Two-time Warrior Games medalist, Lt. Col. Dudek, is as competitive on land as he is in water. Dudek has participated in a variety of adaptive reconditioning activities, including hand-cycle races, triathlons and two Army Ten-Milers.“Adaptive reconditioning opened my eyes to what other injured veterans and athletes are doing, and it showed me that I can do anything,” said Dudek. While serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2007, Dudek sustained a spinal cord injury from an explosive-formed penetrating improvised device. As one of 22 athletes representing the United States Army at the Invictus Games, in Swimming and Cycling, Dudek says, “This opportunity lets me continue to serve and make my country proud.”