Nguyen, a Westminster, California native, is a member of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program and attached to the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit for training. He competed in the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. VIEW ORIGINAL
Nguyen, a Westminster, California native, is a member of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program and attached to the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit for training. He competed in the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. VIEW ORIGINAL
Nguyen, a Westminster, California native, is a member of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program and attached to the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit for training. He competed in the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. VIEW ORIGINAL
Nguyen, a Westminster, California native, is a member of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program and attached to the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit for training. He competed in the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. VIEW ORIGINAL
Nguyen, a Westminster, California native, is a member of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program and attached to the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit for training. He competed in the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. VIEW ORIGINAL
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Nguyen, a instructor/shooter, assigned to the U.S. Army Marksmanship unit, earned his spot on Team USA in the Paralympic 50-meter prone rifle event (R6) for the 2024 Paris Paralympics after completing USA Shooting’s Paralympic Trials Part 3 at the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) Talladega Marksmanship Park in Talladega, Alabama, April 21-28, 2024.
The Fort Moore Soldier won one of the two available smallbore spots for the Paralympic Games, with the second spot being filled by Sgt. 1st Class John Joss, a U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) athlete.
Nguyen, a Westminster, California native earned his Team USA placement by beating out 5 other competitors with a total score of 1232.7, which was 16.2 points over the second place finisher. The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will be the second Olympics for Nguyen. He competed at the 2020/2021 Tokyo Paralympics in the mixed 50-meter rifle prone event, as well as the mixed 10-meter air rifle prone event. Nguyen’s Army biography can be found at: https://recruiting.army.mil/About-USAREC/USAREC-Command-Bios/Bio-Display/Article/3275636/us-army-marksmanship-unit-international-rifle-team/
A b-roll package from Paralympic Trials Part 3 can be found at https://www.dvidshub.net/video/910068/groveland-ca-soldier-earns-olympic-berth-again. A Flickr album for Nguyen can be found at https://www.flickr.com/photos/usamu/albums/72157674671861798/.
Nguyen is a marksmanship instructor/competitive shooter in the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit’s International Rifle Team and will be competing in the 2024 Paris Paralympics in the R6 50-meter prone rifle event.
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Army bio: https://recruiting.army.mil/About-USAREC/USAREC-Command-Bios/Bio-Display/Article/3275636/us-army-marksmanship-unit-international-rifle-team/
Flickr Album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/usamu/albums/72157674671861798/.
Feature articles:
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/469573/fort-moore-soldier-seeks-paralympic-berth
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/464527/us-army-soldier-seeking-second-paralympic-berth
B-Roll from Paralympic Trials, Part 3:
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/921215/staff-sgt-kevin-nguyen-usa-shootings-2024-paralympic-trials-part-3
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