Published: January 25, 2013
Olympian Tour
By Capt. Marvin J. Baker 136th MEB Public Affairs Officer
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bardia Barmaki autographs Olympic gold medalist Heather Petri's Team U.S.A flag during a USO morale tour here Jan. 19.
The tour included water polo champion Petri and three other Olympic athletes - Greco-Roman wrestler Rulon Gardner and rowing teammates Erin Carfaro and Susan Francia.
"I got to meet all four medalists," said Barmaki. "This is fabulous. I watched the London Olympic Games last year and remember when Rulon Gardner beat the Russian in the 2000 games."
Photo by Capt. Marvin J. Baker, 136th MEB Public Affairs
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The quartet of Olympians toured Afghanistan for nearly 10 days meeting with service members.
"The troops here give us the opportunity to do what we do," Petri said. "After all the service members sign my flag, it will connect us. We are all Team U.S.A."
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