During the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Sgt. John Napier said he hoped to soon deploy with his unit to Afghanistan as a member of the Vermont National Guard. But the Army apparently preferred for the world-class bobsledder to continue his training stateside. Napier said in a recent interview that he’s pretty uneasy about that decision. “The feeling of guilt I have not being over there weighs heavily every day,” Napier told the Albany Times-Union. Vermont’s 86th Brigade Combat Team arrived in Afghanistan in March. Guardsmen from the 86th were involved with repelling the insurgent attack on Bagram Air Field…
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Former soldier Steven Holcomb piloted the USA-1 bobsled Saturday to the United States’ first gold medal in four-man bobsled since 1948. Along with teammates Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and Curt Tomasevicz, Holcomb set the track record during the first heat on Friday and then set it again on the second run to take a commanding lead. Two more strong runs Saturday ensured the “Night Train” sled piloted by Holcomb would give the U.S. its first gold in the four-man in 62 years. The win caps an amazing journey for Holcomb, a former Utah National Guardsman who needed surgery in 2008…
USA-3 driver Sgt. Mike Kohn, a soldier in the Virginia National Guard, and Nick Cunningham run through turn seven during the second of four competition runs Feb. 20 at the Whistler Sliding Center in Whistler, British Columbia. The pair finished 12th overall. (Photo by Sam Riche/ USA TODAY) Sgt. Mike Kohn settles into the bobsleigh in front of brakeman Bill Schuffenhauer during two-man bobsleigh training heats Feb. 18 at the Whistler Sliding Center in Whistler, B.C. (Photo by Christopher Gannon/ USA TODAY) The USA-2 two-man bobsleigh team of driver Sgt. John Napier, a soldier in the Vermont National Guard, and…
