Mark Wise, one of the wounded veterans participating on the U.S. team, is seen here with his wife Sara and their son while on vacation in the Swiss Alps.
Wise served as an infantry officer in the First Battalion, Twelfth Infantry Regiment, Fourth Infantry Division, Red Warriors. In 2009, Wise was involved in an IED incident in Afghanistan. The entire front half of his body armor was blown off his torso yet the equipment managed to protect his chest and stomach during the blast.