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  2. Fort Leavenworth - Wikipedia

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    Fort Leavenworth (/ ˈ l ɛ v ə n ˌ w ɜːr θ /) is a United States Army installation located in Leavenworth County, Kansas, in the city of Leavenworth. [1] Built in 1827, it is the second oldest active United States Army post west of Washington, D.C., and the oldest permanent settlement in Kansas. [2]

  3. United States Disciplinary Barracks - Wikipedia

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    The United States Disciplinary Barracks (USDB), colloquially known as Leavenworth, is a military correctional facility [2] located on Fort Leavenworth, a United States Army post in Kansas. It is one of two major prisons built on Fort Leavenworth property, the other is the military Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility , which opened on 5 ...

  4. United States Army Combined Arms Center - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Army Combined Arms Center (USACAC) is located at Fort Leavenworth and provides leadership and supervision for leader development and professional military and civilian education; institutional and collective training; functional training; training support; battle command; doctrine; lessons learned and specified areas the Commanding General, United States Army Training and Doctrine ...

  5. Was the Six Triple Eight Real? All About the History-Making ...

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    On Nov. 30, 2018, the unit had a monument dedicated to them at Fort Leavenworth. Four years later, the U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously to honor all 855 members of the Six Triple ...

  6. ‘Ghost town’? Historic Fort Leavenworth homes recommended for ...

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    Fort Leavenworth, set to celebrate its bicentennial in 2027, is a National Historic Landmark with some 269 of its 1,700 living units built before 1919. It has more historic homes than any other ...

  7. 89 historic Fort Leavenworth homes recommended for ... - AOL

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    In U.S. Army terms, rows of once spectacular homes that have graced historic Fort Leavenworth for more than 100 years stand in defeat. Like downtrodden troops, grand houses of red brick or yellow ...

  8. 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion - Wikipedia

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    The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, nicknamed the "Six Triple Eight", was an all-Black battalion of the US Women's Army Corps (WAC) [1] that managed postal services. The 6888th had 855 women and was led by Major Charity Adams . [ 2 ]

  9. Western Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers

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    The Western Branch of the National Home for Disabled Soldiers was established in 1885 in Leavenworth, Kansas to house aging veterans of the American Civil War.The 214-acre (87 ha) campus (formerly 640 acres (260 ha)) is near Fort Leavenworth, and is directly adjacent to Leavenworth National Cemetery, south of Leavenworth town.