Letter to the editor.(EDITORIAL)(Letter to the editor)

I hope you can help me with the history of this pin--when it was current, and if it was an item awarded to, or purchased by, a member. In the center is what looks like a winged wheel. What is the significance? Anything you can add to my understanding will be greatly appreciated.

--Warren Whittier

Port Angeles, WA

The "winged wheel" is one of four symbols on the seal of the US Army Transportation Corps. Each symbol relates to a specific mode. The Wing represents Air; others are the Wheel (on a rail) to indicate Rail Roads, a US Highway Marker (prior to the Interstate shield) to indicate Roads or surface transport, and a Ship's Wheel (encircling the emblem) to indicate Sea transport. Your pin most likely was in use between 1949 and 1975. The original pins were produced in Attleboro, MA. A sterling silver lapel pin was at one time presented only to Life Members, but later was available for purchase.

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The National Defense Transportation Association has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1949, and this year marks yet another milestone. The Association will be known as NDTA - The Association for Global Logistics and Transportation to reflect a much broader scope of the industry.

--Karen Schmitt, Managing Editor DTJ

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