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Sixty years ago Camp Evans
was the home of the U. S. Army's radar laboratory, a key
center in the battle to defeat the Axis powers. In our town thousands of
Americans toiled to make sure Allied forces had
the most advanced electronic equipment possible. Many are Wall residents or they
were the Dads, Moms,
uncles, grandparents and friends of Wall
residents.
It was for good reason
two photos related
to Camp Evans were published in
the joint Army-Navy press release when the secret weapon,
radar, was officially announced the day
WWII ended. The reason is radar is the
invention that saved
Democracy, which could have been destroyed
by the vast
and mighty armies, navies and air
forces of the Axis powers.
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WWII history books document
the many stories
from Camp
Evans. The walls of the old buildings can echo those stories to inspire
students.
Why and
for whom should Camp Evans be preserved?
The `why' is to honor
the service
of the veterans who helped save Democracy. The 'whom' is
the thousands
of school children who will be inspired to
learn science and history in the verb.
same buildings WWII
science and history
was made, in our town.
The Wall Township
Committee has
called upon all citizens
to support the preservation
of this site as the WWII living
memorial.
People
say honor veterans, preserve history, and |
help education. Here
is a chance to do all of
that and improve the quality of
life in your
town.
In spite of all it's history and
the place of honor Camp Evans should
have, its preservation got lost in government
bureaucracy. The site suffered neglect, but is far from being lost.
Join and support the dedicated volunteers
of InfoAge
who have been researching, giving presentations,
writing hundreds of pages of government forms, painting, making repairs
and
using their freely given time and talents
to give Camp
Evans a future.
How can you
help? You can make a gift to
buy paint,
replace carpets, make repairs etc. or volunteer to paint
and make those repairs.
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residents have the know-how and resources to
give Camp Evans a new
future as the WWII "living memorial". The veterans your
gift will honor
are deserving and the
kids and families who will be inspired
to learn science could be your children, your grandchildren, or your
neighbor's children. A gift to help
InfoAge
is a gift to everyone in Wall, a gift to your nation and your chance to help
the future as you honor
the past.
Note:
InfoAge is an IRS approved not-for-profit.
Gifts are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Please send
your gift to: InfoAge
Science-History Center,
2201 Marconi Road, Wall,
NJ 07719.
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