2002 History Writing Contest winners.First Place--"Bombarding Bombarding is the process of 'pumping' a Cold Cathode Lighting tube (otherwise called Neon Signs). Information A detailed process of bombarding can be found here, Bombarding. the Marianas: Joint Fires Fires produced during the employment of forces from two or more components in coordinated action toward a common objective. See also fires. at the Strategic, Operational and Tactical Levels" by Major Prisco R. Hernandez, ARNG Second Place--"A Contest of Contrasts: The Principle of Dislocation and the Artillery Fight at the Battle of Chancellorsville The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War, fought near the village of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, from April 30 to May 6 1863. Called Gen. Robert E. " by Captain G. James Schreckengost, PAARNG PAARNG Pennsylvania Army National Guard Third Place--"How Artillery Beat Rommel After Kasserine" by Robert C. Baldridge Judges of the 2002 History Writing Contest Colonel (Retired) Thomas G. Waller, Jr. holds three Masters of Art, including in Military Art and Science from the School for Advanced Military Studies (SAMS SAMS Scottish Association for Marine Science SAMS Space Acceleration Measurement System SAMS South American Missionary Society (of the Episcopal Church, Inc) SAMS School of Advanced Military Studies (US Army) ), Fort Leavenworth Fort Leavenworth (lĕv`ənwûrth'), U.S. military post, 6,000 acres (2,430 hectares), on the Missouri River, NE Kans., NW of Leavenworth; est. 1827 by Col. Henry Leavenworth to protect travelers on the Santa Fe Trail. The oldest U.S. , Kansas; Asian Studies from the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. ; and National Security Studies from the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island Newport is a city in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about 30 miles (48 km) south of Providence. It is the home of Naval Station Newport, housing the United States Naval War College, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, and a major United States Navy training center. . He has been published several times in Field Artillery, including as the winner of the 1989 History Writing Contest. His article "The Field Artillery Battery: Its Past, Present and Future" that appeared in the January-February 2001 edition is a finalist for the Army Historical Foundation's 2001 Distinguished Article Award. He taught Military History at the US Military Academy at West Point. Among other assignments, he commanded two FA battalions and coordinated fire support for VII Corps during Operations Desert Shield and Storm in Southwest Asia. Dr. James Jay Carafano (LTC LTC abbr. lieutenant colonel , Retired) is a Senior Fellow in the nonprofit Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment in Washington, DC. He has a Ph.D. in History from Georgetown University, also in Washington. Dr. Carafano taught history at the US Military Academy at West Point; Marymount College in Tarrytown, New York Tarrytown is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 11,090 at the 2000 census. The Village of Tarrytown is located in the northwest part of the Town of Greenburgh, New York. ; and the Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. His book After D-Day: Operation Cobra and the Normandy Breakout was selected for the Military Book of the Month Club for June 2001. He edited Soldiers are Our Credentials: The Collected Works and Selected papers of Dennis J. Reimer Center of Military History, 2000. Dr. Carafano's latest book, Waltzing into the Cold War: The Struggle for Occupied Austria being published by Texas A&M University, is due out this fall. Dr. Boyd L. Dastrup received a Ph.D. in History from Kansas State University Kansas State University, main campus at Manhattan; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; chartered and opened 1863. There is an additional campus at Salina. Among the university's research facilities are the J. R. . He has authored several books, including The US Army Command and General Staff College The Command and General Staff College (C&GSC) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas is a United States Army facility that functions as a graduate school for U.S. military leaders. It was originally established in 1881 as a school for infantry and cavalry. : A Centennial History (1982); Crusade in Nuremberg: Military Occupation, 1945-1949 (1985); King of Battle: A Branch History of the US Army's Field Artillery (1992, 1993); Modernizing the King of Battle: 1973-1991 (1994); and The Field Artillery: History and Sourcebook (1994). He also has written articles for A Guide to the Sources of United States Military History (1998) and The Oxford Companion to American Military History (1999). Dr. Dastrup has been the Command Historian for the US Army Field Artillery Center and Fort Sill since 1984. 2003 History Writing Contest Rules The US Field Artillery Association is sponsoring its 18th annual History Writing Contest with the winners' articles to be published in Field Artillery and the Association's version of the magazine, FA Journal. To compete, submit an original, unpublished manuscript on any historical perspective of Field Artillery or fire support by 1 February 2003. The Association will award $300 for the First Place article, $150 for Second and $50 for Third. Selected Honorable Mention articles also may appear in Field Artillery. Civilians or military of all branches and services, including allies, are eligible to compete. You don't have to be a member of the Association. Your submission should include (1) a double-spaced, typed manuscript of no more than 4,000 words with footnotes, (2) bibliography, (3) your comprehensive biography and (4) graphics (black and white or color photographs, maps, charts, etc.) to support your article. The article should include an analysis of lessons or concepts that apply to today's Redlegs--it should not just record history or document the details of an operation. Authors may draw from any historical period they choose. A panel of three historians will judge the manuscripts without the authors' names. The panel will determine the winners based on the following criteria: * Writing clarity (40%) * Usefulness to Today's Redlegs (30%) * Historical Accuracy (20%) * Originality (10%) By 1 February 2003, send the manuscript to the US Field Artillery Association, ATTN: History Contest, P.O. Box 33027, Fort Sill, Oklahoma 73503-0027(FedEx to Building 758, McNair Road). For more information, call DSN DSN - Digital Switched Network 639-5121/6806 or commercial (580) 442-5121/6806 or email: famag@sill.army.mil.
Field Artillery Themes for 2003
Edition Theme Deadline
Sep-Oct Close Support 1 Jun 2002
Nov-Dec Red Book 1 Aug
Jan-Feb Fires TTP for the COE 1 Oct
Mar-Apr Lethal and Nonlethal Fires and 1 Dec
Effects
May-Jun Joint Fires 1 Feb 2003
Jul-Aug History 1 Feb: Contest *
1 Apr: Other
Sep-Oct Fighting the FA Battalion 1 Jun
Nov-Dec Fires for the Objective Force 1 Aug
* Due date for Contest submissions; all other articles due 1 April.
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