Over the last several weeks we have been bringing you many stories from the Olympics in London, highlighting the amazing feats of our Military Olympians. These amazing athletes serve in the Armed Forces, and on Team USA. With the Olympic games now coming to a close, we reflect back on our troops achievements on the battlefield and on the athletic field.


As we celebrate our Military Olympians, who can do such amazing things in their events, let us not forget the amazing things our troops overseas do every day in Afghanistan with little fanfare.

Our troops continue fighting the Taliban and Al-Qaeda despite the 110+ degree heat and diminishing media coverage about their efforts. They fight to make sure that Afghanistan never again becomes a safe haven and training ground for terrorist to plot attacks to kill American civilians - which is their aim! 

Our fighting military will not receive media attention or acclaim for their heroic acts, but we will thank them with a care package of support from home.




Our Military Olympians have a lot to be proud of, with competitors in over 16 events and several Gold medal victories, contributing to the United State's overall victory in total number of medals, and the highest number of gold medals. The USA amassed 46 Gold Medals and 107 Medals total to beat out China which had 38 Gold and 87 Medals overall.

With the whole world watching the Olympic games in London, this is a perfect opportunity to recognize some amazing military athletes who not only serve in the Armed Forces, but are now competing to be the best in the world at the Olympics.


As we celebrate our Military Olympians, who can do such amazing things in their events, let us not forget the amazing things our troops overseas do every day in Afghanistan.

Our troops continue fighting the Taliban and Al-Qaeda despite the 110+ degree heat and diminishing media coverage about their efforts. They fight to make sure that Afghanistan never again becomes a safe haven and training ground for terrorist to plot attacks to kill American civilians - which is their aim! 

Our fighting military will not receive media attention or acclaim for their heroic acts, but we will thank them with a care packages of support from home.




Keep reading every day from now through the end of the Olympics as we bring you the stories of our Military Olympians and their impressive achievements. Today we are extremeley proud to bring you the story of Army Wife Jamie Gray. In addition to winning gold and setting a new record for her near-perfect score in the last round, she also made 2012 the first year since World War II that the United States won 3 gold-medals in shooting events! 

Jamie Gray, wife of U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit shooter Staff Sgt. Hank Gray, won an Olympic gold medal in the women's 50-meter rifle 3-positions event Aug. 4 at the Royal Artillery Barracks here.

U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program rifle coach Maj. Dave Johnson, who leads Team USA's rifle shooters in London, coached Gray to the victory.

Gray established Olympic records in the qualification (592) and final (691.9) portions of the event, which includes shooting from prone, standing and kneeling positions.

On the next-to-last shot of the final round, Gray recorded her worst score (8.9) of the day, but she closed with her best shot (10.8) of the finale to seal the victory with a flourish.

"It was almost a little bit of relief, honestly," said Gray, 28, of Phenix City, Ala. "I've dreaded that last shot for four years, and it's amazing to have it come through and be a good shot.

"It looked good and it felt good, so it was awesome," she added. "After shooting an 8.9 on the next-to-last shot, you want to come back from that one, and that's what I did."

Serbia's Ivana Maksimovic (687.5) claimed the silver medal, and Czech Republic's Adela Sykorova (683) took the bronze.

Gray said she realized she could secure the gold after shooting 198 in standing. She opened with a 198 in prone, and finished with a 196 kneeling.

"After I shot a 198 standing, I was like, 'OK, here we go. This is a good one,'" she said. "The kneeling was probably the hardest thing I've ever shot -- 20 shots kneeling -- and I got through it great. I can't ask for a better kneeling today. It was windy, and I had one bad shot that just got away from me in the wind.

"Other than that," Gray continued, "I took just great shots. Every shot was a good shot. After that, I knew that's a big one and I have a chance at this."r

With the whole world watching the Olympic games in London, this is a perfect opportunity to recognize some amazing military athletes who not only serve in the Armed Forces, but are now competing to be the best in the world at the Olympics.

It may surprise some people, but there are actually many military veterans and currently serving troops who are on Team U.S.A. competing in every event from shooting sports to wrestling and others. Naturally, the our troops play a big role in Team USA's marksmanship team in the shooting events. These are some of our Military Olympians who are simultaneously serving in the US Army Marksmanship Unit and also on Team USA. Keep reading every day from now through the end of the Olympics as we bring you the stories of our Military Olympians and their impressive achievements both on and off the battlefield!

We're celebrating military athletes who serve their country on the battlefield and as part of TEAM USA at the Olympic games.

While these Military Olympians deserve our praise and all the media coverage the Olympics brings, we can't forget about the military heroes serving overseas.

Their feats on the battlefield often go unrecognized and are not covered by the media, but they are just as deserving of our praise and recognition as our Olympians.

We have over 90,000 troops still serving in Afghanistan and they need our support!

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This is still about the troops who are on the front lines fighting the Taliban and Al Qaeda. They are in harm's way and they're the troops we're sending care packages to!

The following story comes to us from blogger Kevin Hanrahan who blogs about our troops and military dogs. It is a true story witnessed by his friend "Steve" in Afghanistan

The 1st Cavalry Division Chaplain went to the hospital here in Afghanistan tonight with one of the Deputy Commanding Generals to pin a Purple Heart on a Soldier that was wounded  this morning by an IED. The Chaplain was telling me that this young hero was severely injured, he was missing his left hand, one side of his face was completely torn apart, and his body was peppered with shrapnel. Our General pinned the purple heart on the Soldier, then asked him if there was anything he could do for him before he was flown out of theater. The Soldier could not speak so he moved his one remaining hand signaling for a pen. He was handed a pen and paper, then wrote a note to our General. The Chaplin was telling me he thought it was going to be a request to call his wife or pass a message back home that he was going to be OK, when he looked at the note he saw a list of supplies his Soldiers needed that were still out on the battlefield fighting. Our Chaplin told me that it was the first time he saw our General cry during a Purple Heart ceremony. This HERO is the reason why I have left my family for five of the past 11 years. There is no higher honor then to stand with these men and women in combat. - Facebook wall of U.S. Soldier "Steve" 1st Cavalry Division, Deployed to Afghanistan

This story not only speaks to the selfless nature of our troops but it also underscores a problem in Afghanistan that we're trying to combat - the lack of supplies.

We all know that Afghanistan is a tough place to get supplies in and out of, especially for the troops serving in the mountains or the remote areas on the border with Pakistan.

We're working hard to get our packages to the troops who need them the most - the ones that are on the front lines, not on a well-supplied base or air field.