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Active Division
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84th Annual
2003 Reunion
Photos

85th Annual
2004 Reunion
Photos

Regt.Dinners
Pres.Dinner
Banquet Awards
Ft.Stewart Tour

86th Annual
2005 Reunion
Photos

87th Annual
2006 Reunion
Photos

88th Annual 2007
Reunion  Page 1

88th Annual 2007
Reunion Page 2

88th Annual 2007
Reunion Page 3

WWII Memoirs-
3rd Infantry
Division

d o g f a c e
s o l d i e r s
A photographic
journey of the
Third Signal Co. of
the 15th Regiment
of the U.S. Third
Infantry Division-
WWII
by Denis Toomey

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Calendar for 2008

January 26, 2008
Outpost 22 Meeting
Home of Jack and
Anita Sneddon

February 24, 2008
Outpost 15 Meeting

Brothers Cafe-11:00am
Peoria, Arizona

April 3rd - 6th, 2008
Outpost 2 Reunion &
Meeting
Quality Inn
Heritage Park,
Kissimmee, FL

April 13, 2008
Outpost 18 Spring
Meeting
Holiday Inn Select-
11:00AM
Hook & Ladder Room
Appleton, WI

April 26, 2008
Outpost 22 Dinner
Meeting
Home of Jack and Anita Sneddon

May 1-4, 2008
Anzio Beachhead
Veterans of WWII
St. Louis, MO
Contact: John Boller
631-691-5002
1 Harbor North,
Amityville, NY
11701-3810

May 3, 2008
3ID Gate Rededication
Ceremony
Camp Pike , AR
POC - David Madison
1-501-771-8722

May 3-4, 2008
Outpost 12 Spring
Meeting
Country Inn & Suites
Albert Lea, MN

May 4, 2008 (Tentative)
Plaque Dedication
Ceremony

Berchtesgaden, DE
POC Monika Stoy
1-703-912-4218

May 4, 2008
Outpost 5  Spring
Meeting-11:30 AM
Bath American Legion
Post
278 Race Street,
Bath, Pennsylvania

May 17, 2008
Outpost 13 -
Spring meeting

 at 12:00 noon at
Bakers of Milford,
Milford, MI

May 2008
Anzio Beachhead

Veterans of 1944 WWII
Washington, D.C. area 
Contact Clyde E. Easter
276-728-7293
299 Panorama Drive,
Fancy Gap, VA
24328-2751

May 25, 2008
WW1 Marne
Campaign Ceremony
Chateau-Thierry
POC Monika Stoy
1-703-912-4218

May 26-June 5th, 2008
64th Anniversary
Battlefield Tour
of Italy

Clyde E. Easter at
276-728-7293
299 Panorama Drive,
Fancy Gap, VA
24328-2751

May 30, 2008
Outpost 7 Meeting-
3:15 PM, Friday
Arlington Natl.
Cemetery
Washington, DC

June 12-15, 2008
OP Harry Survivors
Association Reunion
Renton, WA
POC Jerry Cunningham
1-803-783-4491

June 27-28, 2008
Audie Murphy Days
Greenville,TX
www.cottonmuseum.com
1-903-450-1990

July 12, 2008
Outpost 22 Annual
Picnic
Yorba Reg. Park, CA

July 27, 2008
Korean War
Anniversary
Ceremonies
KW Monument-
9:00 am
Arlington Cemetery -
 2:00PM
POC Monika Stoy
1-703-912-4218

August 15-17, 2008
Operation Dragoon
60th Anniversary
Provence, France
POC Monika Stoy
1-703-912-4218

September 18-21, 2008
89th Annual Reunion
Society of the 3ID
Columbus Airport
Hotel
Columbus, GA

October 26, 2008
Outpost 18
Fall Meeting

October 2008
Cubs Win World Series
100 Year Drought Ends
Chicago, IL

Nov. 11, 2008
Veterans Day and
WWI
90th Anniversary
Chateau-Thierry,
France

POC Monika Stoy
1-703-912-4218

Nov. 11, 2008
Veterans Day
OP 7 Ceremonies
Arlington Cemetery
POC John Insani
1-703-370-4586

August 10-23, 2009
65th Anniversary
Battlefield Tour
For the Society of the
3rd Infantry Division
Italy, France

 

 

Society of the 
3rd Infantry Division Website 
Current News and Notices




http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home1280.html
 

Fort Stewart Dedicates Trees to Five Fallen Comrades
Bomb adds Five Trees to Warriors Walk


A soldier returns to his place after removing the cover from granite marker honoring a fallen soldier,
part of Thursday tree dedication. Joe Parker Jr. / Coastal Courier


April 18, 2008 - The five soldiers honored in Thursday's tree dedication ceremony at Fort Stewart were all killed in a single incident in Iraq on March 10.All were members of Delta Company, First Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, Second Brigade, Third Infantry Division and died of wounds suffered when a suicide bomber detonated a bomb near them.

http://www.coastalcourier.com/news/article/6694/      http://savannahnow.com/node/482162

Click Here for story on OIF page

 

Gilbert Wins MacArthur Leadership Award

Capt. Brian Gilbert, from Boise, Idaho, commander of Company D, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, speaks with a local leader following a security meeting in Tameem, Iraq, March 2. Gilbert will receive the Gen. Douglas MacArthur Leadership award in the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon on May 13.

Click Here to read the story

 

PATCH-WEARER?


Society of the 3rd Infantry Division, U. S. Army
 
(Founded 1919)

Wanted: Those who served with the 3rd ID or attached units. Family members and friends and supporters of the 3rd ID are also welcome!

Invitation: You’re eligible to join the Society that supports 3rdID active duty Soldiers, hosts annual reunions, and conducts regular small unit meetings in 24 Outposts located throughout the nation and Europe.

Benefits: Networking with fellow patchwearers, receiving a copy of the bimonthly Watch on the Rhine newsletter, access to Society Website, Marne Riders Motorcycle Club, and more!



 Contacts:
Jim Tiezzi at
Ajimmtiezzi@aol.com
Dennis Noes drnoes3ID@comcast.net
Dick Gallmeyer msg1gal@msn.com

or
Leave a message at 1-800-523-4715
Press Here for Society Membership Form
(pdf page for one page printing)

 

Division Doings

The Army chief of staff announces the assignment of the following general officer:
Brig. Gen. Edward C. Cardon, deputy commanding general (support), 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized)/Multi-National Division - Center, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq, to deputy commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.

Col. Patrick J. Donahue II, who has been nominated and confirmed for promotion to one-star general, will become assistant division commander of the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Fort Stewart, Ga. He is executive officer to the Army vice chief of staff in Washington, D.C., and commanded 82nd Airborne task forces once in Iraq and twice in Afghanistan.

VFW MAGAZINE - APRIL 2008
Article featuring MOH awardee and Society Member Hiroshi H. Miyamura
Click Here to read article

3rd Infantry Division Commander draws new assignment

Larry Peterson


Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch (Photo: Savannah Morning News)

Friday, April 4, 2008 - Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division, soon will assume a new but unspecified command, the U.S. Army has announced. Lynch will be replaced by Maj. Gen. Anthony A. Cucolo III, currently the Army chief of public affairs in Washington and member of Outpost 60. In all, the 3rd ID - based at Fort Stewart, Hunter Army Airfield and Fort Benning - has about 22,000 soldiers. About 15,000 of them are serving under Lynch in Iraq. They have played a key role in the "surge" of American forces that has led to gains against insurgents there.

"When the president announced the surge, he was really talking about the 3rd Division," Lynch told local reporters last September.

Lynch is known, among other things, for ending articles he has written with the division slogan, "Rock of the Marne!" The 3rd ID earned the accolade in France during World War I when it held fast at the Marne River under enemy attack. Lynch also has criticized the news media, which he says puts too much emphasis on bad news from Iraq and too little on U.S. successes. Before assuming command of the 3rd ID, Lynch served as deputy chief of staff for strategic effects in Iraq and as the lead spokesman for coalition forces.

Like Lynch, Cucolo, 50, is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. His new command will be something of a homecoming. He was chief of plans and operations for personnel at Fort Stewart from May 1985 to October 1986, when the 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) was based there. From October 1986 to June 1988, he commanded the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion (Mechanized), 34th Infantry at Fort Stewart. Nor is he any stranger to Fort Benning or the 3rd ID. He directed the Combined Arms Tactics Division at the Infantry School there from July 1998 to June 1999. Later, Cucolo commanded the 3rd ID's 3rd Brigade there. The 3,500-member 3rd Brigade has nearly finished returning from a deployment in Iraq.

From July 2003 to August 2004, Cucolo was assistant division commander for the 10th Mountain Division (Light) in Afghanistan. "You'll like him," said Lt. Col. George Wright, who works under Cucolo in Washington. "He's a great guy."
No information was available Friday as to when the changes of command will take effect. But both officers assumed their current duties in June 2006, and Army generals normally serve two years in their commands, Wright said.

 

3ID BIRTHDAY POSTER & FAMILY APPRECIATION DAY

Here’s a way to make everyone happy: make a $20 tax-deductible donation to the Society for Troop Support and receive an 11”x17” color copy of the 3ID 90th Birthday poster. Proceeds will be used for Society support of the 3ID “Family Appreciation Day” at Ft. Stewart July 3-4. 2008. Place orders and send checks to Cath Bacon  PO. BOX 7069, HAMPTON, VA 23366-7039
3IDWatch@cox.net

 

 

Read all of these publications and more on
TF Marne on the WEB

http://www.taskforcemarne.com/
 


Click Here to read the latest daily version of The Dog Face Daily


Click Here or on Logo to read the Marne Focus

Click Here for Ft. Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield Website


 
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?brd=1390&Nav_Sec=43913

Click Here for Ft. Stewart Family Readiness Groups (FRG)


Published in the interest of the Fort Benning community

 

Looking For “Old China Hands” 

Outpost #63 member Tom Mason is looking for anyone who served with him in China (September 1934 – late 1936). Tom joined the 3rd Infantry Division at Tientsin and was assigned to the 15th Regiment Transportation Platoon. (Tom says it was a glorified term for taking care of the horses and mules.) Many of those serving in China at the time were referred to as “Old China Hands.”

Tom presently resides in Oregon. On September 13, 2007, he celebrated his 96th birthday with a birthday greeting from President Bush and our First Lady. Tom’s eyesight is not good so please reply to Joe Ball (Outpost #35) at the address below if you knew Tom: 2010 Worcester Lane, Garland TX 75040 or at 972-495-1704.                                                                                                
--submitted by Joe Ball

 

General Barry McCaffrey visited Iraq in December of 2007. During his visit he spent a great deal of time with several soldiers from 3ID and 1-30 IN, where he was honored to present awards for valor and Purple Heart medals to three young soldiers, as well as receive update briefings on their counter-insurgency operations south of Baghdad from MG Rick Lynch, CG 3ID (Mech), Honorary President. General McCaffrey takes pride in being the 30th Infantry Regiment, Honorary Colonel of the Regiment, and is always happy and willing to support 3ID, 1-30 IN and The Watch on the Rhine whenever possible.  Click Here for more details on General McCaffrey's trip

 


I have recently received information that leads me to believe that my grandfather, Ivan LeGore, a WWI Third Division vet of the Third Sanitary Train, was editor of "Watch On The Rhine" in the late 1940's and was an officer in the "Third Infantry Division Society".

Is there anyone who could help me obtain information as to what may be correct concerning my grandfather's involvement?
Thank You,
Donald M. LeGore
legoreone@yahoo.com
Hanover, PA

 

Nominations for 2008 Society Awards

 On behalf of the Society’s Awards Committee, Chairperson Lynn Ball is accepting nominations for the Society’s annual awards to be presented at the Reunion Banquet in Columbus/Ft. Benning in September. Serving on the committee are the Society’s three vice presidents who judge all nominations and select award recipients. They are John Fisher, Eastern Region; Jerry Manley, Central Region, and Michael Baker, Western Region.

The Annual Society Awards Program recognizes and honors those members of The Society of the Third Infantry Division who have contributed their energy and creativity to further the Society’s objectives. Nominations must be received no later than July 20, 2008. If you need help in preparing your nominations, please contact Lynn. She will arrange help for you.

            In preparing your nomination, please include the following general information as well as the specific information requested under the award to which your nomination is directed:

  • Your nominee’s outpost association
  • Detailed information about the nominee’s achievements towards the objectives of the Society or for the benefit of all veterans
  • Precise information about a nominee’s qualifications for an award

This information will assist the Awards Committee in selecting, from its field of applicants, those most worthy to receive awards based on the Society Bylaws and the established protocol. Only nominees whose dues are current and who meet qualifications established under the Bylaws and awards protocol, as stated in the SOP, will be considered for an award.

Nominations will be accepted in the following categories:

Audie Murphy Achievement Award

The Audie Murphy Achievement Award is the most prestigious award our Society presents in any given year. When submitting your nominees, Please separate each requirement and include your justification for the award. All candidates must have held membership in the Society for a minimum of three years.

  1. Exemplary Military Service
    1. Combat dates and theatre
    2. Service in the 3rd Division, unit and dates
    3. Cold War or Peace Time service, unit and dates
  2. Service as a National Officer
    1. Title
    2. Dates of service
  3. Service to an Outpost or in support of an Appointed position
    1. Outpost title and dates of service
    2. Appointed positions, title and dates
  4. Outstanding Service to
    1. Community: describe
    2. State: describe
    3. Nation, outside of military service: describe

Society Service Award

The Society Service Award is reserved for those individuals, in good standing, who have provided exceptional service to the Society. The candidate must have been a member of the Society for a minimum of three years. Please include the following information in your nomination.

  • Service as a Society officer, committeeman, or outpost officer and/or for significant contributions to the achievements and objectives of the Society
  • Member of the Society for at least three years

Associate Service Award

The Society Associate Service Award is reserved for those individuals, in good standing, who have provided exceptional service to the Society. The candidate must have been a member of the Society for a minimum of three years. Please include the following information in your nomination.

  • Outstanding service to the Society, region or outpost in meeting its objectives
  • Member of the Society for at least three years

Additionally, the Society’s President may direct the presentation of other awards and/or certificates at his discretion.

Once recipients are determined, Lynn will manage production of the awards to be presented at the National Reunion Banquet in Columbus/Ft. Benning, Georgia, on Saturday, September 20, 2008.

Please send all nominations to

Lynn Ball, Awards Chairperson

2010 Worcester Lane

Garland, TX 75040-3331


 

Scholarship Foundation News
—by Lynn Ball

Call for Application Submissions: The Scholarship Foundation is currently accepting applications from candidates seeking 2008 scholarship grants in the amount of $1000 or more. Two or more scholarship grants will be awarded in 2008. Trustees will determine awards in May, and scholarship/grants will be paid in June to the students’ accounts at the undergraduate institutions of higher learning specified in each successful applicant’s application. Candidates can obtain the official application (Click here to print and view the Application Package ScholarAppl.pdf) and instructions needed for entry of their submissions at this website,  http://www.warfoto.com/3rdiv.htm , or by contacting Chairman Lynn Ball at 2010 Worcester Lane, Garland TX 75040, or at 1-972-495-1704.  

Click Here for full details

 

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.

 

Mail to Our Troops
Click Here for the Unit Addresses

“The U.S. Postal Service will not accept mail addressed to "Any Soldier," "Any Wounded Soldier," or the like because if it did, it could be providing a conduit for those who might do harm to armed services members. For more information on this subject, go to www.snopes.com/politics/christmas/soldiercards.asp

Yes, they will NOT deliver mail that has “Any Soldier” on it; that’s why our mail is addressed to one of the Division POCs. 

1LT Clinton Rountree
(Any Soldier Mail)

1-3 BTB, 1BCT-3ID
Camp Ramadi
APO AE 09396 

So in this example, the mail will go to 1LT Clinton Rountree, but he will distribute it to any soldiers who don’t have mail.

ER Outposts
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 52, 60, OP
MARNE, & OP EUROPE 5845

• 1LT Clinton Rountree
(Any Soldier Mail)
1-3 BTB, 1BCT, 3ID
Camp Ramadi, Iraq
APO AE 09396

• LT Demetria Durden
(Any Soldier Mail)
1-3 BTB, 1BCT, 3ID
Camp Ramadi, Iraq
APO AE 09396
CR Outposts
1, 12, 13, 17, 18, 33, 35, 57, & 601

• CPT Naomi Johnston
(Any Soldier Mail)
1-41 1BCT, 3ID
Camp Ramadi, Iraq
APO AE 09396

• SGT Tricia Daniels
(Any Soldier Mail)
HHSC, STB - 3ID
Unit #42166
Camp Victory, Iraq
APO, AE 09342
WR Outposts
4, 15, 22, 54, 63, & 88

• SGT Tricia Daniels
(Any Soldier Mail)
HHOC, STB - 3ID
Unit # 42167
Camp Victory, Iraq
APO, AE 09342

• SGT Tricia Daniels
(Any Soldier Mail)
3rd SIG, 3ID
Unit #42168
Camp Victory, Iraq
APO AE 09342

4th Brigade Combat Team

Ch (MAJ) Albert Downing
HHC 4th BCT
Unit 40621, FOB Kalsu
APO AE 09312

ANY SOLDIER MAIL (4BCT)
c/o CAPT John Garcia
HHC 4BDE
UNIT # 40620 FOB Kalsu
APO, AE 09312

Another way to send it would be to send it to the unit commander, command sergeant major or chaplain—no name, just the title.

1. Notice that the addresses do not include “Iraq.” Just use the four-line (or sometimes five-line address in this Troop Support Addresses (Forward) attachment.

2. The USPS has two sizes (one longer and flat; one narrower and stout) that have a flat-rate fee of $8.95. That is one good deal. You can stuff quite a few goodies in either of them—and since the mail is going to an APO, only the domestic fee applies.

3. Nile Stuart has a good idea about bundling cards/letters. Rather than sending each item at first class mail rates, put them in a manila envelope and send is a flat-rate package. He and Marianne have used put 10 letters in an envelope, folded it in half and sent it for between 75¢ to 97¢

4. Troop Care packages: In reference to the Troop care packages, LGT Gale suggested that the following items:

a. Greeting cards (Blank holiday cards: Christmas, Hanukkah, etc.)

b. Books, magazines new and used no older than 6 months (I.E. Gun, Hunting, Hot Rod, Truck, Motorcycle, Bazaar for the females) are good.

c. Any kinds of nuts – Pistachios, Sunflowers are good ones, because the guys fill their uniform pockets with them. He stated that he always had sunflower seeds on the floor boards and in the gunner’s hatch of his HumVee while over there.

d. Hard candies/ gum – Jolly Rogers, Life savers, etc. – no soft or chocolates that can melt.

e. Peanut-butter or cheese-crackers or similar snacks.

f. CDs – Music all kinds new and used ones.

g. DVD Movies – all kinds – new and old ones, Westerns, Dramas, Mysteries, Comedies. Etc. Also,

LTC Gale suggested the following idea that will put a kudos in the Societies hat and that is that the Society or Society Chaplin send a request to the local Movie Studios – Sony Pictures, Paramount, Universal, etc. asking for donations of new and old DVD movies and explaining to them the purpose to provide entertainment to the soldiers while they are off duty. He said they did this a few years ago, and one of the studios send 2500 VHS tapes to the Division for distribution. Might be a worth-while project for the West-coast OP 22 members who may have contacts with or access to visit the Studio PR departments.

h. Play Station II/ III or XBOX Games – new or used.

i. Playing cards with poker chips and board games.

Many of you have emailed and written asking for addresses or sharing info about your support projects for our Soldiers. Thanks to all of you for these updates. I am collecting them on behalf of the Troop Support Committee and keeping President Chuck apprised.

Also, instead of including troop support updates that are not especially part of an OP meeting in the OP Reports, I’ve started a short section in The Watch called “Troop Support Reports” where your project/activities’ info can be published. If you haven’t sent me Troop Support updated, please start doing that. If you have been sending me updates, thank you and please keep sending them to me.

The most important thing is THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR MARNE SOLDIERS.
 Rock of the Marne!
Cath Bacon

 

Wounded Warriors


The Purple Heart medal, awarded to soldiers injured in the line of duty.

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.

Task Force Marne Soldiers dedicate themselves everyday to their mission in Iraq; a mission to provide a hopeful future for the people of Iraq and to ensure the security of their families and Americans back home.

Soldiers wounded in battle deserve the highest quality medical care our country can provide. But even in the best military hospitals, Soldiers who face weeks or months of recovery and rehabilitation sometimes experience difficulty maintaining their Warriors’ spirit. But hanging on to that spirit is as important as physical healing they go through and you can help. The value of a note or a card offering well wishes is immeasurable in that recovery process.

Our wounded troops are cared for at locations in the United States and Germany. The email addresses below allow you to correspond with the places of healing for our Wounded Warriors. In some cases, visits may even be welcomed.

Please contact one of the liaison officers below to see how you can help these dedicated and deserving Soldiers.

Landstuhl, Germany
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
LRMCLNO@stewart.army.mil
Fort Bragg (Fayetteville, NC)
Womack Army Medical Center
WAMC@stewart.army.mil
Washington, District of Columbia
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
WRAMCLNO@stewart.army.mil
Fort Sam Houston (San Antonio, TX)
Brooke Army Medical Center
BAMCLNO@stewart.army.mil
Fort Gordon (Augusta, GA)
Eisenhower Army Medical Center
EAMCLNO@stewart.army.mil
 

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” veterans.

You can support them at www.purpleheart.org

 

WRAMC UPDATE 12:  

In response to numerous requests from many well meaning people who want to do something for our "wounded warriors" at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC), Bethesda Naval Medical Center and all the other military Medical facilities where these brave men and women are receiving care, there are several appeals going around the internet.  Please read the below statement taken directly from the Walter Reed website.  As you can see there are many other ways to show your support: 

 
   "Walter Reed Army Medical Center officials want to remind those individuals who want to show their appreciation through mail to include packages and letters, addressed to "Any Wounded Soldier" that Walter Reed will not be accepting these packages in support of the decision by then Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Transportation Policy in 2001. This decision was made to ensure the safety and well being of patients and staff at medical centers throughout the Department of Defense. In addition, the U.S. Postal Service is no longer accepting "Any Service Member" or "Any Wounded Service Member" letters or packages.  Mail to "Any Service Member" that is deposited into a collection box will not be delivered. Instead of sending an "Any Wounded Soldier" letter or package to WRAMC, consider making a donation to one of the more than 300 nonprofit organizations dedicated to helping our troops and their families listed on the "America Supports You" website, www.americasupportsyou.mil. Other organizations that offer means of showing your support for our troops or assist wounded servicemembers and their families include:
-    http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/tooursoldiers/
-    http://www.redcross.org
-    http://www.usocares.org/

For individuals without computer access, your local military installation, the local National Guard or military reserve unit in your area may offer the best alternative to show your support to our returning troops and their families.  WRAMC will continue to receive process and deliver all mail that is addressed to a specific individual. As Walter Reed continues to enhance the medical care and processes for our returning service members, it must also must keep our patients and staff members safe while following Department of Defense policy.  The outpouring of encouragement from the general public, corporate America and civic groups throughout the past year has been incredible.  Our Warriors in Transition are amazed at the thanks and support they receive from their countrymen."
[Source: NAUS Weekly Update 8 Nov 07 ++]

Dec.20, 2007-Here is the latest information received from Doc Appenzeller reference our Wounded Warriors at military treatment facilities throughout the country.  It may not be 100% accurate, but if you have time it would be great if you could get the word out through your OPs so that members could visit our Wounded Warriors!  Many may be on leave, so please try to check with the liaisons at the various locations to make sure our troops are actually there! 

Rock of the Marne!
 
Medical Facilities and VA Hospitals for Wounded Warriors
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
 

 

LNO SITREP

Since my last report, more fallen Marne Heroes have been honored at Ft. Stewart with Warriors’ Walk Tree Dedication ceremonies. Society members and Marne Rider members from Ft. Stewart, members from the Georgia Patriot Guard Riders, representatives from other veteran organizations, and Soldiers from other units have attended these ceremonies to honor the lives and memories of fallen Marne warriors.

Tree dedication ceremonies are very emotional, not only for the family members, but also for the Soldiers and other folks in attendance. At a recent ceremony, I was almost brought to tears myself when a little two-year-old daughter of one of the fallen Soldiers was pointing to the Soldiers standing at attention and saying, “Daddy.” Another very poignant moment was when former buddies of a fallen Soldier hugged and shared tears with family members and with each other as they commemorated the loss of their battle buddy and friend. Makes me proud to be a Soldier and a member of the Society of the 3rd ID, and even more determined to ensure the Society support our Soldiers and that Soldiers know about the Society.

Many do know about the Society. After the tree dedication, several of the senior NCOs told me that they were grateful for Society members attending the ceremonies, saying that it really means a lot to the Soldiers to have veteran organizations at the tree dedications and at other 3rd ID events. I made sure each Soldier who stopped to talk to me had a copy of The Watch in their hands when they walked away. Also, Mrs. Lynch expressed her thanks and asked me to let the Society know that the handkerchiefs given to the families are really appreciated by the wives and mothers of the fallen Soldiers. And one of the First Sergeant’s enthusiastically communicated his appreciation for the Society sweat suits donated to Marne Wounded Warriors: he likes what he sees about the Society and plans to become a member!

Pre-reunion meetings with Division representatives before the Society Reunion were also gratifying. LTC Brian Gale, Rear Det. Commander, and his staff made and executed outstanding plans for Reunion support. Finally, the 3rd ID Public Affairs (PA) personnel are faithfully sending electronic copies of the Dog Face Daily and also the Marne Focus (a bi-weekly publication), so lines of communications are excellent. The relationship between the Division and the Society is “Rock of the Marne” “Army Strong!”
—Dennis R. Noes

Here are the 3ID Brigade Combat Team (BCT) Deployment /Rotation
dates as listed in the October 15 edition of the
Army Times.

BCT                                      From             To               Months

1st  BCT (FT Benning)            Feb 07       Apr 08                15     

2nd BCT                                 May 08     Aug 08                15

3rd BCT                                 Mar 07      Jun 08                 15

4th BCT                                 Oct 07          ??? ??               ??     

So as you can see from our discussion in Colorado Springs, the Society will have as soon as little as 5 months to prepare for the Welcome home activities of the first returning 3ID Brigade.                  

Rock of the Marne!
 
Dennis R. Noes
3ID Society Active Duty Liaison

 

2007-2008 Regional Executive Committee Members

Eastern Region

Eastern Region VP
John Fisher      OP 5

Bob Bailey      OP 60
Dennis Noes   OP  2

Central Region

Central Region VP
Jerry Manley  OP 12

Joe Ball           OP 35
Dave Martin   OP 12

Western Region

Western Region VP
Michael Baker       OP 15

Bruce Monkman    OP 22
John Shirley            OP 54

 

Defense Department Agrees to Change Purple Heart Rules

Dear Friend:

I have been working to have the eligibility requirements for the Purple Heart changed. In 2005, I introduced the “Honor Our Fallen Prisoners of War Act,” legislation to expand eligibility of the Purple Heart to all POWs who die in captivity. I am very pleased to let you know that the Department of Defense has finally agreed and is recommending that the President expand eligibility for the Purple Heart to all prisoners of war who die in captivity, regardless of the cause of death.

Currently, only POWs who die during their imprisonment of wounds inflicted by an instrument of war meet the criteria for posthumous Purple Heart recognition. Those who die of starvation, disease, or other causes during captivity do not.

In a letter to the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Under Secretary of Defense David Chu stated that the Department advised changing the Purple Heart eligibility criteria to include all POWs who die in captivity.

I am so pleased that the Defense Department has finally agreed that Purple Heart eligibility should be expanded to include all prisoners of war who died in captivity. General George Washington wrote that we should honor with the Purple Heart “not only instances of unusual gallantry but also of extraordinary fidelity and essential service.” Those brave Americans who paid the ultimate sacrifice as prisoners of war should be eligible for this honor. I hope the President will act swiftly on the Defense Department’s recommendation—the families of our fallen POWs deserve no less.

Thousands of prisoners of war have died since the start of World War II. It is fitting that we honor their memory with the Purple Heart.
Sincerely,
Barbara Boxer
United States Senator

 

OK to Salute US Flag

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla..) today praised the passage by unanimous consent of his bill (S.1877) clarifying U.S. law to allow veterans and servicemen not in uniform to salute the flag. Current law (US Code Title 4, Chapter 1) states that veterans and servicemen not in uniform should place their hand over their heart without clarifying whether they can or should salute the flag.

"The salute is a form of honor and respect, representing pride in one's military service," Senator Inhofe said. "Veterans and service members continue representing the military services even when not in uniform.
"Unfortunately, current U.S. law leaves confusion as to whether veterans and service members out of uniform can or should salute the flag. My legislation will clarify this regulation, allowing veterans and servicemen alike to salute the flag, whether they are in uniform or not.

"I look forward to seeing those who have served saluting proudly at baseball games, parades, and formal events. I believe this is an appropriate way to honor and recognize the 25 million veterans in the United States who have served in the military and remain as role models to others citizens. Those who are currently serving or have served in the military have earned this right, and their recognition will be an inspiration to others."

This Bill was passed July 25, 2007. Let your veteran friends know about the Passage of this Bill.

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2008 Profile of the Membership
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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!

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Attention:
Marne Riders and Society Members in the Mid-Atlantic region!

You have all seen the pictures of the wreaths laid at the headstone of our fallen heroes at Arlington National Cemetery, please read and participate if you can in the honorable duty of escorting of the wreathes from Maine to Arlington National Cemetery. If you are unable to attend, then pass the word around to friends and other veteran organizations in the area.

Wayne Lutz, fellow Marne Rider and Society member has been asked to arrange the escort of the wreaths from Pennsylvania to Arlington. For more information, please contact Wayne via email webmaster@marneriders.com

The URL: http://wreathsacrossamerica.com/

Ride Safe and Rock of the Marne!

Dennis R. Noes
Marne Riders M/C, Director
3ID Society Active Duty Liasion
Days: 904-879-5712
Evenings: 904-879-6372


Marne Riders Motorcycle Club

of
The Society of the 3rd Infantry Division

The MARNE RIDERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB is forming to bring motorcycle enthusiasts that are members and former members of the 3ID and attached units together for monthly club meetings, rides, and to support the Society of the 3rd Infantry, the 3rd Infantry Division Soldiers and families, and other events that foster the purpose of the status of being an honorable veteran of the Armed Forces of the US.

The MARNE RIDERS is open to all brands and types of motorcycles from touring bikes, to cruisers, to sport bikes. The Marne Riders will host and participate in local and regional organized rides, Rolling Thunder in Washington DC, participation in Memorial Day and Veteran Day parades, host fund raisers rides in support of the 3ID soldiers, family programs (I.E., AER, USO, etc), Society activities and Veteran programs, attend organized bike sport events, group rides to regional bike rallies, events, and more.

For more information on joining the Marne Riders or participating as a club officer, please contact:  

Dennis Noes, at 904-879-6372 or email:drnoes3ID@comcast.net

 or Visit our Website at http://www.marneriders.com/

Rock of the Marne!

And Ride Safe!

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Combat Infantrymen's Association 

If you earned the Combat Infantryman's Badge the C I B , in any WAR, we invite you to become a member of this nation-wide organization: The Combat Infantrymen's Association. The Combat Infantrymen's Association is looking for new members to join their association from our Society and other veteran groups. (Note: This is a reciprocal arrangement and the Society has an ad in their Newsletter).

Memberships are available for $20 for a 2 year membership and Life Membership for only $75. Their Newsletter is issued quarterly and have various chapters throughout the country with an annual National reunion each year.

The Combat Infantrymen's Association is offering a FREE 2 year annual membership to any Combat Infantryman who has earned the CIB there and is on duty in Iraq or Afghanistan. We hope to reach all friends , families, with sons and husbands and brothers serving there. I have a special application FOR THIS and will send it to the family or directly to the service man, need to have their address...
Dan Sankoff, Nat'l Membership Director and Officer of Co A

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