Left to right: Spc. Chris. Weber of Bainville Mont. who suffered multiple injuries including a badly broken back after falling off a cliff in Kandahar providence, Retired Staff Sgt. Mike kacer, of Scranton Pa. who lost his arm in a rocket explosion in Afghanistan on June 18, 2008, and Spc. Brynden Keller of Indianapolis, Ind. who lost his leg outside of Kandahar Providence in Afghanistan competes in a sprint race as Army veterans from across the United States in the Army Warrior Games clinics try for a chance at a spot on the Army Warrior Games team, Fort Meade, Md., Sunday, March 11, 2012. The 2012 Warrior Games, held April 30th - May 5th in Colorado Springs, Colo., features representatives from Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Special Operations and will compete for gold metals in archery, cycling, wheelchair basketball, shooting, swimming, track and field, and sitting volleyball. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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