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Check out what's been happening with the U.S. Army Soldier-Athletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

August 18	USAMU shotgun shooter Hancock wins Olympic gold medal in skeet U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit shotgun shooter Pfc. Vincent Hancock set two Olympic records and prevailed in a four-target shoot-off against Norway's Tore Brovold to win the gold medal in men's skeet Saturday on the Beijing Shooting Range.
August 18	Army WCAP coach Johnson survives another Matt Emmons moment in Beijing "He did it again!" someone shouted from the grandstand the instant Team USA's Matt Emmons plummeted from surefire gold to fourth place with a shocking 4.4 on his final shot in the Olympic 50-meter rifle 3 positions event on Sunday.
August 14	Byers loses in Olympic Greco-Roman quarterfinals, vows to wrestle for medal in London After being eliminated Thursday from the quarterfinals of the Olympic Greco-Roman 120-kilogram wrestling tournament, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dremiel Byers vowed to continue his quest for the Olympic medal at the 2012 London Games.
August 13	Callahan becomes oldest U.S. female competitor in Olympic history At age 56, U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Elizabeth "Libby" Callahan became the oldest U.S. female competitor in Olympic history with a 25th-place finish in the women's 25-meter pistol shooting event Aug. 13 at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall.
August 11	Soldier wins Gold, sets new Olympic record Spc. Glenn Eller won the Gold Medal in double trap shooting Tuesday, setting an Olympic record with a total score of 190.