WO HERITAGE NET - Warrant Officers Heritage Foundation

Warrant Officers Heritage Foundation
Preserving Army Warrant Officer History
A Non-Profit 501 (c) (3) Public Charity
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Purpose and Goals

The Warrant Officers Heritage Foundation is organized, administered, and operated exclusively to receive, administer and expend funds as a public charity for among such other objectives and illustrative purposes only, and not by way of limitation, the following purposes within the meaning of Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code as it may be amended from time to time:

Over arching goal – “Educate fellow military & general public about long and rich history of Warrant Officer Corps.”

UNDERTAKINGS TO ACHIEVED THE GOAL

Accept and Manage the Warrant Officer Museum Fund formerly held by the U. S. Army Warrant Officers Association.

Publish a Warrant Officer History Book.

Raise awareness about Army Warrant Officers and their contributions to the mission of the U. S. Army.

Erect a Memorial to our Fallen Comrades over the years since the establishment of the Army Warrant Officer Corps.

Construct a Warrant Officer Historical Exhibit commemorating 100th Birthday of the Army Warrant Officer.

News

Warrant Officers Heritage Foundation announces Warrant Officer Memorial design and more - on November 3rd Foundation Chairman of the Board CW5 (Ret) Richard Markle visited the Army Historical Foundation (AHF). During the visit the WOHF proposal was presented for approval to fund and place six granite benches in the Memorial Garden of the National Museum of the U. S. Army (NMUSA) engraved in memory of our Fallen Warrant Officer Comrades. The theme is "SOME GAVE ALL - ALL GAVE SOME" with each bench engraved to cover a period of conflict, i.e. 'THE WORLD WARS", “KOREA”, “VIETNAM”, “PANAMA - SOMALIA – HAITI”, “PERSIAN GULF” and “GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR”. Also during the visit, Markle presented a $5,000 check to the National Museum Capital Fund Raiser in behalf of the Warrant Officers Heritage Foundation and the U. S. Army Warrant Officers Association (USAWOA). Also presented were two copies of WARRANT The Legacy of Leadership as a Warrant Officer history book, one for the NMUSA Research Library and the other as a desk reference for the AHF Historian. Also on November 3rd, WOHF Historian Emeritus CW4 (Ret) Don Hess and USAWOA National President CW5 Gary Nisker announced the Memorial Bench design and the $5,000 donation to the NMUSA Fund Raiser to the attendees at the USAWOA 37th AMM in Salt Lake City. Also announced was a campaign to raise $100,000 toward construction of a Warrant Officer Historical Exhibit commemorating the 100th Birthday of the Army Warrant Officer Corps in July 2018 - see more. 11/5/09

2010 U.S. Army Calendar from the National Museum of the U. S. Army - Thanks to the efforts of U. S. Army Warrant Officers Association (USAWOA) Member CW5 Dennis Erickson it recognizes the 9 July 1918 birth of the Army Warrant Officer Corps. Additionally each month contains a picture and biography of a soldier in the Registry of the American Soldier listed on www.armyhistory.org, the website of the Army Historical Foundation. USAWOA Member CW4 (Ret) Tom Hennen, the Army's first and only Warrant Officer Astronaut is featured on the May calendar. The 2010 U.S. Army Calendar from the National Museum will be available for purchase on October 30th for $10. You can access it via the web at http://www.usarmyregistry.org/store/products.aspx?t=NEW. 10/27/2009

Huge insignia collection donated to Army museum - The National Museum of the U.S. Army will be the repository of the most complete and historically significant collection of distinctive unit insignia in the country thanks to a donation by a California company. Vanguard Industries of Carlsbad, Calif., the largest supplier of military insignia to the U.S. armed services, recently turned over its collection of unit insignia to Ken Smith-Christmas, the museum’s director of exhibits and collections - see more. (Courtesy ArmyTimes.com 5/5/09)

Warrant Officers Heritage Foundation direct donation method - individuals and organizations may make donations to the Foundation using PayPal. Donations will go towards the construction of a Memorial to Our Fallen Warrant Officer Comrades and an Army Warrant Officer Historical exhibit commemorating the 100th Birthday of the Army Warrant Officer Corps. To donate go to the Foundation's home page and click on the "Donate button." Our PayPal account accepts credit cards, debit cards, bank transfers, and PayPal . You may also mail a donation to the Foundation by check if you prefer that method.

Recognition of Donations

The Warrant Officers Heritage Foundation began in January 2008 to recognize the individuals and organizations who answer the challenges issued at USAWOA Annual Meetings over the last few years. All donations effective November 1, 2009, go to fund an Army Warrant Officer Historical Exhibit commemorating the 100th Birthday of the Corps in July 2018.

All donations, without regard to size, will be acknowledged in writing for tax deduction purposes. See Donor List updated as donations are received. A recognition program for major donations is being developed. We plan to announce the criteria in the first quarter of calendar year 2010.

The Foundation's Office of Record is located at:

Warrant Officers Heritage Foundation,

462 Herndon Pkwy, Suite 207, c/o USAWOA
Herndon, Virginia 20170-5235

Phone 757-999-2022,

Listed on GuideStar.org, keyword "warrant" in the Search block.

All Directors, Officers, and Volunteers serve without compensation.

(Many files throughout this site are a PDF files - free reader is available for download.)

We are extremely grateful to our website sponsors -
Pentagon Federal Credit Union and the
U. S. Army Warrant Officers Association

Donate to the Warrant Officers Heritage Foundation efforts to construct of a

Historical Exhibit in honor of the 100th Birthday of the establishment of Army Warrant

Officer Corps on July 9, 1918 in the Army Mine Planter Service of the Coast Artillery.

You also have the option of sending a donation to the Foundation by Check.

No donation is too small!

All Donations, Grants, and Bequests are Tax Deductible within the limits prescribed by law.

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