UNSUNG HEROES Every field of endeavor has its unsung heroes and wargaming is no exception. At the recent HISTORICON 84, HMGS (Historical Miniature Wargaming Society) issued its first annual UNSUNG HERO AWARD to Leo Cronin, one of the three partners that bring you THE COURIER from time to time. Many of you may ask "who?" and that is the point. Leo has been quietly involved in the hobby since the early 60's when he first wrote several articles for Jack Scruby's TABLE TOP TALK. He has been instrumental in the operation of the Colony Wargamers, and one of the founding fathers and general consciences of HMGS. More importantly, from my point of view, without Leo THE COURIER could not exist. Leo is the businessman of the operation and one who generates many of the ideas for features that appear in these pages, the spots that are offered and the activities that we support at various conventions. He's also my sounding board who has shot down many (in retrospect) bad ideas I had espoused that would not have done THE COURIER any good at all. Leo is the quiet type who puts into this hobby much more than he take-- much more than can ever be recognized except that the hobby is here because of his interest. Somewhere in your wargame group is such an unsung hero, the guy who whips up most of the scenarios, or lets you beat up his house for the weekly game, who has put in all the effort on the house rules or simply keeps everyone each other's throats by the right word at the right time. Don't let him get away. Give him some recognition now before he loses interest and you just lose. HMGS TO SPONSOR HISTORICAL MINIATURE GAMING AT ORIGIN HMGS and ATLANTICON (the sponsors of ORIGINS for 1985) have COME to an agreement on the participation of HMGS. HMGS will be responsible for Historical Miniature Gaming events including the painting competition. Based on their past performances we can expect the best ORIGINS ever for Historical Miniatures Gaming. Back to Table of Contents -- Courier Vol. V #5 To Courier List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1984 by The Courier Publishing Company. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com