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Taps, Present Arms John D. Loomis Master Sergeant John D. Loomis, a resident of Salinas, California, died on on his  82nd birthday March 20, 2011. MSG Loomis was a member of the Sixth Army MTU and Eighth Army USARPAC pistol teams, a 2600 shooter, and was awarded the U. S. Army Distinguished Pistol Shot Badge in 1960. John was a Vietnam veteran assigned to the 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. During that tour, he was seriously wounded by a VC sniper and never was able continue his marksmanship career. "Big" John will be remembered as a serious pistol competitor who was able to lighten the pressures of competition with his hearty laugh. John was a Life Member of the MMA.