PFC Vincent Hancock pulled off a great, if not dramatic, win for the second AMU Olympic gold medal in 2008! Leading by one shot into the finals he fired a 24 out of 25, the second placed competitor shot 25 out of 25. The Norwegian that tied him had to shoot first and he shot both targets clean. Hancock followed with a perfect pair as well. SPC Jeff Holguin’s father said, “Everyone get comfortable, this could go on for awhile”. Luckily the Norwegian dropped one of his next two and Hancock was perfect on his pair, proving again that the 19 yr old is solid in pressure situations.

Afterwards Hancock said, “I just got really mad when I missed that one and that was the end of it. I knew I wouldn’t miss again” During the press conference that followed Hancock spoke with pride about his brother who recently returned from his second tour in Iraq and is also stationed at Ft Benning GA. The respect that each Soldier has for each other is obvious. PFC Hancock is the youngest of 23 United States Army Marksmanship Unit Olympic medal winners.

Tomorrow SFC Jason Parker shoots in the final shooting event of the 2008 Olympics. He will be competing against a tough field of 3 Position International Rifle Shooters.

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