Lt. Gen. Honor looks back.As the Deployment Support Command flag was cased for the last time, a proud figure stood silently on the sidelines On the sidelines An investor who decides not to invest due to market uncertainty. on the sidelines Of or relating to investors who, having assessed the market, have decided to avoid committing their funds. . Retired Lt. Gen. Edward Honor, former MTMC MTMC Military Traffic Management Command (US DoD) MTMC Mount Marty College MTMC Micros-to-Mainframes, Inc. (stock symbol) MTMC Middle Tennessee Medical Center (Murfreesboro, TN) commander, saw it all. The flag casing and the military and civilian workers and leaders of the command. But he also mused on other images of people, places and transportation actions of the command from decades earlier. If there is a Commanding General Emeritus at MTMC, it is Honor. He served five separate tours at the Military Traffic Management Command A major command of the US Army, and the US Transportation Command's component command responsible for designated continental United States land transportation as well as common-user water terminal and traffic management service to deploy, employ, sustain, and redeploy US forces on a , in ranks from captain to commanding general. Following the ceremony, Honor got his own recognition. One of the first actions of the new MTMC Operations Center The facility or location on an installation, base, or facility used by the commander to command, control, and coordinate all crisis activities. See also base defense operations center; command center. at Fort Eustis Fort Eustis is a United States Army facility located in Newport News, Virginia. The post is the home to the Army Transportation Corps, and also home to the U.S. Army Aviation Logistics School. was the unveiling of a plaque that dedicated the center's conference room in his name. "I am humbled by this recognition," said Honor. "In recognizing me, you all recognize hundreds of men and women I have worked with." The dedication had added significance to Honor as well. The conference room is in a building named for another former MTMC commander, Maj. Gen. Del Mar Del Mar is the name of several places in the United States of America:
"Major General Del Mar was my mentor "My Mentor" is the second episode of the American situation comedy Scrubs. It originally aired as Episode 2 of Season 1 on October 4, 2001. Plot Elliot gets on Carla's bad side after telling Dr. Kelso about one of Carla's mistakes. Elliot gets defensive with J.D. ," said Honor, with a voice tight with emotion. "I met him in 1962 in France. I was the stray cat he felt sorry for. He was a tough task master, but his heart and soul was with this command." Like his mentor, Honor too has remained close to the command. In his position as President of the National Defense Transportation Association, he continues to provide strong professional development for transporters. The Alexandria, Va., association is a non-profit, educational organization with a military, government, and private industry membership dedicated to a strong working transportation partnership. Honor's first tour at MTMC began in 1970. He served as Passenger Movements Officer and, later, as Chief, Passenger Services Division. In 1973, he returned to work as Director, Personal Property. Three years later, in 1976, he assumed command of MTMC Transportation Terminal Group Europe, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He returned to MTMC in 1983 as Commander, MTMC Eastern Area, Bayonne, N.J. In October 1986, Honor reached MTMC's top rung -- he was named Commander, Military Traffic Management Command. |
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