This Army's "THE BIG PICTURE" (1950-1984) documentary episode covers
activities at historic Fort Monroe, Virginia, Headquarters, Continental
Army Command. Here is an Army post which almost breathes tradition and
in recent years has become an attraction for tourists from all over the
country.
MSgt. Stuart Queen, the series' host-narrator, takes his audience into
the old walled fort, the only one of its kind in this country surrounded
by a moat. It was in one of the small rooms of the fort that Confederate
President Jefferson Davis was imprisoned, today known as the "Casemate
Museum."
A standout job in photography has been accomplished in filming the
interior of the lovely Chapel of the Centurion which serves as a post
chapel. Hanging from the walls of the chancel and nave are the flags and
colors of old regiments of the United States Army. The stained glass
windows of the Chapel are dedicated to the military men who have served
at Fort Monroe. On such a window is inscribed, "He died so the kids next
door may live."
Additional coverage is given to activities of test boards in six
different locales of the U.S. and the arctic test branch at Fort Greely,
Alaska. Although old in history, Fort Monroe, home of the Continental
Army Command, still plays a prominent and vital role in the national
security of the United States.
