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Volunteers are providing invaluable assistance during the 2015 DoD Warrior Games. From left, Ashley McLeod, Shelita Winfield and Valerie Noseck, all with Behavioral Health Branch at Marine Corps Base Quantico, cheer on the archers in between tasks during Tuesday’s archery competition. - Volunteers are providing invaluable assistance during the 2015 DoD Warrior Games. From left, Ashley McLeod, Shelita Winfield and Valerie Noseck, all with Behavioral Health Branch at Marine Corps Base Quantico, cheer on the archers in between tasks during Tuesday’s archery competition.

Volunteers keep the 2015 DoD Warrior Games running smoothly

The 2015 DoD Warrior Games are a major logistical undertaking that has required the assistance of hundreds of volunteers from both the base and off-base communities. According to Gerta Bledsoe, the volunteer coordinator for the Games, as of Tuesday there were more than 900 registered volunteers, and, “people are asking all the time if they can still help out. We’ll probably have over 1,000 by the end.”

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Timothy Miller, left, Richard Dennis and Rich Delarosa, members of the Marine Corps archery team practice for the Warrior Games, June 16, at the Quantico archery range. - Timothy Miller, left, Richard Dennis and Rich Delarosa, members of the Marine Corps archery team practice for the Warrior Games, June 16, at the Quantico archery range.

Marine Corps archery team practices at Quantico archery range

Members of the Marine Corps Archery Team practiced for the Department of Defense Warrior Games on the morning of June 13. “From a wounded warrior perspective, archery lets them relax and concentrate on what they’re doing, not on other things going around them,” said John Fuller, Marine Corps archery coach for the DOD Warrior Games. “It’s an especially good sport for guys with PTSD and TBI.”

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