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Sergeant First Class

David Hong

Archery | Cycling | Field | Indoor Rowing | Track
  • Hometown

    San Diego, CA
  • Branch

    Army
  • Sport

    Archery | Cycling | Field | Indoor Rowing | Track

Sgt.1st Class David Hong served 16 years active duty as a Religious Affairs Specialist NCO, with deployments to Afghanistan in 2019, Korea in 2011 and 2020. On July 7, 2022, Sgt.1st Class Hong was
diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer. He has had nine major surgeries and 23 chemotherapy treatments, four cancer surgeries, and one major surgery removing part of the stomach wall and liver.

He arrived at Fort Carson SRU September 2023, he also has battled other orthopedic injuries to both knees. Adaptive sports have helped the 52 year old Hong deal with PTSD, anxiety, depression, sleep apnea, and severe Neuropathy. He has had the full support of his Army family, wife and kids, and friends to navigate and battle this terminal illness. Fighting cancer is not solitary but a team effort through this great adaptive sports and events.

Quote:
“This program has helped me deal with PTSD, anxiety, depression, sleep apnea, and severe neuropathy. I have had the full support of my Army family, wife, kids, and friends to navigate and battle this terminal illness.”

– Sgt. 1st Class David Hong

Other Teammates

Alberto Alvarez

Field | Powerlifting | Precision Air Sports | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming | Track

Luis Avila

Archery | Cycling | Field | Indoor Rowing | Precision Air Sports

John Michael Britton

Archery | Cycling | Field | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming | Track | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Earlie Brown

Field | Indoor Rowing | Precision Air Sports | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming | Track | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Jimmy Candelario

Archery | Field | Precision Air Sports | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming | Track | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Allaijah Churchwell

Archery | Field | Swimming | Track | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Jeremy Ditlevson

Field | Indoor Rowing | Precision Air Sports | Swimming

Henry Escobedo

Cycling | Field | Indoor Rowing | Swimming | Track

Anthony Farve

Cycling | Field | Indoor Rowing | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming | Track | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Amanda Feindt

Cycling | Field | Precision Air Sports | Swimming | Track

Samantha Frey

Archery | Field | Indoor Rowing | Precision Air Sports | Swimming | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Bianca Hayden

Archery | Cycling | Field | Indoor Rowing | Powerlifting | Precision Air Sports | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming | Track

Tam Hoang

Archery | Cycling | Field | Precision Air Sports | Sitting Volleyball | Track

JP Lane

Archery | Field | Indoor Rowing | Powerlifting | Sitting Volleyball | Track | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Kyra Maggio

Cycling | Field | Indoor Rowing | Swimming | Track

Nathaniel Mateo

Archery | Field | Powerlifting | Precision Air Sports | Track

Colby Maury-Rice

Archery | Field | Indoor Rowing | Precision Air Sports

Jani Merritt

Archery | Powerlifting | Precision Air Sports | Swimming | Track

Channda Mitchell

Archery | Cycling | Field | Indoor Rowing | Powerlifting | Precision Air Sports | Swimming | Track | Wheelchair Rugby

Christopher Morago

Cycling | Field | Powerlifting | Swimming | Track

Alexis Pantoja

Field | Indoor Rowing | Swimming | Track

Jeffery Peters

Cycling | Field | Indoor Rowing | Swimming | Track

Tyler Pollard

Archery | Field | Precision Air Sports | Swimming | Track | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Adam Proctor

Cycling | Field | Indoor Rowing | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming | Track | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Jodi Pyle-Vandersys

Archery | Cycling | Field | Precision Air Sports

Mercedes Rangel

Cycling | Field | Indoor Rowing | Track

Carlos Rivera

Field | Indoor Rowing | Powerlifting | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming | Track | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Sherri Sanders

Archery | Cycling | Field | Precision Air Sports | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming

Avery Short

Field | Indoor Rowing | Swimming | Track | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Jason Smith

Field | Indoor Rowing | Powerlifting | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Amy Sparks

Field | Indoor Rowing | Powerlifting | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming | Track

Derrick Thompson

Archery | Field | Precision Air Sports | Sitting Volleyball | Track | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Joann Tsuhako

Archery | Cycling | Field | Precision Air Sports | Swimming

Coty Tuck

Archery | Field | Precision Air Sports | Sitting Volleyball | Track | Wheelchair Rugby

Valerie Watkins

Archery | Field | Powerlifting | Precision Air Sports | Sitting Volleyball | Track