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How Fort Bragg, the Largest Military Base in the US Today, Got Its Start a Century Ago


How Fort Bragg, the Largest Military Base in the US Today, Got Its Start a Century Ago
Soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg and Airmen from the 437th Airlift Wing train together during exercise Predictable Iron. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Jade Dubiel)
While looking for a place to start a new artillery training camp in June 1918, Col. Edward P. King stopped in a little town in North Carolina called Fayetteville. He and his partner, an official from the U.S. forestry service, stopped their search.
Why the two men chose the site to establish what was then known as Camp Bragg isn’t really known, but it soon became an important fixture in the development of the U.S. military. Today, Fort Bragg is the largest-sized military installation in the United States. ....

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North Dakota officer initiated Army's first offensive military action during World War II


North Dakota officer initiated Army s first offensive military action during World War II
Did You Know That columnist Curt Eriksmoen shares the story of Lt. Col. Robert Hall, who was born in Fargo, farmed in Stutsman County and helped lead the action at Guadalcanal in 1942.
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Soldiers rest on the field on Guadalcanal in 1942. Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons / Special to The Forum
On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, forcing the U.S. to enter World War II.
From that date until Oct. 13, 1942, Japan had the U.S. Army on its heels, because the Army was fighting a defensive war. It was on that later date that the 164th Infantry Regiment landed on Guadalcanal to take the fight to the Japanese. The 164th was a unit of soldiers from the North Dakota National Guard, under the command of Lt. Col. Robert Hall. ....

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