Open for Service :: ::: "Fantastic!" "Beautiful!" "Just Great!" These Were Some Ri of the Superlatives Used by Ft
FORT LEONARD WOOD ID( Volume 5 Numlper 9 August 28, 1970 12 Paves Walker Service Club Open for Service :: ::: "Fantastic!" "Beautiful!" "Just great!" These were some ri of the superlatives used by Ft. Leonard Wood personnel when asked their opinion of the new Walker Service Club, which opened :!.K : s. Sunday, Aug. 23. ' ' ' .. The new club is named in honor of the late Major General George H. Walker, a former commanding general of Ft. Wood. Special guests at the opening eremonies included Mrs. George H. Walker, her son, George H. Walker III, and her daughter, Mrs. Tom O'Connor. Also pre- sent were Major General W. T. Ft. Belvoir, Va. He served >i: Bradley, post commanding gen- as commanding general, United eral, Mrs. Bradley, Major Gen- States Army Training Center eral Carroll Dunn, acting chief of Engineer and Ft. Leonard Wood engineers; Mrs. Dunn, Brigadier from September 1967 to October General Carleton C. Preer Jr., 1968. deputy commanding general, and Walker Service Club was Mrs. Preer. opened to all post personnel at 1 p. m. Sunday. During the day, Following a 30-minute outdoor more than 2,000 soldiers and concert by the 399th Army Band, their guests visited the new MG Dunn presented the key to facility. The afternoon's rnain MRS. GEORGE H. WALKER and MGW. T. Bradley, at the new Walker Service Club. (PIO Photo by the new building to MG Bradley. post commanding general, cut the ceremonial ribbon PFC David L. Teer) The presentation of the key sym- attraction was the appearance of The Golddiggers, the unique '* * * * bolized the transfer of control of the building from the Corps all-girl singing group.
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