b'The Ordnance BombWhy GOMA Continueded or what he had done for the Ord-nance Community over his 30 year Well I am not sure the soundscareer. For those of us that remem-he is making can actually be calledber him when he was younger know playing it but he at least looks goodthat he was truly a wild boy and a at doing it. legend in the Ordnance Communi-We set targets up on the sidety. I remember when the state police of a mountain in front of the clubhit him with radar going under the house and set on the front porch toSwansboro Bridge at 97 MPH in an shoot across the valley. Many of usair boat he built with a 350 engine bring some unique firearms to thison it. He would come off the water event to see who can walk away withand drive it right up into his yard braggingrights.Thememoriesweand did it make some noise. Or the make will stay with us for the rest oftimehewantedtoseehowfarhe our lifes.I will never forget seeingcould jump his truck over a ramp Rick Byno showing up to go troutout at Courthouse Bay and of course fishing looking like he just steppedfor those of us who had the honor of out of a Cabelas catalog. Or the timeknowing him knows that beer was thata3leggeddogstoletheonlyalways involved.When talking with trout that Bills brother Jim caughtMike Lewis about this article we re-thatday.IalsohavetomentionLtCol Dennis Adams (Ret) posescalledsomeexcitingtripswehad the time that we were setting on awith his first gobbler of the 2021made together to Diego Garcia out dockusingasyringetoinjectairseason. in the middle of the Indian Ocean into worms and I injected my fingerand our times in the Philippines. I full of air when I pushed to needledogsbadly.IknowofotherOrd- could write a book about some of through the worm and into my fin- nance folks that do similar events.the true legends in our communi-ger. Everyone present really enjoyedMike George and Doug Case havetybutthespaceprovidedforme that one and what was so bad abouttheirannualelkhuntswithotherhere does not allow me to mention itwasmostofthosepresentwereOrdnancefolksjoiningthem.Billthem all. Additionally, like most of Jims Army buddies.Pope and many of the old Ordnanceyou reading this, my memory is re-Since many of us in my areafolks and commanders get togetherally not that good anymore. I truly ofNorthCarolinaquailhuntandoften for lunch out in Ocean Side.have been privileged to have known own bird dogs, we try to have a 2 to 3Curt Goyette who has a place downmany of the great men and wom-day quail hunting event most years.onSanteeCooperlakehasfolksen of our community who are true Many of the same group from ourdown to fish. However, if you havelegendsintheMarineCorpsand event up in the mountains of Vir- ever fished with Curt you most like- been honored for them to call me ginia attend and each year we mayly will quit fishing. Yes, there is someafriend.Additionally,dontforget have a couple new joins. Since I amgood stories there but I would likesomeofthosegreatcommanders using actual names in this article Itoremainonspeakingtermswiththat we have served with over the will not comment of some of the at- Curt.However,ifyouevercorneryears. tendees shooting abilities other thanShannonPitchfordIamsureyouForouryoungerOrdnance to say that a few of them could notcan get him to tell you about fishingfolksstillonactivedutyGOMA hit the ground it they fell down letwith Curt. gives you a way to maintain friend-alone hit a quail. I will point out thatThe bottom line is that soon- shipsandmakesomenewfriends youcannoteatachuckerorquailer or later everyone is going to re- from some of the old folks. Those that has taken a full load of num- tireandgetoldandyouneedtooldfartsthatservedbeforeyou ber 8 shot 3 feet from the end of thefind a way to remain in contact withwalkedthesametank,LAV,AAV gun barrel. Nor will our bird dogsfriendsthatyouhavemadeoverramps, gun parks and armories with pick up a bird that has been shot toyourmanyyearsoflifeandmakeunits that you are in now. So get out pieces. We require everyone attend- newones.SomeofourOrdnancethere and recruit some new mem-ing the event to shoot a 20 gauge orfolks are getting up in years and asberstoourorganizationandhelp smaller gauge shotgun to respect theeveryyeargoesbysomeofthemoutGOMAinanysmallwayyou traditions of quail hunting and addpass away.can to help it grow. All of us both ac-some dignity. You would not thinkI will never forget going totive and retired know someone who youwouldhavetoputarequire- see an old retired Master Gunneryis not a member so go see them and ment like that in place but if you didSergeant and friend Buzz Clodfeltertell them about GOMA. If you are not some of them would show up tomany years ago in a nursing homethinking about becoming a member hunt with a claymore attached to adyingofcancer.Iwassurethatdont wait any longer. Trust me, it is long stick. Which would upset thenone of the younger Ordnance folkswell worth whatever effort or money property owners and scare our birdaround the area even knew he exit- you put in it. SEMPER FI!10 Custodis Pro Ferrum26 Military Appreciation Resource Magazine HJuly 2021H Thank You For Your Service'