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BASE NEWS: Preserving our troops' memories"One of my kids had this interactive yearbook by StoryRock, a company where Sharlene is a partner," said U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Gen. Peter S. Cooke, a retired commanding general of the 96th Regional Readiness Command in Salt Lake City. He... In this article: Suicide, World War II, The Washington Times, DVD, and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
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John Witcher
...serving from 1871 to 1876. Witcher served as United States pension agent in Washington, D.C. from 1878 to 1880 and was major and paymaster of the United States Army from 1880 until his retirement in 1899. He moved to Salt Lake City, Utah...
In this article: John Seashoal Witcher, West Virginia, Cabell County, Virginia, 3rd West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, Civil War, United States House of Representatives, West Virginia House of Delegates, and Ulysses S. Grant
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Brian Miles Thacker
...Miles Thacker Brian Miles Thacker (born April 25, 1945) is a former United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration-the Medal of Honor-for his actions in the Vietnam War. Thacker joined the...
In this article: Brian Miles Thacker, Medal of Honor, M-16 rifle, United States, and Salt Lake City, Utah
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John Q. Cannon
...of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He also served as a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army during the Spanish-American War. He was the son of LDS Apostle George Q. Cannon and was married to...
In this article: John Q. Cannon, Presiding Bishop, Deseret News, Myocarditis, Salt Lake Tribune, William B. Preston, and Elizabeth Wells Cannon
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America First Credit Union
...Union. On June 23, 1947, the finance office of the U.S. Army at Fort Douglas was moved to the Utah General Distribution Depot in Ogden, Utah, and the credit union moved with it and renamed itself Federal Employees Credit Union. In 1960,...
In this article: America First Credit Union, Utah, Fort Douglas, U.S. Army, United States, Clearfield, Utah, and Riverdale, Utah
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Dugway Proving Ground
...Tooele County and just north of Juab County . It encompasses 801,505 acres (3,243.576 km², or 1,252.352 sq mi) of the Great Salt Lake Desert and is surrounded on three sides by mountain ranges. It had a resident population of 2,016 persons...
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Oregon Trail
...roughly where U.S. Highway 50 in Nevada and Utah goes today). This route was discovered, surveyed, and developed by a team of U.S. Army workers led by Captain James H. Simpson of the U. S. Corp of Topographical Engineers and went from...
In this article: The Oregon Trail, Hudson's Bay Company, Snake River Plain, Columbia River, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and United States
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The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military and is one of seven uniformed services. The modern Army has its roots in the Continental Army which was formed on June 14, 1775, before the establishment of the United States, to meet the demands of the American Revolutionary War. Congress created the United States Army on June 14, 1784 after the end of the war to replace the disbanded Continental Army. The Army considers itself to be descended from the Continental Army, and thus dates its inception from the origins of that force.
The primary mission of the Army is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities ... in support of the National Security and Defense Strategies.". Control and operation is administered by the Department of the Army, one of the three service departments of the Department of Defense. The civilian head is the Secretary of the Army and the highest ranking military officer in the department is the Chief of Staff, unless the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are Army officers. The Regular Army reported a strength of approximately 542,000 soldiers in December 2008. The Army National Guard (ARNG) reported 352,000 and the United States Army Reserve (USAR) reported 189,000, putting the approximate combined component strength total approximately 1,083,000 soldiers.
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