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Fear at Fort Ord 
Fort Ord as location : complex > interesting : From
Toxic
Waste
to Alien Abductions
Military History
http://pom-www.army.mil/pages_/history.htm
"Presidio of Monterey The military has played a
vital role on the Monterey Peninsula since 1770, when a small expedition
led by Captain Gaspar de Portola took possession for Spain of what is now
Central California. "
7th LIGHT INFANTRY DIVISION, 1983-1986
the change to a Light Infantry Division was a success.
It gave the Army a contingency capability while it added to the deterrence
of conflict in Europe. http://call.army.mil/call/exfor/history/hst3.htm
TIME LINE
Once upon a time the Military instalation
that became
Fort Ord was called The Gigling Reservation
7th Infantry Division Association : http://members.aol.com/exsec7id/index.html
1 Jul 1940 - Re-activated (as Fort Ord)
1 Jan 1943 - Re-designated 7th Infantry Division
Jan 1943 - Fort Ord, CA and San Luis Obispo, CA - Amphibious Training
21 Oct 1974 - Re-activated
1 Oct 1985 - Redesignated 7th Infantry Division (Light)
Feb 1990 - Support Training
9 Aug 1993 - Re-designation as 9th RCT
18 May 1994 - Deactivated
18 May 1994 - Deactivated
15 Jun 1994 - Formally Inactive
Toxic Waste - Alien
Abductions - Stories - Influence
Christina Williams -
LA
Riots - Civil Rights - odds
& ends
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