Camp Ritchie: Difference between revisions
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== Photographs == | == Photographs == | ||
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Camp_Ritchie_Museum_building_jeep_2024.jpg| | Camp_Ritchie_Museum_building_jeep_2024.jpg|Ritchie History Museum building with a WWII-era jeep, circa 2024 (Ritchie History Museum) | ||
Camp_Ritchie_replica_German_village_training.jpg|For realism, some training took place in a replica of a German village | Camp_Ritchie_replica_German_village_training.jpg|For realism, some training took place in a replica of a German village | ||
Camp_Ritchie_panoramic_view_late_1944.jpg|Panoramic view of Camp Ritchie in late 1944 | Camp_Ritchie_panoramic_view_late_1944.jpg|Panoramic view of Camp Ritchie in late 1944 | ||
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Wartime captions follow source filenames; archival credit not yet verified (see [[Photos#Camp Ritchie]]). The museum exterior is credited to | Wartime captions follow source filenames; archival credit not yet verified (see [[Photos#Camp Ritchie]]). The museum exterior is credited to the Ritchie History Museum. | ||
== Who trained there == | == Who trained there == | ||
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The post was later known as '''Fort Ritchie''' and closed in '''1998''' under the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process. Following later redevelopment of the site, a museum and educational center opened on '''9 June 2023''' to commemorate the Ritchie Boys and the history of the post. See also [http://www.ritchiemuseum.org Ritchie History Museum] and [[Congressional Gold Medal]]. | The post was later known as '''Fort Ritchie''' and closed in '''1998''' under the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process. Following later redevelopment of the site, a museum and educational center opened on '''9 June 2023''' to commemorate the Ritchie Boys and the history of the post. See also [http://www.ritchiemuseum.org Ritchie History Museum] and [[Congressional Gold Medal]]. | ||
[[File:Camp_Ritchie_Museum_building_jeep_2024.jpg|thumb|420px| | [[File:Camp_Ritchie_Museum_building_jeep_2024.jpg|thumb|420px|Ritchie History Museum building with a period jeep on display, circa 2024. Photo from the Ritchie History Museum.]] | ||
== Classes and teams on this wiki == | == Classes and teams on this wiki == | ||
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* [[:File:Washington_Post_85_Soldiers_Naturalized_21_Jul_1943.jpg|''Washington Post'', 21 July 1943 — 85 soldiers naturalized (almost all from Camp Ritchie)]] | * [[:File:Washington_Post_85_Soldiers_Naturalized_21_Jul_1943.jpg|''Washington Post'', 21 July 1943 — 85 soldiers naturalized (almost all from Camp Ritchie)]] | ||
* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_list_of_directives.jpg|Camp Ritchie List of Directives (Pers. Sec. 214)]] (source uncertain) | * [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_list_of_directives.jpg|Camp Ritchie List of Directives (Pers. Sec. 214)]] (source uncertain) | ||
* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_Museum_building_jeep_2024.jpg| | * [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_Museum_building_jeep_2024.jpg|Ritchie History Museum building with jeep, circa 2024]] (Ritchie History Museum) | ||
* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_panoramic_view_late_1944.jpg|Panoramic view of Camp Ritchie in late 1944]] (source uncertain) | * [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_panoramic_view_late_1944.jpg|Panoramic view of Camp Ritchie in late 1944]] (source uncertain) | ||
* [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_replica_German_village_training.jpg|For realism, some training took place in a replica of a German village]] (source uncertain) | * [[:File:Camp_Ritchie_replica_German_village_training.jpg|For realism, some training took place in a replica of a German village]] (source uncertain) | ||