Camp Hale (Colo.)
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Marie Edwards talks about her work as a civilian employee at Camp Hale, Colorado, headquarters of the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division, during World War II. She describes life at the camp, ski training for soldiers, and post-war reunions on Tennessee Pass of soldiers and others who spent time there. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries, the Museums of Western Colorado and...
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On 11 November 2017, the 10th Mountain Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR, also known as DAR) was formally organized in Vail, Colorado. Wendy Kidder Becker acted as the organizing regent. DAR State regent, Jeannine Dobbins, swore in the officers and the 30 organizing members. Within a year of the chapter’s inception, 19 charter members were added to the roster. In June 2019, Leesa Sherman-Hochmuth...
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This is the program cover for the the 10th Mountain Chapter - NSDAR Organizing Meeting held on 11 November 2017.
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This is the inner program content for the 10th Mountain Chapter - NSDAR Organizational Meeting held on 11 November 2017.
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A greeting postcard from Camp Hale. Identifiable landmarks visible in the letters include Mount of the Holy Cross in the "A" in Camp, and the Eagle Mine and Eagle River Canyon below Gilman in the "H" in Hale.
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Newsletter article discusses the challenges of living in Eagle County, CO for Dick and Joy Dirkes.
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In gratitude to organizing regent, Wendy Kidder Becker, of the 10th Mountain Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR), a challenge coin was designed by chapter registrar Mary Anne Baker.
The front of Becker’s challenge coin features the emblematic 10th Mountain Division motif, while the back features a stylized image of Mount of the Holy Cross. The Mount of the Holy Cross is an iconic 14,011’ peak...
