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2010 Association Soldier of the Year SGT Sherri Jo Gallagher 2010 National High-powered Rifle Champion—2010 Army Soldier of the Year Sergeant Sherri Jo Gallagher, a service rifle shooter with the U. S. Army Marksmanship Unit, was selected as the Military Marksmanship Association Soldier of the Year for 2010. Outgoing MMA president Colonel (Retired) Robert I. Hoidahl, Jr., made the announcement at the MMA Annual Membership Meeting on February 4, 2011 at the Pool International Shooting Complex. Colonel Hoidahl presented the Soldier of the Year Award to Sergeant Gallagher—a .45 caliber pistol donated by Smith & Wesson Corporation. He then thanked Smith & Wesson for their continued support of the MMA Soldier of the Year program. Sergeant Gallagher, a Prescott, Arizonia native, had a remarkable year on and off the range. She was a member of the Army’s victorious 10-man team at the Interservice Rifle Championships in July, setting the stage for bigger things to come at the National Matches at Camp Perry, Ohio, a few weeks later. Gallagher became the first service member in 23 years to win the National High-Powered Rifle Championship, establishing 11 new national records along the way despite minimal preparation for the matches. Gallagher spent the majority of 2010 participating in Soldier of the Year contests, beginning at the unit level and going all the way to the Best Warrior Competition, the culmination of a year-long test to recognize the Army’s Soldier and NCO of the Year for 2010. At the annual Association of the United States Army meeting October 24th, Sergeant Major of the Army, Kenneth O. Preston, announced that Gallagher was the 2010 Army Soldier of the Year. Besides being named Army Soldier of the Year, she was also named Training and Doctrine Command Soldier of the Year for 2010; U.S. Army Accessions Command, Accessions Support Brigade Soldier of the Quarter; and as the Military Marksmanship Association Soldier of the Year. “I want to thank the MMA for all that they do,” Gallagher said. “They supported me throughout the year as I went to all of the Soldier of the Year boards. I couldn’t have done it without the help of my teammates and all of the Soldiers in the unit. The USAMU is without a doubt the best unit in the Army.” Sergeant Gallagher has served with the USAMU since 2008. She has been awarded and earned the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, four Army Achievement Medals, U. S. Army Distinguished Rifleman Badge, President’s Hundred Tab, and Bundeswehr Schutzenschnur Badge (German Armed Forces badge for weapons proficiency). Again, a special thanks to Smith & Wesson for their continued support of the MMA Soldier of the Year by their generous donation of the trophy pistol. Photographs and biographical data provided by the U. S. Army Marksmanship Unit Public Affairs Office, (706) 545-5436. Biographical data edited by the Association’s Webmaster. Back to Top