Carlos Valerio, right, high-fives a teammate during a wheelchair basketball match at the 2025 Invictus Games, held Feb. 8-16 in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada. As a member of Team U.S. for the second time, Valerio – a Navy veteran, Army civilian employee and gastric cancer survivor – competed in the biathlon and on a mixed-nation “Unconquered” team in basketball, earning a bronze medal. It was the first time an Unconquered team earned a medal at Invictus.

Carlos Valerio, a gastric cancer survivor, Navy veteran and current Army civilian at U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command, looks to shoot during a wheelchair basketball match during the 2025 Invictus Games, held Feb. 8-16 in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada. Valerio, a member of Team U.S., competed as part of a mixed-nation "Unconquered" team, winning a bronze medal in wheelchair basketball. It was the first time an Unconquered team has medaled in the event's 11-year history.

Carlos Valerio, fourth from left, and several of his Team U.S. teammates are pictured with Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and his wife, Meghan Markle, during a reception at the 2025 Invictus Games, held Feb. 8-16 in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada. Prince Harry founded the international games in 2014, geared toward wounded, injured and sick military service personnel, active duty or veterans.

Carlos Valerio takes a break from snowboarding during some downtime at the 2025 Invictus Games, held Feb. 8-16 in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada. It was the second games for Valerio, a gastric cancer survivor, Navy veteran and Army Civilian with U.S. Army Medical Logistics Command.

Carlos Valerio, right, vies for control of the ball during a wheelchair basketball match at the 2025 Invictus Games, held Feb. 8-16 in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada. As a member of Team U.S. for the second time, Valerio – a Navy veteran, Army civilian employee and gastric cancer survivor – competed in the biathlon and on a mixed-nation “Unconquered” team in basketball, earning a bronze medal. It was the first time an Unconquered team earned a medal at Invictus.

Carlos Valerio, center left, plays defense during a wheelchair basketball match vs. New Zealand at the 2025 Invictus Games, held Feb. 8-16 in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada. As a member of Team U.S. for the second time, Valerio – a Navy veteran, Army civilian employee and gastric cancer survivor – competed in the biathlon and on a mixed-nation “Unconquered” team in basketball, earning a bronze medal. It was the first time an Unconquered team earned a medal at Invictus.