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Minutes of the Meeting
January 2004

1. Monthly Meeting: The monthly Executive Board Meeting of the Military Marksmanship Association was held January 15, 2004 in the Army Marksmanship Conference Room.

    a. Board Members Present:

        Archibald V. Arnold III, President
        Bruce Meredith, Vice President
        Laurence K. Mosely, Recording Secretary
        Samuel W. Hunter, Treasurer
        Carter Berry, Public Affairs Committee Chairman, and MMA Times Editor
 
   b. Board Members Absent:

        Richard D. Rebidue, Membership Committee Chairman

    c. U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Representative:

        Robert Aylward, USAMU Deputy

        CPT Howe, USAMU Operations Officer

    d. Guests:

        Phillip Cannella, Jr., MMA Past President
        James "Gus" Youmans, CPA

    e. Call to Order: A quorum being present, the President called the meeting to order at 1145.

2. Treasurer's Report: Motion made, seconded, and carried to approve the Treasurer's Report for December 2003. Additionally, the Treasurer provided a financial preview for January 2004.

3. Minutes: Motion made, seconded, and carried to approve the Minutes of the Meeting for December 2003.

4. Unfinished Business:

    a. Tax-exempt Status: Gus Youmans briefed the board on our tax-exempt application. He suggested that an alternative option was to submit our tax-exempt application as a veteran's organization. He noted that the composition of the membership must be ninety percent veterans. He further noted that he had prepared an application for the association as a veteran's organization if the Board wished to pursue that course of action. A review of the membership roster was conducted to identify what percentage of members were veterans and it was determine that the MMA met the ninety percent criterion. The President signed the new application.

    b. Annual Membership Meeting Planning: Phil Cannella briefed the Board on the status of refreshments for the January General Membership Meeting. Phil noted that all food items had been ordered and coordination with USAMU for the serving tables had been done. The President suggested that the attire for association officers at the meeting be coat and tie.

    c. Soldier of the Year Vote: As a matter of record, the President stated that the Executive Board had voted unanimously for SSG Joe D. Harless as the MMA Soldier of the Year. The Secretary remarked that Smith & Wesson had donated the award (pistol) and that it was in transit.

5. New Business:

    a. USAMU Report:

        (1) The project to refurbish Maertens Range has been completed.

        (2) The USAMU Deputy requested Support Hall of Fame recommendations.

    b. MMA Times: Mr. Berry noted that input for the March issue of the MMA Times was due not later than March 5, 2004.

    c. Reunion Dates: The Vice President recommended two date periods for the 2004 reunion: 15-17 October and 22-24 October. The USAMU Deputy stated that he would discuss the dates with the USAMU Commander and would try to have a date fixed by the next meeting.

6. Next Meeting: The next Executive Board Meeting is scheduled for 11:00 AM, Thursday, February 26, 2004, in the USAMU Conference Room, Building 243, Fort Benning, Georgia.

7. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 1:00 PM.

Laurence K. Mosely
Recording Secretary

Attachment:
January 2004 Financial Statement

Approved by the Executive Board on February 26, 2004.

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