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CityViewNC.com | 23 Last fall, Colonel Christopher S. Moretti, Sr. assumed command of the 82nd Airborne Division Artillery, more commonly known as DIVARTY. His wife, Deborah Moretti, took command of their new home in the Normandy Heights neighborhood on Fort Bragg. T he geometrically laid streets of perfectly manicured and maintained 1930s Span- ish Eclectic-style homes are characterized by their gable tile roofs, stucco, arched passageways and copper gutters and downspouts. Passing by an ample playground, the Fort Bragg Club, the quaint Main Post Chapel, Ryder Golf Course and the endless green of the Main Post Parade Field, the charm- ing Normandy neighborhood may look more like a standard country club com- munity than a United States Army Post. Drive on, and a glimpse of Fort Bragg's Iron Mike statue, "e Airborne Trooper," is a reminder that while Nor- mandy may be a "gated" community of sorts, it is anything but ordinary. e Moretti home is an equally for- midable reminder. rough the arch of the front porch, adorned with the 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regimental crimson and the gold crest of the 82nd Airborne DIVARTY and into the foyer, a look to the le reveals a living room with two strikingly red accent walls. A look to the right reveals a bright yellow din- ing room. "Please know the colors in our home have nothing to do with any sports team. ey are the colors of the Field Artillery" said Deborah, an Army wife for more than 20 years. From the original hardwood floors to the maid's quarters, now a game room for their son, the history of the home is palpable. "I wouldn't change a thing about it. is is tradition," said Deborah of the historical home. "When I think of all the families that have lived in this house before us, if it's good enough for Living Room Dining Room Army Coin Collection Kitchen

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