AGE: 26
HOMETOWN: Katy, TX
ASSIGNED TO: U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, Ga.
Events: Double Trap

Previous Olympic Appearances: 2000, 2004 (BEST OLYMPIC FINISH 15th). Spc. Walton Glenn Eller, III, is a shotgun shooter with the Army Marksmanship Unit, Fort Benning, Ga. He enlisted in the Army in September 2006 and was assigned to the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Shotgun Team in January 2007. He started shooting in 1990 at the age of 8. Of note: Eller also won the celebrated British Open Sporting Clay junior title in 1996 -- becoming the first American do to so. Joined the Army and attended basic training with Olympic teammate Spc. Jeffrey G. Holguin.

AGE: 19
HOMETOWN: Port Charlotte, FL
ASSIGNED TO: Army's World Class Athlete Program
Events: Skeet

Pfc. Vincent C. Hancock is a shotgun shooter with the Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU), Fort Benning, Ga. A native of Port Charlotte, Fla., he enlisted in the Army in June 2006, and is assigned to the AMU Shotgun Team. Hancock began shooting as a young child and started competing when he was 11 years old. He has distinguished himself with numerous awards in the sport, including qualifying for the 2008 Olympics in skeet, winning a gold medal in the 2007 World Cup and was named the USA Shooting Shotgun Shooter of the Year in 2007. Of note: Youngest military member on an Olympic team.

AGE: 29
HOMETOWN: Yorba Linda, CA
ASSIGNED TO: U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, Ga.
Events: Double Trap

Spc. Jeffrey G. Holguin is a shotgun shooter with the Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU), Fort Benning, Ga. A native of Yorba Linda, Calif., he enlisted in the Army in September 2006, and was assigned to the AMU Shotgun Team in January 2007. Holguin began shooting in 1991 and has earned numerous marksmanship accomplishments including; qualifying for the 2008 Olympics in Double Trap, winning silver in 2007 and gold in 2003 at the Pan American Games and was a 2004 World Cup bronze medalist. Of note: First picked up and fired a gun at the age of nine. Joined the Army and attended basic training with Olympic teammate Pfc. Walton Glenn Eller, III.

AGE: 33
HOMETOWN:Kings Mountain, N.C.
ASSIGNED TO: Army's World Class Athlete Program
Events: Greco–Roman Wrestling

Staff Sgt. Dremiel Byers, an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler with the Army's World Class Athlete Program (WCAP), did not plan to join the Army. "I had a football scholarship to North Carolina A & T and after one year I had some problems at home that required my attention," the 2008 Olympian recalls. "So I gave up my scholarship and signed up for a two-year enlistment." Twelve years later, Byers has found a home in the Army. "Something happened at my first duty station and I realized how fortunate I was to be around these people. Then I got around the guys on the team and it became a family. These guys taught me how to be a man and you don't walk away from that," Byers said. He joined the WCAP in 1996. Byers won a spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team at the trials held in Las Vegas, Nev. He is currently ranked number one at 120 kilograms for Team USA. When asked if he has any plans of getting out of the service, Byers exclaimed "they will have to kick me out twice! The Army allows you to dream big and I'm proud to be a part of it." Of note; Was in Athens as a training partner for 2004 Bronze medalist Rulon Gardner (who was also the 2000 Gold medalist)

AGE: 19
HOMETOWN: Billerica, MA
ASSIGNED TO: U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.
Olympic Sport: Air Rifle

Scherer started shooting at the age of 11 when he was competing in local and national competitions. Because of his love of shooting and the outdoors, Scherer knew at the age of 13 that he wanted to join the Army. He planned to enlist even before he was accepted to the United States Military Academy located in West Point, N.Y. Before starting his sophomore year, Scherer will compete in the Beijing Olympics on August 11th. He qualified for the Olympic team at the April 2008 trials and said that shooting collegiately has helped him perform better in matches. "I wasn't expecting anything going into it so it was a big surprise. I was pretty pumped." said Scherer. Of note: Only cadet selected for 2008 Olympic team from the Army, Air Force and Navy.

AGE: 44
HOMETOWN: Winterville, NC
ASSIGNED TO: U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, Ga.
Events: Free Rifle Prone

Previous Olympic Appearances: 1992, 2000, 2004 (Silver Medal in 2004). Maj. Michael E. Anti is an international rifle shooter and the former Headquarters Detachment Commander and Operations and Training Officer of the Army Marksmanship Unit, Fort Benning, Georgia. He enlisted in the Army in January 1988 and was assigned to the AMU in 1991 and again in 1998. He started shooting in 1978.

AGE: 56
HOMETOWN: Columbia, SC
ASSIGNED TO: U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Gillem, Ga.
Events: Woman's Sport Pistol

Previous Olympic Appearances: 1992, 1996, 2004 (BEST OLYMPIC FINISH 19th). At age 56, U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Libby Callahan is the oldest known woman to compete in the Olympic Games. "It's something I don't think about when I'm out there competing," she said. "It's just such an honor to represent the country as a U.S. Army Soldier and Olympian." Callahan began competitive shooting in 1980 while working with the Washington D.C. police department. She joined the Army Reserve in 1985, which she says helped take her sport to the next level. "I may never have had the opportunity to compete in international matches without the Army Reserve," Callahan said. She credits support from the Army and her commanders with giving her the time and training to become an Olympic competitor. Among her many accomplishments, Callahan will make her fourth trip to the Olympic Games in August. She also competed in 1992, 1996 and 2004.

AGE: 34
HOMETOWN: Omaha, NE
ASSIGNED TO: U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, Ga.
Events: Air Rifle, Three-Position Rifle

Previous Olympic Appearances: 2000, 2004 (BEST OLYMPIC FINISH 5th). Sgt. 1st Class Jason A. Parker is an international rifle shooter with the Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU), Fort Benning, Ga. A native of Omaha, Neb., he enlisted in the Army in January 1997 and was assigned to the AMU in April 1997. He started shooting in 1988 and has achieved several accomplishments over the years, to include winning a gold medal for Air Rifle in the 2007 Pan American Games. In 2005 and 2003, he was the World Cup gold medalist and his performances set the world record for those years. Of note: First started shooting at the age of 3 when his father gave him his first BB gun.

AGE: 40
HOMETOWN: Saginaw, MI
ASSIGNED TO: U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, Ga.
Events: Men's Free Pistol

Previous Olympic Appearances: 2000, 2004 (BEST OLYMPIC FINISH 5th). Sgt. 1st Class Daryl L. Szarenski enlisted in the Army in October 1991, and was assigned to the AMU after completing basic and infantry training. The accomplished shooter started in 1979 and has numerous marksmanship awards, including qualifying for the 2008 Olympic team in men's 50 meter free pistol, winning a silver medal in the 2007 Pan American Games, named Air Pistol National Champion in 2005 and won a gold medal in the 2003 Pan American Games in Free Pistol. Of note: Started shooting at the Saginaw Gun Club when he was in sixth grade. He earned a Bronze medal in the free pistol earlier this year while shooting in the same venue he will compete in during the Olympic Games.

AGE: 28
HOMETOWN: Eloy, AZ
ASSIGNED TO: Army’s World Class Athlete Program
Events: Boxing

A boxer with the Army's World Class Athlete Program, the Staff Sgt. has gone all over the world and competed against the best athletes in his sport. "The opportunity to train with the best coaches and travel to places I never Imagined going, like South Africa and Germany, is amazing," Guzman said. He is a four–time All–Army heavyweight champion, earned a bronze medalin the 2007 U.S. Nationals competition and qualified for the 2008 Olympic Trials. Not bad for a soldier who did not know of the athletic opportunities available through the Army until his fifth year on active duty. He has been training since he qualified in November 2004. He credits the Army for opening up doors he never could have opened by himself. When asked about his long–term plans he replied, "I'm going to do 20 years regardless of whether I'm in WCAP or not. They'll have to kick me out of the Army."

AGE: 32
HOMETOWN: Knoxville, TN
ASSIGNED TO: Army’s World Class Athlete Program
Events: Boxing

Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Downs had already served in the U.S. Army for eight years before he first picked up a pair of boxing gloves. During his assignment to Schofield arracks, Hawaii, the post hosted a sports week and Downs decided to sign up for a boxing smoker. "(I was) always a fan of boxing from outside the ring. I was always kind of curious so I thought I'd give it a try," Downs recalled. Originally from Knoxville, Tenn., Downs has represented the United States in competitions across the globe—from South Africa to Germany, Italy, Russian, England, Guatemala, and China. While representing the U.S. Army Boxing Team, he won gold at the National Pal Championships, gold in the Pan American Games, bronze at the World Military Championships, and won numerous U.S. Championships. He is a member of the 2008 Olympic Boxing Team and will travel to Beijing this fall. "It's just overwhelming and unbelievable to box against the world's best in their sport. It is a great opportunity to represent the Army and (my) country," Downs said of his travels while boxing for the Army. When asked what advice he had for young people interested in the U.S. Army, Downs said, "I tell them it is a great place to get an education. There are so many tools and avenues to get you from point A to point B."

AGE: 28
HOMETOWN: Chatham, NY
ASSIGNED TO: Army’s World Class Athlete Program
Events: Modern Pentathlon

1st Lt. Michelle Kelly grew up in Chatham, N.Y., and played wide receiver on her high school football team for two years before discovering the modern pentathlon. Kelly was also a college All-American in track and cross country. In November 2001 after earning her degree, Kelly joined the Army. She finished Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual training before being admitted into the Army's World Class Athlete Program as a modern pentathlete. In 2005, she briefly left the program to attend Officer Candidate School and Officer Basic School. The newly commissioned second lieutenant returned to WCAP full-time later that year to train in her sport. The modern pentathlon consists of five sports: shooting, fencing, horseback riding, swimming and running. Kelly captured a bronze medal at the 2007 Pan Am Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which qualified her for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. "It's more meaningful because you're not only representing your country, but you're also representing the U.S. Army. I take a lot of pride in that," said Kelly. The Soldier-athlete credits her success to Army training, great coaches, and start of the art equipment. She has competed throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia. "We're out there training all the time and we're sacrificing in our own way, but we know the sacrifices that everyone else has made for us so we're grateful we're allowed the opportunity to compete," Kelly said.

AGE: 26
HOMETOWN: Elgin, TX
ASSIGNED TO: Army’s World Class Athlete Program
Events: Track and Field —400m hurdles

1st Lt. Nathaniel Garcia was a student-athlete at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, before he was introduced to the Army's World Class Athlete Program in his junior year. When the Reserve Officer Training Corp commander there saw him on campus in his track warm-ups, he asked Garcia about joining the ROTC and told him about the athletic opportunities in the Army. Had it not been for the U.S. Army, the Elgin, Texas, native believes his TCU graduation would have marked the end of his track career. The sponsorships needed to fund all aspects of training after college are difficult to come by and typically put an end to most professional track careers. "With the Army, you have a pay check. You don't have to pay for travel or a nutritionist. The Army gives you so much. Every athlete that I know on a professional level has to pay for all their expenses—they don't have any of the perks I get," Garcia said. Because of his participation in the WCAP, Garcia has had access to some of the best training resources in the sport. "The Army has better coaching, nutritionists, and facilities than I have ever experienced. They really take care of me," he added. "Since I started training with the Army I've dropped a second off my time and set a personal record at the Olympic Trials last month. I'm faster, mentally strong, and have elite national and international competition under my belt—all because of the Army." The hurdler trains at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, with Coach Bob McGraf, and knows his track future is a bright one. "I can only get faster. Training with him that's all I've been doing (getting) faster and faster and faster. I've definitely got my eye on the 2012 Olympic Games.," Garcia said. When not on assignment to the WCAP, Garcia is a Reserve Soldier with the 94th Combat Support Hospital in Seagoville, Texas. In the past he was an assistant track and field coach at the University of Texas at Arlington.