Shaw and Vickery train for wheelchair basketball
June 15, 2014
Retired Army Staff Sgt. Alexander Shaw, Clarksville, Tenn., tries to block Marine Staff Sgt. Adam Vickery's shot during wheelchair basketball training for the 2014 U.S. Army Warrior Trials, West Point, N.Y. The Army Warrior Trials, June 15-19, are hosted by the Warrior Transition Command and highlight more than 100 Army, Marine and Air Force athletes competing in archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and field, and wheelchair basketball. Participants in the trials include athletes with spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, visual impairment, serious illnesses and amputations. Army Warrior Trials help determine which Army athletes will compete at the 2014 Warrior Games slated for Sep. 28-Oct. 4, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Army photo by Gloria Montgomery)
