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15 NOVEMBER 2004 |
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Three new articles are posted on The First Shot On-Line, the CMP’s electronic newsletter. Check The First Shot front page at http://www.odcmp.org/1104/default.asp to see summaries of all recent articles with links to the full articles. The First Shot On-Line front page also displays readers’ comments and a link to the popular CMP Forum. The latest articles posted are described below. |
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CMP Employee Retires After 12 Years of Service. Pat Gittinger, who joined the Army’s Director of Civilian Marksmanship staff in 1992, retired from the CMP in November after twelve years of service. She was one of a group of ODCM employees who were transferred to the new CMP when Congress privatized the program in 1996. Pat served in a number of functions at the CMP including National Matches housing management, public relations, customer service, human resources, protocol, National Matches in-processing and meeting planning for the CMP Board of Directors. One of the most important jobs Pat performed was to represent the CMP as an Ambassador and Board Member for the Port Clinton Chamber of Commerce. With her retirement, Pat hopes to spend more time with her husband, as well as visiting her children and grandchildren. The CMP expressed its gratitude to Pat at a retirement dinner in her honor. In her response, she said, “I have had the honor of meeting many wonderful people in different walks of life as a result of my employment with the CMP. Please accept my profound gratitude and thanks for this opportunity and I wish good health, good fortune and God's blessings to all.” 4-H Shooting Sports Youth Enrollment. Statistics released by the U. S. Department of Agriculture Extension Service show that 126,040 youth are currently enrolled in 4-H Shooting Sports club programs. Shooting ranks as one of the most popular of the many 4-H activities. U. S. International Shooting Hall of Fame. Each year tens of thousands of visitors to the U. S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado pass through the U. S. Olympic Shooting Center where they see plaques honoring an elite group of American marksmen and markswomen who have been named to the U. S. International Shooting Hall of Fame. USA Shooting, the national governing body for Olympic shooting, administers the selection process, which now takes place every fourth year, after the Summer Olympic Games. They have just announced the nomination of two new Hall of Fame members, Launi Meili and Joe Berry. Meili won a gold medal in women’s rifle in the 1992 Olympic Games to culminate a distinguished competition career where she won numerous international and national titles. Today, she is the coach of the University of Nebraska Rifle Team. COL Joe Berry, USAR (Ret.) managed the USAR shooting program for many years and served in numerous leadership capacities that culminated in his serving as the Team Captain of two USA Olympic Shooting Teams as well as several other USA international teams. The formal induction of the new Hall of Fame members will take place at the 2005 SHOT Show in Las Vegas. Gary Anderson Invitational Entries. The Gary Anderson Invitational junior rifle competition will take place at Fort Benning, Georgia at the Army Marksmanship Unit ranges on 19-20 November and 3-4 December. A few entry spaces are still available. The match program and entry forms are posted on the CMP web site at http://www.odcmp.com/3P/GAI.htm. CMP Auction Site Down Indefinitely. The company that hosted the CMP auction program has terminated operations without any advance warning. We are currently evaluating other programs and hosts, but expect that it will be several more weeks or months before a new auction site is operational. We thank everyone who participated in past auctions and solicit your continued patience and support.
All CMP Offices and CMP Store Closed 25-28 November. In observance of Thanksgiving, all CMP offices and the CMP store will be closed 25-28 November.
CMP to have Tables at Gun Shows. We plan on bringing 200 Garands in all grades. We will not sell them at the show, but will allow customers to reserve rifles by serial number and submit orders to CMP within 60 days of the show. The CMP will have tables at the following gun-shows:
Harrisburg, PA - 11-12 Dec 04 Houston, TX - 22-23 Jan 05 Reno, NV - 8-10 Apr 05 Indianapolis, IN 3-5 Jun 05 |
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Army Marksmanship Unit Inducts New Hall of Fame Members - More than 300 past and present Soldiers who were assigned to the U. S. Army Marksmanship Unit gathered at Fort Benning on 22-23 October to celebrate the 48th anniversary of the founding of the unit. Since its founding in 1956, pursuant to an executive order by President Dwight Eisenhower, the elite Army unit has led the United States back to prominence in international competition and has been the leading military marksmanship program during most of its 48 years of existence.
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USA Shooting Names 2004 Athletes of the Year - USA Shooting announced that Kim Rhode of El Monte, California and Matt Emmons of Browns Mills, New Jersey, are its 2004 Athletes of the Year. These selections are determined according to which shooting athletes had the most outstanding performances in major international competitions during the year. The program of selecting Shooting Athletes of the Year is part of a U. S. Olympic Committee program that honors the overall most outstanding female and male athletes for all Olympic sports.
Eastern Nebraska Gun Club Makes a Difference - On October 23rd, the Eastern Nebraska Gun Club in Papillion, Nebraska recently held a match based on the course of fire for the CMP Games John C. Garand Match…however, there was one twist. While most clubs require some sort of entry fee to help cover range costs, the cost of targets and the cost of ammunition if it is provided, the guys at the Eastern Nebraska club did something different – they asked for toys.
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