She's competing in track and field and indoor rowing, but medically retired Air Force Senior Airman Karah Behrend couldn't concentrate on training yesterday for the 2018 Department of Defense Warrior Games at the U.S. Air Force Academy here.
For the first time, Behrend was going to meet her 18-year-old biological sister, Crystal Boyd, who lives in Puyallup, Washington.
After training, Behrend anxiously waited until she was whisked off to the hotel for the meeting, which she said was surreal.
“I have been picturing this moment for a long time and for it to finally happen, I couldn't be happier,” Behrend said. “We keep in touch through social media but we're trying to make plans for me to meet our dad and have them meet my family.”
“I've been extremely excited but I knew it would happen sometime. I just didn't know when,” Boyd said. “Throughout the time I've known her, she's gone through so much and watching her overcome everything right in front of my eyes, in person here at the DoD Warrior Games, is an honor. She's always had the strength and now she's going out and doing what we all knew she could do. I couldn't be more proud of her.”
Boyd said she also can't wait to meet Behrend's family. “We've already talked about me visiting her and her family in…
