Games team two-week training camp. The camp will prepare the athletes for the fourth annual Warrior Games that will be held at the Olympic Training Center and Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 10-16. The Marines will continue to train hard for the remaining week and are looking forward to defending their first place title against the Army, Navy /Coast Guard, Air Force and SOCOM. (Photo by Aquita Brown)

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