Camp Perry Veteran, Olympic Silver Medalist Highlights CMP’s 2025 First Shot Ceremony

Camp Perry Veteran, Olympic Silver Medalist Highlights CMP’s 2025 First Shot Ceremony

CAMP PERRY, Ohio – On July 14, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) hosted the annual First Shot Ceremony (the traditional start to the century-old National Matches) and welcomed back an accomplished athlete who has taken her career from the grounds of Camp Perry to the world stage. The weather was hot, but the infamous winds of the Camp Perry National Guard Training Facility, where the Matches have been held since 1907, cascaded through the …

Camp Perry Veteran, Olympic Silver Medalist Highlights CMP’s 2025 First Shot Ceremony - Civilian Marksmanship Program

By Ashley Dugan, CMP Staff Writer CAMP PERRY, Ohio – On July 14, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) hosted the annual First Shot Ceremony (the traditional start to the century-old National Matches) and welcomed back an accomplished athlete who has taken her career from the grounds of Camp Perry to the world stage. The weather was hot, but the infamous winds of the Camp Perry National Guard Training Facility, where the Matches have been held…