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Brigadier General Allen Grunwald ,

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adjutant General of Oregon , and what

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we're doing today is called the

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adjutant General's marksmanship

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training exercise , or as we call it

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and know it uh tag match . This weekend

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we have the 3 gun competition which

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consists of a rifle . Pistol , shotgun

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course of fire . And then you move on

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to the practical rifle course of fire

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and then a speed pistol .

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This competition is important for the

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Oregon National Guard just because it's

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a chance for our Oregon shooters to

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come together , compete against each

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other , and they're all fighting for

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the chance to represent Oregon at the

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regional and national level on the

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Oregon State shooting team . They're

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also competing to earn the coveted

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Oregon Governor's 20 tab on their

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uniforms . As well as just the top

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shooter and top team in Oregon .

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Well , it's really all about our

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organizational values , right ? It's

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about being connected . We've got

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soldiers and airmen from all over the

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state that came here for this single

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event , 96 , uh , competitors and

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probably 50 or so , uh , unit

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volunteers that came out to help make

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this possible . Uh , it's about being

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competent in our skill set and growing

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marksmanship skills , uh , not just for

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the competitors , but they'll bring

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these skills that they learned here

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back to their units , and then it's all

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about being committed , committed to

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improving the organization and

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ourselves .