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- FE Warren Air Force Base got its name

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from Wyoming legend Frances Emroy Warren.

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His famed story begin in 1863

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when he enlisted with the
Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

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at the age of 18 to
fight in the Civil War.

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Heavy Confederate gunfire

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destroyed Corporal Warren's entire platoon

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during the raid of Port Hudson, Louisiana.

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Despite serious injuries,
he bravely fought on

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and disabled the artillery,

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earning him the
Congressional Medal of Honor

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for battlefield gallantry.

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Warren headed westward
after the war in 1868,

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eventually landing in a rough shanty town

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called Cheyenne, Wyoming, where
he said every man slept with

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from one to a half-dozen
revolvers under his pillow.

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Warren found work as a
furniture store clerk,

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but it wasn't long before he owned

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the Warren Lank and Livestock Company,

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likely making him
Wyoming's wealthiest man.

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Warren brought his success
to politics in 1885

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when he was appointed territorial governor

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and quickly stood up for Chinese workers

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who were brutalized by racist coal miners

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during the Rock Springs Massacre.

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In 1890, he was elected
as the first governor

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of the state of Wyoming.

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Warren's residence in the
Historic Governors' Mansion

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wouldn't be long; only
days later, he resigned

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after finding a new home in
the United States Senate,

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a position he held for more than 37 years.

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Warren's status among lawmakers climbed,

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and he was seen around
Cheyenne with prominent figures

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like President Teddy Roosevelt.

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Warren's political momentum formed

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in what became known
as the Warren Machine,

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an unmatched Wyoming government influence

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which Senator Warren used
to enhance Fort DA Russell,

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the military installation that
would later bear his name.

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Warren remained active in the Senate

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all the way up to his death.

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After a three-week bout with
bronchitis and pneumonia,

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he died in Washington,
DC on November 24, 1929.

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Senator Warren returned home
to Cheyenne four days later

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and was laid to rest
at Lake View Cemetery.

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In 1949, Fort DA Russell

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officially became FE
Warren Air Force Base.

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(metal slamming)