TACOM welcomes newest Hall of Fame inductees

Smiles, hugs and happy tears filled the Detroit Arsenal as five people who spent decades shaping TACOM took a permanent place in its history. DETROIT ARSENAL, Mich. – Smiles, hugs and happy tears filled the Detroit Arsenal as five people who spent decades shaping the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command took a permanent place in its history. Agnes E. Holley-Smith, David W. Horton, Michele M. Moore, James “Patton” Tidwell and David L. Van Agtmael were inducted Oct. 28 into the TACOM Hall of Fame. “These are five people who have made TACOM stronger, they’ve made our Army more ready, and they’ve made our nation more secure,” Commanding General Brig. Gen.

Beth A. Behn said. The ceremony celebrated the inductees’ contributions and enduring legacy. More than 150 people attended, including command leadership, the commanders of TACOM’s depots and arsenals, Warren Mayor Lori Stone, four previous Hall of Fame inductees and members of the workforce. “Behind every piece of equipment that we field, behind every capability that we deliver to the point of need for Soldiers, there’s a professional behind that who’s doing that work,” she said. “The five people that we’re going to recognize today represent the very best of what we do.” Behn described the honorees as strategic problem-solvers who thought “broadly, deeply and critically” beyond the boundaries of