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- Ladies and gentlemen, I
declare this competition open!

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(cheering)

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- [Narrator] Over 360
competitors from 42 states

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competed in the 47th Winston P. Wilson

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small arms championship.

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(guns banging)

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The 2018 WPW was help on
Robinson Maneuver Training Center

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on April 29th through May 3rd 2018.

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The matches were designed
to focus on fundamentals

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of marksmanship under the
stress and physical activity

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experienced in combat.

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While the competition in
fierce, the value added

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participating in WPW is the information

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shared between skilled marksmen.

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- [Woman] I'm now the
assistant state marksmanship

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coordinator for the state of Virginia,

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so we're really trying to
build marksmanship there.

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One of my jobs in the
National Guard is to train

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other units how to shoot.

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- [Narrator] This years
overall combat rifle team

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aggregate champion, combat
pistol team aggregate champion

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and overall state champion was

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the Missouri National Guard Alpha Team.

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Staff Sergeant Michael
Richie, competitor from the

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Missouri National Guard Alpha
Team, was the combat pistol

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individual aggregate champion

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and the individual brand
aggregate champion.

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The combat rifle individual
aggregate champion

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was Sergeant Brandon Swanson from

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the Wisconsin National Guard Alpha Team.

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For the marksmanship training center, I am

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Army Sergeant Katie Brandori.