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1997 Association Soldier of the Year
SFC James "Todd" Graves

Photo of SFC Graves


U.S. Army Athlete of the Year
USA Shooting Athlete of the Year
Shotgun Shooter of the Year
Member, Winning Skeet Team, World Shotgun Championships
World Cup Finals, Skeet Silver Medalist
World Cup, Italy, Bronze Medal in Skeet
World Cup, Cyprus, Gold Medal and Team Silver Medal in Skeet
Gold Medal, Individual Skeet, Championship of the Americas
Gold Medal, Team Skeet, Championship of the Americas
Member, Winning Trap Team, National Championships
Interservice Trap Championship, Open Trap Match Winner
Interservice Trap Championship, Double Trap Match Winner
Interservice Championships, Member Winning Double Trap Team
Interservice Championships, Member Winning Trap and Skeet Team


Sergeant First Class James "Todd" Graves, is a shotgun shooter assigned to the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, Fort Benning, Georgia.

SFC Graves was raised in Laurel, Miss., and graduated from West Jones High School in 1982. Todd enlisted in the Army in 1984 and was assigned to the Marksmanship Unit after he completed Basic and Infantry Training at Fort Benning, Ga. In 1990, he was assigned as a team leader with the 20th Infantry Regiment in Korea, then returned to the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit in 1991. Todd has attended the Primary Leadership Development Course, Instructor Training Course, and Basic Noncommissioned Officers Course.

Shooting Highlights

    1999 Oceanic Games, Australia, Gold Medalist
    1999 Australian-Pacific Grand Prix, Skeet Individual and Team Gold
    1998 World Championships Bronze Medalist
    1997 Army Male Athlete of the Year
    1997 USA Shooting Male Shooter of the Year
    1997 World Championship Skeet Team Gold Medalist
    1997 World Cup Skeet Silver Medalist
    Member 1996, 1992, and 2000 U.S. Olympic Shooting Team
    2000 Olympic Skeet Bronze Medallist

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Photographs and biographical data provided by Paula J. Randall Pagán, U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Public Affairs Office, (706) 545-5436. Biographical data edited by the Association’s Webmaster.