Fort Moore Soldier qualifies for the 2024 Paris Paralympics

Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Kulani Lakanaria | U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Nguyen shoots during USA Shooting's Paralympic Trials - Part 3 in Talladega, Alabama April 21-28, 2024. The Purple Heart recipient won the Gold Medal at the 50-meter prone rifle event which secured his spot on Team USA for the 2024 Paris Paralympics. 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.  

TALLADEGA, AL, UNITED STATES

04.29.2024

Story by Sgt. 1st Class Kulani Lakanaria 

U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit

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

• Date Taken: 04.29.2024
• Date Posted: 04.29.2024 11:39
• Story ID: 469756
• Location: TALLADEGA, AL, US
• Hometown: WESTMINSTER, CA, US