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Ramseur, NC AAR Feb 20-21

Started by Thaddeus, February 23, 2016, 11:37:06 AM

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Thaddeus

February 23, 2016, 11:37:06 AM

Another great Appleseed weekend at the Home Range!


With seven students and five instructors, we ended up with two new Riflemen and one re-qual. Wonderful weather for late February in North Carolina - less than five days earlier we had snow and ice, but this weekend was cloudy and around 60 degrees.


After some rough groups the beginning of Saturday, the shooters became much more proficient in handling their rifles, and gained confidence in the time-proven techniques of precision shooting. Many had never experienced the benefits of the US GI sling, and came away with an appreciation of the simple tools of shooting.


Congrats to Brian (211), Clay (213), and Randy (224) on their Rifleman scores. A big thanks to Randy on taking an Orange Hat and starting down the road to being an Appleseed instructor.


We all got a reminder that Appleseed weekends are not about shooting, nor even about history - but about Freedom, and the individual decisions that each of us make every day towards keeping the freedoms our founders fought and died to provide us.

KARDIAK KID

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February 23, 2016, 02:28:42 PM
RAMSEUR, NC FEB.20-21
Dusty old helmet, rusty old gun,
They sit in the corner and wait –
Two souvenirs of the Second World War
That have withstood the time, and the hate.
Many times I've wanted to ask them –
And now that we're here all alone,
Relics all three of a long ago war –
Where has freedom gone?
Mute witness to a time of much trouble,
Where kill or be killed was the law –
Were these implements used with high honor?
What was the glory they saw?
Freedom flies in your heart like an eagle.
Let it soar with the winds high above
Among the spirits of soldiers now sleeping,
Guard it with care and with love.
I salute my old friends in the corner.
I agree with all they have said –
And if the moment of truth comes tomorrow,
I'll be free, or By God, I'll be dead!
Audie Murphy

KARDIAK KID

#2
February 23, 2016, 02:33:12 PM
RAMSEUR RIFLEMEN
Dusty old helmet, rusty old gun,
They sit in the corner and wait –
Two souvenirs of the Second World War
That have withstood the time, and the hate.
Many times I've wanted to ask them –
And now that we're here all alone,
Relics all three of a long ago war –
Where has freedom gone?
Mute witness to a time of much trouble,
Where kill or be killed was the law –
Were these implements used with high honor?
What was the glory they saw?
Freedom flies in your heart like an eagle.
Let it soar with the winds high above
Among the spirits of soldiers now sleeping,
Guard it with care and with love.
I salute my old friends in the corner.
I agree with all they have said –
And if the moment of truth comes tomorrow,
I'll be free, or By God, I'll be dead!
Audie Murphy

KARDIAK KID

#3
February 23, 2016, 02:41:40 PM
RE-QUALIFIED AND MOST IMPORTANT, HE BECAME AN INSTRUCTOR AND A BETTER AMERICAN.
Dusty old helmet, rusty old gun,
They sit in the corner and wait –
Two souvenirs of the Second World War
That have withstood the time, and the hate.
Many times I've wanted to ask them –
And now that we're here all alone,
Relics all three of a long ago war –
Where has freedom gone?
Mute witness to a time of much trouble,
Where kill or be killed was the law –
Were these implements used with high honor?
What was the glory they saw?
Freedom flies in your heart like an eagle.
Let it soar with the winds high above
Among the spirits of soldiers now sleeping,
Guard it with care and with love.
I salute my old friends in the corner.
I agree with all they have said –
And if the moment of truth comes tomorrow,
I'll be free, or By God, I'll be dead!
Audie Murphy

jmdavis

#4
February 23, 2016, 04:46:02 PM
Somebody has painted the Range Truck.
"If a man does his best, what else is there?"  - General George S. Patton Jr

  ...We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
  For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
  Shall be my brother...-Shakespeare, Henry V
 

"There's a great deal of talk about loyalty from the bottom to the top. Loyalty from the top down is even more necessary and is much less prevalent. One of the most frequently noted characteristics of great men who have remained great is loyalty to their subordinates."
- General George S. Patton, Jr

"Your body can't go where your mind hasn't been."
- Alex Arrieta 1995 NTI Winner

KARDIAK KID

#5
February 24, 2016, 02:21:56 PM
CONGRATULATIONS TO THADDEUS, NORTH CAROLINA'S NEWEST SHOOT BOSS. HUZZAH!!!
Dusty old helmet, rusty old gun,
They sit in the corner and wait –
Two souvenirs of the Second World War
That have withstood the time, and the hate.
Many times I've wanted to ask them –
And now that we're here all alone,
Relics all three of a long ago war –
Where has freedom gone?
Mute witness to a time of much trouble,
Where kill or be killed was the law –
Were these implements used with high honor?
What was the glory they saw?
Freedom flies in your heart like an eagle.
Let it soar with the winds high above
Among the spirits of soldiers now sleeping,
Guard it with care and with love.
I salute my old friends in the corner.
I agree with all they have said –
And if the moment of truth comes tomorrow,
I'll be free, or By God, I'll be dead!
Audie Murphy
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