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President's Report
Second
Quarter – 2007
WOW! Another 3 months have flown right on by and our biggest news was the USAMU change of command on 23 May 07. LTC Charles "Ty" Connett turned over the reins of USAMU to LTC Frank Muggeo on Ceremony Hill, Pool International Range Complex. LTC Connett and family are on their way to Hanover, Germany, where Ty will command 5th Corps Special Troops Battalion. We wish the entire Connett family "Best of Luck" in their new assignment.
As with all changes of command we farewell one command team and receive another. LTC Frank Muggeo is a bachelor coming from Strategic Command, Joint Forces Component Command, International Military Division, Colorado Springs, Colorado. He served in NATO Allied Forces Northern Command. LTC Muggeo has deployed on numerous occasions to Haiti, Kuwait, Afghanistan, and Bosnia. Frank is returning from his recent assignment in Iraq as an embedded advisor to an Iraqi Brigade. Welcome LTC Muggeo, MMA looks forward to working with you and all the soldiers of USAMU.
We observed another special event during the change of command ceremony. It only took the AMU team several years to finally get USAMU recognized with its own set of unit colors from the Department of Heraldry. The new colors were unfurled which marked another milestone in USAMU history. Again, a big "HOOAH" to ALL the AMU team members who made this happen!
50th Anniversary Year Book Update as of June 18, 2007: The corrected printer's proof passed USAMU inspection here at Fort Benning. Bruce Meredith, MMA Past President and our point man for the 50th Year Book, signed the proof certification on the 12th of June and sent it back to the publisher. Proof certification means the book is ready for printing! Bruce has been on top of this book to make sure it will meet your expectations. He will be in contact with the publisher to obtain the printing and shipping date. As soon as I get firm info, I'll e-mail it to all and post it on this web site.
National Museum of the U. S. Army: As you may be aware, the Army is finally recognizing the great sacrifices of past, present and future soldiers by constructing the National Museum of the United States Army. As we all know the importance of marksmanship as a soldier skill, so do the museum designers. Mr. Judson Bennett, Project Director, National Museum of the U. S. Army, assures me that the National Museum is in the "early concept" stages of development. He appreciated our interest in the museum and will contact us for "expert" help with marksmanship exhibits and past USAMU accomplishments. Steve Goff, our historian, will monitor the museum design and periodically update us on its progress.
I look forward to reading about all the great shooting going on overseas with the Pan Am Games, World Cups, and, of course, the summer season for ALL who attend the yearly pilgrimage to Camp Perry: Small Bore, Service Pistol, and Service Rifle. I also encourage every member to recruit another member to add to our roles. Only through your word-of-month will we continue to grow our organization. HOOAH!
Respectfully,
Bob Hoidahl
MMA President