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The Military Police School at Camp Gordon

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MP School at Cp Gordon

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Chairman’s Corner

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Board of Directors

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Editorial

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Discipline Barracks

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New Proposed Museum

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Special Event

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Membership Application

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Donating Opportunity

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fter WWII, the new Camp Gordon in Augusta, Georgia found itself in a

similar position as that of the original Camp Gordon in Chamblee, Georgia after the Great War. Both achieved combat readiness by completed training soldiers for combat and had the mission of discharging soldiers from active duty. Around 86,000 were discharged after WWII. Following WWII, prisoners of war (POW)s were repatriated back to their nations.

In 1946, Camp Gordon received a new mission to create a disciplinary barracks that housed American servicemen who had committed felonies during the war. Then, within a few months in 1948, the 545th MP School was transferred from Carlisle Barracks, PA to Camp Gordon and a signal school was established in Camp Gordon, relieving the burden on Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey.

The signal school would soon become the USASESS or Southeastern Signal School.

This, along with a civilian a airs school gave credence to the future existence of the WW2 temporary camp near Augusta. Camp Gordon had a future established.

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Chairman’s Corner

The HERITAGE is a quarterly publication published by Fort Gordon Historical Museum Society

Thank You Alison South for designing our new logo and marketing strategy! Many thanks also to Lan Dalat for designing our original logo; we now have two outstanding choices to tell our story!

Welton Chase, Jr.

Brigadier General US Army (Retired) Chairman of the Board

Chairman/Publisher Welton Chase, BG (Ret.) USA Editor in Chief Lan T. Dalat Executive Director Amy Tuschen Director of Outreach Stacy Gerber

his past year the pandemic imposed tragic artifacts, inspiring innovations and stories. With the cost to our nation, communities and fellow museum at Fort Gordon now closed, our goal to citizens. We can never forget those lost as we preserve these substantial historical contributions will honor their lives by remembering their service to the ensure the next generation of Americans are educated nation and supporting their loved ones who remain and equipped for service. With the publishing of this behind. New vaccines and treatments provide us hope second quarterly magazine, we are well on our way to that we can once again gather and establishing a key cultural site and a meet as we work to inspire the state-of-the-art museum with live and "My father was among next generation of Americans to virtual exhibits designed to inspire and those who trained here at service educate the next generation of leaders.

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The society had a strong rst year This quarter we honor on the Military successfully forming a non-pro t, his stories I rst learned Police (MPs) who secure(d) our posts all volunteer 501.3(c)organization and who called Fort Gordon home for about Tobacco Road. ” of 30 people representing over 750 many years after World War II. My years of collective service to the father was among those who trained nation. These amazing servant leaders are dedicated to here at Fort Gordon and through his stories I rst preserving Fort Gordon’s military museum and learned about that dusty two lane road called Tobacco retaining the historical items and artifacts in Augusta, road and the unique unit of infantrymen who were Georgia. I want to thank each of you who have already trained here to also become MPs. Stories of service and contributed for your trust and con dence you have sacri ce are throughout this edition. placed in this dedicated team. For those who have not Enjoy contributed we invite you to join us and help raise the money needed to build this museum and inspire the next generation of Americans to serve

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A museum near Fort Gordon is important because for over 100 years men and women have come together to serve the nation and our local communities. Without a new museum home, we risk losing access to these

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Dear Teammate, On behalf of the Fort Gordon Historical Museum Society (FGHMS), I am writing to ask for your help to inspire the next generation to service across the nation.

The FGHMS is a 501(c)3 organization comprised of volunteers dedicated to preserving the history of Americans who served at Fort Gordon, in the Signal Regiment and the Army’s Cyber Corps. Due to base growth and construction requirements, the current Fort Gordon Museum closed on 25 February 2021.

Preserving this important history for the nation is essential to training present day soldiers, educating the public and preparing young Americans for service across our communities in the twenty-first century.

Fort Gordon’s collection contains a rich and extensive history that highlights substantial contributions of the many selfless servants. Their stories are inspiring and have moved many to follow in their footsteps and serve during difficult, dangerous and uncertain times.

The contributions of Soldiers such as Alvin York, Darryl Zanuck, Frank Capra and Theodor Geisel have not only ensured our Army’s success they inspired generations to solve complex problems and overcome uncertainty by faithfully serving something bigger than themselves.

We now need you to help us save these stories to inspire the next generation. Please make a donation at http://www.secureourstory.org.

We hope you will join us in this endeavor as no contribution is too small. Your contributions will help us secure the future home of the museum and continue to tell these stories and inspire many to service.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at cob@fghms.com or our Executive Director, Ms. Amy Tuschen at execdirector@fghms.com. We look forward to teaming with you as we honor all those who served and continue to serve the nation.

Sincerely, Welton Chase, Jr. Brigadier General, USA (ret.)

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Fort Gordon Historical Museum Society, Corporation is a duly incorporated Domestic Nonprofit Corporation under the laws of the State of Georgia with approved IRS internal revenue code (IRC) Section 501 (c) 3 status.

ORGANIZATION OF FGHMS

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Get to Know the People Behind Fort Gordon Historical Museum Society

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

Welton Chase, Jr. Brigadier General US Army (Retired)

A retired General O cer and combat Veteran who served in the United States Army for 31 years. He began his career as a young private and upon graduating the US Military Academy Prep School he completed his education at Widener University graduating in 1987 as a Distinguished Military Graduate and an Electrical Engineer. A 2016 Federal Top 100 Information Technology Award Recipient, in 2018 he was appointed by the Secretary of Commerce to the Board of Directors for the First Responder Network Authority and currently serves as the Director, Customer Experience at Cisco Systems, Inc. an American multinational fortune 500 technology conglomerate headquartered in San Jose, California.

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DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH A combat Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom with more than 30 years of service to the United States Army stemming from a Private as a Signal Intelligence Analyst to a Signal Corps Colonel serving our Nation in numerous leadership positions and sta positions. Retired in Monument, Colorado with her husband Loyd and daughters, Olivia and Lindsey.

Stacy Gerber

Colonel, US Army (Retired)

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SPECIAL ADVISOR IN CYBER SECURITY Mr. de Souza has over 20 years of cybersecurity experience and has worked as the Chief Security Engineer for AT&T, where he designed and approved secure networks for MSS (Managed Security Services). Mr. de Souza is an Adjunct Facutlty at George Washington University and American Public University Ambassador.

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Celebrating Presidents Day and Black History month Written by Welton Chase

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ach February we celebrate Presidents Day and Black History month. President’s Day was originally established in 1885 to celebrate President George Washington's Birthday (15 February) after his death. Presidents Day is an important day dedicated to celebrating all U.S. presidents, past and present. Black history month gives us an opportunity to re ect on all those African Americans who have contributed to the history of our country. Carter Woodson, a historian once said: “We should emphasize not Negro History, but the Negro in history. What we need is not a history of selected races or nations, but the history of the world void of national bias, race, hate and religious prejudice.” During February we re ect on the best of our Presidents along with those African Americans whose contributions of service to the nation we admire.

General Washington led our Army and the nation during di cult times at the founding of the nation and our Army. Although many things have occurred since 1775 when the Army was established some things have remained the same. The world was a dangerous place in 1775 when the continental army embarked on campaigns designed to earn our independence and today the world remains a dangerous place as we face new threats both at home and abroad. Then, as now, our nation called upon its sons and daughters to protect the homeland. Then as now, we need strong men and women who put the nation’s interest above selfinterest; who put patriotism above pro t; and who are willing to serve and defend our country no matter what the cost.

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1st President of the United States of America

Barack Obama

While the accomplishments of our past presidents are well documented in libraries and history books, in honor of black history month I want to tell you a story of an African American who served the nation faithfully named Maurice Johnson. Now Maurice was a typical young man who grew up in the state of Pennsylvania and like many young men he struggled with what he was going to do after high school.

He was raised by a single mom after his father had passed away and she, like most moms, feared that he did not have a plan for his life.

With prospects for work low and the probability for getting into trouble high, his mom was worried that his gifts

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would be wasted. In small towns dark in uences have a way of nding young men and Maurice had a choice to make. Maurice’s mom challenged him to do something big with his life; and he did. Maurice made a fateful choice to enlist in the United States Army and became a signal support systems specialist. I rst met Maurice in 2003 in Mosul, Iraq.

I had just taken command of a battalion in the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Maurice was assigned to a very important mission. He was assigned with a small group of soldiers assigned as liaisons for the Division Commander and charged to provide communications support to newly elected mayor of Mosul. This assignment was an important job

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that would place him and his team at high risk. One day shortly after the city of Mosul elections, Sadaam loyalist who did not like the new policies of the mayor, assembled at his o ce to protest. As they protest grew, they became more violent. When these crowds threatened to storm the building Maurice and his fellow soldiers called for reinforcements to protect the mayors o ce.

Knowing that the rapid reaction force would take some time to arrive Maurice along with a handful of fellow soldiers grabbed their ri es and moved outside to bravely confront the crowd until help arrived. Through their quick and courageous actions the crowd was eventually dispersed. The newly elected

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Troopers from the 501st Signal Battalion conducting sling load operation in Northern Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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Disciplinary Barracks for Convicted Criminals Written by Jennifer We man

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eginning in 1870, state correction facility punishments included the use of ball and chain, ogging, shackling, tattooing or branding, solitary con nement and execution. In early 1871, the Army banned all punishments except solitary con nement and execution. This became an issue as the War Department had very little say in these state run facilities Brigadier General Thomas F. Barr submitted a request to consider the concept of a military prison. Directed to investigate the situation by the Secretary of War, a board of o cers was sent to Canada to study the British military prison system and their modes of punishment

programs and physical plans. The board did determine it would be better to use a di erent site and recommended, although they were not charged with the responsibility, several alternatives

“If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking is eedom.

~Dwight D. Eisenhower

The board’s ndings were presented to Congress by the Secretary of War in early 1874. The amendment was approved on May 21, 1874, and the all provisions set for Rock Island were instead transferred to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

In addition, existing buildings on site were to be modi ed as necessary to facilitate immediate establishment of the

prison

After thoroughly examining the British system, the board’s recommendations for a military penal system were approved at all levels and a bill submitted to Congress in January of 1872. After a proposed location change to Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, for the rst prison, the bill was passed and was signed by the president on March 3, 1873 For numerous reason, including excessive security measures being required, the Secretary of War and the Ordnance Department objected to the location.

Through the Adjutant General, a board was created to consider, by examination of best established state penitentiaries and prisons, the best correctional

Remodeling, as well as building a wooden-fenced perimeter (stockade), was eventually deemed livable and the rst prisoners arrived in September of 1875.

Modi cations were ongoing, including a stone quarry, which was used to replace the wooden wall with stone Vocational training began in 1877. Today it includes education, vocations ranging from stocking and clerical to varying repair training and job placement assistance for those whose sentences are ending Photographing of prisoners for the purpose of identi cation was set up by the War Department in 1888-89 to establish permanent photographic records.

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Cont. om page 2 During times of war, Georgia military installations have served as internment camps for enemies taken prisoner, as well as for aliens residing in the United States whose activities were viewed as suspect by the federal government. These prisoners were, at the least, topics of interest for native Georgians; at the most, they contributed signi cantly to the state's economy, especially during World War II (1941-45).

During the Spanish-American War (1898), Fort McPherson, on the southwest side of Atlanta, held sixteen Spanish prisoners of war who were captured in Cuba. Their stay was short because of the war's brevity. They were housed in the post guardhouse, which later became the post chapel.

World War I When the United States entered World War I in 1917, the War Department established a camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, at the site of the Battle of Chickamauga, just south of Chattanooga, Tennessee. This camp initially held German merchant seamen whose ships were captured in American harbors as the nation entered the con ict. (At this time there were three other prisoner of war camps in the United States: Fort McPherson, Georgia; Fort Douglas, Utah; and Hot Springs, North Carolina.

Inmates constructed the camp, which would eventually hold as many as 4,000 people, and neutral Swiss reports indicated that the inmates were provided with adequate food and other necessities. The merchant seamen were given the task of maintaining and running the installation but were given the additional option to work outside the camp in road construction or quarrying operations.

Those who did not accept this supposed option were placed in punishment facilities and given half-rations. As antiGerman sentiment grew, more German and Austrian aliens were arrested for "suspicious" activities; among them were eminent poets, scholars, businessmen, scientists, and musicians. This group was also interned at Fort Oglethorpe.

By mid-1918 the seamen were removed to Fort McPherson, where another camp of more than 1,300 men was established. Six hundred of the enlisted men at Fort McPherson

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In May 1941 it was announced that the blue denim fatigue uniform would be phased out and replaced with an olive drab, herringbone cotton twill (HBT) uniform. The new uniform was single breasted with ve black metal tack buttons in front, plus a waist band with two additional buttons. The jacket also had a notched lapel with a fall collar, and two patch-type breast pockets with a split pleat in the center and a ap secured by a single metal tack button.

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Fort Leavenworth was among the rst prisons to use this positive means of identi cation The prison came under re, for many of the same reasons it was created in the rst place. A bill, introduced to the House of Representatives in 1894-95 ended the War Department’s control of the prison and passed it on to the Department of Justice, becoming a United States Penitentiary on July 1, 1985 The War Department was having second thoughts about the transfer of the military prison to the Department of Justice, as this transfer did not alleviate any of the original issues. On February 1, 1906 Fort Leavenworth again came under the control of the Department of War Department. It was later leased out to the Department of Justice due to overcrowding, but returned to the War Department on November 16, 1940 With crowded conditions and lengthy prisoner waiting lists, the Disciplinary Barracks began to branch out in 1907. Some remained open only a short time, while others remain open today as state or federal prisons. In the meantime, Fort Leavenworth underwent reconstruction During World War II, with the exception of those facing life or very long sentences, soldiers who were overseas were held there as it was deemed unfair to return criminals to the safety of U.S. soil while honorable soldiers remained far from home. Had this policy not been in place, the Disciplinary Barracks would have burst at their seams Today, of the branches, only Fort Leavenworth remains a United States Disciplinary Barracks. And it is the only maximum security con nement facility of its type for the military

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Opened 1907: • Alcatraz Island (Paci c Branch) Opened 1914: • Fort Jay, New York (Atlantic Branch) Opened 1944: • Green Haven, New York (Eastern Branch) • North Camp Hood, Texas (Southern Branch) • Fort Missoula, Montana (Northwestern Branch) Opened 1945: • Camp Gordon, Georgia (Southeastern Branch) • Jefferson Barracks, Missouri (Central Branch) • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Northern Branch) • Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana (Midwestern Branch) • Camp Haan, California (Southwestern Branch) • New Cumberland, Pennsylvania (East Central Branch) • Pine Camp, New York (Northeastern Branch) Opened 1947: • Lompoc, California

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https://cityofgrovetown.com/251/Fort-Gordon-History were then sent to satellite labor camps to work on farms. Those who remained caned chairs or worked on road construction. O cers and the wealthy were never forced to work. Fort Oglethorpe was left largely with the German cultural and intellectual elite. This civilian group, while complaining frequently to the Swiss observers about their internment, found intellectual and creative stimulation in their associations with each other and produced remarkable performances ranging from a musical rendition of Beethoven's symphony Eroica to a dramatic production of Henrik Ibsen's play Ghosts.

They also printed a newsletter, the pro ts from which were given to poorer prisoners, and they established a school in which courses ranging from Japanese to physiology were taught.

Though the war ended in 1918, many inmates in Georgia camps were not freed and deported until May

1919. Some 300 were detained at Fort Oglethorpe until April 1920.

World War II During World War II prisoners of war were again interned in Georgia. By 1943 German, Austrian, and Italian POWs were held at Fort Oglethorpe, Fort Benning, Fort Gordon, Camp Stewart (later Fort Stewart), and Camp Wheeler near Macon. The Italians were usually housed separately from the Germans and Austrians. The larger camps were constructed to house 2,000-4,000 prisoners. POWs were treated according to the rules of the Geneva Convention, a circumstance that, according to numerous anecdotes, was surprising to them. They were supplied with adequate food, sleeping quarters, and medical care and they were permitted camp canteen privileges and educational opportunities. They published newsletters

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One Italian and 21 German prisoners of war are buried at Fort Gordon.

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prisoners received half-rations and experienced activity restrictions if they refused to work. At one time before the War Department streamlined the camp system, Camp Gordon had satellite camps as far away as North Carolina and Florida. Workers harvested cotton, tomato, and peanut crops, and they worked in numerous industries, including pulpwood and lumber. By mid-1944 the shirts emblazoned with the large letters "PW" were a common sight in Georgia. Some German and Italian POWs befriended soldiers and farmers, and they were invited into Americans' homes for meals and entertainment.

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and produced theatrical performances. They were also permitted to display national symbols of pride and to conduct funerals with military honors for the deceased.

Prisoners not only maintained their camps but also performed such tasks as painting, mowing grass, and washing vehicles on the main installations.

As in World War I, installation camps had satellite camps of from 250 to 750 men that supplied workers for labor-poor southern industry and agriculture, and

Nazi groups in many camps led work stoppages and produced other tensions on a relatively steady basis.

They maintained power over other German inmates through appeals to patriotism, intimidation, secret kangaroo trials, and murders of those whom they deemed suspicious. U.S. government o cials attempted to identify those hard-line Nazis and intern them separately, but these e orts were less than successful. In 1944 prisoners at Camp Gordon secretly convicted a fellow inmate and strangled him because he was thought to have informed Americans about an impending work disruption and because he appreciated American jazz. His two murderers were tried and executed by the U.S. government in 1945.

A platoon of U.S. soldiers res a salute in honor of a German prisoner of war who died from injuries suffered in an accident. Some of his comrades (left) salute in the American manner and were joined by American of cers and enlisted men at the ceremony on Nov. 2, 1943. (Used by permission of The Associated Press)

With the war nearing an end, in 1944 the War Department began a reeducation program, which included photos and lms of Nazi atrocities, to reorient inmates' thinking. Some prisoners also received lessons in reading English and in American history and government. When the war ended in 1945 all prisoners of war, with the exception of those serving sentences in U.S. penal institutions, were sent home. Some applied in their home countries to return to Georgia, and a few began to return during the 1950s, both to escape the devastation in Europe and to pursue employment opportunities.

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FGHM Newsletter Honor the History of Army Communication

Save Our Story

Fort Gordon’s museum is going away sometime in 2021.

In order to preserve the substantial historical contributions to the nation, educate our citizens and prepare the next generation of Americans for the next century, we intend to create an enduring live and virtual museum in coordination with the US Army in Augusta, Georgia at an off-post location near Fort Gordon.

The new museum will house a historical collection, preserve and present exhibits and historically significant artifacts that reveal the rich history of innovation by our citizens as they served the nation.

Save Our Story Preserve the History of Army Communication From Signal Corps to Cyber Branch, Augusta is home to many compelling pieces of Army communications history. Help save our story and keep the history of Army communication here in Augusta.

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Our Mission

Our Vision

To preserve the regimental history of the Signal Corps, the Cyber Branch and other tenant units which have served at Fort Gordon as part of an enduring Military Museum in Augusta.

To establish a state-of-the-art live and virtual museum that preserves the history of the Army Signal Corps, tells the story of innovation and ingenuity of the Signal Corps and Cyber Branch, educates the current generation, and prepares future generations for service to the nation.

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FUTURE MUSEUM SITE FOR FORT GORDON HISTORICAL MUSEUM

The board of directors has voted to pursue this facility as the the future site for Fort Gordon Historical Museum Society (FGHMS). Located next to Gate One at Fort Gordon, this facility was originally built to host the National Science Center. This facility and the adjacent grounds provide a great opportunity for FGHMS to share our legacies, stories, and to inspire the future generation. Will you join us to raise the money to secure this facility? https://gordonhistoricalmuseum.org/donate/

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Cont. om page 7 leaders of Mosul along with those in that hostile crowd did not forget what those soldiers had done that day; none of us ever will. Their courage and action saved the mayor and his sta ensuring that peace and stability would endure. Evil did not win that day.

serve, he did. When asked to go into harms way, he did. When asked to face danger to make a di erence, he did. He did what great Americans most yearn all their lives to do: make a positive di erence in this world. As we work to inspire the next generation to “service above self ” we can never forget his story of sel ess service and sacri ce. Maurice and Josh have woven a a bright strong thread of strength into the blanket of security that has kept our nation free. Their example continues to make a di erence in this world by inspiring men and women to do the right thing even when they are afraid. Evil did not win on the day they were killed as their service and sacri ce will forever echo through eternity

Just a few short days later on November 1st 2003 the leaders of that angry crowd would extract their revenge against the brave acts of these soldiers in the form of a roadside bomb attack that would kill Maurice and his Lieutenant (Lieutenant Josh Hurley). Although Maurice and his Lieutenant were killed that day their sel ess service, courage and sacri ce would not be forgotten. During Maurice’s memorial service I was approached by the Iraqi leaders of the Mayor’s o ce. They asked if they could come forward to pray for Maurice and his family. I allowed them to do so and in a sign of great respect and courage they honored his service and sacri ce despite the great personal risks of doing this in front of their fellow countrymen

This month we celebrate for a multitude of reasons: the presidents who served us past and present, the contributions to our history by black Americans and also our loved ones near and far during Valentines Day. May we never forget all those who serve, and who even now are standing the watch around the world to keep us free. May their service remind us to hold our loved ones close and to have the courage to to make a positive di erence every day.

Maurice’s mother had challenged him to make something of himself. When asked to stand up and

HONOR THE FALLEN Army Spc. Maurice J. Johnson 21, of Levittown, Pa.; assigned to C Company, 501st Signal Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), based in Fort Campbell, Ky.; killed Nov. 1 when his Humvee was hit by an improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq.

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CLOSED AND MOVING!

Brigadier General (Retired) Jeff Foley (Chief of Signal 2007-2010) and Dr. Tom Clark (Retired CSM) roll up the colors symbolizing the closure of the Signal Corps Museum as the museum director Robert Anzuoni observes the event at Fort Gordon on February 25, 2021.

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From left: Brigadier General (Retired) Jeff Foley (Chief of Signal 2007-2010), Brig. Gen. Christopher L. Eubank (Chief of Signal 2018-2020), Maj. General Neil Hersey, Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Delia Quintero, Dr. Tom Clark (Retired CSM), and Brigadier General (Retired) Welton Chase.

Photo (L-R): Dr. Tom Clark (Retired CSM), Robert Anzuoni, Museum Director, and Brigadier General (Retired) Jeff Foley (Chief of Signal 2007-2010)

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Membership Application Fort Gordon Historical Museum Society 4570 Dewey Drive, Martinez, GA 30907-9103 NAME:

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$40.00

DONATION IS IN MEMORY OF (IMO): AMOUNT ENCLOSED: $ (INDICATE ABOVE MEMBERSHIP OR DONATION CATEGORY DESIRED) MAIL TO: MEMBERSHIPS, FORT GORDON HISTORICAL MUSEUM SOCIETY, 4570 DEWEY DRIVE, MARTINEZ, GA 30907-9103. YOU CAN ALSO DONATE THROUGH PAYPAL AT PAYPAL.ME/FGHMS (DO NOT SEND CASH).

ANNUAL MEMBER: FOR AN ANNUAL FEE OF $30.00, PAYABLE ON JANUARY 1ST OF EACH YEAR. MEMBERS PAYING DUES AFTER 1 OCTOBER ARE CREDITED WITH DUES PAID FOR THE FOLLOWING CALENDAR YEAR. 1. LIFE MEMBER: FOR A ONE-TIME FEE OF $250.00, A LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP IS RECOGNIZED WITH A PERMANENT MEMBERSHIP CARD. 2. DONATIONS MADE “IN MEMORY OF” ($100.00 OR MORE), THE NAME OF THE PERSON MEMORIALIZED WILL BE DISPLAYED ON OUR WEBSITE. (PRINT NAME IN BOX ABOVE).

3. ENTITIES WHICH MAKE DONATIONS WILL RECEIVE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL BATTLE STREAMER (SEE SUPPORTER GUIDE) 4. FOR CREDIT CARD USE PLEASE CONTACT THE EXECDIRECTOR@FGHMS.COM or use PAYPAL: PAYPAL.ME/FGHMS 5. FORT GORDON HISTORICAL MUSEUM SOCIETY IS A 501(c)(3) TAX-EXEMPT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND DONATIONS ARE TAXDEDUCTIBLE (EIN: 84-3998550).

FORT GORDON HISTORICAL MUSEUM SOCIETY APPLICATION FORM REVISED 6 August 2020

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Membership Recognition Gold Supporter

Framed embroidered battle streamer awards

• Yorktown 1781 – Fort Gordon Historical Museum Society ($5,000,000 donor) • Guilford Court House 1781 – Fort Gordon Historical Museum Society ($4,000,000 donor) • Cowpens 1781 – Fort Gordon Historical Museum Society ($3,000,000 donor) • Savannah 1778 & 1779 – Fort Gordon Historical Museum Society ($2,000,000 donor) • Monmouth 1778 – Fort Gordon Historical Museum Society ($1,000,000 donor)

Silver Supporter

Embroidered battle streamer awards

Germantown 1777 – Fort Gordon Historical Museum Society ($500,000 donor) Brandywine 1777 – Fort Gordon Historical Museum Society ($250,000 donor) Saratoga 1777 – Fort Gordon Historical Museum Society ($200,000 donor) Princeton – Fort Gordon Historical Museum Society ($100,000 donor) Trenton 1776 – Fort Gordon Historical Museum Society ($50,000 donor)

Bronze Supporter

Battle streamer certificate awards

Long Island 1776 – Fort Gordon Historical Museum Society ($25,000 donor) Charleston 1776 & 1780 – Fort Gordon Historical Museum Society ($15,000 donor) Quebec 1775 & 1776 – Fort Gordon Historical Museum Society ($10,000 donor) Boston 1775 & 1776 – Fort Gordon Historical Museum Society ($5,000 donor) Ticonderoga 1775 – Fort Gordon Historical Museum Society ($3,000 donor) Lexington 1775 – Fort Gordon Historical Museum Society ($2,500 donor)

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4570 Dewey Drive, Martinez, Georgia 30907

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PLANNED GIFT CONFIRMATION Please return to: Fort Gordon Historical Museum Society ATTN: Planned Giving 4570 Dewey Drive Martinez, Georgia 300907-9103

Taxpayer I.D. #84-3998550

Donor name(s) (printed) This confirmation of deferred gift form is a record of your intent, a donor-approved reference for future use.

This is not a binding legal document. Thank you for your gift to support the Fort Gordon Historical Museum Society!

Donor Address Donor Email Donor Phone Number

TYPE OF GIFT Will Bequest

Trust Bequest

Specific Amount Specific Percentage

Other

Specific Amount %

Specific Amount

Specific Percentage

%

Specific Percentage

%

Residual bequest

Revocable

Life Insurance Beneficiary

Contingent bequest

Irrevocable

Gift Annuity

Charitable Remainder

Charitable

Unitrust

Deferred

Annuity Trust

IRA, pension, or other retirement account Charitable Legacy Fund (donor advised) Stocks/securities Other

Good Faith Estimate of the Gift Value Name of Lawyer or Financial Advisor (optional) Address

Phone Number Email

DESIGNA TION OF GIFT My/our gift may be used for the greatest needs.

My/our gift is designated for the following purpose(s)

LEGACY SOCIETY Because of your charitable intentions, you will be included as a member of the Long Island Member with a gift of $25,000 or more. FGHMS created the Legacy Society to recognize donors who choose a planned gift to support the foundation in upholding its mission. Your name will be published as a Legacy Society member in publications so that others may be inspired to follow your example. If you would prefer to remain anonymous (and not be listed), please check the following: No, I/We do not wish to be listed in the Legacy Society in Fort Gordon Historical Society publications. We prefer to remain anonymous. (It is the fiduciary responsibility of the FGHMS to ensure our donor’s confidentiality).

Name (printed)

Date of Birth

Signature

Date

Name (printed)

Date of Birth

Signature

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Celebrating Women’s History

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Fort Gordon Historical Museum Society

1st Quarter Fiscal Year 2021

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