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Matt White

North Carolina

Senior Editor at Task & Purpose

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Articles

  • 1 week ago | realcleardefense.com | Matt White

    Marine Swept the Corps’ Marksmanship Contest for First Time Since 1959Staff Sgt. Payton Garcia was the top shooter in rifle, pistol and multi-gun events at the Marine Corps Championships

  • 1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Matt White

    Long before Marine Staff Sgt. Payton Garcia matched a 66-year-old Marine Corps marksmanship record last month, he was pretty sure he was a good shot. “I did my first [Marine Corps marksmanship] match in 2021, and I did relatively well. I got a silver pistol badge on my first time,” Garcia told Task & Purpose. “Then I went to a match on the civilian side, thinking that I was, like, ‘The Shooter.’ The best ever.”AdvertisementHe was not.

  • 1 week ago | taskandpurpose.com | Matt White

    Long before Marine Staff Sgt. Payton Garcia matched a 66-year-old Marine Corps marksmanship record last month, he was pretty sure he was a good shot. “I did my first [Marine Corps marksmanship] match in 2021, and I did relatively well. I got a silver pistol badge on my first time,” Garcia told Task & Purpose. “Then I went to a match on the civilian side, thinking that I was, like, ‘The Shooter.’ The best ever.”He was not.

  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Matt White

    Long before Marine Staff Sgt. Payton Garcia matched a 66-year-old Marine Corps marksmanship record last month, he was pretty sure he was a good shot. “I did my first [Marine Corps marksmanship] match in 2021, and I did relatively well. I got a silver pistol badge on my first time,” Garcia told Task & Purpose. “Then I went to a match on the civilian side, thinking that I was, like, ‘The Shooter.’ The best ever.”He was not.

  • 1 week ago | taskandpurpose.com | Matt White

    For the last six weeks, teams of six immaculately groomed horses with three soldiers riding them have been quietly walking the grounds of Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The quiet patrols are a key final step in the return of caisson ceremonies to Arlington, familiarizing a new generation of horses at Arlington with the sights, sounds and distractions of life there.