Navy wounded warrior athletes brought home more gold for the U.S. team as the Invictus Games came to a close in Orlando, Florida, May 12.

All Navy athletes who competed in the Invictus Games also are enrolled in Navy Wounded Warrior-Safe Harbor--the Navy's sole organization for coordinating the non-medical care of seriously wounded, ill and injured Sailors and Coast Guardsmen--and providing resources and support to their families.

"I'm super excited because I made so much progress with the program," said retired Navy Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Michael Roggio, who swam in the finals of the 100-meter freestyle. "When I first started, I couldn't even push off the wall or anything and now I'm competing in the hardest classes."

Roggio was one of approximately 500 military competitors from 14 nations who competed in this year's Paralympic-style games. The U.S. team took home a total of 51 gold medals and even more silver and bronze medals during the competition.

Other athletes such as retired Navy Fire Controlman 3rd Class Jason Reyes, retired Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Adam Hygema and retired Navy Chief Yeoman Javier D. Rodriguez Santiago helped clinch gold for the U.S. in wheelchair basketball against the United Kingdom 48-16.

"I couldn't feel more proud or happy to be able to represent my country and bring home the gold," said Reyes, first-time Invictus Games competitor. "It meant everything in the world."

To learn more about the Navy Wounded Warrior program, visit http://www.safeharbor.navylive.dodlive.mil/ or www.facebook.com/navywoundedwarrior/.

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