Forty-One Soldiers Retire at Fort Sill Ceremony
Fort Sill hosts a May retirement ceremony for forty-one soldiers with a combined near one thousand years of service. Maj. Gen. David E. Ott will speak at 10:30 a.m. at Old Post Quadrangle. the 77th U.S. Army Band provides music, with a backup option at 11 a.m. in the NCO Club.
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David E. Ott
Old Post
77Th U.S. Army Band
James R. Pitts
John J. Holland
Ft. Chaffee
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Maj
Bobbie J. Cullum
U.S. Army Field Artillery Board
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Archie R. Mays
14Th Aviation Battalion
William H. Richardson
Billy W. Richardson
1St Battalion
18Th Field Artillery
John FE. Taylor
U.S. Army Field Artillery School
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A. Johnson
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U.S. Army Field Artillery Training Center
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Faxon Cemetery Group to Hold Meeting and Elections
The Faxon Cemetery Association will hold a business meeting and elect officers at the Faxon cemetery pavilion on Monday at 10 a.m. Donations for upkeep will be accepted at the meeting or may be sent to Mrs. Bess Medlock, Box 61, Faxon, Okla. 73540. All area and former area residents are invited to attend the meeting.
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Faxon Cemetery Association
Faxon Cemetery
Bess Medlock
Faxon
Okla
Memorial Day Mail Schedule Changes by USPS
Postal officials announced a holiday schedule for Memorial Day with no regular residential or business mail delivery. Lockbox and special delivery services operate on holiday hours. mail collected from star-marked boxes as late as possible to meet first class standards, and most residential boxes will also be collected from. Normal service resumes Saturday and Sunday.
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Postal Service
Fort Sill outlines work tied to new construction bill
A Fort Sill spokesman said a $1,181,000 Army construction bill approved by the House Appropriations Committee will fund three projects at Henry Post Field aircraft training facilities. The plan includes a flight simulator building, water treatment waste system improvements, and ceiling insulation upgrades as part of energy conservation. Fort Sill’s ongoing construction program is expected to extend into the early 1980s.
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Tom Steed
House
John Linski
Henry Post Field
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Army
Santa Fe Trail Opened Southwest to Trade in 1822
The Santa Fe Trail blazed by William Becknell in 1822 opened the Southwest to trade, marking a pivotal route for commerce and expansion in early American history.
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William Becknell
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