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| 3ID In Iraq-2003 |
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OIF3 - 3ID in Iraq 2005-6 |
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3ID in Iraq
2007-8 |
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3ID in Iraq- 2007-8- Archive Stories |
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3rd Infantry Division Photos- WWI to 1941 |
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3rd Infantry Division Photos- WWII |
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3ID Photos - Korea |
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3ID Photos- Peacetime Cold War |
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3ID Photos - Division & Society 1990-2004 |
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3ID Photos -
Active Division & Society 2005-6 |
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3ID Photos -
Active Division & Society 2007 |
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3ID Photos -
Active Division & Society 2008 |
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3ID Photos- Re-Enactors |
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WWII Memoirs- 3rd Infantry Division |
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e s o l d i e r s A photographic journey of the Third Signal Co. of the 15th Regt of the U.S. Third Infantry Division- WWII by Denis Toomey |
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WWII Memorial
and Arlington National Cemetery |
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Reunions |
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84th Annual
2003 Reunion Photos |
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85th Annual
2004 Reunion Photos |
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85th Annual
2004 Reunion Photos |
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Regt.Dinners Pres.Dinner Banquet Awards Ft.Stewart Tour |
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86th Annual
2005 Reunion Photos |
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87th Annual
2006 Reunion Photos |
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88th Annual
2007
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88th Annual
2007 Reunion Page 2 |
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88th Annual 2007 Reunion Page 3 |
| 89th Annual 2008 Reunion Page 1 |
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| 89th Annual 2008 Reunion Page 3 |
| 90th Annual 2009
Reunion Presidents Dinner |
| 90th Annual 2009
Reunion 15th Infantry Regiment Dinner |
| 90th Annual 2009
Reunion Banquet |
©Rich Heller
1997-2010
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WEBSITE OF THE
Society of
the 3rd Infantry Division, U. S. Army
"Men
who have offered their lives for their country know that patriotism is not
fear of something;
it is the love of something." Adlai Stevenson-1952 speech to American
Legion
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Last Update
February 08, 2010
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 Please meet: Walter "Buck" Meeks Fort Stewart Museum director brings Marne Division history to life Posted: February 1, 2010 By Pamela E. Walck |
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Walter "Buck" Meeks III |
 Walter "Buck" Meeks III stands next to an Iraqi kettle on display in the Fort Stewart Museum that honors Sgt. 1st Class Paul Smith, a 3rd ID soldier who died during the battle for Baghdad in March 2003. Meeks went to Iraq a few months later to archive and collect items from the battle. Smith went on to posthumously recieve the Congressional Medal of Honor a year later and became the 51st Marne soldier to garner such an honor. |
 Walter "Buck" Meeks III, director of the Fort Stewart Museum, discusses items from one of the largest collections presented to the facility by a former 3rd Infantry Division soldier who fought in World War II. |
 An item, donated by a 3rd Infantry Division soldier from World War II, explains how the ring of a German soldier got in his possession. It is one of thousands of items that help tell the story of the 3rd ID's military history. |
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FORT STEWART - At first glance, the tattered kettle appears old and
well used. But when Walter "Buck" Meeks III looks at the same
artifact on prominent display in what he calls the "front parlor" of
the Fort Stewart Museum, he sees a fierce battle. He can almost hear
the extreme violence that took place April 4, 2003. He points to the
spray of holes, forged by bullets and shrapnel. Meeks closes his
eyes and sees the dusty patch of ground, just a stone's throw from
Baghdad International Airport. That's where Sgt. 1st Class Paul Smith bravely defended the 3rd Infantry Division's position as it marched its tanks and Bradleys into Iraq's capitol. Smith took out an estimated 50 enemy combatants with a .50-caliber machine gun to protect 100 of his men before being mortally wounded. "I had the great honor of traveling to Iraq to collect items for our archives," Meeks said, his eyes tearing up at the memory. He recalled how he spent five weeks in May and June of 2003 talking to eyewitnesses downrange, documenting the battle space and ultimately preserving the memory of Smith, who would go on to become America's first Congressional Medal of Honor recipient of Operation Iraqi Freedom. A year later, Smith posthumously became the Division's 51st soldier to be presented the country's highest military honor - no other Army division has that many honorees. "Nobody knew we had a Medal of Honor nominee at the time," said Meeks, director of the Fort Stewart Museum. "The whole experience was enlightening to me. I got to see soldiers at their very best, doing what they are trained to do. And let me assure you, there is no force like it. It was just an awesome experience." 'Everything in my world was old' Meeks has served at the Fort Stewart Museum for the past 22 years, but his love of history goes back to his youth. "I had an unusual childhood," he said. "My parents didn't take me to Disney World, but by the time I was 10, I had seen every historic site on the Eastern Coast. "My parents instilled a deep love of history in me at an early age. They didn't bet on a mouse, but on American heritage that would be enriching for me and my brother." He saw the field in Gettysburg, Pa., where a great-great-uncle died fighting in the Civil War. He climbed all over the battleship U.S.S. Alabama. And the Richmond Hill native took his first job at nearby Fort McAllister. "Everything in my world was old," he said. "I've never even had a paved driveway." He still lives on the family homestead, a former rice plantation. But it is the love of preserving and retelling the story of military heritage that drives Meeks. Scott Daubert, curator of collections at the installation museum, said it was Meeks' passion that drew him to leave his position at West Point for Fort Stewart in 2008. "You couldn't ask for a better boss," Daubert said. "He has a passion you don't always find." Telling the soldier's story The museum is one of the first places soldiers transferred to Fort Stewart are required to visit. With thousands of objects and images archived, Daubert said they only display about 3 percent at any given time. "The process of collecting is different than exhibition," Meeks said. "We try to be aware of objects available to us, but we don't take everything that's offered." The current exhibit, installed in 2004, includes a walk-through timeline of world events, explaining the 3rd ID's role beginning in 1917 as well as telling the story through the voices and words of soldiers who have made up the Division. Meeks oozes information as he makes his way through the space loaded with everything from images of Marne soldiers in scratchy wool field uniforms of World War I and World War II to the giant T-72 tank that consumes the rear of the building dedicated to the Cold War. Last year, about 25,000 visitors went through the museum, which is free and open to the public but requires civilian visitors to obtain a pass before getting on post. At its peak after the first Gulf War, Meeks said as many as 84,000 people passed through the museum, originally located outside the installation's main gates and in recent years moved to its current location on Frank Cochran Drive. "This is not a war museum. Although, yes, we do have guns and tanks," Meeks said. "This is a soldier's museum. Here, you will see the tools, shelter and clothes that soldiers have used over the years." He likes to tell the young men and women in uniform who pass through the space that they have joined a team, a legacy of soldiers who trod the road before them. "I feel like I've not done my job if a soldier comes through here and is not changed by it," Meeks said. "... This is real. What we have here is better than anything Hollywood every came up with." If you go The Fort Stewart Museum is located in Building T904, 2022 Frank Cochran Drive, Fort Stewart. For more information, call 1-912-767-7885 Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m, Tuesdays-Saturdays (Closed Sundays, Mondays and federal holidays) www.Savannahnow.com, Savannah Morning News ©2010 Morris Communications, LLC. All Rights Reserved. |
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| CHAPLAINS ACCEPTING
CARE PACKAGES and other Mailing Addresses to 3rd Division Troops (Thanks to the 3rd ID Public Relations staff, Chuck Stonis OP1, and Ray Egan OPMA for providing us this list) |
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| For care packages to 3rd ID HQ - COB Speicher,
Iraq CH (MAJ) Bill Killough Deputy 3Id Chaplain TF Marne/3rd Infantry Division COB Speicher, Iraq APO AE 09393 |
For care packages to 2nd BDE - FOB Marez, Iraq CH (MAJ) Sid Taylor HHC 2BCT, 3ID FOB Marez, Iraq APO AE 09334 |
For care packages to 3rd BDE - FOB Kalsu, Iraq CH (MAJ) David Lile HHT 3-3 HBCT Chaplain Section FOB Kalsu, Iraq APO AE 09312 |
| I should have the 1st Brigade Combat Team's
Chaplain soon. |
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Individual Units in Iraq |
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| CH (CPT) W. Michael Oliver 1-64 AR BN, 2BCT, 3ID COB Q-West APO AE 09351 |
CH (CPT) Luis Anda HHC Co, 2-3 BTB FOB Marez, Iraq APO AE 09351 |
CH(CPT) Hal Barker HHT, 3-& CAV FOB Diamondback APO AE 09334 |
| CH (CPT) Chris Rice HHC, 1-30 IN BN FOB Warrior, Iraq APO AE 09338 |
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Afghanistan |
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| For care packages to Combat Aviation Brigade - FOB BAF CH (MAJ) Grace Hollis-Taylor HHC TF Falcon FOB, BAF APO AE 09354 |
For care packages to Combat Aviation Brigade - FOB BAF Chaplain (CPT) John Monahan TF Workhorse FOB Bagram AFG APO AE 09354 |
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The Rock of
the Marne Speech of May 1, 1920 Read the Congressional Record of May 1, 1920 by the Honorable Representative C.N. Mc Arthur of Oregon giving the "Rock of the Marne" speech honoring the 38th Regiment of the 3rd Division in World War I. Click here to read the Congressional Record of the 66th Session of Congress. |
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Society Members Deaths
Go to TAPS Page for complete listing.
2188 OP 57 DALE B. BESOM
GROVE CITY, OH 30INF/A
WW2 PFC
2875 OP 2 DANIEL J. FERNANDEZ
SR. LARGO FL
15INF/K WW2
PFC
2590 OP 5 JOSEPH P. CUCCINIELLO
FRANKLIN SQ, NY 10FA/
KOREA CPL
2556 OP 2 JOHN F. COUGHLIN
GAINESVILLE, FL 601TD/
WW2/42-45 PFC
3412 OP 5 WALTER F.
JUNKINS CAMP HILL, PA
59MP/ KOREA 1LT
2076 OP 33 HARRY ASHCRAFT
SHELBURN, IN 15INF/I/K
WW2 SGT
2430 OP 33 JAMES J. CART
COVINGTON, KY 7INF/HQ
KOREA PFC
3570 OP 2 DWIGHT P.
KUHL PLANTATION, FL
30INF/M WW2/Sep43-Jan 46
PFC
544 OP 2 ROBERT L.
COPPOCK PALM CITY, FL
15INF/A KOREA
CWO2
7377 OP 13 PHILIP R.
MARQUIS ADRIAN, MI
9FA/1BN/B CW/Oct57-Aug 59
SP4
6474 OP 2 DANTE E.
DETESO VENICE, FL
7INF/C WW2/43-44
PFC 4042 OP 17 JAMES O. NEELY COLUMBIA, MO 7INF/2BN HQ KOREA/June47-July 67 MSGT DOD- January 16, 2010 Reported January 28, 2010 in the Columbia, MO Daily Tribune
5020 OP 7 LEONARD WERTH
ARLINGTON, VA 76FA/
WW2 SGTM
4322 OP 33 EARL H.
RAVENSCROFT WABASH, IN 15INF/K
WW2/Jun42-Jul45 SSGT
2447 OP 60 DOUGLAS W.
CHAMBERS BOCA RATON, FL
30INF/G,H&2BN HQ WW2 CPT DOD-
January 17, 2010
Reported February 5, 2010 by Doug Chambers Jr.
3286 OP 57 LEWIS
A. HOTELLING HAMILTON, OH
7INF/F KOREA/53
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Operation Iraqi Freedom-1
Fallen Heroes Click Here |
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Operation Iraqi Freedom-3
Fallen Heroes Click Here |
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OIF 2007 - 2010 3ID Active Duty
Casualties Click Here for latest names (Updated when needed) |
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Watch on the Rhine Newsletter Please send all articles and other news for the Watch on The Rhine to Lynn Ball as early as possible, and certainly, no later than 10th of the month preceding publication. Lynn’s e-mail address is ldball1@msn.com. (Please note the numeral 1 just before the @ sign.) Lynn’s mailing address is 2010 Worcester Lane, Garland TX 75040-3331. |
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Scholarship News -
2010 Call for Applications for Scholarship Grants |
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Future Outpost Meetings and Other Events |
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The Outpost Harry Survivors Association The 19th Annual Reunion in 2010 will be held in San Diego, California on June 10th through June 13th, 2010.
You will need to make your own reservations. Hotel rates and other details for our 19th Reunion are posted on the OPHSA Forum, and in the Survivor newsletter. |
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When: 8 August 2010,
1800-2100 Historical Symposium |
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The
Battle of the Colmar Pocket
When: 7-8 May 2010 |
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When: 3-5 May 2010 |
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korea
forgotten no more |
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Vietnam War Virtual Wall This is link to a virtual wall of all those lost during the Vietnam War with the names, bio's and other information on our lost comrades. First, click on the link, then click on a state, when it opens click on a city or town, then click on a name. It should show you a picture of the person or at least his/her bio and medals. Everyone should know of someone whose name is on "The Wall". http://www.virtualwall.org/iStates.htm |
| Outpost 4 will be having its next scheduled meeting April 10th at the Frontier West in Spokane, WA |
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Outpost #5 held a Christmas luncheon on
November 22, 2009 at the 76 House in Tappan N.J.. We opened the
meeting with a prayer and the pledge to our flag. After eating we
had an informal meeting. Pat Williamson gave an update on happenings
in the Society. Ray Anderson talked about the importance of recruiting new members to help keep the Society alive. Then John Fisher introduced the new Society Sergeant of Arms Bart Viruso, and spoke about Troop Support, Recruiting and Benches for Warriors Walk. Bart Viruso gave the financial report, Al Julia talked about the freedom Team Salute. We had a special guest, Maj. Neubauner, who talked about our deployed troops and the future of our troops in the war against terrorism. Future meetings: In August, we are thinking of having an picnic at West Point and in November another meeting at the 76 House. We would also like to hold a meeting in April if anyone has an idea for a meeting place, contact Pat Williamson at army3rdiv.tanker@gmail.com or Joe Hampton at kvetfamily@cs.com. |
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Outpost 7 will conduct Wreath Laying Ceremonies at the
Tomb of the Unknowns May 30, 2010 at 10:45 AM and November 11, 2010 at 4:15 PM. Interested and participating parties must report to the Tomb 30 minutes prior (3:45). |
| The spring meeting of Outpost 12 will be held May 1st and 2nd at the Country Inn & Suites at 2214 East Main St, Albert Lea, MN. Call Gretchen Claussen for reservations 1-507-391-0437. Deadline for reservations will be April 17th. |
| Outpost 13 will hold its spring meeting May 15, 2010 at 12:00 noon at Bakers of Milford, 2025 S. Milford Rd, Milford, MI 48381-3155. OP 13 will pick up the tab for Lunch. |
| Outpost 17 regular, quarterly, general membership luncheon meeting will be held March 10th at Crusoe's Restaurant, South St. Louis County, where a nominating committee will be appointed and tasked to develop a slate of officers for the coming year. |
| Outpost 18 will have it's next meeting April 18, 2010 at 10:30 A. M. at the The Five Pillars Supper Club, Hwy 57 & Cty Trk K, Random Lake, WI |
| Outpost 22 will hold an 'Election of Officers" meeting in January. Details will be sent to members in advance of the meeting. The March 6th meeting will be held at the home of Jack Sneddon. |
| Outpost 33 will have their next meeting in Shipshewana, IN, April 28-30 at the Amish Country Inn on State Road 5 in Shipshewana, IN. The room cost is $79.00 per night plus tax, and this includes breakfast for two. Reservations can be made by calling 1-260-768-7688. Please let Bill Harris know if you plan to attend. whharris@sbcglobal.net or at 1-219-872-3273 |
| Outpost 35 will hold its spring luncheon meeting March 13th in the Dallas, TX area. Details will be sent to members one month prior to the meeting date. |
| Outpost 54 will hold its spring meeting April 24th at 11:00 AM at the Brass Door Restaurant, 2154 San Ramon Valley Blvd, San Ramon, CA. Lunch at Noon. Contact John Shirley. |
| Outpost 60 will have their next meeting on Saturday ,February 13, 2010 at Ryan's Family Restaurant in Columbus, GA. |
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60th Anniversary of the
Korean War 2010
Since 1975, the Republic of Korea has been inviting 1950 to 1954 Korean War Veterans, and family members, to return to Seoul Korea on a subsidized visit to thank them for their sacrifices that save their country from Communism. Thousands of veterans, from all the Allied Countries that participated in the war, have enjoyed this sojourn to the "Land of the Morning Calm." The Korean government pays for hotel rooms, meals and touring in country Commencing Spring 2010, the Revisit Korea tours will be tripled and, for the first time, the ROK government will pay 50% of the airfare for Veterans and 30% of his or her family member or travel companion’s air cost. The Eligibility Requirements will also be relaxed in view of the age of the veterans. There are 10 major commemoration tour dates, beginning in late April through November 2010 These 2010 tours will be oversubscribed! If you are planning to participate, you must register early. Registrations will be date stamped and will be "First come - First Served"! To register, call 800-722-9501 or 703-590-1295. Check the KWVA web site at www.KWVA.org or www.miltours.com. You can also Email to the Revisit Coordinator at mhtours@miltours.com, to request a brochure. Military Historical Tours |
| Plans are underway to hold our next reunion in Auburn, Indiana, April 14-18, 2010. Veterans of all units that served at The Anzio Beachhead and family members are welcome. This includes all Army, Navy, Air Force, and Nurse Corps who served on the beachhead during the period, January 22 – May 25, 1944. For information, contact Clyde E. Easter, 276-728- 7293 or write to 299 Panorama Drive, Fancy Gap, VA 24328-2751. |
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7th Infantry Regt. Association
Reunion
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15TH INFANTRY REGIMENT RENDEZVOUS 2010 This notice
serves as a "warning order" to all members, friends, and family of
the 15th Infantry Regiment that we will once again be assembling for
a Regimental Rendezvous, |
| 66th Anniversary Battlefield Tour of Italy Plans are
underway for an eleven-day, 66th Anniversary Battlefield Tour of
Italy in May 2010. The tour includes participation in the
Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony at the Sicily/Rome American
Cemetery in Nettuno, Italy. The itinerary has been designed to
include as many interesting sites as possible. Visits are planned
for the landing beaches on Salerno, Paestum, Anzio, Nettuno, the
beautiful city of Sorrento, the Amalfi Coast, Isle of Capri, Monte
Cassino, Rome, the American Embassy, The Holy See, and many other
points of interest. For information, contact Clyde E. Easter, 276-728-7293 or write to 299 Panorama Drive, Fancy Gap VA 24328-2751. |
| May 1, 2010: Deadline for Scholarship Grant Submissions: Those wishing to enter the competition for 2010 Scholarship grants must send their application packages to Scholarship Foundation, 2010 Worcester Lane, Garland TX 75040 by May 1, 2010. All biological and adopted offspring of those who served in the 3rd Infantry Division and all soldiers who served in the 3rd Infantry Division are eligible. Also eligible are unmarried spouses of soldiers killed in action while serving with the 3rd Infantry Division. To obtain an application or more details, contact Chairman Lynn Ball. The application is also available at http://www.3idscholarshipfoundation.org and at www.3rdiv.org. |
| “Audie Murphy Days” will be held at Audie Murphy American Cotton Museum on June 25-26, 2010, in Greenville, Texas. Contact the Museum at 903-450-4502 for more details. |
| August 1, 2010 is the deadline for making hotel reservations for the 91st Reunion. Please, call 1-800-233-1234 and mention "Society of the Third Infantry Division" and dates are 15 thru 19 September 2010. |
| September 15-19: Society's 91st Society Reunion hosted by Outpost 7 and OP 5845 will be held in the Washington D.C. area. Make your hotel reservations early as only 100 rooms are reserved at the special price of $119.00 per night at the Crystal City Hyatt Regency Hotel, Arlington, VA. |
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Decals
1. Inside Rear
Window Decal with Society’s Logo-2 ½ inches, round, Blue & White, Silk Screened, Self-Clinging,
and Easy to Remove. Donations accepted, and will go to our new Scholarship Foundation.
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DD-214 Please pass on to other vets. It's official; DD-214s are NOW Online. The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) has provided the following website for veterans to gain access to their DD-214s online: http://www.archives.gov/veterans/evetrecs/index.html |
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The name of the person or unit you are looking for could be on our website, you might get lucky! Enter the name or unit you're looking for, and good luck... |
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ROCK OF THE MARNE
The Society provides opportunities and facilities uniting past, present and
future members of the Third Infantry Division,
U. S. Army, in a national
program dedicated to the preservation and maintenance of the Third Infantry
Division's traditions and history. |
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2010 Profile of the
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The old address will still be active
http://www.warfoto.com/3rdiv.htm
Webmaster: Rich
Heller
rheller@warfoto.com
Obfuscations:
Rocko deMarne
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1997-2010
