FORT NOVOSEL- With the flick of the ceremonial Huey helicopter cyclic control stick, signs bearing the name Fort Novosel were simultaneously unveiled at each of the entrances to the Home
Members of the Novosel family, Wiregrass elected officials, and civic leaders gathered with active duty and military retirees at Veterans Park here as Fort Rucker became the first active-duty Army installation to be renamed as part of a 2021 National Defense Authorization Act’s Renaming Commission’s recommendation to change the names of military installations named for Confederate soldiers.
People are also reading… Born in Etna, Pennsylvania, the son of Croatian immigrants, Novosel enlisted in the Army-Air Corps at the age of 19, months before the bombing of Pearl Harbor, McCurry said. Novosel later joined the Air Force Reserve and was ultimately promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. After a stint as a civilian, Novosel joined the Army as a warrant officer aviator and served his first tour in Vietnam flying medevac helicopters --Dustoff--with the 283rd Medical Detachment.
“It is not lost on me that I will be the last senior commander of Fort Rucker,” McCurry said. “However, this post is more than a name. It’s a community where Americans from all over the country come to become aviation soldiers, warrant officers, and aviators, and all are accepted by the welcoming people of the Wiregrass.
The ceremony included a ceremonial flyover of a UH-1 Medevac helicopter in Novosel's honor was provided by the Ozark-based Friends of Army Aviation. a nonprofit public education organization dedicated to presenting the Army Aviation story through displays of legacy Army aircraft.
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