Fort George G. Meade - Doyle, M L; Kuiper, Sherry A
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Fort George G. Meade: The First 100 Years is a visually engaging depiction of Fort Meade's century of service to the nation. Using historical essays, personal memories, postcards and news articles, the book chronicles Fort Meade's varied and rich history. The journey starts with the construction of Camp Meade from the ground up, training and shipping Doughboys in WWI, to legendary tales of a young George Patton, Dwight Eisenhower and the first Tank Corps. From Fort Meade's role through the establishment of the NSA, to the current role of leading our nation's fight in cyberspace, this book…mehr

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Fort George G. Meade: The First 100 Years is a visually engaging depiction of Fort Meade's century of service to the nation. Using historical essays, personal memories, postcards and news articles, the book chronicles Fort Meade's varied and rich history. The journey starts with the construction of Camp Meade from the ground up, training and shipping Doughboys in WWI, to legendary tales of a young George Patton, Dwight Eisenhower and the first Tank Corps. From Fort Meade's role through the establishment of the NSA, to the current role of leading our nation's fight in cyberspace, this book outlines Fort Meade's journey From Saddles to Cyberspace in a Century of Innovation and Security. Proceeds from the sale of this book go to the Fort Meade Alliance, the Fort Meade Alliance Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, which manages charitable initiatives designed to support the Fort Meade installation, military personnel and their families, civilians and the broader Fort Meade community. To learn more about The Fort Meade Alliance Foundation, go to www.ftmeadealliancefoundation.org. Contributors: M. L. Doyle, Sherry Kuiper, Ben Rogers, Barbara Taylor, Chad Jones, 55th Signal company, Col. (Ret) Charles Albrecht, Anita Burdette-Dragoo, David Cole, Merle Cole, Robyn Dexter, Gene Fax, Gisele Ferretto, Joseph Frechette, Jerald Glodek, Charles Hessler, Don Hirst, Diana Ives, Col. (Ret) John Ives, Robert Johnson, Dr. Lawrence Kaplan, Kevin Leonard, Karen Lubieniecki, Martha McClary, Col. (Ret.) Kenneth McCreedy, Michael McLaughlin, Rev. Dr. Phoebe McPherson, Timothy Mulligan, Col. (Ret) Bert Rice, Betsy Rohaly Smoot, Marc Romanych, Nancy Schaff, Carroll Sykes, Roger White, Glenn Williams, Patrick Osborn.
Autorenporträt
M. L. Doyle has served in the U.S. Army at home and abroad for more than three decades as both a soldier and civilian. Mary is the author of "I'm Still Standing; From Captive U.S. Soldier to Free Citizen - My Journey Home (Touchstone, 2010) which was nominated for an NAACP Image award. Her mystery, The Peacekeeper's Photograph, won the Bronze Medal in the Independent Publisher Awards and won The Rebecca Reads Choice Award. The books, The Sapper's Plot, and The General's Ambition, round out the indie published Master Sgt. Harper mystery series. She has also penned, The Bonding Spell, the first book in an urban fantasy series, an adult romance series, is the co-author of the memoir, A Promise Fulfilled (Cleckley Enterprises, 2013) and has authored multiple novellas and short stories which appear in a variety of publications. Mary currently works as the Chief of Media Relations in the Fort George G. Meade Public Affairs office and served as principle editor for this project.