page_title: Fort Dix
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Fort Dix / History
caption_attribution_description: English: First day at Camp Dix for World War I recruits. Identifier: compilationofmesv18unit (find matches) Title: A compilation of the messages and papers of the presidents, 1789-1897. Year: 1896 (1890s) Authors: United States. President Richardson, James D. (James Daniel), 1843-1914, comp Subjects: Publisher: New York,&#160;: Bureau of National Literature, Inc. Contributing Library: Brigham Young University Hawaii, Joseph F. Smith Library Digitizing Sponsor: Consortium of Church Libraries and Archives View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: ch power as the Germanautocracy represents. It is a war of emancipation. Not until it iswon can men anywhere live free from constant fear or breathe freelywhile they go about their daily tasks and know that governments aretheir servants, not their masters. This is, therefore, the war of all wars which labor should supportand support with all its concentrated power. The world can not besafe, mens lives can not be secure, no mans rights can be confidentlyand successfully asserted against the rule and mastery of arbitrarygroups and special interests, so long as governments like that which,after long premeditation, drew Austria and Germany into this warare permitted to control the destinies and the daily fortunes ofmen and nations, plotting while honest men work, laying the firesof which innocent men, women, and children are to be the fuel. You know the nature of this war. It is a war which industry mustsustain. The army of laborers at home is as important, as essential.&#160;:;.-:..&#160;: &gt;,-: Text Appearing After Image: THE FIRST DAY AT THE CANTONMENT. The accompanying illustration, taken at Camp Dix, New Jersey, one ofthe thirty-two major cantonments utilized during the War to train the Ameri-can Expeditionary Forces, gives an excellent idea of the civilian appearanceof the men drafted into the American army, as they appeared upon arrivalat camp. Woodrow Wilson 8577 as the army of fighting men in the far fields of actual battle. And thelaborer is not only needed as much as the soldier. It is his war. Thesoldier is his champion and representative. To fail to win would beto imperil everything that the laborer has striven for and held dearsince freedom first had its dawn and his struggle for justice began.The soldiers at the front know this. It steels their muscles to thinkof it. They are crusaders. They are fighting for no selfish advantagefor their own Nation. They would despise anyone who fought forthe selfish advantage of any nation. They are giving their lives thathomes everywhere, as well as the Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
context_page_description: Fort Dix, the common name for the Army Support Activity located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, is a United States Army post. It is located about 16.1 miles south-southeast of Trenton, New Jersey. Fort Dix is under the jurisdiction of the Air Force Air Mobility Command. As of the 2010 United States Census, Fort Dix census-designated place had a total population of 7,716, of which 5,951 were in New Hanover Township, 1,765 were in Pemberton Township and none were in Springfield Township.
  Established in 1917, Fort Dix was in 2009 combined with adjoining U.S. Air Force and Navy facilities to become Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in 2009. However, it remains commonly known as "Fort Dix", "ASA Dix", or "Dix".
  In 2015, Colonel Shelley Balderson became Fort Dix' first female commander.
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  Construction began in June 1917. Camp Dix, as it was known at the time, was a training and staging ground for units during World War I. Though the camp was an embarkation camp for the New York Port of Embarkation it did not fall under the direct control of that command, with the War Department retaining direct jurisdiction. The camp became a demobilization center after the war. Between the World Wars, Camp Dix was a reception, training and discharge center for the Civilian Conservation Corps. Camp Dix became Fort Dix on March 8, 1939, and the installation became a permanent Army post. During and after World War II the fort served the same purpose as in the first World War. It served as a training and staging ground during the war and a demobilization center after the war.
  On July 15, 1947, Fort Dix became a basic training center and the home of the 9th Infantry Division. In 1954, the 9th moved out and the 69th Infantry Division made the fort home until it was deactivated on March 16, 1956. During the Vietnam War rapid expansion took place. A mock Vietnam village was constructed and soldiers received Vietnam-specific training before being deployed. Since Vietnam, Fort Dix has sent soldiers to Operation Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
caption: First day at Camp Dix for World War I recruits
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