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Show Dugway Proving Ground, Friday, Nov. 25, 1066 Beginner To Expert M arksinanship - Dugway'f Junior National Rifle Association (NRA) ii sponsored by' the American Legion and the Rod and Gun Club, The and Senior Instnjctor'uVtr.' Bui Lidholm. BiU worki at the Design Mr. Don Mr. Ed assisted Heve, by Development Division. He is Johnson and Mr. Don Paul. . inALL BOYS AND GIRLS from 8 to 18 years of age are rehe a member, becomes child a When NRA. vited to join the as required by ceives a prescribed marksmanship training course the primary of the National Rifle Association. After completion shot. fin the fire to allowed course, the child is men ofAll of the firing is supervised by an adult range safety ficer and his assistants. The Civilian Welfare Fund provides the money to bond rifles are and insure all adults and children. At die present, the and Gun Rod and the Office Post Training being furnished by the furnished be to by the the for call weapons Club. Future plans D.C. in Washington, Civilian of Marksmanship Director PARENTAL CONSENT is a must for any child wishing to become a member. It is requested that all parents attend meetings with their children, at least the first session. This will assure parents that the children are learning the proper methods in handling and operating a rifle. The Junior NRA currently has 30 members. Each member rounds of ammunition at die inis firing an average of 150-20- 0 door pistol range every week. There have been as many as 16 children firing at the same time. The Club meets each week on Wednesday evenings at 6:00 pjn. in Building No. 5805. Children can earn marksmanship medals in any one of several classes, depending on their proficiency. At the range, they are competing with themselves, not against each other. , the Junior NRA has NRA. This is attributable to the safety NATION-WIDE- il DONALD SHEARER r. rets in a little practice, shooting sheet at the outdoor skeet range. rec- dose supervision ord than the and control of the Club by responsible adults. ' The Dugway Rod and Gun Club is affiliated with die National Rod and Gun Club. The Club is governed by a council which is elected by the active membership. The President is Mr. Tom See; his assistants are Mr. Larry Nygren, Vice President, Officer. and Bill Lidholm, Treasurer-Propert- y The purpose of the Club is to offer recreational and sports activities to die personnel to the personnel at DPG, to foster control of the hunting and fishing afforded on the installation and to preserve and conserve the game and natural resources of the reservation. - SP4 Gordon Spellman, SP6 Charlie Johnson, 1LT Paul - presents nm pwee w "t-seller Basan and SGM Gerald j the team in Marskmansnip trophy Jr. The pistol team won die .22 and .45aliber Class at die Utah State Championship Matches. THE POST PISTOL TEAM j ALL PERSONNEL employed at Dugway are eligible for : membership. Annuel dues are 83. The Club conducted a safety course during the deer season to provide instructional guidance for hunters. The Club meets the first Tuesday of every month in Building No. 5808, next to the indoor pistol range. The Rod and Gun Club is also sponsoring a "Big Deer" contest which will end on December 6. At that time, prizes will be awarded for the largest rack and the greatest number of points. A booby prize will also be given away. o are to instruct THE OBJECTIVES of the Post Rifle Team marksmen who will uphold our heritage of for the competitive andTrfmost importance, to use rifles confidently and effectively under conditions of combat. Members of the post Rifle Team are 1LT Robert Byrd, Roselk. SSGChesley Pickel, SGT William McBride, nT Willuun Armstrong the team and Roselle 1LT The officer in charge is is SSG Pickel. nSZntowfa fa r3 SPManA,T 1LT CORDON ROSELLE, JR captain of the Post Rifle Team, smiles as Colonel Joseph J. Fraser, Jr, congratulates the team on winning first place team trophy in the Sharp-of shooter class at the rifle matches held in Boulder City, Nevada, the 22nd and 23rd October. SSG PICKEL, who has been a member of the U.S. Army Rifle Team, the VS. Army RADCOM Team and die U.S. Army International Rifle Team, stated that Dugwas team is provided with rifles and equipment comparable to the finest Army rifle-tea- in the United States. The team recently received leather Olympic shooting jackets. . During the month of October, the team traveled to Boulder received the City, Nevada, to enter in open competition. They The class. team has the first place team trophy in Sharpshooter won 85 medals in the Sharpshooter, Expert and Master classes , during the past two years. The rifle matches are scheduled by the NRA in their publication, die National Rifleman. Dugway'i Rifle Team travels to gxilder City once a month and to the Utah State Open Matches held at Fort Douglas, Utah. They also travel to Camp Pendleton, California, and to Fort Lewis, Washington, for matches. THE COLONEL JOSEPH J. FRASER, JrL, takes aim and fires at die indoor pistol range. Notice the modern equipment available to all DPG personnel interested in marksmanship. the same as the die troops instruct and to promote marksmanship DUGWAY Pistol Team objectives are Rifle Team's - at Dugway in weaponry knowledge. The members of the teams are 1LT Paul Basan, 1LT Roy The capSugawa, SGM Gerald Seifer and SP4 Gordon Spellman. of coaches are Seifer SGM 1LT Basan. and He is tain of the team the team. The team meets every Thursday night at Building No. 5800, the indoor pistol range. Lieutenant Basan invites all military personnel to join the Team. ON OCTOBER 31, the Pistol Team departed Dugway for San Diego, California, to participate in the California State Champion Nstol Matches. The meet lasted for eight days and Dugway's team fared very well. 1LT Sugawa won three second place medals and one first, while 1LT Basan placed third in the slow fire coma first place team trophy petition. Two team medals were won a first for slow fire competition. Two team medals were won l. for l. for one team pistol. and pistol trophy place In the future, the Team plans to compete in regional and state meets in Lai Vegas, Nevada, Idaho and San Diego. - 22-ca- - 38-ca- i t THE cucm en u iWn firine from the prone position at '",c,0, r l r- POST Shown here PFC rm - "hj Vv ixvi before a shooting match at Boulder Gty, Nevada. 1LT Cordon Roselle, Jr., SSG Chedey Pickel, SP5 James Arwinc and RIFLE TEAM practices an m William Armstrong. |
