Originally Posted by
sinister
Great article, Sam.
Pat McNamara was Delta Selection and Training Sergeant Major after Brian. He is a Distinguished Pistol Shot as well, and won a Secretary of the Army M1 Trophy Rifle as Novice Champion at his first All-Army Championships.
Greg Coker, the gunship pilot, is a survivor of a surface-to-air missile hit on a Little Bird. The subsequent crash-landing broke his back. Part of his convalescent leave was training at the Army Marksmanship Unit building 3-gun weapons (rifles, carbines, and pistols).
Rob Garrett, author of the article, is a retired Columbus, Georgia (outside Fort Benning) police lieutenant.