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Louisville, KY - May 20-22, 2016 NRAAM

Started by BluegrassColonel, May 20, 2016, 04:02:02 PM

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BluegrassColonel

May 20, 2016, 04:02:02 PM Last Edit: May 23, 2016, 02:35:47 AM by DrRichP
Set up day.
My father didn't serve in WWII.  It wasn't for lack of trying.  He attempted to enlist 3 separate times.  The last time the doctor said he was too short.  He responded that he signed up again because he said he saw a poster that was recruiting short men to be pilots.  The doctor said, "Short, yes.  But this is ridiculous."  In my book, he's still a hero.

BeSwift

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May 21, 2016, 10:17:06 PM
I wanted to take a minute to thank each and every volunteer who helped make this a success... While no event is without obstacles, this crew took AIO to the next level with professionalism and a smile on their face.. I'll be on the road tomorrow and know that we're in good hands.. REALLY... THANK YOU ALL!

BeSwift
"The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well"
Ralph Waldo Emerson


Happiness =  Reality - Expectations

BluegrassColonel

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May 22, 2016, 07:31:36 PM
There's no way to express how impressed I was with this event. The cadre it was excellent all the way around. I'm sure that the IAAR will much more eloquently describe the activities over the weekend. However, I'm very humbled to have been able to take part.

In Liberty,
Greg Seneff, Sr.
Bluegrass Colonel
Instructor/Shoot Boss
My father didn't serve in WWII.  It wasn't for lack of trying.  He attempted to enlist 3 separate times.  The last time the doctor said he was too short.  He responded that he signed up again because he said he saw a poster that was recruiting short men to be pilots.  The doctor said, "Short, yes.  But this is ridiculous."  In my book, he's still a hero.

WmLyons

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May 23, 2016, 09:55:54 AM
Well, I will await word as to the success of the booth but I can jump in and say that we were signing people to events as fast as we could type the entries on the two laptops and on our personal cell phones.  We were asked to come arrange future AS events at multiple new ranges and signed people up in a variety of states.  It seemed a huge success.
My continuing apologies to Mary Louise whom I mistakenly addressed as Geezer.  (In my defense, she was 45 feet away at the opposite end of the table in a noisy restaurant when I first heard her name.)
Great seeing so many of the faces I recently met at the Instructors Boot Camp, Pelham 2016!
Looking forward to Atlanta 2017.

WmLyons
(Bill) to friends

Weezer

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May 23, 2016, 01:30:08 PM
Quote from: WmLyons on May 23, 2016, 09:55:54 AM

My continuing apologies to Mary Louise whom I mistakenly addressed as Geezer.

I am considering changing my name to "Geezer".  NJ says it's a better fit.   **)
"I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy." -- John Adams

"Texas Forever, Six!" --Tim Riggins

DrRichP

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May 23, 2016, 01:44:04 PM
I too would like to thank each and every volunteer who helped make this a success, especially Weezer, ITB, and Janir who collectively did a lot of the heavy lifting. Response to Project Appleseed was overwhelmingly positive everywhere throughout the event. Out booth remained consistently busy throughout the event. What more could we ask for?

I will have more comments to come, but again, thank you volunteers who made this NRAAM 2016 a great success!
DrRichP

"You never know how far reaching something you think, say or do today will affect the lives of millions tomorrow" - B.J. Palmer
   Think about that as you go to work the next Appleseed!

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Kimber Custom

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May 23, 2016, 03:49:19 PM
Thanks for letting me crash the party. Nice to meet you all. I hope the official IAAR is posted in the IAAR section so other volunteers can see the results of our work.

Corvette

#7
May 23, 2016, 08:26:02 PM
Agreed with all above.  And, my thanks to Rascal21 for keeping me in line and for all she did to help keep the booth staffing under control and working at its best.  Too all, great work and my thanks.

Corvette
Be bold, brave and forthright and the bold, the brave and the forthright will gather around you!

ITB

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May 23, 2016, 08:55:28 PM
IAAR is pending.  Had a big event at work today, it will be posted tomorrow.  Sorry for the delay
"I will either set my country free, or shed my last drop of blood to make her so." -  Dr. Joseph Warren

" ITB glides through the highways of the Midwest like a Velvet Fog, unfettered by mortal speed limits, leaving only the knowledge of American Heritage and Marksmanship (and a faint whiff of ghost pepper sauce) in his wake." - Oz

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malabar

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May 24, 2016, 07:13:24 PM
Quote from: Weezer on May 23, 2016, 01:30:08 PM
Quote from: WmLyons on May 23, 2016, 09:55:54 AM

My continuing apologies to Mary Louise whom I mistakenly addressed as Geezer.

I am considering changing my name to "Geezer".  NJ says it's a better fit.   **)
No no: My kids have already started calling me "geezer."
One in a program is enough.

tk
The Second Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances where all other rights have failed -- where the government refuses to stand for reelection and silences those who protest; where courts have lost the courage to oppose, or can find no one to enforce their decrees. However improbable these contingencies may seem today, facing them unprepared is a mistake a free people get to make only once.

-- Justice Alex Kozinski, US 9th Circuit Court, 2003

ITB

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May 25, 2016, 07:44:25 PM
Placeholder for IAAR
"I will either set my country free, or shed my last drop of blood to make her so." -  Dr. Joseph Warren

" ITB glides through the highways of the Midwest like a Velvet Fog, unfettered by mortal speed limits, leaving only the knowledge of American Heritage and Marksmanship (and a faint whiff of ghost pepper sauce) in his wake." - Oz

CF KD requal - Muenster, TX  11/25/23
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