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Peter A. LaBerge
– Team Captain
Pete started shooting competitively over 30 years ago on the
family farm in Vermont with his eight brothers. Pete has been a member of the USA Palma Team four times in
1976, 1985, 1992, and 1995. Pete won the National Long Range Championships
in 1991 and won the Palma Match at Camp Perry in 1987.
Pete also won several team competitions with his brothers as
teammates. Pete is a design
and verification engineer at IBM and now lives in Cary, North Carolina
with his wife Lori, his 15-year-old daughter Kamila, and his 12-year-old
son Austin.
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Robert J. Gamboa – Vice Captain
“Bob”, 63, is the owner of an automotive body and frame
shop in Sacramento, California. He
won the Army Cup in 1986 and has been the California State Long Range
Highpower Champion. He was a
firing member of the 1992 and 1999 U.S. Palma Team.
He also is a custom rifle and stock builder.
He shoots an RPA Quadlok left-handed action with a Benjamin or a
Krieger barrel.
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Roger Whitney – Adjutant/Armorer
Roger retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel in
1987 after a career of 26 years. During
most of his career he managed people and projects in the comptroller and
budget fields. He served as
the Team Captain for the Air Force Highpower Rifle Team from 1984 to 1987.
This was a time of rebuilding of the Air Force Team, after many
years of non-participation in competition.
Roger is a Distinguished Rifleman and has continued to shoot,
manage and coach after retiring from the Air Force.
He has been he Team Captain of the Virginia State Highpower Rifle
Team since 1989. Additionally,
he served as the Vice Team Captain for the U.S. Goodwill Team at the
annual long range matches in Ottawa, Canada since 1995.
Roger is a technical consulting manager for a major computer
manufacturer and service provider. He enjoys riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle, spending
time with his wife Linda and shooting small bore matches in the winter
time.
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