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Last Update December 28, 2011
| Postal Rates 2012 |
| The cash-strapped U.S. Postal
Service announced on Tuesday a one-cent increase in the cost of
mailing a letter, starting in January. The new prices lift the cost
of a first-class stamp to 45 cents starting on January 22, 2012, the
first increase in more than two years. The Postal Service is facing
a financial crisis because mail volumes have declined as more people
use electronic mail or the services of private sector competitors
such as FedEx and United Parcel Service. The Postal Service said the
cost to mail a postcard will go up three cents to 32 cents, letters
to Canada or Mexico will increase five cents to 85 cents, and
letters to other international locations will increase seven cents
to $1.05. The agency, which is allowed to raise prices in line with
the rate of inflation, said it filed the new prices with the Postal
Regulatory Commission on Tuesday. The regulator has 45 days to
approve the changes. Until the price changes take effect, consumers can still purchase 44-cent Forever stamps, which do not require additional postage after prices go up. "The overall average price increase is small and is needed to help address our current financial crisis," said Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe. "We continue to take actions within our control to increase revenue in other ways and to aggressively cut costs." The Postal Service has asked Congress for permission to drastically overhaul its business. Since the decline in the economy many industries are changing they way they work. The differences in the jewelry market are a great example. The gold market and tungsten carbide market have changed drastically. The Postal Service must make the same changes, including cutting Saturday mail delivery and eliminating a massive annual payment to prefund retiree health benefits. The agency also is studying thousands of post offices and processing facilities for possible closure. Source: Reuters Emily Stephenson article 18 Oct 2011 ++] |
| OIF Mail |
| With the announcement that the 43,000 U.S. troops left in Iraq will leave by the end of the year, the U.S. Postal Service will soon stop accepting mail addressed to military post offices in the country. After 17 NOV, USPS will delete the ZIP codes for Iraq military post offices from its databases, Defense officials announced Wednesday. Items en route to Iraq as of 17 NOV still will be delivered. Service members remaining in Iraq under assignments for the Office of Security Cooperation or the Chief of Mission in Iraq will receive mail through the State Department embassy and consulate post offices. |
| Wreaths Across America Update |
| 2011 will mark the 20th
anniversary of Worcester Wreath Company donating Maine wreaths to
adorn the headstones of our Nation¡¦s veterans at Arlington National
Cemetery. In addition to 15,000 wreaths destined for Virginia,
Worcester Wreath will again donate 7 ceremonial wreaths to over 410
State, National and local cemeteries across the Country. Also,
continuing a tradition started in 2009, wreath-laying ceremonies
will be coordinated in 24 foreign cemeteries and aboard Naval ships
in all Seven Seas.. In response to the many voices who wanted to
share in the project, the non-profit Wreaths Across America (WAA)
organization was formed (EIN: 20-8362270) to expand the program by
offering supporters the opportunity to sponsor a wreath. Their goal
is to one day see every veterans grave in the country covered to
honor every veteran during the holidays. The 2011 Schedule of events is: Sunday, December 4th, 2011 Start of World¡¦s Longest Veterans Parade from Maine to Arlington National Cemetery and participating locations Monday, December 5th State House wreath-laying ceremonies in all 50 States and Puerto Rico Saturday December 10th, 12:00 noon (EST) Simultaneous wreath laying ceremonies at nearly 600 locations all across the country and beyond. Anyone desiring to participate or help bring sponsored wreaths to their local community can contact WAA who will help connect them with other groups already working in their area. Contact can be made via 877-385-9504; 207-470-0967;Fax 866-956-1625; or mail to Wreaths Across America, PO Box 249, Columbia Falls, ME 04623. Those desiring to sponsor a wreath can do so by filling out a sponsorship form available at http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Downloadable-Order-Form-for-website.pdf. Note that the Wreaths Across America national office is not able to accommodate grave-specific requests. However, you may choose a specific location from the hundreds of participating sites across the country which can be found at http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/locations/. The leader for that location MAY be able to accommodate a grave specific request. [Source: Veterans Corner with Michael Isam article 17 Oct 2011 ++] |
| Society Raffle Winners |
| It is my
pleasure to announce the winners of the Annual Society Raffle
Drawing. On behalf of the Society, please accept my thanks to all
members who participated in this very important fundraiser. The Annual Raffle supplements the annual dues to keep the Society financially solvent. This year, in a very tough economic environment, we had raffle ticket sales in the amount of $15,497. I also want to thank Connie Abrams, Sharon Watson, Roberta Heller, and Henry Burke who assisted me with the drawing. Following are the winners: Arthur W. Schultz, Midlothian IL, $200 Robert L. Main, Angles Camp CA, $200 Vincent D. Salceto Jr., Franklinville NJ, $200 Samuel R. Puliafico, Ware MA, $200 John Magunay McNamara, Savannah GA, $500 Outpost #5, N. Babylon NY, $1000 Dorothy M. McDaniel, Sarasota FL, $2000 All prizes are in U.S. Savings Bonds. Recipients have their choice of the bond or cash. Cash totals one-half of the face value of the bond. —Submitted by Raymond C. Anderson, National Secretary-Treasurer |
Click here to see entire Saulx De Vesoul pdf file
| Certificate of Appreciation Awards |
MG Robert B. Abrams Commanding
General of the 3ID, awarded Certificate of Appreciation Awards to
Lynn Ball and Rich Heller for exemplary service at the 92nd Annual
Reunion in New Orleans at the September10th Banquet of the Society
of the 3rd Infantry Division. The certificates were signed by MG
Abrams and CSM Edd Watson. These awards were in addition to the
awards noted above. |
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Veterans Day News from Outpost #15 |
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Thousands
of spectators lined the streets of central Phoenix to watch Outpost
#15 and over one hundred other entrants in the public procession of
the Phoenix Veterans Day Parade. Although the Outpost was
scheduled to walk the two mile route, a last minute change in the
lineup allowed outpost members to ride in a U.S. Army LMTV (light
medium tactical vehicle) while displaying the Society of the Third
Infantry Division flag. The outpost would like to express
their gratitude to the military personnel that extended the highest
regard to outpost members. Also, outpost member and Purple
Heart recipient David Mills was selected as the Korean War Veteran
Grand Marshall for the Phoenix parade. |
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 Outpost members Curtis Gentry and 97 year old Donitza Williams displaying the Society flag before the parade begins |
 Carl Duncan former Secretary/Treasurer of OP15 passed away November 13, 2011 |
 Donitza Williams posing with "John Wayne" |
 Donitza Williams and Margaret Gentry pictured with Sgt. Santoe |
 Decorated with Honor STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY DIANE C. BEAUDOIN  World War II veteran Donald Christian shows his French Medal of Honor he received for heroic service. |
| 2011-11-11 Heroes do not wear capes, they wear dog tags, and it does not matter when those dog tags were worn. All men and women who have, or are currently serving in the United States military are heroes in their own right, and occasionally a member of the Armed Forces goes above and beyond their given job, and receives an honor that stands for bravery to two countries. Donald Christian, an 86 year old Leominster, MA resident, is one such service member. Christian served in the Army during World War II, and was in five different campaigns in the European theater of Operations. His uniform is heavily decorated, having received a Bronze Star, a Presidential citation, a National Defense Medal, the European Campaign Medal, a Purple Heart, a few other noted medals, and a Legion of Honor Medal from the country of France. The Legion of Honor Medal is a top French honor, and was rarely given out to foreign troops. Christian’s job in the Army was to do wiring for communications, and he served in the Third Infantry Division. “That was the same division that Audie Murphyserved in. Murphy was the highest decorated soldier of our times,” Christian began. “I didn’t climb poles, there were snipers, so I had to come up with different things to get the wiring done,” he said. He explained that he went to Europe on a Liberty ship, and was tailed by U boats. “We had to zig zag through the Strait of Gibraltar, and our ship was bombed,” he began. He went into the Army on his 18th birthday, and by the time he was 19, he had received his Purple Heart. “We were on the border of Germany and France, and we ran into some trouble, I had to back up my brothers,” he said. He said they were being shot at, and some of his fellow soldiers jumped into ditches. His only option was to try to hide in a building, which then was bombed and collapsed on him. “My brothers dug me out,” he noted. Christian rarely talks about his heroics during those difficult years. He did explain that the troops did nothing during the daytime, all their movement was done under the cover of darkness. “Whenever we did anything, it was nighttime, we were harder to spot,” he noted. One of his many locations was the beach at Anzio, where he stayed fixing the communication wires while the Americans were under constant attack. His service there afforded him his Bronze Star. As his service went on, his division was taking part in the liberation of France from the German Nazis. As much as it pained him to recall, he said he “did his job to free the French with whatever means it took.” After his honorable discharge in 1945, Christian went back to establishing a normal life, marrying Mary Crisafulli and raising a daughter. His wife passed away in 1998. In 2006, he received notification that he would receive the Legion of Honor Medal of the USS Massachusetts ship, and was presented it by French General Gauthier. “I was very happy to receive this medal,” he smiled. He spoke of coming back home after the war on the ship Queen Elizabeth. “One of my best days was seeing that beautiful Lady’s torch,” he said. As Christian spoke of those years, at times his eyes welled up with tears. “There were good days and bad memories. Many World War II veterans are gone now. You really do become brothers,” he said. Christian proudly wears all of his medals when he is in his dress uniform, with the Legion of Honor medal in place of a tie. “This medal was designed by Napoleon in 1802. It is equivalent to our Medal of Honor in the United States,” he explained. Christian currently belongs to 12 veteran’s chapters, serving as chaplain for several of them. Donald is a Life member of the Society of the 3rd Infantry Division. He attends all veteran’s events in Leominster, clad in his dress uniform. A den in his home is filled with photographs, books, and mementos of his war time service. He was named Veteran of the Year in 2005. As Veteran’s Day approaches, Christian just wants to make sure all the men and women who have served in the military are not forgotten.“I was on the committee for the memorials in Carter Park. I just don’t want any veterans to be forgotten,” he concluded. Article recommended by:
Don Toohey
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| Click on Links below to see
the fantastic pdf presentations by Eric Vandroux. Reports from France part I Reports from France part II Reports from France part III Reports from France part IV Reports from France part V Reports from France part VI Reports from France part VII |
| Deployment is off for 3rd ID HQ POSTED: October 24, 2011 9:06 a.m. Danielle Hipps dhipps@coastalcourier.com  |
The
700 troops from the 3rd Infantry Division’s Headquarters and
Headquarters Battalion who were slated to deploy to Iraq this fall
no longer will do so, according to a Friday announcement released
shortly after President Barack Obama declared an end to the Iraq
war.  Deployment is off for 3rd ID HQ 3rd ID Commander Maj. Gen. Robert “Abe” |
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Marne Riders Motorcycle Club Society of the 3rd Infantry Division, APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP Marne Riders Motorcycle Club Society of the 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army Print and mail this application for membership along with a check or money order payable to: Marne Riders Motorcycle Club c/o Dennis Noes 11649 Buckhead Trail Bryceville, FL., 32009-2541  |
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Marne Rider Dues are $10.00 per
year for Regular and Associate Members payable upon your application
for initial membership and for renewal each year on the first of
July. If you are renewing both your Society and Marne Rider dues is
$30.00. $20.00 of the dues will be your membership into the Society
of the Third Infantry Division. Note: If you are already a Society member; your Marne Rider dues is US$10.00 or EUR$8.00. Your Society membership will need to be verified prior upon membership application acceptance in the Marne Riders.
The
Marne Riders Motorcycle Club
was formed to bring together 3rd ID motorcycle enthusiasts that are
past and present veterans of the 3ID and attached units together for
socializing, rides, possible Marne Rider Chapters, and to support
the Society of the 3rd Infantry Division, the 3rd
Infantry Division Soldiers and families, and other events that
foster the purpose of being an Honorable Discharged Veteran of the
US Armed Forces.
The
Marne Riders
is open to all brands and types of motorcycles from touring bikes,
to cruisers, to sport bikes, and dirt bikes. Marne Riders from
around the country participate in local and regional organized
rides, Escorts, Rolling Thunder in Washington DC, participation in
Memorial Day and Veteran Day parades. In addition, they participate
in fund raisers rides in support of the 3ID soldiers, family
programs (I.E., FRG, MWR, USO, etc), Society activities and Veteran
programs, attend organized bike sport events, group rides to
regional bike rallies, events, and more. And last, Marne Riders
participate in honoring our fallen with membership in the Patriot
Guard and Wing Warrior escorts and rides. For information on joining
the
Marne Riders Motorcycle Club,
or a local Marne Rider Chapter near you, visit our webpage for more
information.
Rock of the Marne! And
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 Dave Mills, Nile Stuart, Henry Burke |
 Color Guard Posting the Colors |
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 Ray Anderson, John Shirley, Dave Mills. Joe Ball being sworn in by Jerry Daddato |
 3ID Display |
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 MG Robert Abrams and Connie Abrams |
 WWII Vets and a member of WWII Museum  Jerry and Kathy Daddato give two custom quilts to wounded Veterans, Myers and Singleton |
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 Ray Anderson get the Audie Murphy Award |
 Generally Speaking Gen Maurice Kendall and MG Robert Abrams  Joe and Lynn Ball |
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Singing The Dogface Soldier Song |
| Medal of Honor Recipient Robert D.
Maxwell and General David Petraeus Join in 67th
Anniversary Commemoration of Operation Dragoon at Arlington National
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15 August marks the 67th
anniversary of Operation Dragoon, the 7th US Army’s landings in
Southern France.
This forgotten and largely ignored D-Day of
WWII was the second largest amphibious invasion of the war, with 3
US Army divisions landing simultaneously, preceded by a divisional
airborne assault by the 1st
Airborne Task Force and commando operations by the 1st
Special Service Force and French Commandos.
The initial assault was quickly followed by
the landing of a further 7 French divisions which would seize the
critical ports of Marseilles and Toulon while LTG Alexander M.
Patch’s
7th Army pursued the
retreating German 19th
Army north for almost 400 miles in the 30 days following the
landings before linking up with LTG Patton’s 3rd
Army at Dijon.
Outpost Europe of the Society of the 3rd
Infantry Division together with the French Embassy in Washington
hosted the 3rd annual
Operation Dragoon ceremony in the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington
National Cemetery on 6 August. Sixteen American WWII veterans of
Operation Dragoon and the subsequent Southern France Campaign from
the 1st Airborne Task
Force, 3rd Infantry
Division, 36th Infantry
Division and 45th
Infantry Divisions were honored.
BG McNeely from the National Guard Bureau BG
Schweitzer from the 82nd
Airborne, and COL Roger Cloutier from the 3rd
Infantry Division represented their respective commands for the
ceremony.
Four veterans received the French Legion of
Honor, France’s highest decoration, for their WWII service in the
liberation of France from Mr. Frédéric Doré, chargé d’affaires at
the French Embassy – LTG (retired) Richard J. Seitz, Mr. Roy
Brumfield, Mr. John Carter, and Mr. John Keller.
LTG Seitz commanded the 2/517th
Parachute Infantry Regiment in the landings and Mr. Carter, although
a paratrooper, landed by glider in Southern France. Mr Brumfield and
Mr. Keller served in the 3rd
Infantry Division.
Veterans in attendance included: MG Lloyd B.
Ramsey (retired) (BN CO, 3/7th
INF, 3ID in Dragoon); Mr. James Welsh (551st
PIB); Mr. Joseph Borrielo (10th
EN BN, 3ID); COL Gene Frice (517th
PIR); Mr. Robert Jackson (179th
INF Regt, 45th ID); Mr.
John Miller, II (7th
INF REG, 3ID); Mr. Richard Field (551st
PIB).; Mr. Herm Krum (550th
Glider INF BN); COL William E. Ryan, Jr. (15th
INF REG, 3ID); Mr.
Robert Sacha (36th ID).
The ceremony received excellent support from
units and agencies in the National Capital Region with the color
guard being furnished by IMCOM, Fort Belvoir under NCOIC SSG Jerry
Helms; musical support by The US Army Brass Quintet under the
leadership of MSG Harry Watters; religious support by the Pentagon
Chaplain, Chaplain (COL) Bryan Walker; and with the US Army G-2, LTG
Richard P. Zahner, delivering the keynote address. Ms. Jennifer
Corey, former Miss Washington, D.C. sang the National Anthem
accompanied by the Brass Quintet.
General David Petraeus, who recently changed
command of the International Security and Assistance Force in
Afghanistan, attended the ceremony to honor LTG Seitz as well as the
other veterans of this historic operation.
Mr. Robert D. Maxwell, Medal of Honor
recipient from the 3rd
Battalion, 7th Infantry
Regiment of the 3rd
Infantry Division and veteran of the Operation Dragoon landings also
participated. Mr. Maxwell received the Medal of Honor for his
actions on 7 September in Besancon, France during the Southern
France Campaign
The event was organized by Captain (retired)
C. Monika Stoy, President of Outpost Europe, Society of the 3rd
Infantry Division to honor these great veterans and call greater
attention to what has been called the most successful amphibious
invasion of WWII. Colonels Brice Houdet and Vincent De Kytspotter
from the French Defense Attaché’s Office in Washington provided
excellent support in preparing for this historic event.
After
the ceremony veterans and dignitaries participated in wreath laying
ceremonies at the Tomb of the Unknowns, at the 3rd
Infantry Division Monument behind the Memorial Amphitheater, and at
the grave of Audie Murphy, WWII’s most decorated soldier, who landed
in Southern France on 15 August with Baker Company, 15th
Infantry Regiment, 3rd
Infantry Division and who was decorated with the Distinguished
Service Cross for his actions on 15 August 1944.
The day concluded with a banquet in honor of
these great veterans and with updates on the activities of today’s 3rd
Infantry Division by Colonel Roger Cloutier, 3ID Deputy Commanding
General for Maneuver; on the Oklahoma National Guard’s 45th
Brigade Combat Team by Colonel (retired) David Brown, Executive
Director of the 45th
INF Div Museum; and the French Army by Colonel De Kytspotter. The
Cardinal Cloggers from Herndon, Virginia provided excellent
entertainment during the banquet.
Outpost Europe conducted historical seminars
4, 5 and 7 August in the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington to
discuss many aspects of the operation as well as capture the
personal insights of the veterans who participated in this highly
successful but largely unknown invasion which played an important
role in the defeat of the Axis in WWII. The Outpost plans to conduct
the 4th annual
commemorations in August 2012 in Arlington, VA.
It will also conduct a commemoration of the
Battle of the Colmar Pocket in December 2012 in Arlington.
This battle in Alsace, France is another
overshadowed 7th Army
operation of WWII, coming shortly after the Battle of the Bulge, but
this is where Audie Murphy received his Medal of Honor, as well as a
further 8 American soldiers. For information, please contact Monika
Stoy at
monikastoy@yahoo.com or at 703 912-4218.
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Medal of Honor recipient, Robert
Maxwell standing tall with the Mayor of St Tropez, Dr Tuveri and
British Colonel Rob Rider at the 67th anniversary liberation
ceremony honoring the 3rd Infantry Division and the fallen
paratroopers of the 509th Airborne in front of the St Tropez town
monument. (The final liberation of the town on 15 August was a joint
operation of the 509th and the 15th Infantry Regiment) It is Mr
Maxwell's first visit to the landing beaches in Provence since 15
August 1944. |
Here we were at the
Plaque dedication ceremony in St Marc Jaumegarde, France, the small
village with a population of about 1200 people, famously known as
Cezanne's painting place. After we dedicated the plaque in honor of our proud 3rd Division, we three of us, Medal of Honor recipient, Robert Maxwell, LTC Tim Stoy and I sang "The Dog Face Soldier" with pride on 19 August 2011. |
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On
this day, Mayor Tuveri awarded Mr Maxwell with the town's Gold Medal
for his deeds 67 years ago. It was also the first ceremony since the
end of the war which had participation from the British Armed
Forces, which the mayor was very pleased to have!
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| Liberation ceremony in Carpentras, France on 25 August 2011 | |
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The pictures are from the local newspaper
reporter of us attending 67th anniversary of liberation ceremony in
Carpentras, France on 25 August. Medal of Honoree Robert Maxwell and
I received the Medal of the City on this day. Bob is doing
remarkably well. |
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3rd ID honors 'Dog Face Soldiers' at
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Retired Capt. Monika Stoy, president of Outpost Europe's
Society of the Third Infantry Division; Robert D. Maxwell, a
Third Infantry Division Medal of Honor recipient; Col. Roger
L. Cloutier, deputy commander - maneuver for Third ID;
Frederic Dore, deputy chief of mission at the French
Embassy; and Marjorie Hatchell, niece of Herman Engel, a
Third ID Soldier killed in action on Dec. 24, 1944, carry a
wreath that will be laid at the base of the Third ID
monument at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.,
Aug. 6, 2011.
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| Robert D. Maxwell knows from
first-hand experience that freedom comes at a great cost. The veteran, who served with the 7th Infantry Regiment, Third Infantry Division in southern France during World War II, earned the Medal of Honor, Sept. 7, 1944, for saving fellow Soldiers by jumping onto a grenade that was hurled by advancing German troops. Maxwell, then a Technician Fifth Grade trained to run telephone wire, was working through the night with three Soldiers to establish a command post in a home near Besancon, France, when the fateful attack occurred. The veteran said that the Germans, realizing the strategic importance of the position, barraged the CP with 20mm anti-aircraft and machine gun fire in an attempt to capture the location. Maxwell said he and his fellow Soldiers fended the Germans off with nothing but their issued .45-caliber automatic pistols. And when a grenade landed near his feet, Maxwell said he shielded his comrades from the blast by trapping the grenade between his body and a stone wall. Maxwell was permanently maimed in the attack, but said that his sacrifice is only one small price out of the many that American men and women have paid in the defense of freedom since the American Revolutionary War -- when freedom was purchased at the cost of blood. Because freedom has, and continues to come at such a great cost, Maxwell said he believes it is important for veterans to share their experiences with their families and with the public so that the sacrifices that have kept Americans -- and people living throughout the world -- free, are never forgotten. On Aug. 6, Maxwell practiced what he preached by participating in the 67th Annual Commemorative Ceremony of Operation Dragoon, held at the Memorial Amphitheater, Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. The ceremony was part of a four-day historical symposium sponsored by retired Capt. Monika Stoy, president of Outpost Europe’s Society of the Third Infantry Division. Gen. David H. Petraeus, designate director of the CIA; Lt. Gen. Martin P. Schweitzer, deputy commander for operations of the 82nd Airborne Div.; Col. Roger L. Cloutier, deputy commanding general -- maneuver of Third ID; and Frederic Dore, deputy chief of mission at the French Embassy, attended the ceremony to honor Maxwell and 12 other Operation Dragoon veterans who participated in the Allied landings in southern France. Often referred to as “the Forgotten D-Day,” Operation Dragoon began with a combined parachute drop and amphibious assault between Toulon and Cannes on the French Riviera on August 15, 1944. The objective of the operation was to draw German forces from northern France and to seize control of important French ports. More than 94,000 U.S. troops landed ashore with the support of 900 ships, 1,300 landing craft and an air fleet of 1,300 American, British and French bombers. Allied troops in Operation Dragoon captured more than 57,000 prisoners, seized and opened the ports of Toulon and Marseille, and liberated the southern two-thirds of France before linking up with the Normandy invasion forces. In gratitude for their help in liberating southern France from Nazi occupation, Dore presented four Operation Dragoon veterans with the National Order of the Legion of Honour, the highest military decoration in France. Pinned were retired Lt. Gen. Richard J. Seitz, who served as the commander of the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment; John Carter, who served with the 1st Airborne Task Force (Allied), and John Keller and Roy Brumfield, who served with the Third ID. Upon the completion of the commemorative ceremony, Operation Dragoon veterans laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Then, Cloutier honored Third ID veterans present at the commemorative event -- and those who gave their lives in service to the nation -- by laying a wreath at the base of the division’s monument in Arlington. “Our nation owes you a debt of gratitude that can never be repaid,” Cloutier said to the assembled veterans. “When your country called and said ‘Who shall we send,’ you raised your hands and said ‘Here we are, send me.' You guys stood in the gap for freedom. And because you did your duty and stood in that gap, American families sleep safe in their beds tonight.” The commemorative event concluded at the gravesite of Audie Murphy, the most decorated veteran of World War II, where Cloutier and the veterans honored him and the Third ID by singing the Dog Face Soldier song, the official Marne song. Maxwell said the commemorative ceremony helped highlight the importance of Operation Dragoon, which has been largely ignored in the annals of history. “Up to this time there’s very little publicity about it,” Maxwell said. “If you look at the history of World War II in Europe you’ll see reams of material about the Normandy invasion and all the events that followed, but you’ll find practically nothing about Africa, maybe a little about Sicily in Italy, and not much about the invasion of southern France." Maxwell said he wants the American people to know about the Mediterranean campaign and its importance in the war. “We tied up many, many German divisions throughout the Mediterranean campaign,” he said. “We kept them busy so that they would not be there when Normandy happened. “The entire campaign, I believe, was worthwhile, not in terms of lives lost, but in terms of the whole of the war,” Maxwell said. |
General Cucolo’s New Assignment |
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News of MG Cucolo’s new assignment arrived too late
for inclusion in the August
Watch. We thought you would like to know what our General will
be doing next.
The Army announced that Former Third Infantry Division
commander Maj. Gen. Tony Cucolo will serve as the director of Force
Development in Washington, D.C. The Chief of Staff of the Army
recently announced Maj. Gen. Cucolo’s new assignment.
The Force Development office falls under the Deputy Chief
of Staff, G-8. Its mission is to equip the Army through a balanced
investment program in accordance with Army strategy and priorities
to provide Soldiers and units the right and modern equipment to
succeed in current and future full spectrum operations.
Yours in the 3rd, |
| LTG William G. Webster Jr. Retires | |
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Lieutenant General William G. Webster has retired. His last
assignment was as the commanding general of Third Army/US
ArmyCentral (ARCENT), the Army service component of the United
States Central Command (CENTCOM). The command exercises administrative control over all US Army forces in the CENTCOM area of responsibility (AOR), conducts sustainment of ground operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and performs theater engagement with 18 countries throughout North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia. |
In 2002, General Webster became the Deputy Commanding General to Third Army, later designated the coalition Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC) until Coalition Joint Task Force 7 assumed responsibility for the OIF area of operation. While commanding the 3rd Infantry Division, General organized the first modern modular force, and trained the Marne Division for their return to the CENTCOM AOR. In January 2005, General Webster returned to Iraq with his 3rd Infantry Division, commanding the 40,000 US and coalition forces of the Multi-National Force. |
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We remember General Webster as Commander of the Third Infantry Division for nearly three years, 2003-2006. General Webster is a 1974 graduate of the United States Military Academy and has since commanded at every level of the Army from platoon to field army. His operational experience includes assignments with five army divisions, two combat commands, and twice with a field army and land component command. General is also a graduate of the US Army Command and General Staff College, the US Army War College, and a graduate of the first School of Advanced Military Studies. At the time of the September 11th attacks, General Webster was serving in the Pentagon as the Director of Training on the Army Staff. Shortly thereafter, he became the Deputy Director of Operations for the US Central Command, performing operational oversight for Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, and throughout the CENTCOM AOR. |
Following nearly three years of command of the 3rd Infantry Division, General Webster moved to US Northern Command, where he served as the Operations Officer and Deputy Commander, overseeing the mission of homeland defense. On 4 May 2009, General Webster assumed command of Third Army/ARCENT, headquartered at Fort McPherson, Georgia, and Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, becoming the 51st Commanding General of Third Army and 14th Commanding General of US Army Central. We hope that General’s retirement will allow him to attend future reunions where he can visit with his friends in the 3rd Infantry Division family. |
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| "To the greatest men in the world!" is how David Mills, OP Harry Survivors Association president opened the proceedings of Saturday night's 20th annual reunion dinner in Savannah. Men, all of them veterans of the Korean War and the ferocious battle held on Outpost Harry, gathered to rekindle life-long friendships and share memories of time gone by and friends lost. Several currently-serving Marne division Soldiers were also in attendance to include MG Abrams, COL Hughes, COL Cloutier, members of 3-15th IN, the Division's Jazz Combo and Division Color Guard. The veterans enjoyed having the Marne Soldiers around, but the Soldiers in attendance gained much more from the experience. MG Abrams gave the keynote address, reminding those in attendance that we in the 3rd ID will never forget their service and sacrifice. He assured everyone that today's Soldiers have the same rock-solid sense of patriotism that they held, and that they could be assured the modern Army is full of Soldiers who will risk it all in defense of their nation and the principles we stand for. The OPHSA vets all received a certificate of recognition from the Secretary of Defense, Hon. Robert Gates. I you want to learn more about their heroism that happened in Korea nearly 60 years ago, watch the film "Hold at All Costs" on PBS. You will be amazed at the valor, bravery, and warrior spirit displayed by these amazing men--Rock of the Marne! | |
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Marne Riders Motorcycle Club
Society of the 3rd Infantry Division,
Date___/___/
2011
Renewal
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(Annual Renewal Date is July 1 of every year)
Name______________________________________________________________________
Street _______________________________________________________________
City __________________________________ (ST) _____
(ZIP) ________________
E-Mail Address
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Motorcycle(s) Make: ________________Year: _____ Model: ___________
Make: ________________Year: _____ Model: ___________
Eligibility
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Regular Membership:
Membership in the Marne Riders Motorcycle Club is open to 3ID Veterans
with honorable service in the Third Infantry Division and those who were
members of supporting or attached units of the Third Infantry Division.
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Associate Member:
Other Armed Force Veterans, spouses, parents, children, siblings, of any
persons eligible for regular membership, and other person with a special
interest in, or an affinity for the Society of the Third Infantry.
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Chapter/Outpost Club Member:
Member via a Marne Rider Chapter/Outpost Club and dues paid through the
Chapter/Outpost Club.
The Chapter/Outpost Club Membership Director shall be responsible for
ensuring that the National Marne Riders Club and Society of The Third
Infantry Division dues are forwarded to National Membership Director for
processing.
Marne Rider Dues are $10.00 per year
for Regular and Associate Members
payable upon your
application for initial membership and for renewal each year on the
first of July. If you are
renewing both your Society and Marne Rider dues is $30.00. $20.00
of the dues will be your
membership into the Society of the Third Infantry Division.
Note:
If you are
already a Society member;
your Marne Rider dues is
US$10.00.. Your
Society membership will need to be verified prior upon membership
application acceptance in the Marne Riders
Ride Safe and
Rock of the Marne!
OFFICE USE ONLY:
Regular / Associate Membership: ____
Marne Rider Dues: $___.___
Society Dues:
$___.___
(Society Member already (Y/N) ____ OP#:(
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3rd Infantry Division Veterans in
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 Click on link to see YouTube Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XC0n-ZQiJs See John Shirley and George Burks! |
"On July 11, 1943,
General Lucian Truscott received the Army’s second-highest
decoration, the Distinguished Service Cross, for valor in action in
Sicily. During his career he also received the Army Distinguished
Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Navy Distinguished Service
Medal, the Legion of Merit, and the Purple Heart. Truscott was one
of the most significant of all U.S. Army generals in World War II,
pioneering new combat training methods, including the famous
“Truscott Trot," and excelling as a combat commander, who turned the
3d Infantry Division into one of the finest divisions in the U.S.
Army. He was instrumental in winning many of the most important
battles of the war, participating in the invasions of North Africa,
Sicily, Anzio, and southern France. Both peers and 'dogfaces,' i.e.,
common soldiers, respected Truscott, and General Eisenhower ranked
him second only to George S. Patton Jr. as a field army commander.
"Yet no definitive
history of his life has been compiled. Wilson Heefner corrects that
with the first authoritative biography of this distinguished
American military leader. Heefner has undertaken impressive research
in primary sources—as well as interviews with family members and
former associates—to shed new light on this overlooked hero. He
presents Truscott as a soldier who was shaped by his upbringing,
civilian and military education, family life, friendships, and
evolving experiences as a commander both in and out of combat.
"Heefner’s brisk
narrative explores Truscott’s thirty–year Army career and defines
his roles in key operations. It also examines Truscott’s postwar
service as military governor of Bavaria, particularly his role in
improving living conditions for Jewish displaced persons, removing
Nazis from civil government, and assisting in the trials of German
war criminals. And it offers the first comprehensive examination of
his subsequent career in the Central Intelligence Agency, where he
served as senior CIA representative in West Germany during the early
days of the Cold War, and later as CIA Director Allen Dulles’s
deputy director for coordination in Washington. "Dogface Soldier is a portrait of a man who earned a reputation for being honest, forthright, fearless, and aggressive, both as a military officer and in his personal life—a man who, at the dedication ceremony for the Anzio–Nettuno American cemetery in 1945, turned away from the crowd and faced the thousands of crosses stretching before him to address those buried there. Heefner has written a definitive biography of a great soldier and patriot."
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Society of the 30th Infantry Regiment Association Regrettably, The Society
of the 30th Infantry Association has ceased to exist for
the following reasons: The 1st Battalion at Ft.
Stewart said they did not want the Friscan Reporter to
end so they would take care of it. However, as far as we
know, only one copy has been printed and posted on the
internet.
Morris Kirk’s physical condition has not improved to the
extent that he can pick up where he left off a year ago.
Our membership has dropped below 200 members which makes
it impossible for us to mail the Friscan Reporter at
bulk mail rates. That would make it very expensive to
continue to print and mail the newsletter. We ceased to
receive input for the newsletter from more than a
handful of our members a long time ago. Morris’ source
of articles for the newsletter dried up.
With Regrets,
Carl Q. Topie
Artwork Courtesy of Eric Vandroux
To see PDF presentations
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Presentation September 2011 Part II
Presentation September 2011 Part III
Presentation September 2011 Part IV
Presentation September 2011 Part V
Presentation September 2011 Part VI
Presentation September 2011 Part VII
Presentation September 2011 Part VIII
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2010 CB&L Approved Changes
There were 16
proposals to change the Constitution and By-laws in
2010. The proposals moved forward for a vote by the
General Membership, after approval by the C&BL
Committee and the National Executive Committee. All
proposals were approved by the Membership with at
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Hello my name is
Laura Rittenhouse, and I am writing to you on behalf of the Raider
Brigade Fallen Soldiers’ Memorial a permanent tribute and visible
memorial to members of the First Brigade Combat Team, Third Infantry
Division past, present and future. |
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Click on You tube video for unique version of "Dogface Soldier Song" |
OP Europe Report:
Southern France Communities
Commemorate 66th Anniversary of Operation Dragoon,
Liberation during the Southern France Campaign
Lt.
Audie L. Murphy My
Fellow Citizen:
The Facebook page is located at:
June 20,
1924 - May 28, 1971
My name is Dave Phillips, and I am a former Marine.
As I am sure you are well aware Audie Murphy is an
American legend. He remains America's Most Decorated
Soldier of World War Two, as well as having been a
best-selling author, movie star, poet, songwriter,
businessman, but above all patriot and a hero for
all generations.
Audie Murphy has been my role model my entire life.
He was the perfect role model for the youth of my
generation and remains a role model for the youth of
today. Unfortunately, many of the youth of today
have never heard of him.
Some years ago, a Petition effort was launched to
honor Audie Murphy with a U.S. Postage Stamp.
Americans just like yourself banded together and
through teamwork and the combined efforts of
thousands of your fellow citizens Audie Murphy was
finally honored in 2000 with the release of a
commemorative U.S. postage stamp.
It is my desire to see Audie Murphy presented
posthumously with the Presidential Medal of Freedom,
for his dedication to America's freedom and his
lifelong devotion to country.
I have prepared an online Petition to President
Obama requesting that Audie Murphy be posthumously
awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The Petition can be found by clicking on the link
below:
Presidential Medal of Freedom Petition for Audie
Leon Murphy
http://www.facebook.com/l/c20ae45FpIBZddFGod5eKegMayQ;www.ipetitions.com/petition/audiemurphy/
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=216228041926
or by simply typing the words "Audie Murphy Medal of
Freedom" into Google.
I would be most appreciative if you could once again
stand with your fellow citizens and sign the
Petition requesting that America's Most Decorated
Soldier, Audie Murphy, be bestowed posthumously the
Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Thank you for your time, patience, and consideration
in this matter.
Sincerely,
Dave Phillips
Dear Family and
Friends,
Society of the Third Division – Outpost #13, which Matt and I are
part of, has recently accepted the challenge to raise funds to
support Homes for Our Troops. Please help support me in this
important project by contributing generously. For information about
this volunteer fundraiser and its programs, you can visit
http://www.homesforourtroops.org/site/PageServer .
Homes For Our Troops is a organization that helps Servicemen and
Women who have selflessly given to their country and have returned
home with serious disabilities and injuries. They raise donations of
money, land, building materials, and professional labor and
coordinate the process of building a new specially adapted home or
adapting an existing home to meet the needs of our severely injured
service members. All of this assistance is provided at no cost to
the Veterans.
It is faster and easier than ever to support this great cause by
making your tax-deductible donation online using the link below. If
you would prefer, you can send your contribution to the address
listed below. Whatever you can give will help - it all adds up! I
greatly appreciate your support and will keep you posted on my
progress.
Sincerely,
Amy & Matt McKenna
Secretary/Treasurer
Outpost#13
Society of the 3rd Infantry Division
1-810-991-1044
For those who have donated cash, I am working to get you a receipt
for your tax-deduction. Thank you!
To make a donation online, visit my
personal page.
http://www.homesforourtroops.org/site/TR?px=1457371&pg=personal&fr_id=1070
To send a donation:
Make all checks payable to: Homes For Our Troops and Mail to:
Amy & Matt McKenna
303 Hanover Lane
Brighton, MI 48114-5013
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.
Click Here to see pdf presentation
Donated by Ray Heddleson 1Sgt U. S. Army (Ret)
of Spring Hill, Florida
Announcements Society
SOP Ceremony Footage
from Marne Trail This link has footage for
the ceremony we had in Marignane on 22 August.
Click
Here to read the pdf file
Dear WW II Veterans,
A lot of you are eligible to receive France's highest award, the
Legion of Honor, which was established by Napoleon. Please contact
your local French Consul and submit your Army discharge
documentation which indicates your combat service in France during
WW II and any of your valor decorations. Please let me know if I can
be any of your assistance on this action. POC is Monika Stoy 6531
Milva Lane Springfield, Va 22150
monikastoy@yahoo.com
1-703-912-4218.
Rock of the Marne!
Monika
http://www.dailymotion.com/tag/marigny/video/xa93ca_liberationmarignane_news
Watch on
the Rhine on the Internet
If any
member wishes to read the current "Watch on the Rhine"
newsletter on the Internet before the next issue is printed,
please send your request to
roster3id@warfoto.com
and we'll send you the link to the pdf file of the current
issue.
Click Here
to learn about Warriors Walk at Fort Stewart
Click Here
for Complete List of Honorees
on Warriors Walk
| All Veterans and retirees should be
aware of their benefits through Veterans Affairs and who to contact
for various services. On Fort Stewart, your initial contact is the
Department of Veterans Affairs military service coordinators Richard
Banks and Daniel Reeves. They are available to help veterans with
every issue from Education benefits to Health care; their phone
number is 368-6950. For more detailed information the following
phone contacts are available: VA Benefits 1-800-827-1000 Education 1-888-442-4551 Health Care 1-877-222-8387 Life Insurance 1-800-669-8477 Savannah Vet Center (Mental Health) 652-4097 Debt Management 1-800-827-0648 Mammography Hotline 1-888-492-7844 CHAMPVA 1-800-733-8387 VA Suicide Hotline 1-800-273-8255 Tele.Devices for Deaf 1-800-829-4823 |
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A Message
from Henry Burke
Let me first say a big "Thank You" to our past chairman Angelo “Jim” Tiezzi. He got us rolling with ‘Get one for the Rock’. Everyone in this great Society is a recruiter. Let me put something you Can Do to get members. Others have to see the 3rd ID patch on your cap or lapel pin. On your vehicle you can put a sticker patch on your lower left windshield. You can get a personalized license tag (3RD INF DIV) from your state. Put a 3rd Div Society sticker on your left rear glass. Cut out the application from The Watch and put your name in the referred line. Run off copies and carry it in your left pocket (put extras in the glove box of your vehicle).
When you meet people that ask you if you were with the 3rd, you can say yes and ask them if they were with the 3rd or attached to the 3rd. If they say yes, tell them,” We have the oldest continuous military society there is since 1919.
We support the active Division with mailed letters, boxes and help take care of their families at home when they are deployed. We meet the wounded soldiers at Walter Reed and Bethesda Hospitals in Washington and give them pajamas, billfolds and phone cards.
When you join the Society, you can get a roster of more than 3600 members and you receive a magazine every other month that will inform you about many aspects of the Society and things that are happening in the active Division. Its home base is Fort Stewart, Georgia.
You can find many of the friends you served with and keep up what has gone on in the past. There is nothing like finding friends you served with that you were closer to than many of your family. Fill out the application; send $15.00. This is a real bargain. You only have this one time to sign them up!
Press Here for PDF Membership Form (one page printing)
The great thing about this organization is that we leave our rank at the door. We are all Marne people! How do we grow? Everyone getting one for the Rock. If everyone gets one this year we can be the largest military organization in the nation. GO GET THEM NOW! Henry Burke Contact Membership Chair, Henry Burke pennieburke@sc.rr.com |
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PATCH-WEARER?
Wanted: Those who served with the 3rd ID or attached units.
Family members and friends and supporters of the 3rd ID are also
welcome!
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CHANGE OF ADDRESS The majority of the membership must be made aware of the
importance of keeping our address database up to date. This is not
just a matter of slight inconvenience but, is a lot of hard work on
the part of Ray Anderson and Rich Heller in rectifying
the roster. We must cut some slack for our active duty troopers as they often
are subjected to reassignment and relocation as well as separation.
However, the majority of the non-active general membership is the
culprits. To reinforce the point, it is not uncommon to get back
30-50 Watch's per month. 50 returns accounts for nearly 25% of the
original mailing cost.
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Click Here for
Ft. Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield Website
Unit Websites at Fort
Stewart
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Battle Kings The 9th. Field
Artillery Battalion Group was formed in 1975 by Eddie Hupp and
Bruce Monkman for the main purpose of getting veteran Army
friends who served during WW II. Later years it included any
veteran of any time who served in the 9th. Field Artillery
Battalion. There are no dues, no officers, so subsequently there
are no elections.
Reunions are held
periodically around the country with one person or a couple
volunteering to host it. The last several reunions were hosted
by Jim & Donna Hughes with one being held October 2007 in
Gaithersburg, Maryland to visit the WW II and Korean Memorials
specifically. A news letter is produced periodically by Jim
Hughes. Members send donations to cover the printing and mailing
of the newsletter annually to:
Jim Hughes
Ph.828-669-8089, e-mail
jhughes862@aol.com, is presently the lead person.
Assisted by Bruce Monkman, Ph 818-343-3370, e-mail brucemonkman@earthlink.net
Contact either of them for
information in joining the group.
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Wounded Warriors
The
Purple Heart is awarded to members of the armed forces of the
U.S. who are wounded by an instrument of war in the hands of the
enemy and posthumously to the next of kin in the name of those
who are killed in action or die of wounds received in action. It
is specifically a combat decoration.
The "Military Order
of the Purple Heart," was formed in 1932 for the protection and
mutual interest of all who have received the decoration.
Composed exclusively of Purple Heart recipients, it is the only
veteran’s service organization comprised strictly of “combat”
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| Medical Facility | Abbrev. | Street Address | City | State | Zip | Phone | URL |
| Balboa Naval Medical Center | 34800 Bob Wilson Drive | San Diego | CA | 92134-5000 | (619) 532-9380/9061 | http://www-nmcsd.med.navy.mil/sitemap.cfm | |
| Augusta VA Hospital | 1 Freedom Way | Augusta | GA | 30904-6285 |
(706) 733-0188 / (800) 836-5561 |
http://www1.va.gov/augustaga/ | |
| Eisenhower Army Medical Center | EAMC | 300 Hospital Rd | Ft. Gordon | GA | 30905-5650 | (706) 787-5811 | http://www.ddeamc.amedd.army.mil/ |
| Martin Army Community Hospital | MACH | 9200 Marne Rd | Ft. Benning | GA | 31905-5515 | (706) 544-2041 |
http://www.martin.amedd.army.mil/index-a.html |
| Winn Army Community Hospital | WACH | 1061 Harmon Avenue | Ft. Stewart | GA | 31314-5674 | (912) 435-6837 | http://www.winn.amedd.army.mil/ |
| Bethesda Naval Medical Center | 8901 Wisconsin Ave | Bethesda | MD | 20889-5600 | (301) 295-4000 | http://www.bethesda.med.navy.mil/ | |
| Womack Army Medical Center | WAMC | Bldg 4-2817 | Ft. Bragg | NC | 28310-0001 | (910)
907-6000 / 436-3309 |
http://www.wamc.amedd.army.mil/services/DVBIC/ |
| Reynolds Army Community Hostital | RACH | 4301 Mow Way Rd | Ft. Sill | OK | 73503-6300 | (580) 458-2770 | http://www.rach.sill.amedd.army.mil/ |
| Brook Army Medical Center | BAMC | 3851 Roger Brooke Drive #3600 | Ft. Sam Houston | TX | 78234-6200 | (210) 916-414 / 916-3400 | http://www.bamc.amedd.army.mil/ |
| San Antonio VA Hospital | 231 W. Cypress St. Suite 100 | San Antonio | TX | 78212-5506 | (210)-472-4025 | http://www1.va.gov/directory/guide/facility.asp?ID=5465 | |
| Richmond VA Hospital | 4902 Fitzhugh Avenue | Richmond | VA | 23230-3510 | (804)-353-8958 | http://www1.va.gov/directory/guide/facility.asp?ID=404&dnum=All&stateid=VA&v=1 | |
| Walter Reed Army Medical Center | WRAMC | 6900 Georgia Avenue, N.W. | Washington | D.C. | 20307-0004 | (202) 782-1199 |
http://www.wramc.amedd.army.mil/ |
| Landsthul Regional Medical Center (Germany) | LRMC | ATTN: Section/Division CMR 402 | APO | AE | 09180 | 011-6371-86-8160/8414 |
http://www.landstuhl.healthcare.hqusareur.army.mil/sitemap.aspx
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Marne Strong Colored Tee Shirt Rock of the Marne Army Strong Teddy Bear Colored Tee Shirts Tee shirts are now available in many colors. Still available, are the White and Ash Gray tee shirts. Long sleeve tee shirts are available in Black and Navy for Men and Brown and Black in the Women's style.
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Due to the huge volume of emails
that most of us get that purport to be true, we as a personal service to
you, offer these links to check out these wild accusations and emails that
are urban legends!
http://www.snopes.com/ Thanks to Martin Markley for this list. |
All the News that Fits, We Print!
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Blue and White Devils:
The Story of the 3rd Infantry
Division |
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History of the Society of the Third Infantry Division, US Army |
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A list of COMPANY E 15TH INFANTRY Personnel
circa 1941 Notice in the Korean War Project website |
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Any info on a WWII Diary, offer to sell authentic 3rd Division WWI uniform, or to find
information on a Buddy or loved one... |
For information
contact:
Email your 3rd Division Photos/files to rheller@warfoto.com |
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