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Warrior Games kick off at Quantico tomorrow

Tomorrow, around 250 injured and disable servicemen and veterans will compete in the 2015 Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games.

The Warrior Games, which run from June 19 to June 28, will take place at the Quantico Marine Corps Base.

They will be hosting their Opening Ceremony tomorrow at 11 a.m. at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, according to the event website.

This is the fifth year of the games and the first time that the DoD has held their own games. In the past they have partnered with the United States Olympic Committee, according to the event website.

Over the next week, the participants from all branches of U.S. military service will be competing in eight adapted sporting events including archery, cycling, field, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and wheelchair basketball, according to the event website.

The military branch whose athletes perform the best overall will win the Warrior Games Cup and some serious bragging rights.7cf53506526c4300b190b92aaaa89509