Randy Riek – U.S. Marine

Randy served in the Marine Corps for 4 years after serving in the Army Reserves. Years Served: 1980 Army Reserves, Marine Corps 1981-1984. One major highlight in service was when he was serving in Okinawa, Japan. He had the opportunity to meet a lot of locals and went to parts of the island other Marines didn’t have a chance to see!

Randy currently participates in a wide variety of sports with the VA SCI Recreation Therapy Program. Depending on the season, Randy participates in air rifles, bowling, boccie, archery, nine-ball, tennis, curling, and is a National Veterans Wheelchair Games Athlete.

If you ask Randy, his favorite sport is air rifles because he has “enjoyed it since Boy Scouts.” Since becoming a participant in adaptive sports, Randy’s favorite memory has been, “Competing in my first Wheelchair Games where I medaled in all the sports I participated in.”

Randy says that adaptive sports have helped him keep active. In his free time, Randy likes to do 500-1000 piece puzzles, go on date nights with his wife, go to movies, and going to watch his nephew’s hockey games.