Soldier Wins Gold! Sets Olympic Record! Email This Story Print This Story

Spc. Glenn Eller won the Gold Medal in double trap shooting Tuesday, setting an Olympic record with a total score of 190. Eller's teammate, Spc. Jeff Holguin, finished fourth. Both Soldiers are members of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit based at Fort Benning, Ga. Eller went into the final round leading by four shots and hit 45 out of 50 targets, to win the first shooting Gold for Team USA in Beijing.

USA USA USA. Good on these soldiers for bringing home the gold. It goes to show that ourmilitary strives for perfection and can beat the best in the world. The only question is should active duty military be allowed to participate in the Olympics or should we have our best shooters in Iraq and Afghanastan?

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posted at 16:55:19 on 08/12/08 - Category: Army

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08/13/08 08:11:02

eemmonsx1@netzero.net wrote:

wow ! makes me proud of my military and how good they are !!
08/13/08 23:39:02

Former SGT McKinney wrote:

It's great that a soldier can kiss some ass and do woderful things like this but not be in Iraq! I bet he’s decorated like a Christmas tree too! Must be nice not to go to combat!
08/16/08 04:43:49

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