New Memorial Park
National Tank Destroyer Monument
Main Street Fort Hood
The 1942 Camp Hood Headquarters Building Site

NOVEMBER 9, 10, 11 and 12^th - 2004

Killeen, Texas
Plaza Hotel & Conference Center

Tuesday - November 9 - Early Bird Registration in Hospitality Room  

7:00 am - Bus Departs for Fort Hood

Wednesday - November 10 - Registration continues

THURSDAY -NOVEMBER 11^th -VETERANS DAY

10:00 am - Visit the 4th lnfantry Division Museum

12:00 pm - Noon meal at Troop Mess  

13:00pm - Monument Dedication Ceremony

2:00 pm - Visit the 1^st  Cavalry Division  Museums

8:00 pm - Banquet at the Plaza Hotel

Friday  - 12 November -Departure Date

Plaza Hotel Rate: $62.00

Reservations by 15 Oct 2004

♦Dedication of World WarII Tank Destroyer Forces Monument

♦ Rededication of Killeen Area Heritage Association Marker Commemorating FormerLandowners

♦ Colonel Victoria M. Bruzese, Garrison Commander, will preside over ceremonies

Disabled Parking: In Front of Old Post Chapel

General Parking: In the III CORPS & Garrison Headquarters Parking Lot (across street from park)

Vehicles that do NOT have the Fort Hood Decal must obtain a visitors pass from Fort Hood Visitor Center located at the Main Gate Exit off of Highway 190. Photo Identification for all occupants, Vehicle Registration, and Insurance Proof are required.

Memorial Park is located on 761st Tank Battalion Avenue between the 1st Calvary Division’s Museum Vehicle Park and the Old Post Chapel (Bldg 53). It is across from the III Corps and Garrison Headquarters Building.

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. ARMY GARRISON
BUILDING 1001 ROOM W321
FORT HOOD, TEXAS 76544-5000

Dear Mr. Boykin

Thank you for your letter of May 21, 2004, regarding the erection and dedication of a World War Il Tank Destroyer Society Monument at Fort Hood, Texas. I agree that an additional monument such as the one you propose will provide additional insight into the unique mission of the Tank Destroyers during World War II. I also support the placement of the monument within the Memorial Park currently under development.

I have discussed the possibilities of placing the monument near the existing large Tank Destroyer monument with an ability to freely walk around the new monument. My designers have stated this is possible and are incorporating the monument into the revised plans. These plans should be reviewed and approved within the next month.

As for the timing of the dedication, I am committed to opening the Memorial Park on Veterans Day, November 11, 2004. I am planning a short opening ceremony of the park itself, then allowing for additional dedications to take place on that day. Though I will not be available personally to be Master of Ceremonies, I am arranging for my successor, Colonel Victoria Bruzese, to do the honors.

Thank you again for requesting permission to place a monument in the New Memorial Park. If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Dr. Cheryl L. Huckerby, Cultural Resource Program Manager at (254) 287-1092. A copy of this letter is also being sent to Mr. William Oettle, President, and COL (Ret) Bob French, National Coordinator.

Sincerely,