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Society of the 3rd Infantry
Division, U. S. Army
"Men who have offered their lives for their country know
that patriotism is not fear of something;
it is the love of something." Adlai Stevenson-1952 speech to
American Legion
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May 15, 2012
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| New Society of the 3ID Officers for 2012 - 2013 |
| President = David Mills OP 15 Eastern Region Vice President = John Fisher OP5 Central Region Vice President = Matthew McKenna OP 13 Western Region Vice President = Curtis Gentry OP 15 A Western Region Committeeman will be appointed to replace David Mills As there was no opposition to these officers, there will be no ballot in the June issue of the Watch on the Rhine. |
| Third Infantry Division Monument
Fort Benning, GA May 23, 2012: Re-Dedication of the 3rd Division Monument at the Field of Honor behind the National Infantry Museum at 1000 hrs Fort Benning, GA and Outpost 60 Meeting. |
| There will also be a Memorial Day Ceremony held at the Sledgehammer Brigade to be conducted at 0930 hrs Thursday May 24th at the 3RD HBCT Memorial adjacent to Brigade Headquarters. This will be in honor of fallen Sledgehammer Soldiers. |
 Major Irvin and Bob Bailey I was glad to be able to make it to the monument and getting to make final arrangements with Maj Irving for the re-dedication services. |
| The 3rd Infantry Division Monument
installation at Fort Benning was completed on Friday, April 13th. I
want to thank Bob Poydasheff and Major Irving who helped me to make this project of moving this monument to
it's new home in front of the new Infantry Museum. For those that
sent donations from $1.00 up to $100.00, we the monument committee
want to thank you all very much. The monument looks very good in its
new home. It will get to be seen by many more people then ever now.
Re-dedication services are set for May 23rd at 1000 hrs in front of
the Infantry Museum. This re-dedication will also be in place of the
regular OP 60 meeting. Thanks Rock of the Marne Bob Bailey |
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| Collection Drive for
Electronic Entertainment Media for our troops and veterans at the VA hospital and the NE Center for Homeless Veterans |
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wanted to let you know about my son's eagle project, which is a
collection drive for electronic entertainment media for our troops
and veterans at the VA hospital and the NE Center for Homeless
Veterans. He is doing the drive locally here in Boston but if people
wanted to mail items to him he would add those to the donations . I
don't know if this is something the Society can advertise but wanted
to check with you. He has not set up a mailing address for out of
town collections at this point pending interest from out of town
groups. If this is something that can be posted our home address at
35 Prospect Ave. Roslindale, MA 02131 can be used. Info on his project can be obtained by emailing him at: Eaglemediadrive2012@gmail.com or you can contact me directly as well. Thanks for your consideration. Regards, Jeff Westcott Associate Life Member |
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Recently, the Smithsonian Institute
announced that it would permanently hang a portrait of one of 5
people of national prominence in one of the most revered museums in
America and the world ... the National Museum of American History. The good news is that Audie Murphy is one
of the candidates but the bad news is that he is lagging behind in
the vote. I am asking that every person receiving
this email use the link below and cast a vote for Audie Murphy. It
costs absolutely nothing and it could influence a permanent exhibit
in Audie Murphy's behalf at the Smithsonian Institute. After voting, please consider forwarding
this email on to any friends you may have or post it on your
Facebook page or other blog if you have one. Your vote for Audie is greatly appreciated. Link to the Smithsonian's National Museum
of American History:
http://blog.americanhistory.si.edu/ Sincerely Yours, Richard Rodgers
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| Friends of the 3rd ID |
We have an opportunity to support the division HQ before they deploy. The 2012 Division Ball will be Friday, June 29th, at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center. It will be the culminating event of Marne Week, which will occur the week of June 25th – 29th. According to the action officer for the ball, “the Purpose and Concept of the Ball is as follows: P: The 3rd Infantry Division Celebrates 95 years of service to the nation, builds unit cohesion and esprit de corps, and expresses gratitude to our extended family – spouses, veterans, community leaders and civilians – as we prepare to deploy to Afghanistan and continue to build upon the Division’s legacy. C: The 3rd Infantry Division conducts Marne Week from 25 – 29 June to build esprit de corps through sports competition and individual health awareness with a strong family atmosphere. Marne Week will culminate with an All-Ranks Ball on 29 June at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center.” Folks, there exists a non-interest bearing account for the duration of the planning through the execution of the Ball at Heritage Bank (the account was opened by the division action officer). The name of the account is 3rd Infantry Division Ball. I recommend that we put out to the appropriate veterans, alumni and friends of the Division that this account exists if they were inclined to make a monetary donation or the donation of goods/services as raffle prizes. All funds and donations received – 100% - will be used to defray the cost of tickets to Soldiers that would like to attend. Of course, donations go towards defraying costs (supports defraying junior grade Solders costs). Regards, Ray Egan Society of the 3rd ID LNO 912-435-9966 |
| The 2012 93rd Society of the
3ID Reunion will be held in Savannah, GA at the Hilton Savannah Desoto Hotel Dates for the Reunion are September 6-9, 2012 |
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thereunionbrat@hotmail.com or John Shirley jbshirley1@comcast.net 1-925-447-2256 The Reunion Brat 16817 Mountainside Dr Greenwater, WA 98002 Telephone 1-360-663-2521. The Society of the Third Infantry Division is seeking those who served in the 3rd and attached units in wars, peacetime, or special interest to join the Society. Contact Henry Burke 1.803.782.7517. E-mail: pennieburke@sc.rr.com. |
Click here for pdf Reunion application form
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| Membership Chairman Henry Burke |
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In case you haven't heard, Henry had a
stroke . He's still in the hospital. He's doing well and his voice
is getting stronger every day. He is strengthening the muscles in
his neck and swallowing better. He is really working hard at it
every day. Love, Pennie
May 8, 2012 Report |
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DISPLAY THE 3RD ID PATCH
PROUDLY & SUPPORT Inside Window
Decal with Society’s Emblem—2 ½ inches round, blue & white,
silk-screened, self-clinging, easy to remove.
Donations are
accepted and will go to our Scholarship Fund. Donors’ names will
be recognized in
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October 1-4, 2012:
Korean War Veterans Reunion. The Tropicana Express Hotel,
Laughlin, NV |
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| 3rd ID
Headquarters to Deploy to Afghanistan 3rd ID's Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion is scheduled to head to Afghanistan in August. The deployment is expected to last a year.  |
| 3rd ID
Headquarters tapped for year in Afghanistan Posted: January 20, 2012 Corey Dickstein/Savannah Morning News By Corey Dickstein  |
 Maj. Gen. Robert Abrams, the
3rd Infantry Division commander, |
| Pentagon
offers details on shift in Afghan mission By ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Writer |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — Feb. 15, 2012--- The Pentagon on Wednesday offered new details of its plan for shifting from a combat mission in Afghanistan to one focused on training and advising Afghan forces as they gradually shoulder more of the combat burden. The Army identified five U.S.-based brigades, as well as an Army Reserve organization, that will be reconfigured and sent to Afghanistan between April and August to "generate, employ and sustain" Afghan forces. The Army called this a "new mission" after more than 10 years of fighting in Afghanistan. Each brigade will deploy with fewer than half its assigned number of soldiers and will be comprised only of officers and senior noncommissioned officers, along with a contingent of Defense Department civilians. Once in Afghanistan they will operate in 18-person teams in a train-and-advise role. The concept is similar to the way the U.S. advised Iraqi security forces during the final 15 months of the Iraq war. Army Lt. Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, the top U.S. commander of day-to-day military operations in Afghanistan, told reporters at the Pentagon last week that the 18-person teams will be linked to an American or coalition combat brigade and serve as a sort of bridge to the U.S. and NATO final exit from the battlefield. Scaparrotti said the teams will each work with an Afghan army or police unit. "By doing that, we maintain our connectivity to the Afghan forces as we thin out," Scaparrotti said. In areas were the insurgency is especially active or Afghan forces are especially weak, the American advisory teams may have a rifle platoon operating with them for added protection, Scaparrotti said. As the 18-person teams head for Afghanistan, at least 23,000 U.S. combat and support forces are due to leave, in line with President Barack Obama's plan to reduce the total U.S. military presence to 68,000 by the end of September. This is the beginning of a transition away from a combat role for U.S. and coalition forces, a process that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has said may be completed as early as mid-2013. Although U.S. troops participating in the train-and-advise mission will be armed and prepared to defend themselves, their role is to prepare the Afghan army to take full security responsibility by the end of 2014. The Pentagon did not say where in Afghanistan the first train-and-advise teams would operate. The reconfigured Army brigades that will deploy starting in April are the 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, from Fort Campbell, Ky.; the 2nd Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division, from Fort Stewart, Ga.; the 3rd Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division, from Fort Carson, Colo.; the 4th Brigade of the 1st Armored Division, from Fort Bliss, Texas; and the 162nd Infantry Brigade from Fort Polk, La. Also part of the deployment will be an unannounced number of soldiers from the 1st Army, an organization based at Rock Island Arsenal, Ill., whose usual mission is to mobilize, train and deploy National Guard and Reserve soldiers. Robert Burns can be followed on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/robertburnsAP Copyright © 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. |
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Future Outpost Meetings and Other Events |
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May 19, 2012: OP5
will have their first meeting of 2012 on Saturday May 19th at the
Crowne Plaza Hotel in Valley Forge , PA.
It is next to the big battlefield of the revolution. Across
the street is the Persia Mall, the largest on the East Coast.
Lunch is at 12:00 to 1:30 P.M., Meeting to follow.
Cost is $23.00 per person.
If you would like to stay overnight plus get directions, call
the Crowne Plaza at 1-610-265-7500. |
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Re-dedication services for the 3ID Monument at Fort Benning
is set for May 23rd at 1000 hrs in front of
the Infantry Museum. This re-dedication will also be in place of the
regular OP 60 meeting. There will also be a Memorial Day Ceremony held at the Sledgehammer Brigade to be conducted at 0930 hrs Thursday May 24th at the 3RD HBCT Memorial adjacent to Brigade Headquarters. This will be in honor of fallen Sledgehammer Soldiers. |
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| May 23-25 2012: Outpost #33 members will meet in Muncie, IN. | |
| May 23-June 2, 2012: 68th Anniversary Battlefield Tour of Italy: The eleven-day tour will include participation in the Memorial Day Ceremony at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Nettuno, Italy; visits to the landing beaches at Salerno, Paestum, Anzio, Nettuno, and to the beautiful City of Sorrento, the Amalfi Coast, the Isle of Capri,Monte Cassino, Rome, the American Embassy, Holy See, and many more places of interest. For more information, contact Clyde E. Easter, 276-728-7293 or write 299 Panorama Drive, Fancy Gap, Virginia, 24328-2751. | |
| May 27, 2012: Outpost #7’s 2012 Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony is scheduled at 10:15 AM. Parties interested in participating must report 30 minutes early. Check with Outpost President Dave Adams 7thcavghost@gmail.com regarding where to meet and the required attire/dress code at the ceremony | |
| May 27, 2012: Outpost #13 will conduct its Memorial Day Ceremony at the Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, MI at 1:00 PM, when Outpost #13 will lay a wreath. | |
| May 27, 2012: Memorial Day ceremony at Aisne-Marne Cemetery, Belleau, France | |
| June 7-10, 2012: Outpost Harry Survivors will hold their 21st reunion at the Wyndham Gardens Hotel, Columbus, Georgia. The reunion is for those who served at the battle of Outpost Harry during the Korean War. For more information, contact E. Douglas Jones, Phone 360-466-1945, karkelko@wavecable.com. | |
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June 16, 2012: OP#13's
next meeting has been changed to Saturday, June 16th at
1200pm at Bakers of Milford. |
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June 23, 2012: The Annual Audie Murphy Day
celebration in Farmersville, Texas will honor and recognize area
Veterans while celebrating and remembering Audie Murphy, our
“hometown hero.” This is the thirteenth year Farmersville has presented this Main Street Program event. While plans have just begun, the popular events already includes a flyover, parade, special program, reception for Veterans, and military displays. For more information, please contact Farmerville Main Street: 972-784-6846, www.farmersvilletx.com |
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| June 25, 2012: 62nd anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War in Washington DC | |
| June 25-29, 2012: General Abrams invites all to attend Marne Week at Ft. Stewart, Georgia. There will be a Division Run, spirited competition across numerous militarized sporting events, and an opportunity for those from the past to engage with the current generation of Dog Face Soldiers. | |
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July 19-22, 2012: 68th anniversary of Operation Dragoon Historical Seminar and ceremony Sheraton Hotel in Arlington, VA and Arlington National Cemetery |
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July 27, 2012: 59th anniversary of Korean Armistice Day in Washington DC |
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| July 29, 2012: Outpost #5 will meet for a barbeque at West Point. More details will appear in later issues of the Watch, or you can contact Bart Viruso. viruso8@verizon.net | |
| August 2012: Outpost 5845 Europe plans to conduct a seminar and commemorative events in Arlington, Virginia. For more information, contact Monika Stoy: 703-912-4218 or monikastoy@yahoo.com. | |
| August 15, 2012: Dedication of a traffic circle in Grimaud, Provence, France, honoring the 3rd Infantry Division. For more information, contact Monika Stoy: 703-912-4218 or monikastoy@yahoo.com. | |
| August 14-28, 2012: 68th anniversary of Operation Dragoon ceremonies from St Tropez to Montelimar in Southern France | |
| August 22-25, 2012: The Reunion of the Fraternity of Honor, “The Chosin Few,” will be held at the Crown Plaza Riverwalk Hotel in downtown San Antonio, Texas. The hotel is located on the San Antonio River—the famous Riverwalk is one of the premiere visitors’ attractions in the city. The Riverwalk is filled with many restaurants and shops. You can travel the river in River taxis, or just walk the beautiful sidewalks and bridges. The room rate is $109.00 per day, plus tax. Additional information will be published when available. Members of the Chosin Few are Army and Marine survivors of the Korean War Battle at Chosin Reservoir in November-December 1950. | |
| September 6-9, 2012: The 93rd Reunion of the Society of the 3rd Infantry Division will be held in Savannah, Georgia, at the De Soto hotel. With Ft. Stewart nearby, this will be a great reunion. Make your plans to attend now. | |
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October 1-4, 2012: Korean War Veterans
Reunion. The Tropicana Express Hotel, Laughlin, NV Contact Dick Gallmeyer, 1125 Evert Dr., Virginai Beach, VA 23464 Email: msg1gal@aol.com Telephone: 1-800-523-4715 |
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| November 11, 2012: Veterans Day Ceremony Chateau-Thierry, France | |
| November 15, 2012: 95th 3rd ID Birthday celebration in Ft Myer Officer's Club with wreath laying at Tomb of the Unknowns and the 3rd ID monument and many 3rd ID fallen comrades in Arlington National Cemetery, VA | |
| December 1, 2012: Outpost #5 will meet at 76 House. More details will appear in later issues of the Watch, or you can contact Bart Viruso. viruso8@verizon.net | |
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December 6-9, 2012: Battle of the Colmar Pocket Historical Seminar in Sheraton Hotel, VA |
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The 2013 94th Society of the 3ID Reunion
is tentatively scheduled for Chicago, IL Dates to be announced soon |
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Vietnam War Virtual Wall This is link to a virtual wall of all those lost during the Vietnam War with the names, bio's and other information on our lost comrades. First, click on the link, then click on a state, when it opens click on a city or town, then click on a name. It should show you a picture of the person or at least his/her bio and medals. Everyone should know of someone whose name is on "The Wall". http://www.virtualwall.org/iStates.htm |
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Society
Members Deaths
Condolences
2288 OP 13 LOUIS J. BRESINSKI
FLAT ROCK, MI
30INF/H Battle Patrol
WW2/Sep43-Nov45 CPL
2264 OP 11 JAMES F. BRADBURY
DEDHAM, MA 7thCombat Team/Btry B, 3ID/10FA
KOREA/Sep48-Sep51 SSGT
3511 OP 88 ROBERT M. KLEBART ARVADA, CO
7INF/L
KOREA
SFC
2186 OP 57 MERLE K. BERRY
CAMBRIDGE, OH
15INF/M
KOREA/51-52
SGT
3460 OP 22 ROBERT M. KELSEY
MURRIETA, CA 30INF/AT
WW2
PFC
7387 OP 3 WILLIAM S. PERRY
BIRMINGHAM, AL 15INF/M
10ENG/C WW2
T5
3563 OP 57 WALTER H. KROPP
COLUMBUS, OH
15INF/K WW2
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Attention Cold War and Peace-Time Veterans
The Society of the 3rd Infantry Division needs you! We are
looking for former members of the Marne Association of the 3ID
to join the Society of the 3rd Infantry Division. This
organization was not a part of the Society and was
disbanded when the Division came back to the states in the
1990's. We would like to have you as members of the Society
where many of your former comrades are now members.
Go to http://www.warfoto.com/3IDmembform2006.pdf
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Please send all
articles and other news for the Watch on The Rhine to
Lynn Ball as early as possible, and certainly, no later than
5th of the month preceding publication. Lynn’s
e-mail address is
ldball1@msn.com.
(Please note the numeral 1 just before the @ sign.)
Also, if you move
to a new address, please send your new address by the dates
listed above to
roster3id@warfoto.com.
Lynn’s mailing
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The Oldest Continuous U. S. Army Division Association Since 1919 OBJECTIVES OF THE SOCIETY
The Society
provides opportunities and facilities uniting past, present and
future members of the Third Infantry Division, U. S. Army, in a
national program dedicated to the preservation and maintenance
of the Third Infantry Division's traditions and history. |
