Reagan remembered ...Dear Editor,One of the interesting facts about President Ronald W. Reagan is that he is one of SDDC's own. Prior to World War II, he was in the Army Reserve and volunteered for overseas service after Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor, land-locked harbor, on the southern coast of Oahu island, Hawaii, W of Honolulu; one of the largest and best natural harbors in the E Pacific Ocean. In the vicinity are many U.S. military installations, including the chief U.S. . He was turned down because of his eyesight but continued to serve in the Reserve. He was assigned to make training films for the Army and worked for the Office of the Quartermaster General Noun 1. quartermaster general - a staff officer in charge of supplies for a whole army staff officer - a commissioned officer assigned to a military commander's staff during the War. He eventually retired with the rank of captain. The Office of the Quartermaster General was later merged into SDDC's predecessor. So, Ron Reagan worked for SDDC SDDC Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (formerly Military Traffic Management Command) SDDC Single Data Device Correction . When he was elected President, the November 1980 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) Expediter ran an article documenting this under a headline that essentially said "Local Boy Makes Good." Lee Strong SDDC G-5 (Distribution Analysis Center) |
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