Military Matters 5-1-25
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[{'start': '0.240', 'end': '7.279', 'text': 'Military Matters on KFDX is brought to'}, {'start': '3.120', 'end': '9.519', 'text': 'you by Copperhead Harley-Davidson.'}, {'start': '7.279', 'end': '11.440', 'text': 'For our latest installment of Military'}, {'start': '9.519', 'end': '13.759', 'text': 'Matters, we take a look at the unique'}, {'start': '11.440', 'end': '16.080', 'text': 'history behind the gates of Fort Sil.'}, {'start': '13.759', 'end': '17.760', 'text': "Aaron Gonders met with the fort's museum"}, {'start': '16.080', 'end': '19.680', 'text': 'curator. So Aaron, what did you learn'}, {'start': '17.760', 'end': '21.680', 'text': 'about Fort Sil and what sets it apart'}, {'start': '19.680', 'end': '24.400', 'text': 'from other military installations like'}, {'start': '21.680', 'end': '27.359', 'text': 'it? Well guys, as it stands now, Fort'}, {'start': '24.400', 'end': '29.760', 'text': 'Sill is the best preserved Indian Wars'}, {'start': '27.359', 'end': '31.920', 'text': 'fort still in use west of the'}, {'start': '29.760', 'end': '33.840', 'text': "Mississippi River. It's both a relic of"}, {'start': '31.920', 'end': '36.079', 'text': 'the days on the American frontier while'}, {'start': '33.840', 'end': '37.399', 'text': 'also training the future of American'}, {'start': '36.079', 'end': '39.680', 'text': 'army'}, {'start': '37.399', 'end': '41.440', 'text': 'artillery. If you look at Fort Sill'}, {'start': '39.680', 'end': '43.280', 'text': "today, you'll see a modern military"}, {'start': '41.440', 'end': '45.200', 'text': 'installation training the future of'}, {'start': '43.280', 'end': '47.120', 'text': 'American artillery. But at the Fort'}, {'start': '45.200', 'end': '48.960', 'text': 'Center are buildings reminding us of the'}, {'start': '47.120', 'end': '51.360', 'text': "fort's storied past through the mid"}, {'start': '48.960', 'end': '53.840', 'text': '1800s. now historic landmark under the'}, {'start': '51.360', 'end': '57.120', 'text': 'watch of curator Noel Scarfon. Our very'}, {'start': '53.840', 'end': '60.079', 'text': 'first mission as a fort was to keep the'}, {'start': '57.120', 'end': '62.239', 'text': 'peace in the area um with the Kyoa and'}, {'start': '60.079', 'end': '64.799', 'text': 'Comanche with settlers who were passing'}, {'start': '62.239', 'end': '67.040', 'text': 'through and then our mission actually'}, {'start': '64.799', 'end': '69.040', 'text': 'switched to keeping outsiders out of the'}, {'start': '67.040', 'end': '71.360', 'text': 'reservation area. From its establishment'}, {'start': '69.040', 'end': '73.119', 'text': 'in the 1860s, Fort Sill has been active'}, {'start': '71.360', 'end': '75.200', 'text': 'through the Civil War, the Indian Wars,'}, {'start': '73.119', 'end': '77.600', 'text': 'and beyond. Many forts in the American'}, {'start': '75.200', 'end': '80.799', 'text': 'West fell into disrepair over time, but'}, {'start': '77.600', 'end': '83.600', 'text': 'not Fort Sill because we have uh the'}, {'start': '80.799', 'end': '85.360', 'text': 'field artillery school that was here. Um'}, {'start': '83.600', 'end': '87.280', 'text': 'we, like I said, have been in continual'}, {'start': '85.360', 'end': '89.040', 'text': 'use since our establishment. So that'}, {'start': '87.280', 'end': '90.960', 'text': 'really makes us unique. The fort kept'}, {'start': '89.040', 'end': '92.960', 'text': 'the old buildings in use over its long'}, {'start': '90.960', 'end': '94.960', 'text': "history. As the fort's mission changed,"}, {'start': '92.960', 'end': '97.600', 'text': "the fort's buildings were also able to"}, {'start': '94.960', 'end': '99.920', 'text': 'adapt. In fact, the visitors center was'}, {'start': '97.600', 'end': '102.640', 'text': 'the office for the Apache prisoners of'}, {'start': '99.920', 'end': '104.400', 'text': 'war. Um, and then in addition to that,'}, {'start': '102.640', 'end': '105.840', 'text': 'they served as storehouses and different'}, {'start': '104.400', 'end': '108.320', 'text': 'things. So, basically, they were just'}, {'start': '105.840', 'end': '110.320', 'text': 'repurposed. From I44, the only part of'}, {'start': '108.320', 'end': '112.479', 'text': "the old quadrangle that's visible is the"}, {'start': '110.320', 'end': '114.479', 'text': 'stables, but farther up the hill is the'}, {'start': '112.479', 'end': '116.320', 'text': 'rest of the idyllic quadrangle with a'}, {'start': '114.479', 'end': '119.040', 'text': 'flag pole at the center. If we come back'}, {'start': '116.320', 'end': '121.600', 'text': 'over here to the housing, all along the'}, {'start': '119.040', 'end': '124.000', 'text': 'east side and north side of the old post'}, {'start': '121.600', 'end': '126.079', 'text': "quadrangle is housing. It was officer's"}, {'start': '124.000', 'end': '127.600', 'text': 'housing back then, and it still is'}, {'start': '126.079', 'end': '129.039', 'text': "today. Through much of the fort's"}, {'start': '127.600', 'end': '131.200', 'text': "history, it's been home to American"}, {'start': '129.039', 'end': '132.879', 'text': 'soldiers from all walks of life. Buffalo'}, {'start': '131.200', 'end': '135.440', 'text': 'soldier barracks from the 9th and 10th'}, {'start': '132.879', 'end': '137.599', 'text': 'Cavalry are still preserved. Many Native'}, {'start': '135.440', 'end': '140.239', 'text': 'American soldiers served as well, like'}, {'start': '137.599', 'end': '142.959', 'text': 'ICO of the Kya tribe. We get soldiers'}, {'start': '140.239', 'end': '145.920', 'text': 'here from all over the country, from all'}, {'start': '142.959', 'end': '147.760', 'text': 'ethnicities, religions, backgrounds. Um,'}, {'start': '145.920', 'end': '149.599', 'text': 'and they all come together for one'}, {'start': '147.760', 'end': '151.599', 'text': 'purpose, which is to serve our country.'}, {'start': '149.599', 'end': '153.200', 'text': 'As time moves forward, Fort Sil can'}, {'start': '151.599', 'end': '156.400', 'text': 'continue to be both a window into'}, {'start': '153.200', 'end': '157.680', 'text': "America's past and its future."}, {'start': '156.400', 'end': '159.599', 'text': 'And if you want to check out the'}, {'start': '157.680', 'end': '161.599', 'text': 'incredible history of Fort Sil for'}, {'start': '159.599', 'end': '163.440', 'text': 'yourself, the historic landmark and'}, {'start': '161.599', 'end': '165.360', 'text': "museum is free and it's open to the"}, {'start': '163.440', 'end': '167.040', 'text': 'public. And the Field Artillery Museum'}, {'start': '165.360', 'end': '168.720', 'text': 'is another way to take a dive into the'}, {'start': '167.040', 'end': '170.560', 'text': "fort's history. If you want to find out"}, {'start': '168.720', 'end': '172.480', 'text': 'how to visit either one of these, just'}, {'start': '170.560', 'end': '174.319', 'text': "click inside the story over on Texoma's"}, {'start': '172.480', 'end': '176.319', 'text': "homepage.com. There's so much to see"}, {'start': '174.319', 'end': '178.400', 'text': 'there. You could stay all day long'}, {'start': '176.319', 'end': '180.239', 'text': 'easily. I mean, more than that, you'}, {'start': '178.400', 'end': '183.760', 'text': 'know, just spend that just in the museum'}, {'start': '180.239', 'end': '185.599', 'text': "itself. It I it's I love the history of"}, {'start': '183.760', 'end': '189.120', 'text': "Fortzil. It's really something. Aaron,"}, {'start': '185.599', 'end': '189.120', 'text': 'thank you so much for bringing that to'}]