Geezah
04-05-2006, 09:04 AM
Smith & Wesson
Holding Corporation (Amex: SWB), parent company of Smith & Wesson Corp.,
the legendary 154-year old global provider of products and services for
safety, security, protection and sport, today announced that it has agreed
to support the Combat Weapons Team of the U.S. Military Academy at West
Point. The Company will provide the team with donated pistols and will
support future competitive shooting events.
"There is a natural fit between the Military Academy at West Point and
Smith & Wesson, both organizations with deep roots in American history. In
addition, Smith & Wesson has a rich history of supporting military
academies and competitive shooting teams throughout our 154 years of
operation," said Ernest Langdon, Smith & Wesson's Director of Law
Enforcement and Military Sales. "Our support of the West Point Combat
Weapons Team reflects our continuing commitment to developing our country's future leaders. It also allows us to give these highly skilled competitors an opportunity to experience, early in their careers, the quality and craftsmanship that we build into our standard and custom pistols."
Smith & Wesson will donate 45 firearms to the cadets of the Combat
Weapons Team. The handguns consist of 10 custom Performance Center 1911
pistols chambered in .45 ACP along with 35 9mm Military & Police (M&P)
polymer pistols. In addition, on April 7-9, 2006, the Smith & Wesson
Academy in Springfield, Massachusetts will host the Joint Service Academy
Weapons Competition, at which the West Point Combat Weapons Team will
compete against both the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Naval Academy.
The Combat Weapons Team trains cadets in the tactics, techniques and
protocols of military units, domestic police forces, government agencies,
and civilian security services to create a comprehensive foundation of
skills in urban warfare and to promote creative solutions to the problems
involved in close quarters battle. Throughout each school year, the Combat
Weapons Team competes in five to ten practical shooting events across the
United States.
Lisa Strine, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at the
Association of Graduates, USMA was delighted to work with Smith and Wesson
to secure this gift for the Combat Weapons Team. "Currently, annual
donations are the life-blood of clubs like the Combat Weapons Team; but the
funds available do not come close to meeting their annual needs. The result
is that cadets must pay out-of-pocket expenses in order to participate with
the team. This donation will allow Major Brandon Raymond, the
Officer-in-Charge of the team, to minimize these out of pocket expenses. We
truly appreciate this generous gift from Smith and Wesson. I look forward
to continuing our relationship with them."
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Holding Corporation (Amex: SWB), parent company of Smith & Wesson Corp.,
the legendary 154-year old global provider of products and services for
safety, security, protection and sport, today announced that it has agreed
to support the Combat Weapons Team of the U.S. Military Academy at West
Point. The Company will provide the team with donated pistols and will
support future competitive shooting events.
"There is a natural fit between the Military Academy at West Point and
Smith & Wesson, both organizations with deep roots in American history. In
addition, Smith & Wesson has a rich history of supporting military
academies and competitive shooting teams throughout our 154 years of
operation," said Ernest Langdon, Smith & Wesson's Director of Law
Enforcement and Military Sales. "Our support of the West Point Combat
Weapons Team reflects our continuing commitment to developing our country's future leaders. It also allows us to give these highly skilled competitors an opportunity to experience, early in their careers, the quality and craftsmanship that we build into our standard and custom pistols."
Smith & Wesson will donate 45 firearms to the cadets of the Combat
Weapons Team. The handguns consist of 10 custom Performance Center 1911
pistols chambered in .45 ACP along with 35 9mm Military & Police (M&P)
polymer pistols. In addition, on April 7-9, 2006, the Smith & Wesson
Academy in Springfield, Massachusetts will host the Joint Service Academy
Weapons Competition, at which the West Point Combat Weapons Team will
compete against both the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Naval Academy.
The Combat Weapons Team trains cadets in the tactics, techniques and
protocols of military units, domestic police forces, government agencies,
and civilian security services to create a comprehensive foundation of
skills in urban warfare and to promote creative solutions to the problems
involved in close quarters battle. Throughout each school year, the Combat
Weapons Team competes in five to ten practical shooting events across the
United States.
Lisa Strine, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at the
Association of Graduates, USMA was delighted to work with Smith and Wesson
to secure this gift for the Combat Weapons Team. "Currently, annual
donations are the life-blood of clubs like the Combat Weapons Team; but the
funds available do not come close to meeting their annual needs. The result
is that cadets must pay out-of-pocket expenses in order to participate with
the team. This donation will allow Major Brandon Raymond, the
Officer-in-Charge of the team, to minimize these out of pocket expenses. We
truly appreciate this generous gift from Smith and Wesson. I look forward
to continuing our relationship with them."
link (http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-04-2006/0004333339&EDATE=)
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