Fort Knox Historic Story

An autopsy showed that Spc. Joe Don Land, the soldier from Fort Knox whose body was found Sunday in the Salt River, drowned, the Hardin County coroner's office confirmed yesterday.
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Land, 19, was found Sunday morning under a railroad bridge bordering southwestern Jefferson County near the Ohio River. Barry Brown, the deputy coroner, said that Land had been wearing what looked like homemade rappelling equipment.

Land was among eight soldiers from Fort Knox who were swimming Saturday in the river. He and some of the other soldiers jumped from the railroad bridge into the water.

May of this year, a group of Fort Knox international liaison officers made an unusual request. They asked the participants from the Fort Knox Historical Community not to bring the traditional "hostess gifts" but rather to make donations to USA Cares instead.

Canadian Forces Liaison, Major C. J. Young along with French Colonel Bruno Duhesme and German Lieutenant-Colonel Dirk Schuber visited and had a tour of the USA Cares Military Family Assistance Center. They also brought a donation that was made by Fort Knox Historical Society Members.

Major Young said "we have been receiving a number of great 'hostess gifts' over the years, and while we were very appreciative of people's generosity, we wanted to give back to the community, so we asked if folks would instead make a donation to USA Cares. The Fort Knox Community has responded very favorably to that idea."

Pat Stradley, USA Cares Director of Family Services commented "I think that it is just amazing that these gentlemen would forgo the gifts that would normally go to them to do something for their American comrades in arms and their families. It speaks very highly of them individually and of the brotherhood that all military, regardless of their country, have with one another."

Bill Nelson, Executive Director of USA Cares, echoed Stradley's sentiments and thanked the group for their generosity and for being great representatives of the Fort Knox military community.


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