Ninety current and former U.S. service members will represent the U.S. at the 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto this September, including several athletes who've already claimed gold at the international event for wounded warriors, as well as in other elite competitions.

Seventeen nations will send teams to Toronto for the third Invictus Games, which began in London in 2014 and continued in Orlando, Florida, in 2016. The event's founder, Prince Harry, created the concept after a 2013 visit to the Warrior Games, which features U.S. service members — active, former and retired — in similar athletic events.


Air Force Capt. Christy Wise will serve as team captain, the Defense Department announced last month in a release naming the competitors. Marine Sgt. Ivan Sears will serve as co-captain. Among the elite athletes on the squad are Army Sgt. Elizabeth Marks and retired Navy Lt. Bradley Snyder, who've both earned swimming gold at the Paralympic Games.

Swimming is one of a dozen adaptive sports set for the Toronto event (Sept. 23-30). Others are archery, indoor rowing, road cycling, seated volleyball, track and field, and wheelchair versions of basketball, tennis and rugby. New for this year is adaptive golf.

Last year's event included opening ceremonies broadcast on ESPN that featured Prince Harry, first lady Michelle Obama, singer James Blunt and multiple performances by U.S. military musicians. ESPN's unofficial medal count gave Team USA 145 total medals during the event, edging out Team UK (128).

The 2017 U.S. team:

Retired Army Sgt. Roosevelt Anderson

Retired Marine Lance Cpl. Robert Anfinson

Retired Marine Lance Cpl. Timothy Bergenstock

Retired Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathaniel Bias

Marine Gunnery Sgt. Matthew Branch 
Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Kyle Burnett 

Retired Navy Chief Petty Officer Jim Castaneda

Retired Army Maj. Ivan Castro

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jason Caswell 
Air Force Staff Sgt. Vince Cavazos

Retired Marine Gunnery Sgt. Andrew Cordova

Retired Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Dewalt 
Army Col. Daniel Dudek

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class John Dusseau

Army Capt. Kelly Elmlinger

Retired Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Roel Espino

Retired Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Estes

Retired Army Sgt. Brandi Evans

Air Force 1st Lt. Sarah Frankosky

Retired Marine Cpl. Dustin Gabehart

Marine Gunnery Sgt. Dorian Gardner

Retired Army Staff Sgt. Randi Gavell

Retired Marine Cpl. Gabriel Gehr

Air Force Capt. Cal Gentry

Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Jesse Graham

Retired Marine Lance Cpl. Matt Grashen 
Retired Marine Sgt. Gabby Graves-Wake

Retired Army Staff Sgt. Robert Green

Retired Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathaniel Hamilton

Retired Marine Cpl. Jessica Hammack

Navy Lt. Ramesh Haytasingh

Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Reese Hines

Retired Army Sgt. Sean Hook

Army Sgt. 1st Class Brant Ireland

Air Force Master Sgt. Keith Jackson

Retired Coast Guard Lt. Sancho Johnson

Retired Army Staff Sgt. Sean Johnson

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Melissa Klotz

Retired Navy Petty Officer 1st Class John Kremer

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Curtis Krenzke

Retired Army Sgt. Stefan Leroy

Retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Fred-Curtis Lewis

Retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Josh Lindstrom

Retired Air Force Staff Sgt. Sebastiana Lopez-Arellano
Army Staff Sgt. Michael Lukow 

Retired Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Major

Retired Marine Master Sgt. Mark Mann

Army Sgt. Elizabeth Marks

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Lara Mastel

Retired Marine Sgt. Anthony McDaniel

Retired Army Sgt. Maj. Shawn Mello

Retired Air Force Tech. Sgt. Aimi Mlekoday

Retired Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jessica Moore
Army Spc. Stephanie Morris

Retired Navy Lt. Joan Mulligan

Retired Marine Sgt. Michael Nicholson

Army Lt. Col. Dave O'Hearn

Retired Air Force Staff Sgt. Sven Perryman

Retired Army Spc. Anthony Pone

Retired Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Popp

Army Maj. James Pradke

Retired Air Force Senior Airman Lucas Purser

Retired Marine Cpl. Jose Ramos

Retired Army Sgt. Haywood Range

Retired Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Ryan Reese

Retired Army Capt. William Reynolds

Retired Army Staff Sgt. Issac Rios

Retired Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Roberts

Retired Marine Cpl. Sarah Rudder 
Retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Howie Sanborn

Army Sgt. 1st Class James Sandoval

Retired Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Henry Sawyer

Retired Marine Gunnery Sgt. Brian Scarbrough

Marine Sgt. Ivan Sears

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ben Seekel

Retired Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Shannon

Retired Air Force Senior Airman Trent Smith

Retired Navy Lt. Bradley Snyder 
Retired Army Sgt. Aaron Stewart 

Retired Marine Cpl. Kionte Storey

Army Sgt. 1st Class Yancy Taylor

Retired Army Sgt. Maj. Michael Toth

Retired Marine Staff Sgt. Felipe Tremillo

Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Troha

Retired Navy Chief Petty Officer Hector Varela 
Retired Army Master Sgt. Mark Vomund

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brian Williams 
Retired Navy Master Chief Petty Officer James Wilson

Air Force Capt. Christy Wise

Retired Navy Chief Petty Officer Sharona Young

Kevin Lilley is the features editor of Military Times.

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