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TEAM CANADA

Soldier On is recognized for improving the quality of life of Canada’s ill and injured service members. The program is a highly visible and integral component of the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces Transition Group’s commitment to the care of its recovering service members. The program has supported thousands of veterans and serving members in adapting to and overcoming permanent physical or mental health injuries through the transformative power of sport. Using a community-based delivery model combined with the camaraderie of peers, the program offers a wide range of recreational and athletic opportunities from fly-fishing to alpine skiing, and now the Warrior Games.

Master Bombardier Ian Blaedow

Canadian Army Veteran

Current Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick

Event(s): Shooting, Archery, Sitting Volleyball, Golf

Officer Cadet Mike Briggs

Canadian Army Veteran

Current Location: Ajax, Ontario

Event(s): Swimming, Wheelchair Rugby, Sitting Volleyball

Petty Officer 1st Class Peggy Brogaard

Canadian Army Veteran

Current Location: Kingston, Ontario

Event(s): Powerlifting, Sitting Volleyball, Wheelchair Rugby

Master Cpl. Tim Carriere

Canadian Army

Current Location: Peterborough, Ontario

Event(s): Archery, Shooting, Sitting Volleyball

Cpl. Natalie Champagne

Royal Canadian Air Force Veteran

Current Location: Spruce Grove, Alberta

Event(s): Shooting, Archery, Sitting Volleyball, Golf

Master Cpl. Lawrence Christensen

Royal Canadian Air Force Veteran

Current Location: Trenton, Ontario

Event(s): Swimming, Archery, Sitting Volleyball

Leading Seaman Desi Cozier

Royal Canadian Navy

Current Location: Victoria, British Columbia

Event(s): Shooting, Rowing, Wheelchair Rugby, Field

Lt. Col. Daniel Dandurand

Canadian Army

Current Location: Stittsville, Ontario

Event(s): Rowing, Powerlifting, Track, Shooting, Swimming

Medical Technician Master Cpl. Pierre Desrosiers

Canadian Army

Current Location: Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Quebec

Event(s): Swimming, Rowing, Shooting, Wheelchair Rugby

Military Police Master Cpl. Debbie Dufour

Canadian Army

Current Location: Sherwood Park, Alberta

Event(s): Rowing, Wheelchair Rugby, Track

Warrant Officer Donna Forster

Royal Canadian Air Force

Current Location: Trenton, Ontario

Event(s): Archery, Field, Cycling, Sitting Volleyball

Sgt. Robert Gagnon

Royal Canadian Air Force Veteran

Current Location: Trenton, Ontario

Event(s): Shooting, Swimming, Cycling

Capt. Daniel Germain

Royal Canadian Air Force Veteran

Current Location: Ste-Catherine-De-La- Jacques-Cartier, Quebec

Event(s): Golf, Shooting, Archery

Sgt. Patrick Wayne Gordon

Canadian Army Veteran

Current Location: Rothesay, New Brunswick

Event(s): Track, Field

Master Cpl. Stephane Jobin

Canadian Army Veteran

Current Location: City of Quebec, Quebec

Event(s): Field, Shooting, Wheelchair Rugby

Sgt. Marion Kelly

Royal Canadian Air Force Veteran

Current Location: St. Catherines, Ontario

Event(s): Swimming, Rowing, Sitting Volleyball

Cpl. Nick Kerr

Canadian Army

Current Location: Dunrobin, Ontario

Event(s): Swimming, Rowing, Sitting Volleyball, Golf

Master Seaman Laura Livesey

Royal Canadian Navy

Current Location: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

Event(s): Swimming, Shooting, Wheelchair Basketball

Master Cpl. Jim Lowther

Canadian Army Veteran

Current Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Event(s): Shooting, Swimming, Sitting Volleyball

Master Bombardier Mark Makepeace

Canadian Army

Current Location: Gagetown, New Brunswick E

vent(s): Cycling, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Rugby

Capt. Derek McDonald

Canadian Army Veteran

Current Location: Mount Pearl, Newfoundland

Event(s): Rowing, Sitting Volleyball

Maj. Cory Moore

Canadian Army

Current Location: Stittsville, Ontario

Event(s): Shooting, Wheelchair Tennis, Sitting Volleyball

Capt. Kristina Moreau

Canadian Army Veteran

Current Location: Courtice, Ontario

Event(s): Shooting, Rowing, Wheelchair Basketball, Golf

Petty Officer 2nd Class Lisa Nilsson

Royal Canadian Navy

Current Location: Sooke, British Columbia

Event(s): Wheelchair Basketball, Powerlifting, Shooting

Maj. Dave Nixon

Canadian Army

Current Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick

Event(s): Cycling

Master Warrant Officer John O’Neill

Canadian Army

Current Location: Collingwood, Ontario

Event(s): Field, Shooting, Sitting Volleyball

Master Bombardier Bradley Richard Peters

Canadian Army Veteran

Current Location: Waasis, New Brunswick

Event(s): Powerlifting, Field, Wheelchair Rugby

Warrant Officer Damien Pittman

Canadian Army

Current Location: Kingston, Ontario

Event(s): Archery, Powerlifting

Cpl. Kyle Ricketts

Canadian Army Veteran

Current Location: Bridgetown, Nova Scotia

Event(s): Archery, Shooting, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Rugby

Sgt. Ernest “Daryl” Sagar

Canadian Army Veteran

Current Location: Edmonton, Alberta

Event(s): Archery, Shooting, Wheelchair Basketball

Lt. Christina Seed

Royal Canadian Navy

Current Location: Woodlawn, Ontario

Event(s): Archery, Powerlifting, Field

Capt. Jennifer Sizer

Canadian Army Veteran

Current Location: Victoria, British Columbia

Event(s): Swimming, Cycling, Rowing, Powerlifting, Archery, Shooting, Field

Sgt. Peter Sova

Canadian Army Veteran

Current Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick

Event(s): Powerlifting, Track, Archery

Master Cpl. Frieda Van Putten

Royal Canadian Navy Veteran

Current Location: Victoria, British Columbia

Event(s): Swimming, Cycling, Field

Master Cpl. Trevor Vautour

Canadian Army Veteran

Current Location: Russell, Ontario.

Event(s): Rowing, Track, Wheelchair Basketball and Wheelchair Rugby

Master Cpl. Steven Walpole

Royal Canadian Air Force

Current Location: Wasaga Beach, Ontario

Event(s): Wheelchair Tennis, Cycling