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Reservist, guardsman among Invictus Games competitors

Kari Williams
by Kari Williams
February 14, 2022
Invictus Games

A general view of action in the sitting volleyball match between Australia and Poland during day three of the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 at on October 22, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images for the Invictus Games Foundation

An Air Force reservist and an Air National Guardsman are among the U.S. athletes who will head to the Netherlands in April to compete in the Invictus Games.

The Army announced the 65 service members and veterans who will go head-to-head against fellow adaptive athletes from 20 countries in Prince Harry’s Warrior Games-inspired event.

Staff Sgt. Kevin Greene (Air Force Reserve) competed in wheelchair basketball at the 2019 Warrior Games after a motorcycle crash in 2014 resulted in amputating his left foot and lower left leg. He won six gold medals throughout the 10-day competition.

RELATED: Paraplegic Army National Guard veteran returns to National Veteran Wheelchair Games

Staff Sgt. Matthew Cable, who joined the Montana Air National Guard in 2011, has acute myeloid leukemia, and was introduced to the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program as a result, ESPN reported in 2017.

The Invictus Games features 10 adaptive sports – archery, field, indoor rowing, powerlifting, swimming, track, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, and a driving challenge. Its first event was held in London in September 2014.

Other host sites include Orlando, Florida, (2016); Toronto, Ontario, (2017); and Sydney, Australia (2018).

Athletes will converge at The Hauge from April 16-22, 2022.

For more information on the Invictus Games, visit the organization’s website.

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Tags: Adaptive AthleteAir Force ReserveAir National GuardInvictus GamesWarrior Games
Kari Williams

Kari Williams

Kari Williams is an associate editor for AmeriForce Media. She has more than a decade of experience in the journalism industry across print, digital and social media platforms throughout the Midwest. She found a passion for covering veterans issues through her work as a writer and editor for VFW magazine. Kari has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mass communications from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. When she’s not writing about the military or working on freelance projects, she enjoys working out in her home gym, hanging out with her two rescue dogs and checking out live music and pro wrestling shows. She resides in Maryville, Illinois, just a short drive from Scott Air Force Base.

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