Trevor Romain Foundation

Fort Stewart

Covering almost 280,000 acres, Fort Stewart is the largest Army installation east of the Mississippi, and it is one of the busiest.  In 1967, Hunter Army Airfield became a subordinate installation of Fort Stewart. Both Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield serve almost 21,000 soldiers and 30,000 family members, and over 3,500 civilians.

As of August, 2011, there were 1,195 soldiers deployed out of Fort Stewart.

Almost 700 soldiers from the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, will deploy late Fall 2011 in support of Operation New Dawn in Iraq. The Division headquarters element recently completed their previous deployment to Iraq in November, 2010.

There are three elementary schools on post:

• Brittin Elementary School
• Diamond Elementary School
• Kessler Elementary School

Most Middle and High School students attend these schools off-post attend Liberty County Schools.  Students living on Hunter AAF attend Savannah/Chatham County Schools.

Fun Facts about Fort Stewart:

The post is home to the 3rd Infantry Division, also known as the “Dog Face Soldiers.”

Fort Stewart is home to the only living memorial to service members.  Called the Warrior’s Walk, a row of eastern redbud trees are planted along the parade field for each service member who gave their life for their country.

Fort Stewart began as an anti-aircraft artillery training center in 1940, preparing and deploying many well trained troops to virtually all theater’s of operation during WWII. The post also served as a POW Camp for German and Italian prisoners.

Fort Jackson

For the With You All The Way USO Tour stop at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, we were able to meet with several hundred children of service members, and Trevor talked about Bullying dealing with deployments.

There are over 18,000 service members and family members that call Fort Jackson home year round. Named for Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States, Fort Jackson is located in Columbia, South Carolina.

Fun Facts:

• Fort Jackson is both the largest and busiest Initial Entry Training Center in the U.S. Army.  50 percent of all Soldiers and 80 percent of the women entering the Army are trained at Fort Jackson each year.
• The post recently celebrated its 94^th birthday.  Initially founded in 1917 to support the Army in WWI, the post has been active for WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the current operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
• On May 6, 2010, the Armed Forces Chaplaincy Center was dedicated at Fort Jackson, making the post home to the US Army Chaplain Center  and School,  the Naval Chaplains School, and the Air Force Chaplain Service Institute.
• Fort Jackson is home of the Army’s only Drill Sergeant School.

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I wanted to write and thank the USO for making Trevor’s visit to our schools possible.

Yesterday at our Ft. Jackson schools, the students were laughing out of their seats and the teachers were fighting back tears. Trevor has a way of connecting with children that is amazing and treasured. He also is a fantastic motivator for teachers.

I believe our teachers walked away re-energized and our students walked away with valuable tools to help with life’s ups and downs!

Nicole R. O. Pangelinan
DODEA Americas; SC/Ft. Stewart/DoDDS Cuba District