by Justin Docken | Apr 27, 2026 | Adair History, Blog, Raising the Barracks, Spotlight Article
Vancouver Barracks built 1905, Justin Docken To understand the barracks at Camp Adair, you have to go back to the early 1900s when the U.S. Army followed a much simpler, standardized plan for housing soldiers. At that time, a single barracks building served nearly... by Justin Docken | Apr 1, 2026 | Adair History, Blog, Spotlight Article
In the spring of 1943, as the world stood engulfed in the turmoil of World War II, a powerful moment of unity and reflection unfolded on the home front at Camp Adair in Oregon. Far from the battlefields overseas, thousands of soldiers gathered for a special Easter... by Justin Docken | Mar 22, 2026 | Adair History, Blog, Spotlight Article
Camp Adair: More Than a Training Camp When most people picture a military training camp, they imagine muddy fields, long marches, and rows of temporary tents. But Camp Adair during World War II was something far different. It wasn’t just a place to train soldiers — it...