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Wounded Service Members, Vets Kick off Warrior Games

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QUANTICO, Va - After months and countless hours of training and practice, some 250 "warrior athletes" begin their drive to compete for gold.

Hundreds of family, friends, and spectators attended the opening ceremony Friday as the Department of Defense officially kicked off the 2015 Warrior Games.

"After inspiring us with your service on duty, you continue to do so this week," Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said, addressing the participants and the crowd.

For the next nine days, wounded and injured services members and veterans from the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, and Special Operations will compete in eight sporting events after having qualified in nationwide trials and clinics. A team from the British Armed Forces is also participating. 

Some of the adaptive sporting events include archery, track and field, wheelchair volleyball, swimming, and cycling.

CBN News will update coverage of the 2015 Warrior Games at the conclusion of the the competition.

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John Jessup serves as the main news anchor for CBN, based at the network's news bureau in Washington, D.C. He joined CBN News in September 2003, starting as a national correspondent and then covering the Pentagon and Capitol Hill. His work in broadcast news has earned him several awards in reporting, producing, and coordinating election coverage. While at CBN, John has reported from several places, including Moore, Oklahoma, after the historic EF5 tornado and parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas devastated by Hurricane Katrina. He also traveled to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during the height