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Family Donation To USO Honors Former Aviator
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| CAMP ATTERBURY JOINT MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Ind. (January
25, 2011) — The United Service Organization at Camp
Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind. received a
donation, Jan. 25, from family members in honor of the late
retired Lt. Col. Herbert H. C. Zumhingst, a native of
Seymour, Ind. |
Dorothy Zumhingst and Diane Scott, Lt. Col.
Zumhingst's wife and daughter respectively,
presented the $1,500 donation to Duane Straw,
president and CEO of the Indiana USO, and Doug
Warnecke, executive director of the Indiana USO.
Lt. Col. Zumhingst served in World War II, Korea
and Vietnam as an aviator flying bombers, transport
and gunships during these conflicts. He retired
after more than 40 years of service as a lieutenant
colonel at Bakalar Air Force Base, Columbus, Ind. In
addition to these major conflicts, Lt. Col Zumhingst
was ordered to active duty during some of the crisis
that plagued the Cold War era.
As with troops
on deployment today, Lt. Col. Zumhingst spent his
off-duty time at the USO, said his wife Dorothy.
“He really enjoyed the USO,” said |
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Doug Warnecke, executive director of the Indiana United Service Organization, Dorothy Zumhingst, wife of Lt. Col. Herbert H. C. Zumhingst, Duane Straw, president and CEO of the Indiana USO, Diane Scott, daughter of Lt. Col. Herbert H. C. Zumhingst, and Col. Todd Townsend, garrison commander of Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind. gather for a photo during a presentation of a donation to the USO at Camp Atterbury January 25,
2011. The donation was in honor of the late retired Lt. Col. Herbert H. C. Zumhingst, a Seymour, Ind. native, who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and U.S. Air Force at Bakalar Air Force Base in Columbus, Ind. |
Zumhingst. “He said it
gave them a break to relieve the tension of their
duties and why they were where they were.”
In
addition to the financial contribution, Zumhingst
and Scott also donated several books for the troops.
“We wanted to help and support our troops
because we are thankful for what they do for us,”
said Scott. “So many people do not realize the
sacrifices that military families go through. We
feel that most people take it for granted what these
military families give-up.”
“This was a very
generous donation by the Zumhingst family on behalf
of their father and husband, whom served at Bakalar
Air Force Base in Columbus,” said Col. Todd
Townsend, garrison commander at Camp Atterbury.
“It's amazing to see the linage of support going all
the way back to WWII and the families that still
want to give to the soldiers here through the USO.
It is a very generous act that will be put to great
use to support the soldiers at Camp Atterbury.” |
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Article and photo by Army Sgt. David Bruce
Camp Atterbury Public Affairs
Copyright 2011 | |
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