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SIGNAL CORPS
Realizing that effective communications was vital to the army in which he served, Albert James Myer a visionary and Army doctor serving in Texas in 1856 conceived the idea of visual signaling/communications. His concept the "wigway" system was adopted by the Army in 1860 and was promptly renamed the Signal Corps. Its initial tools of communications was the telegraph and visual signaling/flagmen.
In 1870, the U.S. Congress mandated that the Signal Corps establish the National Weather Service which is currently known as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and no longer under the auspesis of the Signal Corps. Since its inception it has evolved incorporating many forms of communications as part of its operational footprint. Its early beginning positioned it as today's provider and manager communications and information systems support for the command and control of combined arms forces.
The BTMC 2/138 Signal Corps is tasked with establishing and maintaining lines of communications that may be of interest to the Buffalo Soldier MC and Buffalo Trooper MC family.
President Betty "Boo" Thornton
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SONG OF THE SIGNAL CORPS
From flag and torch in the Civil War,
to signal satellites afar.
We give our Army the voice to give command
on battlefield or global span.
In combat we're always in the fight,
we speed the message day or night.
Technicians too, ever skillful, ever watchful,
we're the Army Signal Corps
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Many of us sought membership in the Buffalo Troopers MC for a number of reasons, one of them being the shared passion for motorcycle riding. Is it the only passion that each of us posses? Well, for myself I must admit that there is another and motorcycle riding comes in second. It gives me a since of knowing who I am, where I've come from, a medical history I should be aware of and a connection with those who came before me. It's a study that was re-energized when Alex Haley's 1977 movie "Roots" was broadcast by ABC Television. It is genealogy, the research of ones family history. Since entering the gates of archived history in search of the unknown, it has allowed me/my family to uncover many unknown passages in our family history. Recently discovered was a female relative who was born in the year 1799.
I'm not going to bore you with anymore of what didn't interest me as a youngster. I'll only suggest that you try it. I guarantee that most of you will develop an interest in researching your ancestry. In the allowing list of web sites those that can assist you in researching your family history are denoted by an asterisk. The ancestry service provider you chose may be reputable but beware of those sales representatives that attempt to sell you services that are of no value to you. When coming from abroad most of our ancestors were not processed through Ellis Island.
I'm one of three who maintain the BTMC web site. If you don't know who I am my riding name is a dead-giveaway. Enjoy your ride through the passages of time.
