04/06/2026
Chapter Newsletter!
As my four-year term as President of the GEN C.W. Abrams Chapter comes to a close, I wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. These past four years have been an absolute privilege serving as your Chapter President. I felt honored to take over from David Fulton and grateful for the opportunity to learn from him during the years I served as his Vice President. I also want to thank all of the chapter presidents who came before me and helped build the foundation we stand on today.
From Remagen to Fulda, and from Wiesbaden to Heidelberg, we built an extraordinary team of professionals who shared the same values and commitment to making our community better and supporting the United States Army. Together, we accomplished more than I ever imagined and made a meaningful impact across our community.
There are so many memories I will always hold close to my heart: the smiles of little girls spinning across the dance floor with their fathers at our Father Daughter Galas; Soldiers taking photos in the Band of Brothers foxholes in Bastogne or running up Lieutenant Speirs' road in Foy during our battlefield tours; seeing our team proudly wearing matching AUSA jerseys at community events while sharing the story of our organization; watching GEN Brown drive a golf cart around our golf scramble to personally greet players; laying GEN Patton's boots on his grave in Luxembourg alongside SMA Dailey; and, of course, celebrating our successes each year in Washington, D.C., with the AUSA National team and meeting some of the Army's greatest leaders.
What a privilege. What a ride.
Thank you all for your support, friendship, and dedication over these past four years. Our success was never about one person. It was about an incredible team of volunteers, leaders, members, partners, and friends working together to make a difference. I am forever grateful to have been part of it.
Most of all, thank you for allowing me to be part of this incredible journey. The friendships, memories, and experiences will stay with me forever, and I will always be proud of what we accomplished together as a chapter.
Gemma McGowan
President, General Creighton W. Abrams Chapter
Friedensmuseum Brücke von Remagen
Point Alpha
Wiesbaden Warrior Battalion
DOWEA - Wiesbaden High School
Garrison Wiesbaden
Installation Management Command Directorate-Europe
Association of the United States Army - AUSA National
American Kinderfeld Frankfurt