Nearly 200 Service Members Compete in 12-Sport Warrior Games in San Antonio

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 17

Nearly 200 injured or ill service members are competing over eight days in San Antonio at the 2026 Warrior Games, spanning 12 adaptive sports including new addition pickleball.
All athletes have service-related ailments such as physical injuries, traumatic brain injuries, visual impairments or PTSD, with organizers framing the event as a recovery tool and a springboard to future duty or civilian life.
Maj. Jonathan Turnbull, a SOCOM competitor, entered as a completely blind athlete after surviving a 2019 ISIS bombing in Syria that killed four Americans and left doctors giving him 12 hours to live.
Turnbull, who underwent 23 surgeries, competed in eight events after working with coaches to adapt to blindness, underscoring the games' focus on what wounded service members can still do.
Prince Harry visited athletes during the games, which organizers say can be life-saving as the VA reported in 2024 that about 17 veterans die by suicide each day.