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Private First Class Walton “Glenn” Eller III pictured here took home a gold medal Tuesday, while also setting a new Olympic record in Men's Double Trap. Photo by Courtesy photo


Forget Chinese "athletes" who are too young to be in the Beijing Olympics ( no matter what the Chinese say!) I found a whole slew of articles on Olympians who really ARE heroes. Surprise, they are our troops. In case you missed it, there are quite a number of our military who are proving on the world stage that they ARE more than rambos on steroids as the msm would have you believe....lol:

Soldiers striving for medals in Beijing

Aug 11, 2008
BY ARNEWS

BEIJING (Army News Service, Aug. 11, 2008) -- While Soldiers who have competed so far as part of Team USA in Beijing have fallen short of medal performances, a number of more opportunities are scheduled throughout the upcoming week.

In the Men's 10-Meter Air Rifle event over the weekend, two-time Olympian and U.S. Army Marksmanship member Sgt. 1st Class Jason Parker placed 23rd with a total score of 591, while 19-year old West Point Cadet Stephen Scherer took the 27th spot with 590.

Parker will compete Sunday in the Men's 50-Meter Three Position Rifle, his second event of the 2008 Olympic Games. Sunday is the final day of the shooting competition....(source)

There are lots of great stories and bios, (including the history of our troops as competitors in previous Olympics,) and you can find them here.