Fort Campbell
Fort Campbell is a United States Army post on the border of Tennessee and Kentucky. It is west of Clarksville and northwest of Nashville.
Fort Campbell | ||||
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Ten miles northwest of downtown Clarksville, Tennessee and ten miles south of Hopkinsville, Kentucky | ||||
Shoulder sleeve insignia of units stationed at Fort Campbell | ||||
Type | Army post | |||
Built | 1941 | |||
In use | 1941–Present | |||
Controlled by | U.S. Army | |||
Garrison | 101st Airborne Division 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment 5th Special Forces Group |
The fort is named after William Bowen Campbell, the last Whig Governor of Tennessee.[1]
Fort Campbell Media
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the 44th Medical Command Description * On a white shield within a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) white border 2 inches (5.08 cm) in width overall a four-pointed gold star (with longer vertical points) superimposed on a maroon four-pointed star (points saltirewise and all of equal length) between two maroon flanks.Symbolism * Maroon and white are the colors used for the Army Medical Service. The gold star superimposed over the maroon star is symbolic of the unit’s mission of command and control over medical units. The four points of each taken together allude to the organization’s numerical designation.Background * This insignia was originally approved for the 44th Medical Brigade on 5 Oct 1966. The shoulder sleeve insignia was redesignated for the 44th Medical Command on 6 August 2001.
Lyndon B. Johnson and Major General Ben Sternberg at Fort Campbell on July 23, 1966.
References
- ↑ A History of Fort Campbell, Kentucky Archived 2007-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, 14 August 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
Other websites
- Fort Campbell Home Page Archived 1998-05-02 at the Wayback Machine - official site
- Fort Campbell at the Open Directory Project
Coordinates: 36°39′N 87°28′W / 36.650°N 87.467°W