DoD Warrior Games Begin Friday at Quantico Marine Corps Base

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The Department of Defense Warrior Games 2015 will begin Friday with an opening ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle. The games will take place at the Quantico Marine Corps Base through Sunday, June 28, and they’re free and open to the public.

The DoD Warrior Games, an annual sporting competition, will feature 270 wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans from across the country. The 2015 games will have eight sporting events with athletes representing teams from the U.S. Marine Corps, Army, Navy/Coast Guard, Air Force, Special Operations Command and the British Armed Forces.

The Warrior Games are similar to the Paralympics, and will include track and field events, swimming races, wheelchair basketball and seated volleyball. This is the first year that the Defense Department is organizing the games, which were previously run by the U.S. Olympic Committee and held at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

The Opening Ceremony will commence at 11 a.m. Friday. There will be no parking at the National Museum of the Marine Corps (NMMC) for the ceremony. All those who wish to attend must proceed to designated parking areas at Marine Corps Base Quantico. Transportation will be provided to NMMC via shuttle buses.

Visitors will be transported back to their vehicles following the event. The organizers recommend that guests arrive early to ensure a good seat for the ceremony. For more details about shuttle buses, a map of the DoD Warrior Games and other information, please click here.

You can also visit the games at Facebook - just click here.