Army Recovery Care Program

Staff Sgt. Bryan Burgess pictured in Iraq, May 1 2006. (Photo Courtesy of Terry Burgess)

Military adaptive sport coach Steve Smutak gives wheelchair basketball participants advice during wheelchair basketball training for the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games at Fort Belvoir, Va., June 15, 2 More

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III and Mrs. Chandler pose for a photo with Sgt. Fred Prince, a native of Bedias, Texas, Cindy Prince, his Mother and Joan Kingsley, his grandmother after Prince won th More

Joshua Olson takes aim at the 2012 Paralympics in London. (Photo courtesy Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Olson)

Army Veteran Eric Hollen, of Colorado Springs, Colo. and Army Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Olson, stationed at Fort Benning, Ga., both members of the 2012 U.S. Paralympic shooting team, pose for a photo after the Sep. More

Spc. Andrew Schaffercouncil, Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Carson, Colo., slams a ball over the net during the archery and sitting volleyball trials held at Fort Belvoir, Va., on February 25 to March 1. Athlete More

Spc. Jon B. Brancheau, a National Guard infantryman and native of Grand Rapids, Mich., currently assigned to the Warrior Transition Unit in Fort Bliss, Texas, applies a lubricating solution to the tips of arrow More

Staff Sgt. Nathan Robbins inspects his rifle during rifle practice in preparation for the 2013 Warrior Games, May 7, 2013. Robbins hopes to win an individual award for shooting as well as help Team Army win the More

Army Reserve Spc. Quitarious Almon runs alongside fellow Team Army competitors during track and field practice May 7, 2013. Almon, along with 49 other Army wounded warriors, will be representing the Army in the More

Army Sgt. Delvin Maston, a former infantryman and current adaptive sports representative for the Warrior Transition Command at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, listens to coaching staff during a sitting volleyball prac More

More than 50 athletes representing Team Army attended the opening ceremony of the 2013 Warrior Games, May 11, 2013, at the Olympic Training Center. The ceremony kicked off a weeklong event that pits more than 2 More

The 47th Infantry Division Band of Fort Carson, Colo., provided entertainment at the Warrior Games sitting volleyball event. The Games are an annual event held in Colorado Springs for wounded, ill or injured s More

The Army sitting volleyball team join in a huddle before competing in the 2013 Warrior Games sitting volleyball preliminaries at the Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, Colo. May 12, 2013. The Warrior Ga More

Army Staff Sgt. Edward Patton practices his archery skills with his Marine Corp counterparts for competetion in the Warrior Games at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, Colo., May 15, 2013. Thro More

U.S. Army Veterans Perry Price III, left, and Charles Armstead observe the playing of the National Anthem before the first day of the Warrior Games' wheelchair basketball event, May 13, 2013, at COLORADO SPRING More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Keoki Smythe, assigned to Fort Carson, Colo., and Sgt. Delvin Maston, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, pair up with three-time Olympic gold medalist, Misty May-Treanor during a vollyball exhibi More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Lage prepares to fire a rifle during the annual Warrior Games hosted by the Army's Warrior Transition Command at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 13, More

Retired Army Spc. Luis Puertas, a native of Orlando, Fla., celebrates as he crosses the finish line first after completing the Men’s 1500 meter (above the knee single and double amputee) race at the U.S. Air Fo More

U.S.Army Spc. Quinton Picone, an infantryman assigned to the Fort Sam Houston Warrior Transition Battalion, takes his turn throwing a shot put during the seated shot put competition at the Warrior Games held at More

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III awards a track and field gold medal to Sgt. Monica Southall after she won gold medals in the standing discus and standing shot put, at the Warrior Games held at the More

U.S. Army Maj. Thomas Davis, a logistics officer assigned to the Warrior Transition Battalion, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, sets the ball for his team during a sitting volleyball match against the Marine Corps team More

U.S. Army Capt. Francisco Barroqueiro of Gainesville, Ga., won the gold medal in the compound bow open class of archery during the Warrior Games at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 15, 2013 More

Heisman Trophy winner and College Football Hall of Famer Hershel Walker spends a few minutes talking with the Navy/Coast Guard wheelchair basketball team at the U.S. Air Force Academy May 15, 2013, during the W More

The Army Sitting Volleyball team won silver May 15, 2013, at the Air Force Academy.

Col. Daniel Dudek is surrounded by his parents Robert and Peggy during the 2013 Warrior Games. He is currently at the McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Illinois, for the 2017 Department of Defense War More

During a Staff Delegation (STAFDEL) visit to the 2015 Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games, professional staff members (PSMs) from the Senate Appropriations Committee -- Defense (SAC-D) joined in a group p More

Army Staff Sgt. Ashley Anderson, Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Riley, Kan., sends a shot put flying while training for the 2015 Army Trials at Fort Bliss, Texas, March 30, 2015. The Minnesota native is competin More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Tiffany Rodriguez-Rexroad, Warrior Transition Battalion, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, works to improve her shot put during a training session Feb. 28, 2016. More tha More

Army Veteran Spc. Michael Sheeley of Fayetteville, N.C., focuses on the target while practicing with the air rifle at Fort Bliss, Texas, March 1, in preparation for the 2016 Army Warrior Trials. More than 100 w More

The Hanson Family, March 1, 2014. (Photo courtesy, retired U.S. Army Spc. Ralph Hanson.)

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Chris Parks (right) Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Hood, Texas, is grateful for the repeat opportunity to try and make the Army team at the U.S. Army Trials but more thankful for the opportunit More

Command Sgt. Maj. James Wills, 80th Training Command (TASS) senior enlisted adviser, places the Sgt. Audie Murphy Club medallion around the neck of Staff Sgt. Kristina Fallis, 6/108th Regiment, 1st Brigade, 100 More

U.S. Army Reserves Sgt. Kawaiola Nahale, assigned to 311th Signal Command, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, poses for a profile photo after training for the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games on Fort Belvoir, Va., J More

2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials competitors visit Kenna Hall during a USO hosted reception at West Point, N.Y. The Army Warrior Transition Command is hosting the Army Warrior Trials June 15-19 at West Point where More

Wheelchair basketball coaches from left Rodney Williams and Jermell Pennie demonstrate ball-handling techniques while Army Pfc. Kevin Szortyka soaks in all the helpful hints. More than 100 Army, Marine Corps an More

Staff Sgt. Allen Armstrong, Walter Reed Warrior Transition Unit, Bethesda, Md. properly stretches and adjusts his body muscles to prepare for a practice run at the indoor track at the Gillis field house in West More

Staff Sgt. Isaac Rios practices sitting volleyball during the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York, June 9, 2014. Rios is assigned to the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Wa More

Marine Sgt. Alex Nguyen serves during sitting volleyball practice at the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. Nguyen is stationed at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and is assi More

Sitting Volleyball Coach JD Malone coaches Army and Marine athletes at the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., June 10, 2014. Malone is from Colorado Springs, Colo. Mor More

Staff Sgt. Eric Pardo blocks a ball during sitting volleyball practice for the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials, West Point, N.Y. Pardo, from San Antonio, is assigned to the Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Sam Houst More

Sgt. 1st Class Andy McCaffrey from Arlington, Va., gets familiar with the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials cycling route at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY. More than 100 wounded, ill and injured service More

Leaning against a cane to support himself, Staff Sgt. Isaac Rios, Warrior Transition Battalion, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., trains at the air rifle range on at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. f More

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 More

Sgt. 1st Class Sam Goldenstein practices sitting volleyball during the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. Goldenstein is assigned to the 325th Combat Support Hospital, More

Sgt. 1st Class Katie Kuiper, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, practices the long stroke and exercises her muscles during swimming practice at Arvin Cadet Physical Development Center, West Point, N.Y. Kuipe More

U.S. Army veteran Michael Kacer from Yonkers, N.Y., practices the flutter kick exercise during the 2014 Army Warrior Trials swimming practice at the Arvin cadet physical development center in West Point, N.Y., More

Bike mechanic Ian Crawford assists Sgt. Jessica Brennan, Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Gordon, Ga., by helping repair a tire on her recumbent bike before the start of training for the 2014 U.S Army Warrior T More

Sgt. 1st Class Allan Armstrong, Walter Reed Transition Unit, Bethesda, Md, aces his swimming exercise by practicing proper breathing and flutter kick techniques during the 2014 Army Warrior Trials swimming prac More

Maj. Charles Hansrote, assigned to the Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Stewart, Ga., finishes with a smile on his face as he completes the hill, at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., in his recumbent bi More

Adaptive reconditioning sports leads to life after the military. Master Sgt. Rhoden Galloway, Warrior Transition Battalion, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, competes in cycling at the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials on S More

U.S. Army Sgt. Sean Hook aims his bow during the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., June 12, 2014. Hook is from Summerville, S.C. The Warrior Trials are held annually More

U.S. Army Spc. Quintarious Almon, 257th Transportation Company (HET) Detachment 1, serves during a practice sitting volleyball session of the Army Warrior Trials at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., More

Spc. James Taylor serves a ball during sitting volleyball practice at the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. Taylor is assigned to the Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Warrior More

Sgt. Bethany Stewart, Army National Guard, Fort Riley, Kan., swims with ease during the 2014 U.S. Army Warriors Trials swimming practice at the Arvin Cadet Physical Development Center in West Point, N.Y. Hosted More

Staff Sgt. Brian Boone, Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, adjusts his breathing pattern and takes a deep breath during the 2014 U.S. Army Warriors Trials swimming practice at the Arvin cadet phy More

Who can stay in the circle the longest? Cycling competitors training for the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials compete in an exercise that works on their turning skills and the last one remaining inside the circle More

Spc. Amanda Lyle practices sitting volleyball during the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. Lyle is assigned to the Fort Campbell Warrior Transition Unit and is from Pa More

Sgt. 1st Class Samantha Goldenstein, U.S. Army reservist, 325th Combat Support Hospital, Independence, Mo., rotates her body in a dance-like exercise to safely stretch her muscles during practice for the the 2 More

Retired Staff Sgt. Alexander Shaw practices sitting volleyball for the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials. The Army Warrior Trials, June 15-19, are hosted by the Warrior Transition Command and highlight more than 10 More

Lance Cpl. Darrius Doster, Camp Pendleton, Calif., concentrates on proper exercise of his leg muscles before participating in the relay race during the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials track practice at the U.S. M More

Retired Sgt. Matthew Spang serves a ball at sitting volleyball practice during the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials, West Point, N.Y. Spang is from Colorado Springs, Colo. The Army Warrior Trials, June 15-19, are More

Staff Sgt. Petrina Williams practices sitting volleyball during the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials, West Point, N.Y. Williams, from Queens Village, N.Y., is assigned to the Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Benning More

Sgt. Monica Southall, retired, from Suffolk, Va., gets ready to serve during sitting volleyball practice for the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials, West Point, N.Y. The Army Trials, June 15-19, highlight more than More

Spc. James Taylor sets a ball during sitting volleyball practice at the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials, West Point, N.Y. Taylor is assigned to the Fort Sam Houston, Texas Warrior Transition Unit and is from Cle More

Staff Sgt. Sean Johnson (retired), from Aberdeen, S.D., on back of the bike, is planning on competing in cycling, 100- and 200-meter dashes, shot put and discus at the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials at West Poin More

Flashing the peace sign during the last day of training for the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials, retired Capt. Micheal Phillips, Hamilton, Ga., trains on the streets of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. More

Athletes of the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials gather in front of Citi Field before the New York Mets vs. San Diego Padres game, June 14, 2014, compliments of the USO. More than 100 wounded, ill and injured ser More

The 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials kicked off June 15, 2014, at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. Reservist Sgt. 1st Class Sam Goldenstein, from Kansas City, Mo., races through the course to complete More

U.S. Army Veteran Capt. Frank Barroquiero, from Gainesville, Ga., aims down range during target practice for archery training for the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games at Fort Belvoir, Va., June 14, 2015 More

The 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials kicked off on June 15, at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. Staff Sgt. Max Hasson , Fort Carson, Colo., Warrior Transition Battalion, hand pedals his way through the More

Resilience Exemplified. Staff Sgt. Mike Smith, Warrior Transition Battalion, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, exemplified resilience when his prosthetic arm broke during the cycling challenge for the 2014 U.S. Army War More

From left: Staff Sgt. Eric Pardo U.S. Army Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Sam Houston, Texas and Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Holland U.S. Army Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Benning, Ga., line up their recumbent bikes b More

Sgt. 1st Class Brian Mathis pilots as retired Staff Sgt. Sean Johnson acts as the motor for a tandem bike in the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials cycling competition. Johnson, from Aberdeen, S.D., is the first bli More

The Army Green team huddles during the sitting volleyball competition at the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., where more than 100 wounded, ill and injured service me More

From left: Command Sgt. Maj. Mathew Brady, Warrior Transition Command, Gold medal winner U.S. Air Force veteran, Maj. Jennifer Kyseth from Sumter, S.C., Silver medal winner Spc. Amanda Lyle-Stone, Warrior Trans More

Allison Hartig, from West Point, N.Y., center, rings a bell in support of the wounded warriors as cyclist's participating in the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials cycling event on Washington road in West Point, N.Y More

Retired Army Sgt. Matthew Spang, Colorado Springs, Colo., sets a ball during the sitting volleyball competition at the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., where more than 100 More

Air Force veteran Ryan Pinney, Phoenix Ariz., adjusts the hand gears on his recumbent bike before competing in the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials cycling event, West Point, N.Y., June 15, 2014. More than 100 wo More

U.S. Army Veteran Spc. Haywood Range, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, sets to throw the shot put practicing for the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games at Fort Belvoir, Va., June 15, 2015. Range is one of mor More

Staff Sgt. Vester Hasson keeps score for the sitting volleyball competition at the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., June 15, 2014. Hasson is assigned to the Fort Car More

Jim Cunningham, U.S. Army cycling coach, ensures cyclists participating in the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials, leave the initial check point in proper order on Washington Road, West Point, N.Y. More than 100 Arm More

Sgt. Scotty Hasting from Fort Riley, Warrior Transition Battalion, shoots 40 rounds for the pistol competition for the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials shooting challenge, on the June 16, 2014, At the indoor range More

Retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Ben Trescott (left) and retired Capt. Frank Barroquiero settle a tie-breaker at the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials at the U.S. Army Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. The Army Warrior More

Team Army A huddles with Coach Jemell Pennie during the game opener with Team Air Force, kicking off the Wheelchair Basketball competition June 16 at the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials, West Point, N.Y., where m More

Retired Sgt. Matthew Spang, Colorado Springs, Colo., takes advantage of his opponent's fall for a chance to grab the ball from his Air Force opponent during the Wheelchair Basketball game opener June 16 at the More

Master Sgt. Daniel Hendrix, Fort Carson, Colo., wins the battle for the ball during the game opener of Wheelchair Basketball competition June 16 at the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials. Team Army took the win over More

Staff Sgt. Petrina Williams, Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Benning, Ga., tries to block her competitor's shot during the second battle of Wheelchair Basketball competition June 16 at the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior More

Pfc. Kevin Szortyka of Fort Stewart, Ga., throws the bronze-medal-winning shot at the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials at the U.S. Army Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. The Army Warrior Trials, June 15-19, are h More

Retired Staff Sgt. Micheal Kacer, Yonkers, N.Y., shows a fellow soldier his technique for throwing the shot put during the field event during the 2014 U.S. Army Trials at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matt Sanders, Warrior Transition Unit, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., stretches his leg muscles before competing in the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials 100 meter open men's race held at More

Team Army coach Jermell Pennie talks strategy to his military athletes during wheelchair basketball competition June 17 during the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. T More

“It gets better. Things heal over time,” said Spc. David Harrell, Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Belvoir, Va., competing at the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials in archery and shooting, West Point, N.Y. He attribut More

The Irish kilt spins around giving retired Sgt. 1st Class Andy McCaffrey, Arlington, Va., more freedom of movement as he heaves the discus as far as he can during the field event at the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior T More

From left: Gold medal winner U.S. Army veteran Anne Oravec, Denver, silver medal winner Army Reservist Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kimberly Hendrix, Warrior Transition Unit, Fort Bliss, Texas, and bronze medal winn More

Retired Sgt. Sean Hook from Summerville, S.C., out throws the competition in the discus competition, earning his second gold medal in the field events during the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials, U.S. Military Aca More

The hoop skills of retired Sgt. Matthew Spang, Colorado Springs, Colo., and retired Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Ellis are exemplified during the 2014 Army Warrior Trials wheelchair basketball medal round, June 1 More

Staff Sgt. Allen Armstrong, Walter Reed Warrior Transition Unit Bethesda, Md., gave everything he had swimming the 50-yard backstroke in the swimming finals during the U.S. Army Warrior Trials, West Point, N.Y. More

Starting in lane five, Sgt. 1st Class Jorge, Warrior Transition Battalion, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, starts with a powerful push on the wall for the 50-yard back stroke, competing in swimming during the 2014 U.S More

Coach Bobby Brewery, Cape Girardeau, Mo., consults with a Soldier on her technique after the 50 meters breast stroke heat for the last day of the 2014 U.S. Army Trials held in the Arvin Cadet Physical Center. S More

Retired U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Andrew McCaffrey, Arlington, Va., trains at Fort Carson, Colo., for the 2014 Warrior Games, Sept. 23, 2014. More than 200 service members and Veterans participate in the 2014 Wa More