April 16, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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63rd Soldiers head out

Bonnie Heater
Signal staff
About 130 Soldiers assigned to Company C, 63rd Expeditionary Signal Battalion left Fort Gordon April 11 for their first tour of duty in Afghanistan. This is part of an ongoing mission in that country. More...

Flag participated in the end of the Civil War at Appomattox

Charmain Z. Brackett
Correspondent

Under the leadership of Gen. Robert E. Lee, the Southern states surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in the parlor of the McLean House in the village of Appomattox Court House in Virginia, April 9, 1865. More...

Operations Job Fair

A job fair will be held Friday, April 16 from 9 a.m. to noon and from 2 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, April 17 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Wingate by Wyndham Augusta located at 4087 Jimmy Dyess Parkway I-20 and Bel Air Road. More...

News Update

Wounded Warriors share experiences and hope

Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
Army News Service

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Eight battle-wounded veterans of the Iraq war shared lessons learned from their recovery processes with paratroopers here April 6, including advice on suicide prevention. More...

Community Briefs

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Outdoor appreciation event attracts more volunteers

Charmain Z. Brackett
Correspondent

With a light breeze, clear blue sky and pleasant temperatures, Monday was an optimal day for a picnic. “The weather is perfect when you put the chaplains in charge,” Lynn Harshman said and laughed. More...

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Churches

Chapel Call

Collective Protestant Services Sunday Worship 9:00 a.m. – Liturgical Service, Bicentennial Chapel 9:30 a.m. – Contemporary Worship Service, Friendship Chapel 10:30 a.m. More...

Your guide to area churches

ADVENT LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA) 3232 Washington Road, Augusta, Ga. 706-860-0439 Pastor Mathew S. Lash Robert Studdard, Youth Director email: ADVLUCH@AOL.com Sunday Worship & Praise 8:30 &11:00 a.m. More...

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Sports

2010 Masters Tournament

James Hudgins
Public Affairs Officer

Although 74 years old, the tournament had a ‘young’ feel to it with all the new construction, entry gates and parking. Just shows you can improve perfection! More...

Sergeants Major Association raises scholarship money

Bonnie Heater
Signal staff

Fort Gordon’s Sergeants Major Association held its annual golf tournament April 2 at the Gordon Lakes Golf Courses to raise scholarship money for area high school seniors. The golf scramble netted $1,700. More...

Injured Soldier cycles-on the distance with disablity

Charmain Z. Brackett
Correspondent

Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Boyles has never been a couch potato. After his back was broken in May when a bomb exploded near his humvee in Afghanistan, Boyles was concerned about how his injuries would impact his life. More...

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New Fort Gordon Commanding General announced

Fort Gordon Public Affairs

63rd Soldiers The Department of the Army has announced that Brigadier General Alan R. Lynn will become the Commanding General, U.S. Army Signal Center of Excellence and Fort Gordon replacing Brigadier General Jeffrey W. More...

Holocaust survivor recounts stories of family strength

Charmain Z. Brackett
Correspondent

Years ago while watching a dramatization of Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal’s life on television, Andre Kessler, 70, paused to observe his mother. More...

Gate One Reopens

Gate One is scheduled to reopen to normal traffic flow beginning at 1 a.m., April 16 (Friday). Traffic flow is expected to be the same as before the onset of the Gate project. More...

Retention Training

The Signal Center of Excellence will host a Mobile Retention Training Course at the U.S. Army Reserve Center located on Lane Avenue, Bldg.14401, from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., May 17 - 21. More...

2010: Year of the Signal Corps

Fact:

Under the major reorganization of the War Department, effective March 9, 1942, the Signal Corps was one of the technical services in the Services of Supply (later Army Service Forces). More...

Community Events

Substance Abuse Prevention Training

Army Regulation 600-85 dated Dec. 2, 2009. Para 2-19, states Department of the Army civilian employees will receive 2 hours substance abuse prevention training annually in accordance with U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Regulation 350-70. More...

Take in a jazz concert, or a historic homes tour

Charmain Z. Brackett
Correspondent

The Colors of Jazz series at the Augusta Jewish Community Center continues Thursday with the sounds of Rob Foster. “The majority of his music is mainstream classic - Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane. More...

Children’s Theater presents Pinocchio

Charmain Z. Brackett
Correspondent

Loud roars from a crowd of people are not uncommon in a gymnasium. More...

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Chaplain's News

Training and celebrating military spouses

Chap. (Capt.) Kari Maschhoff,
442nd Signal Battalion

On March 23 to 25, the 442nd Signal Battalion Unit Ministry Team sponsored its second Spouse Seminar. More...

Eat and drink, communion elements explained

Chap. (Capt.) Brian M. Minietta
63rd Signal Battalion

A couple of weeks ago, I focused the Post-Wide Bible study on Jesus’ Last Supper with his disciples. More...

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