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Thirty-one years of dedication to NTC, Fort Irwin
Story and photo by Gustavo Bahena leadership, Col. Matthew Ruedi – commander of Col. Patrick Ginn, commander of the 106th Signal Brigade at Fort Sam
the 916th Support Brigade here – explained that Houston, Texas, attended the ceremony to present Linda Seeley with
Public Affairs Office Seeley was at the helm of an organization that is a Superior Civilian Service Award and a Certificate of Retirement.
crucial for communicating. If the automation is
Ronald Reagan was president of the United not working, the communications stops and the
States. work stops, said Ruedi. He presented Seeley with
a Commander’s Award for Civilian Service.
From the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut
Kathryn Sullivan became the first American Col. Patrick Ginn, commander of the 106th
woman to perform a spacewalk. Signal Brigade at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, at-
tended the ceremony to present Seeley with a
Apple began selling the Macintosh personal Superior Civilian Service Award and a Certificate
computer in the United States. of Retirement. He described Seeley’s service of a
magnitude that is remarkable and outstanding.
And, Linda Seeley started working at the Na- Her service made an impact on the Soldiers, who
tional Training Center. come through the NTC to train in defense of the
country.
All of the above took place in 1984, when the
NTC was only three years old. Seeley defined work associations as true friend-
ships and stated that employees are here for the
Seeley’s 31 years of service to this Army combat “long haul.” She thanked the personnel in her
training center concluded when she retired from department for their support and expressed ap-
the Department of the Army at Fort Irwin, Sept. preciation to the community of this installation.
30.
“Thank you from the bottom of my heart,”
She completed a total of 36 years of federal Seeley said.
service, including several as a servicemember.
Seeley was the director of Network Enterprise
Center here, the department that keeps the instal-
lation connected through computers, classified and
unclassified networks, email, mobile equipment
and manages security on those systems.
At a ceremony, attended by her colleagues and
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