Photo By Master Sgt. Kulani Lakanaria | U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Nguyen poses with his teammates during USA Shooting's...... read more read more
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 11:19 |
| Story ID: | 469753 |
| Location: | TALLADEGA, ALABAMA, US |
| Hometown: | WESTMINSTER, CALIFORNIA, US |
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