SIGNAL CORPS PRAYER

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93rd Signal Brigade DINING OUT

SIGNAL CORPS PRAYER ALMIGHTY GOD WHO ART THE
AUTHOR OF LIBERTY AND CHAMPION OF THE OPPRESSED
HEAR OUR PRAYERS WE THE MEN OF THE SIGNAL
CORPS ACKNOWLEDGE OUR DEPENDENCE UPON THEE IN
THE PRESERVATION OF HUMAN FREEDOM. GO WITH US
AS WE SEEK TO DEFEND THE DEFENSELESS AND TO FREE
THE ENSLAVED MAY WE EVER REMEMBER OUR NATION
WHOSE MOTTO IS IN GOD WE TRUST - EXPECTS THAT WE
SHALL ACQUIT OURSELVES WITH HONOR THAT WE MAY
NEVER BRING SHAME UPON OUR FAITH OUR FAMILIES
OUR FELLOW MAN GRANT US WISDOM FROM THY MIND,
COURAGE FROM THINE HEART STRENGTH FROM THINE
ARM AND PROTECTION BY THINE HAND IT IS FOR THEE
THAT WE DO BATTLE AND TO THE BELONGS THE VICOTRS
CROWN FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM AND THE POWER AND
GLORY FOREVER AMEN
3 DECEMBER 1999
FORT GORDON, GEORGIA
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Rules and Protocol of the Mess Each member of
the mess should arrive no later than 1800 to have
ample time to go through the receiving line and
to socialize before dinner is served. When the
signal is given, the members of the mess should
enter the dinning room, stand behind their chairs
and remain silent while the official party is
entering and the dining-in is formally
opened. Below are several DOs and DONTS in
respect to military tradition and etiquette that
should be followed. (1) DO. A.
Arrive at the Network NCO Club early in time to
assemble NLT 1800 hrs. B. Introduce
yourself to the President and official guests.
C. Circulate among the guests and
members. There should be at least three members
of the mess with the official guest at all
times. D. Promptly take your place
when the mess call is sounded. E.
Check seating arraignments prior to entering the
dinning room, but do not enter the dinning room
unless you are part or the dinning-in committee.
F. Refrain from continual shop talk.
(2) DONT A. Engage in loud or
boisterous conversations. B. Carry
cocktails or lighted cigarettes into the
receiving line. C. Drain your glass
during a toast. No Bottoms up unless
specifically called for by the President.
D. Commence a course before the President.
E. Sit down at the table, or look at your
programs prior to grace. F. Take seats
until the President and guest of honor being
seated. Refrain from leaning or touching the
chair while waiting.
PROGRAM OF EVENTS
1800 COCKTAILS 1845 CALL TO MESS 1900 POST
COLORS 1905 INVOCATION 1910 WELCOME AND
TOASTS / HONORS TO FALLEN COMRADES 1920 GR
OG BOWL CEREMONY 1940 DINNER HOLIDAY
CAROLS CAROLING COMPANY CDRS DIAMONDS IN THE
ROUGH 2100 INTERMISSION 2115 RECALL TO
MESS 2120 ENTERTAINMENT SKITS (56th, 63rd,
67th HHC, 93rd) 2145 INTRODUCTION OF
GUEST SPEAKER 2200 GIFT TO GUEST
SPEAKER 2210 CLOSING OF THE MESS 2215 BENEDICT
ION 2220 RETIRE THE COLORS 2230 INFORMAL
SOCIAL

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PRESIDENT OF THE MESS (First Mi. Last) COL,
SIGNAL CORPS COMMANDER 93D SIGNAL BRIGADE GUEST
SPEAKER (First Mi. Last) MAJOR GENERAL,
SIGNAL CORPS COMMANDING GENERAL United States
Army Signal Center Fort Gordon HEAD TABLE MG
(First Mi. Last) COL (First Mi. Last) LTC (First
Mi. Last) LTC (First Mi. Last) LTC (First Mi.
Last) LTC (First Mi. Last) CSM (First Mi.
Last) CSM (First Mi. Last) CSM (First Mi.
Last) CSM (First Mi. Last) CSM (First Mi.
Last) VICE PRESIDENT OF THE MESS (MR. VICE) 2LT
(First Mi. Last) A COMPANY, 67TH SIGNAL
BATTALION PLATOON LEADER SERGEANT AT ARMS SFC
(First Mi. Last) B COMPANY, 63RD SIGNAL BATTALION
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The History of the 93rd
Signal Brigade The 93rd Signal Brigade was
originally constituted on 3 November 1941 in the
Regular Army as the 93rd Signal Battalion and was
affiliated with the New England Telephone and
Telegraph Company. The affiliation agreement
terminated on 29 March 1942, and was renegotiated
with the Indiana Bell Telephone Company.
Subsequently, the unit was reactivated on 14 May
1942, at Camp Crowder, Missouri. As the U.S.
involvement in World War II escalated, the
battalion prepared for combat at the Tennessee
Maneuver Area, the Desert Training Center at Camp
Young, California, and the California-Arizona
Maneuver Area. The battalion finally departed
from New York aboard the Queen Elizabeth and
arrived in England on 26 April 1944. Soon after,
the battalion was transported to France where it
supported forces after the Normandy breakout.
The battalion then moved to Luxembourg for the
duration of the Ardennes campaign and finally
moved to Germany on 9 March 1945, where it
remained for the duration of the war. During the
war, the battalion received credit for four
campaigns to include Northern France, Rhineland,
Ardennes-Alsace and Central Europe. Upon
completion of World War II, the 93rd departed
Europe aboard the Texarcana Victory and arrived
in Hampton Roads, Virginia on 22 December 1945.
Soon after, the battalion was inactivated at Camp
Patrick Henry, Virginia, on 3 January 1946. The
battalion was reactivated at Fort Huachuca,
Arizona, on 24 February 1955 and assigned to the
Sixth Army. The battalion was later reassigned
to the 1st Signal Group at Fort Huachuca. On 18
October 1961, the 93rd Signal Battalion departed
Charleston, South Carolina, en route to Germany,
where it remained until it was again inactivated
on 21 September 1972. The battalion was again
reorganized and activated on 16 March 1981, and
redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters
Company, 93rd Signal Brigade in Ludwisburg,
Germany. The brigade supported VII Corps with
its subordinate battalions which included the
26th Signal Battalion (Corps Area) at Heilbronn,
Germany, the 34th Signal Battalion (Corps Radio),
and the 51st Signal Battalion (Command
Operations), both located in Ludwisburg, Germany.

Major General
(Last Name) assumed command of the United States
Army Signal Center and Fort Gordon and
simultaneously became the Chief of Signal on 11
May 1998. Major General (Last Name)s awards and
decorations include the Defense Superior Service
Medal, the Legion of Merit (three Bronze Oak Leaf
Clusters), Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious
Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (one
Silver Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Commendation Medal
(three Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters), Army
Achievement Medal, National Defense Service
Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service
Ribbon (second award), Republic of Vietnam
Campaign Medal, Vietnamese Signal Badge, Republic
of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Badge,
Army Superior Unit Award, and Joint Meritorious
Unit Award.
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MAJOR GENERAL, SIGNAL CORPS U.S. Army Signal
Center Fort Gordon Major General (First Mi.
Last) was born in Buffalo, New York. He received
his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science
from Canisius College and his Masters in Business
Administration (Operations Research and Systems
Analysis) from the Florida Institute of
Technology. His military education includes the
Signal Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Radio
Systems Officer Course, Armed Forces Staff
College, Army War College, and Army Research
Associate Fellowship Program. Major General (Last
Name) was commissioned through the U.S. Army
Reserve Officer Training Corps program on 31 May
1969 and entered active duty at Fort Hood, Texas.
His initial assignment was a platoon leader in C
Company, 141st Signal Battalion, 1st Armored
Division. He was next assigned to the 523rd
Signal Battalion, 23rd Infantry Division, in the
Republic of Vietnam, as a platoon leader and then
as the Division Radio Officer. Between 1971 and
1984, Major General (Last Name) served as a staff
officer at Headquarters, U.S. Army Strategic
Communications Command, Fort Huachuca, Arizona
and at the U.S. Army Signal Center, Fort Gordon,
Georgia Commander D Company, 67th Signal
Battalion, Fort Gordon, Georgia Communications
Officer for the 1st Signal Brigade, 2nd Infantry
Division, and Assistant Division Signal Officer
for the 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea
Operations Research Systems Analyst for the Army
Concepts and Analysis Agency, Bethesda, Maryland
Communications Duty Officer, J6, for the U.S.
European Command, Vaihingen, Germany and
Executive Officer of the 52nd Signal Battalion,
Vaihingen, Germany, he commanded the 57th Signal
Battalion, 3rd Signal Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas
from July 1984 to July 1986. Major General (Last
Name) was the Senior C4 Information Management
Area Program Analyst in the Program Analysis and
Evaluation Directorate, Office of the Chief of
Staff of the Army, then the Deputy Director of
Information Systems for Command, Control,
Communications, and Computers, Office of the
Secretary of the Army, Washington D.C., from 1987
to 1992. Brigadier General (Last Name) commanded
the 3rd Signal Brigade, III Corps, Fort Hood,
Texas from July 1992 to July 1994. Prior to
assuming the duties of Director, Program and
Architecture, ODISC4, on 16 June 1997, he was the
Director, Command, Control, Communications,
Computer and Intelligence Systems (J6), U. S.
Southern Command, Panama.
In 1990, the brigade deployed to Saudi Arabia
with VII Corps in support of Operation Desert
Shield/Desert Storm where it earned three more
battle streamers Defense of Saudi Arabia,
Liberation and Defense of Kuwait, and Cease
Fire. The three battalions were later
inactivated in Germany, and the 93rd Signal
Brigade colors were returned to Fort Gordon,
Georgia, for the Brigades official inactivation
on 5 December 1991.
93rd Signal Brigade Campaign Participation
Credit World War II Central Europe Northern
France Defense of Saudi Arabia Rhineland Defens
e and Liberation of Kuwait Ardennes-Alsace Cease
Fire