Gateway Presentation to Greater Lexington Chamber
Submitted by bhilferty on Wed, 07/13/2016 - 21:58
The Greater Lexington Chamber hosted its monthly breakfast Tuesday and the topic of conversation was an upcoming 100th birthday for a Midlands institution.
Fort Jackson, the largest basic training installation in the entire US Army, will celebrate its centennial birthday in 2017. Gateway to the Army Association President and CSM (retired) Martin Wells spoke to the audience about plans to commemorate Fort Jackson, which opened its doors in the May-June timeframe of 1917.