Private Pavlo Solokha, 25 years old, Team Ukraine

Veteran. Served in Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) zone in East Ukraine from April 09, 2014, to March 25, 2015

I served with the 51st Separate Mechanized Brigade, 3rd Communications Platoon of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. I was a driver… read more.

Sonya Newman, 2017 Team Australia Hopeful

April 4, 2017

My continuing journey to recovery….I was finally given the OK in November last year to go home after spending two years in the hospital … read more.

Rachel Bannerman, Vimy Ambassador

April 4, 2017

In 2015, at age 17, I, along with 15 other Beaverbrook Vimy Prize winners [A prestigious summer scholarship offered to youth 15-17 years of age … read more.

Vitaliy Smilka, 2017 Team Ukraine Competitor

Mar 14, 2017

I entered the Lviv Military Lyceum when I was 14 … read more.

Jason Pore, Retired New Zealand Defence Force soldier

Mar 6, 2017

In 2003, I was deployed to Afghanistan with the NZSAS [New Zealand Special Air Service]. While on operation … read more.

Sabrina Razack, Toronto District School Board Teacher

Feb 13, 2017

As an educator, sport enthusiast, working mother and community volunteer, the Invictus Games fulfill so many areas of my life … read more.

Alex Krol, 2016 Team UK Competitor

Feb 6, 2017

When the accident happens, everything around you stops — your hopes, your dreams, your aspirations. What you don’t realize is that these are just on hold. Your crucial family unit breaks down … read more.

Volodymyr Bukovsky, 2017 Team Ukraine Competitor

Feb 6, 2017

I served on the front for almost a year and a half. I started out with the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) volunteer battalion. Then I was deployed to the village of Pisky, not far … read more.