May 22, 2009 RSS feed / News Update

World No Tobacco Day participation encouraged

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The last Monday in May is Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to their country. More...

Service Club ends year giving students scholarship awards

Fort Gordon Service Club members rounded out their year by presenting more than $30,000 in college scholarships and grants to area charities. "This is the end of the year, and this is our big event," said Eva Proudfit, club president. More...

Retired Soldier makes super vounteer

Harold Lewis gets a little choked up when he thinks about the Families he's met during his time volunteering at the Fisher House. There was a woman named Paula. "Her son was here a long time. We ate breakfast every morning," said Lewis. More...

Wounded service member care draws high level visitors' attention

Deanie Dempsey, the wife of Gen. Martin Dempsey, commanding general of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, made the Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center active duty rehabilitation unit her first stop on her May 18 visit. More...

Signal command competes for best warrior

Soldiers from across the 359th Signal Brigade competed for the Best Warrior title May 15-16. More...

Real Estate Transactions

Burke County property transfers for March 3, 2009 to March 12, 2009. The date indicates when the transfer was recorded in the Burke County clerk's office. Brannen &Son, Inc. to Gary A Frost, March 3, 1. More...

Hurricane season safety tips

Hurricanes are severe tropical storms that form in the southern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and in the eastern Pacific Ocean. More...

Memorial Day activities

Fort Gordon speakers, band, color guard and military units are set to participate in Memorial Day observances in the Augusta-Aiken area this weekend. Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Foley, U.S. More...

Advanced dental education programs graduation set

The Fort Gordon Advanced Dental Education Program will hold its 2009 graduation ceremony 9:30 a.m. June 15 in Alexander Hall. Program graduates include officers completing study in four areas: oral surgery four year residency program, Capt. More...

IKE'S HEALTH NET

Senior years can be filled with joy

Each year the month of May is observed as Mental Health Awareness month. More...

Army civilian remembers POW/MIA's

FORT MCPHERSON, Ga. — An Army civilian employee here recently hosted the co-author of a biography about the woman his Family befriended more than 40 years ago while she worked to gain national recognition for prisoners of war. More...

Volunteers honored

They help Families at Fisher House, with Family Readiness Groups, religious services and almost every other aspect of life at Fort Gordon. More...

Soldiers spend free time volunteering at local food bank

Every week, volunteers from the Intermediate-Level Education class at Fort Gordon's Satellite Campus visit Augusta's Golden Harvest food bank and donate several hours to sorting dry and canned goods. More...

Officials encourage holiday vigilance

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Staff ride teaches revolutionary tactics

Students from Fort Gordon's Intermediate-Level Education Fort Gordon Sattelite campus took a break from their class work and attended a field trip to Cowpens, S.C. May 14 for a staff ride through the historic revolutionary war battlefield. More...

Memorial holiday office closures

AGENCY Location May 22 May 25 May 26 OSJA 29718 Open Closed Closed Admin Sect 29718 Open Closed Closed C More...