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Thank you for the opportunity to address this issue. Under your heading Notable Armenian Americans, sub-heading Military a most prominent name has been left out. General Haig Shekerjian !1905-1966) was the first Armenian American to graduate from West Point Academy. the following is written by Nanore Barsoumian. Sherkerjians papers are on record ar Hoover Instution Palo Alto CA.
"Brigadier General Haig Shekerjian is one of the highest ranking Armenian Americans ever to serve in the U.S. military, and the first cadet of Armenian parentage to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., at the turn of the last century. One hundred years later, West Point continues to attract American cadets of Armenian descent. An important figure both in U.S. military history and post-genocide relief efforts, Shekerjian’s example inspired scores of young Armenians to enlist in the U.S. army at the height of World War II. Photo from ‘United States Army in World War II: The Technical Services: The Chemical Warfare Service: Organizing for War’ by Leo P. Bropby and George J. B. Fisher, Center of Military History, United States Army, Washington, D.C.: 1989.
Shekerjian was born on June 13, 1886, in Adabazar, Izmit, Turkey. He moved to the U.S. at the age of five with his parents Hagop and Esther (Alexanian). In 1911, on his birthday, he became the first cadet of Armenian descent to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy. He graduated with a bachelor of science degree and was commissioned as second lieutenant of infantry.
From April 1916 to February 1917, Shekerjian, nicknamed “Shek,” served with the Punitive Expedition in Mexico under General John J. Pershing. During World War I, he served as assistant military attaché in Greece, and then with the Allied Armies of the Orient in the Middle East. In 1923, he was transferred to the Chemical Warfare Service and stayed with the branch for 39 years, retiring in 1946.
Shekerjian became the first Armenian American brigadier-general by order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942. (The other is Brigadier General Michael J. Tashjian, West Point class of 1948, who was deputy chief of staff, procurement, Headquarters Air Force Systems Command, Andrews Air Force Base, Md. He retired in 1976, and now resides in San Diego.) Shekerjian was appointed commanding general of the Chemical Warfare Replacement Training Center from 1942-43, after which he assumed the position of commanding general of Camp Sibert, in Alabama, from 1943-45. He then became deputy head of the Army and Navy Liquidation Commission, U.S. Middle East Theater of Operations (1945-46).
“My father told me about [Shekerjian] back in 1947, when I was applying for West Point,” recalls retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Sarkis Semerjian, West Point Class of 1953. “He mentioned [it] after he learned [about him] during a trip he took to the Boston area. He said, ‘You know, there is an Armenian general, retired now, that went to West Point.’”
Semerjian says it is important to remember Shekerjian. “He set a tone, a precedent, for more Armenians to apply [to West Point]. I found that most people in the military are totally unfamiliar with Armenia and Armenians. This is one way of bringing [it] to their attention. Most Armenians in the military did this. Peter Mirakian did this. George Juskalian did this [Retired army colonels, both deceased]. And I did this.”
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point boasts two U.S. presidents—Ulysses S. Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower—numerous distinguished generals, heads of foreign states, policy makers, and entrepreneurs. For Semerjian, it is important for Armenian Americans to be part of that institution, both to serve the country they now call home, and to repay an old debt—an idea that is a distant echo of Shekerjian’s words. Eleven cadets of Armenian descent were enrolled in the 2010-11 school year, and the school has two faculty members of Armenian ancestry, according to Semerjian.
In 1943, Private A. Baligian of the U.S. Army, a correspondent for the Hairenik Weekly (later renamed the Armenian Weekly), visited Camp Sibert and conducted a brief interview with Shekerjian, which appeared in the June 16, 1943 issue of the Weekly. Shekerjian spoke about his 1919 travels to Constantinople, Erzerum, Erzinga, Kars, Etchmiadzin, and Yerevan. “Having lost his parents early, he keenly regrets that he never learned the mother Armenian tongue, except a few scattered words,” wrote Baligian.
Shekerjian appeals to compatriots
That did not deter the general from remaining involved with the Armenian community. He delivered speeches at rallies and used various organs to reach out to Armenian Americans to garner support for the war effort during World War II, often referring to the heroism and sacrifice displayed during the war by Armenian Americans like Captain Albert Arabian and Lt. Ernest Dervishian. (Dervishian was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor during World War II. Upon returning to his hometown of Richmond, Va., Dervishian was presented with a $1,000 war bond, which he selflessly returned to the city, requesting it be used to help other veterans.)
Thank you, Edw. Vasgerdsian — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.104.226.139 ( talk) 00:01, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
Hi
My name is Cambell Kenneford, there has been a Wikipedia page made about me and I'm confused as to why it is there. I am not famous, relevant or even known. I appeared on the Mail Online and in The Sun once over 2 years ago and plan on doing no other media. I would appreciate the page being taken down because as I said before, I'm not famous or known - so the page shouldn't be there.
Here is a link to the page: /info/en/?search=Cambell_Kenneford Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CambellKenneford ( talk • contribs) 02:36, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
I recently saw the user "2601:D:9280:2F3:74D4:29C:BA8D:2284". I've seen usernames and ip addresses, but not anything that looks like this? Do you know what this is? thanks Becky Sayles ( talk) 03:26, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
Can anyone please take a look at the article Shared universe? It could be a decent article with enough work, but right now it is a gigantic pile of mostly unsourced WP:OR. 68.57.233.34 ( talk) 11:47, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
Is there a way to find or get a list of, for any wiki page, all the other wikis which have links in info boxes to the wiki you are interested in? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wp1648 ( talk • contribs) 22:14, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
Hello.
Earlier today I added an external link to the Carl Jung page and a handful of others related to the work of Carl Jung and Depth (Analytical) Psychology.
This was my first attempt at adding an external link.
The link I attempted to add is a link to a website devoted to the work of Carl Jung and Depth Psychology:
This is the link I attempted to add: http://jungnet.net/
If you will take a moment to look at the content of the link including using its search feature you will find it is devoted to Carl Jung's legacy and that its quality and amount of contents equals or exceed that of other external links already existing on the Carl Jung Wikipedia Page.
A short time ago I received the following email:
"Hello, I'm Loriendrew. I wanted to let you know that I removed one or more external links you added, because they seemed to be inappropriate for an encyclopedia. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page, or take a look at our guidelines about links.
You recently added the same external link to a number of pages, all of which resulted in a "page not found" error. ☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(talk) 22:46, 30 October 2014 (UTC)"
It certainly was not my intent to violate the rules and regulations of Wikipedia but I am at a loss to understand why the content of my external link would be deemed inappropriate as it is directly pertinent to the subject matter of the page and the quality of its content is in no way deficient in comparison to other external links already approved by Wikipedia.
if the issue is that I did not attach the link properly I apologize and would respectfully ask for specific instruction on how to enter the link properly and request permission to reenter the external link I attempted to post.
Your guidance in this matter will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you and best regards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Purrington ( talk • contribs) 23:09, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
I can understand, appreciate and accept that having the same external link posted in numerous location can legitimately be considered inappropriate. I also recognize that anyone can assert that a proposed external link is "Pertinent to the subject matter" but in this instance the link really is and all I would ask is for someone to investigate the link and thereby obtain empirical evidence as to the veracity of that assertion. I would request that I be allowed to post the external link one time and one time only. Thank you for your consideration. ~Purrington. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Purrington ( talk • contribs) 02:40, 31 October 2014 (UTC)
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Thank you for the opportunity to address this issue. Under your heading Notable Armenian Americans, sub-heading Military a most prominent name has been left out. General Haig Shekerjian !1905-1966) was the first Armenian American to graduate from West Point Academy. the following is written by Nanore Barsoumian. Sherkerjians papers are on record ar Hoover Instution Palo Alto CA.
"Brigadier General Haig Shekerjian is one of the highest ranking Armenian Americans ever to serve in the U.S. military, and the first cadet of Armenian parentage to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., at the turn of the last century. One hundred years later, West Point continues to attract American cadets of Armenian descent. An important figure both in U.S. military history and post-genocide relief efforts, Shekerjian’s example inspired scores of young Armenians to enlist in the U.S. army at the height of World War II. Photo from ‘United States Army in World War II: The Technical Services: The Chemical Warfare Service: Organizing for War’ by Leo P. Bropby and George J. B. Fisher, Center of Military History, United States Army, Washington, D.C.: 1989.
Shekerjian was born on June 13, 1886, in Adabazar, Izmit, Turkey. He moved to the U.S. at the age of five with his parents Hagop and Esther (Alexanian). In 1911, on his birthday, he became the first cadet of Armenian descent to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy. He graduated with a bachelor of science degree and was commissioned as second lieutenant of infantry.
From April 1916 to February 1917, Shekerjian, nicknamed “Shek,” served with the Punitive Expedition in Mexico under General John J. Pershing. During World War I, he served as assistant military attaché in Greece, and then with the Allied Armies of the Orient in the Middle East. In 1923, he was transferred to the Chemical Warfare Service and stayed with the branch for 39 years, retiring in 1946.
Shekerjian became the first Armenian American brigadier-general by order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942. (The other is Brigadier General Michael J. Tashjian, West Point class of 1948, who was deputy chief of staff, procurement, Headquarters Air Force Systems Command, Andrews Air Force Base, Md. He retired in 1976, and now resides in San Diego.) Shekerjian was appointed commanding general of the Chemical Warfare Replacement Training Center from 1942-43, after which he assumed the position of commanding general of Camp Sibert, in Alabama, from 1943-45. He then became deputy head of the Army and Navy Liquidation Commission, U.S. Middle East Theater of Operations (1945-46).
“My father told me about [Shekerjian] back in 1947, when I was applying for West Point,” recalls retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Sarkis Semerjian, West Point Class of 1953. “He mentioned [it] after he learned [about him] during a trip he took to the Boston area. He said, ‘You know, there is an Armenian general, retired now, that went to West Point.’”
Semerjian says it is important to remember Shekerjian. “He set a tone, a precedent, for more Armenians to apply [to West Point]. I found that most people in the military are totally unfamiliar with Armenia and Armenians. This is one way of bringing [it] to their attention. Most Armenians in the military did this. Peter Mirakian did this. George Juskalian did this [Retired army colonels, both deceased]. And I did this.”
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point boasts two U.S. presidents—Ulysses S. Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower—numerous distinguished generals, heads of foreign states, policy makers, and entrepreneurs. For Semerjian, it is important for Armenian Americans to be part of that institution, both to serve the country they now call home, and to repay an old debt—an idea that is a distant echo of Shekerjian’s words. Eleven cadets of Armenian descent were enrolled in the 2010-11 school year, and the school has two faculty members of Armenian ancestry, according to Semerjian.
In 1943, Private A. Baligian of the U.S. Army, a correspondent for the Hairenik Weekly (later renamed the Armenian Weekly), visited Camp Sibert and conducted a brief interview with Shekerjian, which appeared in the June 16, 1943 issue of the Weekly. Shekerjian spoke about his 1919 travels to Constantinople, Erzerum, Erzinga, Kars, Etchmiadzin, and Yerevan. “Having lost his parents early, he keenly regrets that he never learned the mother Armenian tongue, except a few scattered words,” wrote Baligian.
Shekerjian appeals to compatriots
That did not deter the general from remaining involved with the Armenian community. He delivered speeches at rallies and used various organs to reach out to Armenian Americans to garner support for the war effort during World War II, often referring to the heroism and sacrifice displayed during the war by Armenian Americans like Captain Albert Arabian and Lt. Ernest Dervishian. (Dervishian was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor during World War II. Upon returning to his hometown of Richmond, Va., Dervishian was presented with a $1,000 war bond, which he selflessly returned to the city, requesting it be used to help other veterans.)
Thank you, Edw. Vasgerdsian — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.104.226.139 ( talk) 00:01, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
Hi
My name is Cambell Kenneford, there has been a Wikipedia page made about me and I'm confused as to why it is there. I am not famous, relevant or even known. I appeared on the Mail Online and in The Sun once over 2 years ago and plan on doing no other media. I would appreciate the page being taken down because as I said before, I'm not famous or known - so the page shouldn't be there.
Here is a link to the page: /info/en/?search=Cambell_Kenneford Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by CambellKenneford ( talk • contribs) 02:36, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
I recently saw the user "2601:D:9280:2F3:74D4:29C:BA8D:2284". I've seen usernames and ip addresses, but not anything that looks like this? Do you know what this is? thanks Becky Sayles ( talk) 03:26, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
Can anyone please take a look at the article Shared universe? It could be a decent article with enough work, but right now it is a gigantic pile of mostly unsourced WP:OR. 68.57.233.34 ( talk) 11:47, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
Is there a way to find or get a list of, for any wiki page, all the other wikis which have links in info boxes to the wiki you are interested in? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wp1648 ( talk • contribs) 22:14, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
Hello.
Earlier today I added an external link to the Carl Jung page and a handful of others related to the work of Carl Jung and Depth (Analytical) Psychology.
This was my first attempt at adding an external link.
The link I attempted to add is a link to a website devoted to the work of Carl Jung and Depth Psychology:
This is the link I attempted to add: http://jungnet.net/
If you will take a moment to look at the content of the link including using its search feature you will find it is devoted to Carl Jung's legacy and that its quality and amount of contents equals or exceed that of other external links already existing on the Carl Jung Wikipedia Page.
A short time ago I received the following email:
"Hello, I'm Loriendrew. I wanted to let you know that I removed one or more external links you added, because they seemed to be inappropriate for an encyclopedia. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page, or take a look at our guidelines about links.
You recently added the same external link to a number of pages, all of which resulted in a "page not found" error. ☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(talk) 22:46, 30 October 2014 (UTC)"
It certainly was not my intent to violate the rules and regulations of Wikipedia but I am at a loss to understand why the content of my external link would be deemed inappropriate as it is directly pertinent to the subject matter of the page and the quality of its content is in no way deficient in comparison to other external links already approved by Wikipedia.
if the issue is that I did not attach the link properly I apologize and would respectfully ask for specific instruction on how to enter the link properly and request permission to reenter the external link I attempted to post.
Your guidance in this matter will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you and best regards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Purrington ( talk • contribs) 23:09, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
I can understand, appreciate and accept that having the same external link posted in numerous location can legitimately be considered inappropriate. I also recognize that anyone can assert that a proposed external link is "Pertinent to the subject matter" but in this instance the link really is and all I would ask is for someone to investigate the link and thereby obtain empirical evidence as to the veracity of that assertion. I would request that I be allowed to post the external link one time and one time only. Thank you for your consideration. ~Purrington. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Purrington ( talk • contribs) 02:40, 31 October 2014 (UTC)