2010 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:55:12 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] REUSE: Riverbank ammo plant (CA)
 
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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