COLORADO SPRINGS -- Cpl. Anthony McDaniel, who lost his legs and left hand in Afghanistan, is competing in the Wounded Warrior Games that began here Tuesday.
First Lady Michelle Obama opened ceremonies at the Air Force Academy and Olympic Training Center, where the games began April 30 and will conclude Saturday, May 5.
McDaniel, 23, a graduate of Gautier High in 1992, is competing in the six-day sports contest that is open to wounded, ill and injured military service personnel from the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard. The games, which includes active-duty men and women and veterans, is sponsored by the U.S. Olympic Committee's Paralympic Military Program.
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