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Box MS419.09

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Newspaper clipping. Fort Benning Leader. Columbus, GA. 40 Years of U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit. , Aug. 23, 1996

 File — Box: MS419.09, Folder: MS419.09.635
Identifier: MS419.09.635
Scope and Contents It has been 40 years since the U.S.Army Marksmanship Unit was formed upon the orders of Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower. In that span, hundreds of top-flight shooters have traveled the world,blasting their way into national and world record books. But it was the 1964 team that set the tone for the rest to follow, grabbing 7 medals-2 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze- at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. "That was probably the most successful Olympic shooting team in the history of the sport", said...
Dates: Aug. 23, 1996