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2002 Association Soldier of the Year SSG Jason A. Parker Staff Sergeant Jason A. Parker, an International Rifle Shooter with the US Army Marksmanship Unit, was selected as the Military Marksmanship Association Soldier of the Year for 2002. The association's President, Phillip F. Cannella, Jr., made the announcement at the Annual Membership Meeting on January 25, 2003. The Soldier of the Year award is a trophy pistol donated by Smith & Wesson Corporation. Thanks to Smith & Wesson Corporation for their generous donation of the trophy pistol. SSG Parker's 2002 Accomplishments Gold Medal, Air Rifle, World Championships, Lahti, Finland Gold Medal, Air Rifle and an Olympic Quota Slot, World Cup, Atlanta, Georgia Gold Medals, Air Rifle and 300-Meter Standard Rifle; Bronze Medal, Free Rifle, World Championship Team Trials Gold and Silver Medal, Air Rifle, Grand Prix, Pilzen, Czech Republic Two Gold Medals and Broke World Record, Air Rifle, Rogaland Open, Stavanger, Norway Silver Medal, Air Rifle, Sportman Cup, Dortmund, Germany Gold Medals, Air Rifle and 300-Meter Standard Rifle, National Championships Gold Medal, Air Rifle, USA Shooting Fall Selection Match Inducted into Xavier University Athletic Hall of Fame USA Shooting Male Rifle Shooter of the Year Military Marksmanship Association Soldier of the Year Staff Sergeant Jason A. Parker, is an International Rifle shooter assigned to the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, Fort Benning, Georgia. SSG Parker was raised in Omaha, Nebraska, and graduated from Bryan High School of Omaha in 1992. He received a degree in psychology from Xavier University of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1996.   Parker enlisted in the Army in January 1997.  After he completed Basic and Infantry Training, he was assigned to the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit in April 1997. Parker also attended the following military schools at Fort Benning, Georgia: Primary Leadership Development Course in 1999 and Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course in 2001. SSG Parker's military awards include two Army Commendation Medals, two Army Achievement Medals, the Good Conduct Medal, two Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbons, the Army Service Ribbon, the Army Superior Unit Award, and the U.S. International Distinguished Shooter Badge. SSG Parker started shooting in 1988. The following are highlights of his career. Shooting Highlights 2001 U.S. Army Male Athlete of the Year Individual Silver & Team Gold Medal (World Record), Three Position, Championship of the Americas Gold Medal, Three Position Free Rifle, Milan World Cup Gold Medal & Range Record Trophy, Air Rifle, & Team Gold Medal, Three Position, French Masters Conseil International du Sport Militaire (CISM) Military Rifle Champion Team Gold Medal & Set World Record, Standard Rifle 3x20, (CISM) Individual & Team Silver Medals, Rapid Fire, CISM Individual & Team Gold Medals, Slow & Rapid Fire, CISM Preliminary Match, Austria Two Silver Medals, Air Rifle, Rogaland Open, Stavanger, Norway Gold Medals, Air Rifle & Three Position, Rocky Mountain Shooting Championships Silver Medal, Air Rifle, National Sectionals 2000 5th Place, Air Rifle, Olympics, Sydney, Australia Gold Medal, Air Rifle, USA Shooting National Championships Gold Medal, Air Rifle, French Masters Gold Medal, Air Rifle, Second Olympic Team Selection Match Silver Medal, Three Position Free Rifle, First Olympic Team Selection Match Bronze Medal, Air Rifle, First Olympic Team Selection Match 1999 Gold Medal, Air Rifle, USA Shooting National Championships Gold Medal, Air Rifle, 2nd Pan-American Team Selection Matches, Atlanta, Georgia Gold Medal, Air Rifle, Masters European Air Rifle Cup, Dortmund, Germany Gold Medal, Air Rifle, Intershoot, Den Haag, Netherlands Gold Medal, Air Rifle, Rocky Mountain Shooting Championship Gold Medal, Air Rifle, Fall Selection Match, Fort Benning, Georgia Gold Medal, Three Position, Oceania Championships, Sydney, Australia Silver Medal, Three Position, Fall Selection Match, Fort Benning, Georgia Silver Medals, Air Rifle & Three Position, Masters de France, Bully-Les-Mines, France Bronze Medal, Three Position, USA Shooting National Championships, Atlanta, Georgia Member, U.S. Team, Pan-American Games 1998 U.S. Olympic Committee Shooter of the Year USA Shooting Male International Rifle Shooter of the Year Gold Medal & Set 2 World Records, Air Rifle, Munich World Cup Gold Medal, Air Rifle, Buenos Aires World Cup Silver Medal, Air Rifle, Milan World Cup Fifth Place, Air Rifle, World Cup Finals, Zurich, Switzerland World Championship Team Member Silver Medal, Air Rifle, 1st Pan-American Team Selection Matches Bronze Medal, Three Position, World Championship Selection Matches Bronze Medal, Air Rifle, National Championships Bronze Medal, Air Rifle, Rocky Mountain Shooting Championship 1997 Individual and Team Gold Medal, Air Rifle, Championship of the Americas, Buenos Aries, Argentina Winner, Smallbore and Air Rifle matches, National Team Training, Atlanta, Georgia Second Place, Air Rifle, USA Shooting National Championships, Chino, California Silver Medal, Air Rifle, & Fourth Place, Three Position, Championship of the Americas Team Selection Match 1995 Champion, Air Rifle, Junior Olympic Rifle Championships 1994 Team Gold Medals, Air & Prone Rifle, Bronze & Team Silver Medal, 3-Position, Junior World Championships Champion, Air Rifle, Junior Olympic Rifle Championships Back to Top 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.