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The purpose of the Army Echoes newsletter is to keep Army Retired Soldiers and Family members abreast of their rights and privileges, inform them of developments in the modern Army, and to inspire goodwill and a desire to support the Army in their civilian communities.
The first Retired Army Personnel Bulletin was published in March 1956. It was a four page, monthly bulletin, designed to respond to the Army’s "urgent need" to get information to its 100,000 Retired Soldiers. Retirees had previously received information through inserts in their paychecks. This method did not provide information to those retirees receiving compensation from the (then) Veterans Administration and not receiving pay from the Army, and it limited information to a maximum of 350 words a month.
The publication's name was changed to Army Echoes in January 1979.
Today, Army Echoes, is a 16 page bulletin. It is published three times a year and mailed to 900,000+ Retired Soldiers and SBP annuitants. The correspondence address that the retiree has on file at the Defense Finance and Accounting Service-Cleveland Center (DFAS-CL) is used to mail Army Echoes. The correspondence address that Reserve Retired Soldiers, not yet age 60 and not yet in receipt of retired pay, have on file at the Army Human Resources Command in St. Louis is used to mail Army Echoes to them.
Through the years, the name, size and frequency of publication have changed. However, the publication's mission of providing a vital communications link between the Active Army and Retired communities has remained unchanged.
Comments concerning Echoes should be directed to the Editor, Army Echoes, HQDA, 200 Stovall St, Room 5N35, ATTN: DAPE-HRPD-RSO, Alexandria, VA 22332-0470. E-Mail
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