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Ungerleider served during the Nor-mandy invasion on Omaha Beach. He waswounded twice but went on to serve inFrance and Germany, earning the BronzeStar Medal. In 1978, while at APG, hereceived awards for establishing EqualOpportunity programs on the installationand President Bill Clinton hailed himduring the 50th anniversary of Normandyin 1994. Ungerleider passed away Feb. 13,2011 and is interred at Arlington NationalCemetery.

“A truly remarkable Soldier,” Taylor saidas he called for a round of applause towelcome Ungerleider’s survivors, his wifeRuth, sons, Neil and Dan and daughter-in-law to the ceremony.

“You are a great Army family and we

thank you for coming,” Taylor said.Taylor removed theheavy lid on the time

capsule before turning the program over tohistorians Susan Thompson of the U.S.Army Communications-Electronics Com-mand and Jeff Smart of the U.S. ArmyResearch, Development and EngineeringCommand.

The contents of the capsule, all of whichwere sealed in plastic, included:§ A U.S. Army Human Engineering Labo-ratory report datedMay.10, 1951;§ A Joint Military Packaging TrainingCenter report dated Sept. 15, 1975, with unitcrest;§ A Chemical Corps insignia from Col.Kenneth L. Stahl signed by Adjutant Maj.Robert Bailey Jr.;§ A Congress of the United States letter toCol. Ungerleider dated Sept. 10, 1975;§ A Diamond Jubilee (50th Anniversary)photo from the Harford Democrat [news-

paper];§ A capsule scale drawing from the Engi-neering PlanningDirectorate;§ A microfilm collection from the ArmyTest andEvaluationCommand;§ A letter from the Historical Trust Com-mittee;§ A local newspaper andanAPGbrochure;§ An Ordnance Center and Schoolbrochure; and§ A Ballistics Research Laboratory con-tainer.

Smart said the contents of the timecapsule “represented a period of time forthe organizations and the people whoworkedhere.”

“As a historian, I would take all thatinformation and have a pretty good look atAPG during that time,” he said. He addedthat while some information may seemobsolete, it places in perspective theamount of time that has passed since thetime capsulewas sealed.

“I’m certain there is value in all of it,” hesaid.

Ruth Ungerleider said she was charmedby the proceedings.

“It means so very much to me because Ilived through it,” she said. “All the memo-ries came tumblingback and Iwas enjoyingit.”

She said she appreciated Taylor’s appre-ciation of her late husband’s intentwith thetime capsule and its contents,

“Especially because he understood [thetime capsule] was put there because[Ungerleider] thought it was important,”she said.

“It’s great to be back after all this time,”saidDanUngerleider, adding that the eventbrought back cherished childhood memo-ries of life at APG.

“I was 10 years old at the time,” he said.“These aremy roots.”

Items to be interred in the new APGCentennial time capsule, which will bededicated and sealed during the APGCentennialGala set forFriday,Oct. 20,weredisplayed during the ceremony.

The Centennial time capsule will beopened Oct. 20, 2067. A 50-year timecapsule was chose in hopes that someindividuals involved with the time capsulein 2017may be alive to see it opened.

APG Senior Commander Maj. Gen. Randy Taylor looks over the contents from the Bicentennial Time Capsule with Ruth Ungerleider and her sons, Neil and Dan, the family of the lateBrig. Gen. Alvin D. Ungerleider, who was the APG commander when the capsule was sealed and dedicated in 1975.

U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY SEAN KIEF, APG GARRISON

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convenicne,” said Mary McCully, a subjectmatter expert for ECBC’s CIO office. “Theydon't have to travel all over the place to findthe latest technology.”

DonnaFlemister, of FederalDirect Access,said the expo allows for more militarymembers to see what’s new and different inthe technology field.

For vendors, the expo gives thema chancetomaintainbrandawareness.

“I think it's important just to get in front ofall the customers and get your product outwhere people can actually see them,” saidTheresa Tuskey, a business developmentexecutive for Ameripack, a custom casemanufactuer. “If they don't know about you,they're not just going to find you onlinerandomly.”

Hewlett-Packard had its ZVR Backpackavailable for people to try out. The product,which was announced in August and willstart shipping in November, allows forcomplete mobility in the virtual realityexperience. The headset is tethered to abackpack, instead of a laptop or desktopcomputer.

Scott Shiffert, a federal salesman for HP,saidhehopestheproductwillmakeitswaytoAPG and hewanted to bring it to the expo toshow its value. He said it could be used formedical situations andassetmaintenance.

“It’s important to try to get out to the warfighers and support staff,” he said.

Aleeyah Hopkins, who works in cyberse-

curity at the U.S. Army Communciations-Electronics Research, Development and En-gineering Center, said she learned a lot fromcheckingout thevendors.

“You never know when you’re going toneedanewtechnologyandit’salwaysgoodtomake connections,” she said. “You neverknowwhen you're going to run into an issueand they canhelp you solve it.”

The next expo is scheduled for April 19,2018 at the Mallette Training Facility on theC4ISRcampus.

Tom Lewis, sales director at MilDef, Inc., shows equipment to Kevin Kimbrough, a radiofrequency technician with the Public Health Command, during the Fall Technology Expo,at the APG North (Aberdeen) recreation center, Oct. 11, 2017.

U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY JON BLEIWEIS, APG NEWS

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Vendor Katie Davis, an IT reseller for Con-nections, tries out virtual reality technologyfrom HP during the Fall Technology Expo atthe APG North (Aberdeen) recreationcenter, Oct. 11, 2017.

U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY JON BLEIWEIS, APG NEWS