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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 distinguish them from the rest of an impressive crew. Here are 10 gifted Olympic athletes who also s...
Whitefish Woman to Represent Team USA at the Olympics I won't lie - I really didn't think we would actually see the Olympics be held this summer! When they weren't 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 there's been hurdles to overcome.....and I don't mean the actual hurdles that runners compete in. I'm talking about the latest obstacle in the plan to still hold the event - announcing that fans won't be allowed to attend the games...
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, Women's 10m Air Rifle. This Soldier is from Belgrade, Montana. Sgt. Phillip Jungman, a marksmanship instructor/competitive marksman for the USAMU Shotgun Team, will compete in Men's Skeet. This Soldier is from Caldwell, Texas. 1st Lt. Amber English, a....
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 Excellence-In-Competition pistol points toward 30 required to earn a Distinguished Pistol Shot badge...