Ft. Chaffee, Arkansas

This is Ft. Chaffee's front gate. I have a picture somewhere of my Father manning it. He was an Army MP...and a Marine ....and a sailor.....not to mention his National Guard time. He was military all the way, whether he wanted to admit it or not.
http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2263



This is on the front of the Gate building.

The Barracks lined up nice and neat. I have'nt returned to the Fort since the fire earlier this year. I know many of these old barracks were burned down.
Below is a link to a video of the fire.
http://www2.arkansasonline.com/videos/2008/jan/30/1442/
Heres a link to the the News story.
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/01/ap_chaffeefire_080130/
Luckily Bldg. 803 where Elvis recieved his first Army haircut was spared..

These building were a fire waiting to happen.

I slept in these several times while in the National Guard. I hated the restrooms. At the end of the building was a room with toilets lined up, no privacy, none at all.
The little buildings were sometimes chow halls, orderly rooms, etc.
This is the infamous Ft. Chaffee Hospital. The birthplace of none other than, myself. Somewhere in there it all started.
Another view of the Hospital area.
And another one.
Cobra with explanation below.

M113 with explanation below.