January/February 2011: Volume 19, Number 1 - USA Shooting

News & Performance Reports
USA Shooting Team members
attend Second Annual Annie
Oakley Boom Days. National
Shotgun Team members Caitlin
Connor and Jaiden Grinnell traveled with USAS staff to Pinehurst,
N.C., from Dec. 3-4, 2010. The event was established to
celebrate Annie Oakley’s legacy. Grinnell, Corrie West USAS
Director, Marketing & Communications and Connor (L to R)
are the center three women in the picture with the G.R.I.T.S.
(Girls Really Into Shooting) team. The group enjoyed honoring
Oakley’s legacy, shooting with Clay and Quail Cup participants
and talking with area residents at the Community Celebration.
Lance Cpl. James Bray Stack, a Marine and gold medalist of the 2008 Progressive Position Pistol (PPP) Championship
lost his life in Afghanistan in November. “A young Marine from Arlington Heights was killed in Afghanistan
Wednesday, only a month into his first tour of duty overseas. Lance Cpl. James Bray Stack leaves a wife, Katelyn
Landeweer Stack, also from Arlington Heights, and their 1-year-old daughter, Mikayla, said his father, Robert Stack.
Stack was shot during combat, according to papers the military gave the family. The 20-year-old man had been
home-schooled by his parents, Linda and Robert Stack, with curriculum from Christian Liberty Academy in Arlington
Heights, where his father teachers junior high science. Stack was in Afghanistan one month, and letters home
had just arrived this week with descriptions of fierce fighting. He was a rifleman in India Company 3/5 Marines in
the 1st division serving in Sangin in Helmand province, considered one of the most violent places in Afghanistan,
according to The Associated Press. . . “As he grew older he expressed interest to serve his country,” his father said. “I
think that was what motivated him. He wanted to use his skills. He was a very resourceful young man.” James Stack
was a national champion air pistol shooter in the 2008 PPP Championship and a member of the Arlington International
Airgun Club. He played soccer with Christian Liberty and was named Most Valuable Player on the school’s
track team.” Donovan, Deborah. “Arlington Hts. Marine dies in Afghanistan.” Daily Herald.
USA Shooting staff participated in a local Adopt-a-Family
program for the holiday season. With item donations and
monetary gifts, the staff raised over $700 to help brighten the
family’s holidays. Athletes Emily Caruso, Caitlin Connor and
Jaiden Grinnell volunteered their time to shop for items on the
family’s need and wish lists. Moreover, during the drop-off day
at the Community Partnership for Childhood Development
(CPCD) headquarters, Olympic Training Center Resident Athletes
Connor, Grinnell and Anthony Lutz (pictured L to R) spent
the afternoon helping unload vehicles that dropped off Adopta-Family
goods. Overall, USA Shooting contributed to the 250
families that were adopted this year.
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