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    April 29, 2013, the 68th anniversary of 2nd Lt. Pioli’s liberation. Family, neighbors and friends gathered around to join in celebration at his Devola, Ohio, home. There was a surprise guest: Cong. Bill Johnson, R-Marietta. He presented Pioli with a U.S. flag that had flown over the nation's capitol in Pioli's honor.

    An American POW’s story

    When World War II ended, Nazi Germany held nearly 95,000 U.S. military personnel; Japan held almost 15,000 Americans. 2nd Lt. Robert L. Pioli, U.S. Army Air Corps, father of Buffalo District Safety Specialist William Pioli, was one of those 95,000.

  • Savannah District Partners with Florida High School on UXO Video

    Thanks to a partnership with Southeast High School in Bradenton, Fla., the U.S. Army Corps of

  • Employee spotlight: Transportation Assistant (Fleet Manager), Bill Minnock

    Employee Bill Minnock joined the district in Feb. 2013.
  • A truckload of computers is ready to be donated to schools by the Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The hard drives of the computers are stripped clean to avoid the declassification of sensitive information and the schools are connected with a third-party company that can give them new hard drives and software for the computers at a fraction of the cost that buying any other computer would cost.

    Corps computer donations benefit local schools

    As changes in technology rapidly move forward, federal employees are finding ways to help build a sustainable future that is filled with technological opportunities for coming generations.Two Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees seized the chance to make a difference in the lives of students throughout schools in their area by donating used Corps equipment to local schools, creating a better tomorrow by giving students the tools they need today.
  • Children constructing buildings for the "Tower Building Contest” that was presented by Nathanael “Nate” Wales, civil engineer, Planning Division.

    Inspiring our children

    “My dad worked on that!” a child said enthusiastically as New York District Commander Paul Owen