Jesse Graham

Retired, Fighter Crew Chief


  • Hometown: Yelm, Washington
  • Current Location: Bristow, Virginia
  • Injury or Illness: Broken Neck
  • Event Participation: Swimming, shooting, track, field and basketball

A little about Me

Q. What are your short and long term goals (personal, professional, recovery-related, etc.)?
A. Become a Paralympian in shooting.

Q. How did your Service’s Wounded Warrior Program (Warrior Transition Unit, Wounded Warrior Regiment, Other Service Wounded Warrior Unit) assigned or previously assigned to enhance your recovery?
A. Always been very active in sports, something to help make my life normal again.

Q. What is the significance of sports/competition? How has it helped you? What does it mean to you?
A. Sports is way more than activity, it is camaraderie, it pushes you, it teaches you so much in life. You can learn more from sports than any classroom.

Q. How has adaptive reconditioning and sports helped in your transition and recovery? What adaptive reconditioning activities do you participate in?
A. Recovery-made me stronger, in shape and improves my health. Skiing, hand cycling, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair basketball, swimming, shooting archery track and field, triathlons.

Q. What advice do you have for future athletes?
A. Don’t quit, accept that you may be different now but it doesn’t mean that you can’t be just as competitive. Even if you don’t feel you are inspirational to others it doesn’t mean you aren’t.