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Army Staff Sgt. John Joss, who lost part of his right leg to a roadside bomb in Iraq, is headed to Tokyo to shoot for gold as a member of the US Paralympic team.

Olympic hurdler and Army veteran Willie Davenport competes for Team USA. (U.S. Olympic Museum) 26 Jul 2021 There are hundreds of United States service members who’ve competed in the modern Olympic Games and dozens who’ve won medals. Some participated in the Games before joining, while others were members of Team USA while simultaneously serving. Every individual who qualifies for a U.S. Olympic team is a world-class athlete, but there are some whose athletic performance and service records ...

Whitefish Woman to Represent Team USA at the Olympics I wont lie - I really didnt think we would actually see the Olympics be held this summer! When they werent able to hold the 2020 Summer Olympics because of the pandemic - I figured pushing the games to this summer would just be the first step in eventually throwing in the towel. Even as recently as last week theres been hurdles to overcome.....and I dont mean the actual hurdles that runners compete in. Im talking about the latest obstacle i...

U.S. ARMY MARKSMANSHIP UNIT OLYMPIANS U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Olympians     The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit has three Soldiers qualified for the 2021 Olympic Games! Spc. Alison Weisz, a marksmanship instructor/competitive marksman for the USAMU International Rifle Team will compete in the Games first event, Womens 10m Air Rifle. This Soldier is from Belgrade, Montana. Sgt. Phillip Jungman, a marksmanship instructor/competitive marksman for the USAMU Shotgun ...

New CMP Pistol Marksmanship 101 Class and M9 EIC Match Debuts Ammoland Inc. Posted on The CMP now offers training on the M9 and other pistol courses. IMG CMP U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- The Civilian Marksmanship Program introduced its first Pistol Marksmanship 101 class and accompanying M9 EIC pistol match on Wednesday, 17 March at the CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park ahead of rain and thunder later in the day. At the match, Michael Cameron, 65, of Baton Rouge, LA, earned his four introductory ...

Scholastic Action Shooting Program adds Jim Henderson as Dev Director Ammoland Inc. Posted on IMG SASP U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- The Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) proudly selects Jim Henderson as the Director of Development for newly established International Disciplines of 10 Meter Air Rifle, 10 Meter Air Pistol, and Sport Pistol. A decorated marksman with approximately 67 national records including the President’s 100 Pistol Match, which he has also won 9 times. Henderson wi...