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    Fort Lee pictorial history makes social media splash

    WWII urban warfare demonstration at Camp Lee

    Photo By Stephen Baker | The 13th Quartermaster Training Regiment demonstrates the principles of urban warfare...... read more read more

    FORT LEE, VA, UNITED STATES

    03.27.2012

    Courtesy Story

    Fort Gregg-Adams

    FORT LEE, Va. – The story of Fort Lee’s transformation from a WWI-era camp to the modern Home of U.S. Army Logistics, depicted in more than 180 photos spanning nearly a century, was unveiled at noon today on two popular social media sites.

    The garrison switched its Facebook page – www.facebook.com/ArmyFortLee – to the new timeline format, which now includes descriptive milestones with historical photos dating to the establishment of the first Camp Lee in 1917.

    An even larger collection of photos entitled “Fort Lee – A Pictorial History” is now available on Flickr at www.flickr.com/ftleetraveller/collections.

    Stephen Baker, deputy public affairs director for the garrison, manages the Facebook page and said the changes add greater depth to the post’s social media presence.

    “The timeline offers a unique, interactive way to highlight key moments in our history,” he said. “It allows people to see and better understand the course of change and growth here; and also reveals many echoes of our rich history in Fort Lee’s soldiers, missions and operations.”

    Among the newly posted pictures are images of soldiers over the decades as they conduct logistics, urban combat and other types of training still done here on post today; along with photos of American troops departing for – and returning from – war.

    “We’re not done yet, either,” Baker said. “More images and milestones are on the way, as there many aspects of our history we think people will find interesting.”

    As part of the change to Facebook’s new format for pages, Baker said visitors will notice the large cover photo at the top of the page, which is by now familiar to many users.

    “Instead of just one static cover photo, we’ll highlight a different Fort Lee soldier or civilian there every week or two,” he said, adding that those will mirror the featured personnel in the “America’s Military” section of the post newspaper, the Fort Lee Traveller.

    As far as the source of content for the Facebook timeline and Flickr collection, Baker said most of the images and information came from the U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum, which was established at Fort Lee in 1957.

    “The accuracy and availability of these historical details and images are just another great advantage of having two major Army museums on post,” he said. The U.S. Army Women’s Museum also made Fort Lee its home in 2001.

    Paul Morando, director of the Quartermaster Museum, said the released images and many others are also available in a 128-page book sold at the museum gift shop; the proceeds of which go to support the museum.

    “Fort Lee has a proud and dynamic past,” Morando said. “Our museums are free and open to the public. We have an impressive array of artifacts, images and documents to share. But if you can’t make it here to see them first-hand, immersing yourself in the history of this installation via social media is a fantastic alternative.”

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    Date Taken: 03.27.2012
    Date Posted: 03.28.2012 07:16
    Story ID: 85882
    Location: FORT LEE, VA, US

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