++++++KSUseed NRA Whittington Center Raton, NM Oct 5, 2016

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Kansas State University has some awesome folks and young leaders who showed up for a one day event.

We compressed the marksmanship component a bit, but not the heritage portion.
This may turn into a regular 2 day event in the future.

Thanks to Traci Humphrey, Program Director for the NRAWC Youth Adventure Camp
for getting the ball rolling on this.   And to KSU staff for supporting us.

As always, BlueFeather has the flags up on the main road into the range.


A large group of 25 attentive shooters:


Going down to the 100 yard long distance steel targets.


...more later as we are just rolling in.

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Words like "Live Free or Die" were not fancy slogans bandied about like today's bumper stickers.
They were a code the colonists lived by that defined who they were.
It defined the American Revolution, which is not the same as the Revolutionary War.



What works at 25 yards, works at
distance. Shown are a "cleaned" Redcoat and the 100 yard steel targets at the end of the day.


...more later.

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Through Project Appleseed, the Revolutionary War Veterans Association is committed to teaching two things:
rifle marksmanship and our early American heritage. We do this for one simple reason, the skill and knowledge of
what our founding fathers left to us is eroding in modern America and without deliberate action, they will be lost to ignorance and apathy.

Is there a direct relationship between understanding our country's founding and civic virtue?
The answer should anecdotally be quite clear. As our citizens' knowledge of founding principles has declined,
so too has our involvement in this government 'of, by and for The People.' Instead, our citizens seem all too
content to relegate governmental decisions and knowledge to those that have been elected, all the while assuming
these officials' abilities and agendas are working on their behalf. We believe that if this trend continues,
our country will be left with an expansive gulf between the populace and the government.

During breaks, we'll teach you the true story of the nation that was founded on April 19, 1775, and why liberty
was so important to the founders that they would risk everything for it.
Project Appleseed believes that the essence of being an American is living up to the ideals of our founders and fanning the flames of liberty.






Major Buttrick at the North Bridge of Concord where he said, "Fire, for God's sake fire! Fire as fast as you can!"

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Our last scheduled shoot of the season.
Looking back in the side view mirror as we head back to Taos.


A huge thanks to the NRA WC staff for all their support!

A huge thanks to our founders for committing treason against the King to secure our liberties.