US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Chaffee, AR)

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Al HEADQUARTERS STH ARMORED DWlSlON orifice or rm: COMMANNNG GENERAL CAMP CHAFFEE. ARKANSAS To the Men of the 5th Armored Division: You are part oi the 5th Armored Victory Division, famed on history's pages for its smashing victories during World War ll on the battlefields of Europe. Your challenge is to carry on for those men of the combat division e campaigns of Normandy, Northern France, Rhine- who precede y land, Ardennes-Alsace and Central Europe. We of the 5th Armored Division have endeavored to train you in the fun- damentals of being fine soldiersg devoted to duty and skilled in action. For, once again, the responsibility has been placed with you--the young manhood of America--to keep our country safe and its people free. As soldiers of the United States Army, strive to measure up to these responsibilities. As mem- ed Division, strive to maintain its traditions of being d ou into th bers of the 5th Armor powerful and efficient in both war and peace. men i am proud to have served as your commanding Good luck to you, . officer DAVlD L. RUFFNER Major General, U,S.Army Commanding