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President's Report
Third
Quarter – 2007
Another "HOT" Georgia summer is in the books, USAMU gains a new SGM, and the shooters continue to blister the competition. Oh, before I forget, the 50th Anniversary Yearbook is delivered!
As we all remember, the long hot Georgia summers bring with them Service Pistol and Service Rifle Interservice Competition; the annual pilgrimage to Camp Perry for the National Matches; the Pan American Games; and the beginnings of the 2008 Olympic selections. Shooting results are summarized elsewhere in the MMA Times and, for those old dinosaurs with a computer, on our website.
Your MMA Executive Board did not meet in July. We took our usual "Bye" for the summer but remain committed to operating our organization smoothly and efficiently. However, our summer did not progress without some changes.
New USAMU Sergeant Major: We all bid SGM Ybarra and his family a fond farewell and best wishes in retired life. Memories of our own final assignment and retirement flashed through our minds at the recent formation on "Ceremony Hill." Where have the "Good old Days" gone? We also welcomed SGM Fuller and his family to USAMU and MMA. The Army always seems to provide us with another outstanding soldier to fill our ranks. They certainly did it again by providing this great soldier. Physical Training anyone?
50th Anniversary Yearbook Update: The long awaited yearbook has finally arrived. WOW! What an outstanding job our point man, Bruce Meredith, and his team of Jack Writer and John Feamster did to ensure that we got a quality product. The book looks great! Our book captures the true history of the unit that will live on into perpetuity.
Life Membership: To date we now have 69 Life Members of MMA. I encourage ALL our non-life members to think about taking that extra commitment and upgrading to Life Member status. There is no higher calling than supporting your organization for the rest of your life. 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