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Video by Cynthia McIntyre

80th Anniversary Open House PSA-Col. Bell

Fort Hunter Liggett Public Affairs Office

April 15, 2021 | 1:01

Fort Hunter Liggett will celebrate its 80th anniversary with a public Open House May 15, 2021. Garrison commander Col. Charles Bell gives a preview of some of the events and talks about the crown jewel of the installation, the historic Hacienda. FHL was part of the William Randolph Hearst Ranch when the Army purchased it in preparation for entry into World War II. The ranch house, built by noted architect Julia Morgan, became the Army's headquarters when it became Hunter Liggett Military Reservation on Jan. 10, 1941, and is now an inn available to the public. Some of the Open House events include displays of military equipment, a chance to fire a weapon on a digital target in the Engagement Skills Trainer, and watching a World War II aircraft land on the Schoonover dirt airstrip.