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Missouri Military Academy urges official-state designation, citing tourism and $20–22 million impact
Summary
Supporters told the House tourism committee that designating Missouri Military Academy in Mexico as the state's official military academy would raise the school's profile, aid recruitment and tourism, and—per the academy's president—support an estimated $20'$22 million regional economic impact; no opposition was recorded at the hearing.
Representative Kent Hayden introduced House Bill 2307 to designate the Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, Mo., as the official military academy of the state. Hayden described MMA as an active, nationally recognized preparatory boarding school that brings tourists and camp participants to Mexico, and he said the designation would help the school without costing the state money.
Brigadier General Richard V. Geraci, U.S. Army retired and…
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