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13 ARLINGTON, Va. – In early February, more than 90 wounded, ill and injured Soldiers and veterans were selected to compete in the first-of-its-kind virtual Army Trials.
The Army Trials at Fort Bliss, Texas, were canceled due to COVID-19 related travel restrictions and safety concerns. Instead, various methods are being used for the trials to take place March 1-15. Participants are competing to be on Team Army for the Department of Defense Warrior Games, which will be held Sept. 12-22 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Florida.
“While this year’s event is different than previous years, it will not be any less competitive,” said Col. Curtis Douglass, U.S. Army Medical Command, Deputy Chief of Staff, Army Recovery Care Program. “Our premier athletes have been training for months and are ready to shine.”
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Afghanistan Shootings Fast Facts
Here’s a look at former Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who is serving life in prison without parole for the murders of 16 Afghan civilians in 2012.
About former Staff Sgt. Bales
Bales was assigned to the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Washington.
The unit was deployed in support of Special Forces troops in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
Bales served three tours of duty in Iraq before being deployed to Afghanistan.
Timeline
March 11, 2012 – Bales
leaves the military base and goes on a house to house shooting spree in two nearby villages. He kills 16 people, including nine children. Eleven of the victims belong to the same family. Bales returns to the base and turns himself in.