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Andy Ulsher Inducted Into AFSA Hall of Fame

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During this year’s Armed Services Skeet Championships (ASSC), it was the honor and privilege of the Armed Forces Skeet Association to formally induct LTC Andrew Ulsher, US Army (Retired) into the AFSA Hall of Fame for the Pletcher Award for long-term service to the association. He joins his father, John Ulsher (2017), as the first father-son duo to be inducted.

Ulsher served over 26 years in the Army as a Joint Specialty Officer and retired in 2009. He has been a stalwart member of the AFSA organization and served as the Treasurer for over 10 years, giving voluntarily and selflessly to promote skeet shooting as well as support our military membership. The ASSC expressed its pride in inducting Ulsher into the Hall of Fame and its gratitude for all his efforts for the organization and the skeet shooting community.

Photo: Andy Ulsher, left, and his father John Ulsher become the first father-son duo to be inducted into the AFSA Hall of Fame.

CDR Cotton Talbott Passes

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We’re saddened to report that NSSA Hall of Fame and Armed Forces Hall of Fame inductee CDR Merrill Lee “Cotton” Talbott, USN Ret., passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at the age of 87.

CDR Talbott was inducted into the NSSA Hall of Fame in 2014 as the Ray Boller Award recipient. He proposed the founding of the Armed Forces Skeet Association and served as one of its first officers. In addition, Cotton served on several of the AFSA officer leadership boards and committees, was inducted into the AFSA Hall of Fame in 1991, and in 2014 earned the Pletcher Award for his service to the association and skeet shooting. In 2011, Cotton was selected as one of AFSA’s Directors Emeritus and continued to provide guidance and mentorship until his passing. Although Cotton didn’t compete in many of the most recent championships, he was always in attendance and willingly offered his advice to those who sought it. 

Services at St. Timothy United Methodist Church are pending. You can view his full obituary here. NSSA extends its condolences to CDR Talbott’s many friends and family.

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