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This A&P Heads&Heels
When he’s not tuning on aircraft as an Airframe and Powerplant mechanic, retired Marine Omar Benally is tuning his shots on both ends.
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Heading & Healing | Greg Ziel’s Comeback Story
In less than a year, retired cop and suicide survivor Greg Ziel has gone from barely riding to winning buckles aboard a ranch horse named Midnight. Together, they’re headed for healing.
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Phil Kitts: Service and Shooting Rodeo
With a family military heritage in every one of our nation’s wars, Phil Kitts knew he would serve. What he didn’t know was that returning to rodeo would save his life.
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Opportunity Knocks: Jarvis Russette
For Jarvis Russette, enlisting in the Army before his senior year of high school seemed like his best opportunity. Now, after retiring from the military and law enforcement, it’s the roping that keeps opening doors.
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On Leave, On the Heels: Kyle Vinyard
In October, Chief Warrant Office Kyle Vinyard was on leave and fresh off a deployment to NATO's Eastern Front. He returned to work Nov. 1 but, in between, he competed at the PAFRA World Championship Rodeo and showed at the AQHA World, where he became the Level 2 Amateur Heeling World Champion.
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AMC Event Supports Veterans and First Responders
Top team ropers join with heroes for exciting action Nov. 5