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Army Daughters Give Savings to New Museum
Columbus, Georgia – June 20, 2005: Columbus,
Georgia – June 20, 2005: The Daughters of the United States
Army started saving their money decades ago, when they owned and
operated what was then Fort Benning’s only child care facility,
Tot Town. Recently, members of the group decided it was time to
do something with the $250,000 they’d saved.
They chose to donate it ... all of it ... to the
National Infantry Museum project.
DUSA presented the check to National Infantry Foundation
Chair MG Jerry White in a ceremony June 20 at the Columbus home
of chapter president Sally Lasseter.
Foundation officials were stunned by the generosity
of the gift. But what is even more meaningful, they say, is that
it comes from one of the two main groups that will be honored in
the museum: Infantrymen and those who sacrifice so much because
of their love for a soldier.
“It's hard to imagine we'll get a gift that
is any more appreciated than theirs,” said Foundation executive
vice president Greg Camp. “They have already given in a
very real sense with their personal sacrifices.”
Lasseter explained that the group wants to make
sure Americans learn about the sacrifices Army families have made
in the name of freedom.
The Daughters of the United States Army was founded
at Fort Benning in 1928. The post served as the group’s national
headquarters until moving to Washington, D.C. in 1932.
In addition to operating Tot Town, DUSA held an
annual gala fund raising event at Fort Benning called the “49ers
Night,” offering benefactors a night of old west casino fun.
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