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January 2016 Newsletter.Indd volumE 14, issuE 1 jAnuAry 2016 Museum Foundation’s First Employee Retires Like other retirees, Ben Williams imagined a life of leisure when he left the banking industry in 1999. But his retirement was short lived. With a reputation for being able to ‘get the job done,’ community leaders Inside this issue: recruited him to explore an idea that had been perco- lating: to build a new museum to house the Infantry’s priceless collection of artifacts. Seventeen years and 2.1 million visitors later, Wil- Paratrooper 2 liams’s second career as President and Chief Operating awarded OSM Offi cer of the National Infantry Museum Foundation is ending. His retirement was effective January 31, 2016. Theater reopens 3 Back in 1999, Williams was already very familiar with Freedom Train with the Infantry museum on post. It had opened in the mid-1970s in a converted hospital building. But Fort Award brings 5 Benning’s leaders agreed the collection needed a new NIF Vice Chairman LTG (Ret) Tom generals together home. At the same time, community leaders were look- Metz presented Williams with the ing to create a new signature Order of St. Maurice at a reception attraction for the city. With the di- Holidays on the 6 following his fi nal board meeting. rection from a local philanthropist Homefront to “think big” – and a sizable donation to support it – the idea turned into a full-time commitment. Williams gathered up all the fi les from New conductors on 7 the trunk of his car and opened an offi ce with retired Major General The Polar Express Jerry White, who left his position at United Way to lead the effort. Williams then convinced a trusted friend and colleague, Greg Camp, to come on-board. Camp was a retired Army colonel and had served as Chief of Staff at Fort Benning, and would be invaluable in Ben Williams (continued on page 4) Ranger’s Ranger Earns Place in Museum Who better to sit at the head table of the Ranger Hall of Honor than the very fi rst Soldier inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame? A new exhibit in the museum’s Rang- er Hall of Honor shines the spotlight on the career accomplishments of COL (Ret) Ralph Puckett. It was unveiled in a special ceremony by friend Jack Pezold, who along with wife JoRhee, contrib- A PUBLICATION OF uted the money to fund the display. THE NATIONAL The keynote speaker was GEN (Ret) Jay Hendrix, who served in Vietnam as Jack Pezold addresses the honoree, COL (Ret) INFANTRY MUSEUM a company commander in Puckett’s FOUNDATION Ralph Puckett, as wife Jeannie and grandson (continued on page 5) Jack Kinnett look on. PAGE 2 thE infAntry hEritAGE lEttEr Teenage Paratrooper Earns Order of St. Maurice It was nearing the end of World Infantry Association Chairman Army shaped the businessman he War II and 17-year-old John E. LTG (Ret) Tom Metz presented the is today. Hughes was compelled to serve his prestigious award to Hughes in A lifelong supporter of Soldiers nation. Hughes dropped out of high front of fellow paratroopers, family and their families, it was Hughes’s school to join the elite paratroopers members, and friends. suggestion to create a display of the 82nd Airborne Division on After the war, Hughes used his about the GI Bill at the National In- the battlefi elds. GI Bill to earn a college degree and fantry Museum to educate visitors Nearly 70 years later, on launch a corporate career that cul- for generations to come about the December 13, 2015, Hughes was minated as Chairman and CEO of historic waves the legislation cre- awarded the Order of St. Maurice Fannie Mae Candies. Throughout ated. The display is located in the at the 82nd Airborne Association his career and life, he has noted museum’s World at War gallery. holiday social in Chicago. National that his time in the United States Left: John Hughes, after being presented the Order of St. Maurice at an 82nd Airborne Association event in Chicago last December. Right: Museum visitors watch a video about the GI Bill and the impact it had on American Soldiers. The exhibit was inspired by OSM recipient John Hughes. Board of Directors National Advisory Board LTG John LeMoyne MG Ken Leuer LTG Carmen Cavezza, Chairman GEN Ed Burba, Chairman GEN Jim Lindsay LTG Tom Metz, Vice Chairman GEN Barry McCaffrey, Vice Chairman GEN Bill Livsey Mr. Rick Alexander GEN John Abizaid Mr. Frank Lumpkin III The Honorable John Allen Mr. Jim Balkcom Secretary of Army John Marsh Dr. Frank Brown LTG Jerry Bates Honorable Bob Poydasheff LTC (Ret) Tom Carlisle MG J.B. Burns COL Ralph Puckett Mr. Russ Carreker LTG Carmen Cavezza Mr. Tom Rabaut Mr. Cecil Cheves Mr. Duke Doubleday LTG Ben Register Mr. Jake Flournoy LTG Charles W. “Bill” Dyke GEN Bill Richardson Dr. Jack Goldfrank MG Paul Eaton Gov. Tom Ridge Sen. Hunter Hill GEN Larry Ellis GEN Robert W. RisCassi Ms. Jacki Lowe MG Carl Ernst COL Mike Sierra Mr. Rodney Mahone LTG Tom Fields LTG Mike Spigelmire Dr. Robin Pennock GEN John Foss LTG Mike Steele Mrs. Becky Rumor Mr. Joe Galloway MG William Steele Dr. Carl Savory LTG Dave Grange Mr. Mat Swift Mrs. Richard Hallock Mr. Fred Taylor Ex-Offi cio Members GEN William Hartzog Mr. William Turner GEN Jay Hendrix Mr. Jim Weaver BG Peter Jones GEN George Joulwan LTG Sam Wetzel COL (Ret) Mike Burns GEN Buck Kernan MG Jerry White COL (Ret) Bob Brown SMA Richard Kidd MG Walt Wojdakowski David Hanselman MG Will Latham BG Jim Yarbrough PAGE 3 Freedom Train Show Fills New Theater with Patiotism “The New American Freedom Train” rolled into the new Giant Screen Theater at the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center on December 3. The show featured award-winning Nashville recording artist Tim Maggart, a band of talented musicians, and an inspir- ing and patriotic multimedia show. The show was the perfect event for the renovated theater’s grand reopening, showing off both the new giant screen and the new stage that was installed to al- today, and explores what lies ahead in the future of low for space development and exploration. Joining Space lectures Next on the schedule is a documentary called Journey and to Space, which details the current state of the space presen- program and what groups like NASA and SpaceX are tations. doing to prepare for future private space travel and The 289-seat theater was fi lled with fans that share colonization. Both documentaries are shown in eye- Maggart’s appreciation for the military. popping 3D. Movie-goers can get full schedules at In the lobby, Maggart’s wife Kathy signed copies of www.nationalinfantrymuseum.org/theater. her children’s book, The 1947 Freedom Train, which she co-authored with Kathie Eidson. The book is based on the real-life 1947 Freedom Train, which traveled aross the country carrying the nation’s founding documents for Americans of all ages to see. The journey inspired patriotism, respect of our nation’s military heroes, and appreciation of our free- doms. The $1.8 million reno- The New American Freedom Train Show debuted at vation of the theater also the Historic Springer Opera House in Columbus, Geor- included the conversion from gia, and has been performed in New York, Connecticut, fi lm projection to a state- of-the-art digital projection Tennessee, Arizona, and Alabama. The show has been system. The new 6P Christie performed in community theaters, churches, public and Laser Projection System is private schools, and senior living communities. Last currently installed in only two summer, the band was invited to be the fi nale of the other American theaters. The Nashville Salutes the Medal of Honor parade and breakfast Giant Screen Theater at the National Infantry Museum is the fi rst in the south- at the world famous Wild Horse Saloon, where the 27 east to use laser projection. living Medal of Honor recipients were honored. As the Two new documentaries were launched to foundation has now been laid, the vision of creator and celebrate the grand reopening. The theater was producer Tim Maggart is to take this show on a nation- the fi rst in the nation to screenSpace Next, a al tour. He is currently seeking corporate and private stunning fi lm that takes audiences on a journey of mankind’s pursuit of the stars. It looks at the sponsorship to assist in making this vision come true. inventions that have gotten us where we are National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center PAGE 4 Williams Retires (continued from page 1) launching the new partnership with Army officials. The next few years were spent raising money, writ- ing agreements, acquiring land, designing the muse- um, and hiring the professionals who turned the team’s dreams into buildable concepts. On June 19, 2009, former Secretary of State Colin Powell joined others in cutting the ribbon on the new National Infantry Mu- seum and Soldier Center just outside the gates of Fort Benning. The Foundation raised more than $100 million to build the new museum. No easy task, Williams noted, Along with the framed Order of St. Maurice, Williams in the midst of a recession. “But it’s an indication of received a 1905 bayonet from the Army Museum staff. how much support we had, how much people wanted The inscription commemorates the museum’s grand to see the dream succeed,” he said. opening in June 2009. Williams recalled a key moment when the team was proud of,” Williams said, “is creating a museum Sol- given the opportunity to brief late U.S.
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