[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: Riverbank ammo plant (CA)

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Riverbank ammo plant at end of Army service

By Kevin Valine
Modesto Bee (CA)
March 31, 2010

RIVERBANK - The Army's ammunition plant was a mainstay for America's 
arsenal, producing millions of casings for large guns and other weaponry.
In its heyday during the Vietnam War, the plant employed more than 2,000 
workers who made cartridges and casings for mortars and grenades.
The plant's military mission officially ends today when the Army 
deactivates the 173-acre plant at Claus and Claribel roads.
"It's a tough one for me," said Modesto resident James Gansel, a former 
commander's representative at the plant, who retired in 2002 after 28 
years there.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.modbee.com/2010/03/31/1109020/riverbank-ammo-plant-at-end-of.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
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