The Dragoons enjoyed their annual fall muster on Saturday October 8th with twenty attendees enjoying a picnic and clay shoot. The weather was warm and sunny and the Dismukes property south of Millbrook provided a great venue for the event. Members included Commander Stuart Waldo, 1st Lt Rob Schwartz, 2nd Lt Karl Wade, Brigade Commander Grooms, and Quartermaster Myrick along with compatriots Dave Thompson, Mike Thomas, Thomas Griffith , Tyler Suttle and Dale Boyles. The guys brought their significant others including wives, family and friends. Philip Edwards set up an electromechanical thrower which really moved the clay targets downfield in a hurry; he also contributed boxes of clay targets and shotgun shells for everyone to shoot. Adjutant Sutherland brought by smoked pork which he had pulled along with buns and BBQ sauce and all the plates and utensils before he had to depart for work. Everyone who wanted to shoot was able to bust some targets including trying different shotguns including new and old Remingtons and Philip's beautiful Benellis. After a morning round of shooting, the food everyone brought to share was blessed by 1st Lt Schwartz for a picnic dinner. In addition to Adjutant Sutherland's BBQ pork, 2nd Lt Wade provided Conecuh sausage, Commander Waldo brought some fried chicken along with potato salad and corn casserole and, "The Bug Man" brought some ham and pimento cheese sandwiches. Quartermaster Myrick brought his world famous baked beans and he threw some hot dogs on there for good measure and his wife sent along a delicious Earthquake chocolate cake. Philip and his wife brought a scrumptious upside down blueberry cobbler. Mike brought a pair of jazzed up bakes beans and Thomas Griffith brought a baked mac n cheese with french fried onions on top. 1st Lt Schwartz brought some potato salad and there was very good cole slaw, cookies, chips and all sorts of delicious food enjoyed. After dinner, more clay pigeons were shot and some missed but it was a lot of fun for everyone. Commander Waldo's daughter and son even tried shooting - he hit his very first two targets as well as another pair using Philip's 20 gage Benelli which he immediately fell in love with. The Bug Man proved to be an exceptional marksman but Philip was undoubtedly the premier shot of the event and proved his accuracy using a number of different guns. Another great family event for the compatriots of Camp 1524 on a beautiful warm fall day in the southwest central brigade of the Alabama Division SCV.
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