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An M-113 armored personnel carrier on maneuvers during a downrange training exercise, 1984 · Wikimedia Commons

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Camp Carson was established in 1942, following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. The city of Colorado Springs, Colorado purchased land south of the city and donated it to the War Department. Construction began immediately and the first building, the camp headquarters, was completed on January 31, 1942. Camp Carson was named in honor of the legendary Army scout, General Christopher "Kit" Carson, who explored much of the West in the 1800s.

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1942Established

1984An M-113 armored personnel carrier on maneuvers…Commons

1990–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.

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An M-113 armored personnel carrier on maneuvers during a downrange training exercise

CommonsAn M-113 armored personnel carrier on maneuvers during a do…1984

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1990s

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