Duty First - Fort Riley - U.S. Army
Duty First - Fort Riley - U.S. Army
Duty First - Fort Riley - U.S. Army
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Quarters One offers snapshot<br />
of division, <strong>Fort</strong> <strong>Riley</strong> past<br />
Story by Mollie Miller & Photos by Amanda Kim Stairrett,<br />
<strong>Duty</strong> <strong>First</strong>! Magazine<br />
FROM A SPOT ON THE BACK WALL OF THE MAIN DINING<br />
ROOM AT FORT RILEY’S QUARTERS ONE, WORLD WAR I<br />
ITALIAN FOOT SOLDIER CARLO AND HIS WIFE FRANCESCA<br />
GAZE STOICALLY UPON THE EVERYDAY LIFE OF THE 1ST INFANTRY DIVI-<br />
SION’S FIRST FAMILY. ENCASED IN ANTIQUE WOODEN FRAMES, THE YOUNG<br />
COUPLE OBSERVES WITH COOL EYES THE OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS, PARTIES, FAMILY<br />
GATHERINGS AND COMMUNITY MEETINGS THAT, FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS, HAVE<br />
HELPED DEFINE THE LIVES OF THE FIRST FAMILIES OF FORT RILEY. (next page )<br />
OPPOSITE PAGE: Shand Mayville, the 1st Infantry Division’s first lady, compares photos taken over the years of her <strong>Fort</strong> <strong>Riley</strong> home, the historic<br />
Quarters One, on Feb. 7.<br />
10 | www.riley.army.mil <strong>Duty</strong> <strong>First</strong>! Comings and Goings | 11
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