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Author Topic: TMA Still Do This?  (Read 1340 times)

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TMA Still Do This?
« on: March 30, 2024, 03:52:50 PM »
I was cleaning out some stuff today and I ran across this.


Wondering if we still do something like that?  I think it is rather meaningful, especially if it were awarded to long term members.
Sorry about the image needing to be turned, I couldn't see how to do that.

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Re: TMA Still Do This?
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2024, 08:54:31 PM »
If we don't, we should!

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Re: TMA Still Do This?
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2024, 03:54:10 PM »
That looks like something Uncle Russ used to do. Most folks didn't see the need to do that anymore.

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Re: TMA Still Do This?
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2024, 10:57:01 PM »
Darren, I do believe that I did get that from Uncle Russ.  It would have been 2010 or so, I think.
At the time, and still now, I do think that is a pretty nice thing to do.
And I also think that some of our members would appreciate something like that every 5 or 10 years.
Thinking about that, I guess I will be eligible for my 20 year pin next year.  My goodness, where does the time go?  That would be about a quarter of my life then.  Unbelievable.
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Re: TMA Still Do This?
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2024, 10:03:46 AM »
It definitely came from Uncle Russ. Mine is still in the envelope with a return address label on it from Uncle Russ.


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Re: TMA Still Do This?
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2024, 10:43:46 AM »
Mine's framed in the Gun Room.
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Re: TMA Still Do This?
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2024, 11:24:18 AM »
They also issued medallions, and this neat little pin. Sorry for the quality of the picture. [ Invalid Attachment ]


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Re: TMA Still Do This?
« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2024, 12:33:40 PM »
Hmmm, I don't recall ever getting one of those neat little pins.
I guess I am either a red headed stepchild or chopped liver.
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Re: TMA Still Do This?
« Reply #8 on: April 02, 2024, 01:44:41 PM »
I'm not seeing what you had in the original post, John!  is it gone, or has my confuser decided to censor it?

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Re: TMA Still Do This?
« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2024, 01:47:38 PM »
I'm not seeing what you had in the original post, John!  is it gone, or has my confuser decided to censor it?

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Re: TMA Still Do This?
« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2024, 02:36:57 PM »
I could get pins made, if folks would want them.

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Re: TMA Still Do This?
« Reply #11 on: April 02, 2024, 03:22:40 PM »
I'm not seeing what you had in the original post, John!  is it gone, or has my confuser decided to censor it?

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Re: TMA Still Do This?
« Reply #12 on: April 02, 2024, 04:42:00 PM »

Sorry about the image needing to be turned, I couldn't see how to do that.

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Here ya go, John.....  :applaud



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Re: TMA Still Do This?
« Reply #13 on: April 02, 2024, 05:20:48 PM »
Thank you!
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Re: TMA Still Do This?
« Reply #14 on: April 02, 2024, 05:51:40 PM »
I got one of those floating around here in a box along with the charter member stuff
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