Staff Sgt. Ollie Knowland practices sitting volleyball at the 2014 US Army Warrior Trials
Summary
Staff Sgt. Ollie Knowland practices sitting volleyball at the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., June 10, 2014. Knowland is assigned to the Warrior Transition Unit at Kleber Kaserne, Germany, and is from San Antonio. More than 100 wounded, ill and injured service members and Veterans from across the United States joined together at West Point to train and compete in the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials. Army Warrior Trials are slated for June 15-20. The event is hosted by Warrior Transition Command and includes athletes from the Army, Marines and Air Force who will face off in archery, basketball, cycling, track and field, swimming, shooting, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball. Participants in the trials include athletes with spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, visual impairment, serious illnesses and amputations. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Jacob Seguin)