Purdue Army ROTC to compete in precision-fire challenge
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue University Army ROTC Rifle and Pistol Team will go head to head against Western Michigan University on Friday (Nov. 17) in a precision-fire challenge.The match will start at 4 p.m. in the Purdue Armory.
Teams will fire precision small-bore .22 caliber rifles from kneeling, standing and prone positions, said Purdue's Rifle and Pistol Team Captain Cadet Matt Patten, a junior in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology in the College of Technology from Cloverdale, Ind.
Each university will field one four-person team as well as several individual shooters for the match.
Writer: Christy Jones, (765) 494-1089, christyjones@purdue.edu
Sources: Matt Patten, (765) 720-2653, mcpatten@purdue.edu
Dan Carpenter, head of the Purdue Army ROTC department, (765) 494-2099, dwcarpen@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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