Henry Escobedo

Henry Escobedo is a visually impaired U.S Army Veteran from Houston, TX., who served honorably for 12 years. When he returned from his first deployment in 2004, he began to experience headaches and dry eyes. The condition worsened during his 2010 deployment. By the end of 2011, Henry’s vision had deteriorated almost completely, and he is now legally blind with a peripheral degree. Doctors eventually diagnosed him with Leber’s Optic Neuropathy. After becoming visually impaired it was beyond difficult for him to comprehend and extremely hard and depressing because he lost his independence, career, and lifestyle. He found himself lost and hurt physically, emotionally, and mentally. Henry found a beam of light in adaptive sports. For him, competing in Warrior Games with Team Army would be an amazing achievement and a mission complete. Once he learned about Warrior Games, he invested the past two years in participating in “such a great event.” He wants honor and thank God, his family, and friends.