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Donald C. Hakenson was born in
Washington DC, but has lived practically his entire life in Franconia, Fairfax
County, Virginia . Don is a Vietnam era veteran and has been a Department of
the Army employee for over 33 years and is currently the Director for the U.S.
Armed Services Center for Unit Records Research since 1989. Don's Army
organization is the DoD Executive Agency responsible for Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder (PTSD) claims, Agent Orange inquiries and the daily maintenance of the
DoD Persian Gulf Registry for the Air Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard and the
Marine Corps. Outside of the Army, Don has spent countless years tracking and
researching obscure Civil War and Revolutionary War incidents and sites in
Fairfax County, especially regarding the Confederate guerilla chieftain Colonel
John S. Mosby and his rangers. Mr. Hakenson currently conducts Mosby bus tours
with his partner Gregg Dudding for the Stuart-Mosby Historical Society and
for other historical organizations, and is currently the President for the
Stuart-Mosby Historical Society. In addition, Don has published " This
Forgotten Land: A Tour of Civil War Sites and Other Historical Landmarks South
of Alexandria, Virginia " which is a book about
the Civil War history in Fairfax County and has co-authored two books with Gregg
Dudding about Colonel John S. Mosby and his men. Don's book "This Forgotten
Land," was the recipient of the 2001 Nan Netherton award from the Fairfax County
History Commission. Mr. Hakenson has written and presented recommendations for
a Fairfax County and a Virginia Historical marker in the State of Virginia that
have come to fruition. Don is also a founder and a member on the board of
directors for the Franconia Museum and gives various talks and bus tours on
Mosby and the Civil War history of Franconia, Fairfax County, Virginia and
Maryland. Additionally, Don is a well sought out speaker and has given various
history presentations to countless civil war, historical and civic organizations
around the entire State of Virginia and has provided special Civil War tours and
information to prominent writers and other out of state historians. Lastly, many
of Don's articles have been published in local newspapers and other historical
publications on Mosby , the Civil War and Fairfax County history.
Don had two
great great grandfathers who served in the Confederate Cavalry of the Army of
Northern Virginia. Don also had various cousins and uncles that served in the
43rd Battalion of Virginia Cavalry or Mosby’s Rangers.
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