The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 15, no. 5 (Sept., Oct. 1965)]

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Go v ernor Sanders, Gu ards men Participate In Dedication An d Flag Rai s ing For New Atlanta Mariott Motel Facility

GOVERNOR CARL E. SANDERS

THE ADJUTANT
GENERAL 'S MESSAGE

MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE J. HEARN

My Fellow Guardsmen:
Georgia Air Guardsmen of th e 116th and 165th Air Transport Groups have been asked by the Departmen t of Defense to furnish six aircraft for a special mission: Operation Christmas Star -- the flying of Christmas packages to our forces in Viet Nom.
Nationwide, the effort will call for 75 airc raft from 25 transport wings. Gifts of cookies, shaving it ems, fruit cake and a variety of other goodies constitute the cargo our Georgia airmen are flying more than 12,000 statue miles to deliver.
The Air Guard has been called on to pe rform th is humanitarian mission because of the generosity of many Georgians and thousands of Americans who believe that our fighting men in Viet Nom should by supported wholeheartedly by every citiz en they are risking their Iives to protect.
We are proud to have this role to show our concern and support for our armed forces in Southeast Asia. Our flight crews are volunteers who recognize the cause for wh ich ou r forces are fighting on foreign soil. Many of them are foregoing thei r Thanksgiving holidays to take gifts to Viet Nom.
Our Air Guard crews are trained to do the job. They have been flying overseas missions forfour years. Th ey are flying these special missions in addition to their regular trans-oceanic flights.
We are indeed privileged that Geo rgia gifts, from Georgia people are being taken to other Georgians and th eir fellow Americans across the world in Georgia aircraft flown by Georgi a Guardsmen. It is only fitting that this is the way it should be done.


THE GEORGIA GUARDSMA N
Vol. 15 ept, Oct 1965 No. 5
A publication of the Department cf Defense, Military Division, tate of Georgia. P ubli hed in the interest of the Georgia ational Guard and distribu ted fr e to members of the National Guard of Georgia. The Guard man uses AFP material.

THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

HONORABLE CARL E. SANDERS GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA
MAJ GEN GEORGE J. HEARN TH E ADJUTANT GENERAL

Brigadier General Adriel N. Willi ams, for egr ound, Vice Com mander, Eastern Transport Air Force, is welcomed to Travis Field, Savannah, Ge org ia, by th e Staff of the 16Sth Air Trans port Group (Heavy), comman ded by Colonel William F. Sum merell, General Williams visi t ed th e 165th dur ing an Opera fional Readiness Inspection held on 9-10 October 1965, and
attended the critique which follow ed the ORI.

L T COL DOUGLAS EMBRY EDITOR
Publication and Editorial Office P. 0. Box 4839
Atlanta, G eorgia 30302
OUR COVER ...
Six smartl y dress ed MP's of the 48th MP Co ond 12 br is tling Guardsm en of the 648th Maintenance Battalion from Atl anta joined with seven members of the 48th Division Band fro m Decatur to dedicate the multi mi llion dollar Marriott Motor Motel in Atlanta 29 Sep. Governor Car l Sa nders presented a State flo~ (purchased by th e Motel) to th e MP s for hoi sting with the U. S. colors, The band's drummers began the ir rolls and the buglers played "To t he Colors" as the flog s ascen~ ed, Present for the ceremonies were Warrant Officer Marvin K. Miller, band director, and Capt. Leonard C. Grace,
project officer.
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United Nations and Communist delegates signed an armistice agreement July 27 , 1953, ending the fighting in Korea.
SEPT I OCT 1965

Mai . Ben Patt erson
Atte nds Air College
Major Ben L. Patter on, Jr., of Savannah, ha been electe to attend th e Air ommand and taff College at Maxwell AFB, Al li e began the imen tve 4 \\-eek course of instruction 9 Augu r.
Major Patter on 1 ommander of Savannah's 158th Air Transport Squadron (Heavy), which is a ign ed to the !65th Air T ran port
Group. The Air Command and taff
College is the Air Force ' intermediat e profes ional service l>chool and provides a curri ul urn of formal professional education de igned to prepare officers for command and key staff assignment The cour e is divided into three broad area of study: military management, international relations, and military
employment . In conjunction with the college
work Major Patter on will under rake a George Wa hing ron ni versity Co urse in order to obta in hi Mas ters Degree,
Major Patter on i scheduled to graduate in June 1966, at which tim e he will return to avannah.

406th Ordnance Co, 124 PI Detachment, Get Stepped -up Tng

Two G orgi Army Nation al

Guard units were among th e 976

G and ARes uuits chosen by

by th rm y to begin stepped-up

trai11ing to de ve lop maximum opera-

tional r adiness,

1 he October announc ement,

ame a few days after simultane ous

r lease by e retary of Def ense

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and GB hi ef Major

Gen ra l Winston P. Wilson that

135,000 Guard men and !5,000 R e

seruists would be selected for

intensified traitling beginni11g 1

ovember,

The Ga. uard uni t s are the

406th Ordtlatlce ompa11y, located

in li in sville, a11d the 124th Pub

li Information Deta hment in At

lar1ta. T he 406th is now authorized

its full complement of 203 office rs

and me11. The I24th' s full str 11g th

i five, two officers and three en

lis ted men. Both u11its are autho

rized to increa e th eir training

assemblies by 50%.

L T DANIEL, SGT HUDGINS ACCEPT PLAQUE FROM SGT ROGERS, L T WORSHAM

CLASSY TROPHY PRESENTED CAPT JENKINS BY CO L IRWIN

Thomaston Guardsmen Win 3rd Bde Trophy

It was a rootin', tootin' group of Thomaston Guardsmen who gather ed at the Legion hall next door to their armory on the night of 4 Octo ber as they sounded off with party horns to let everybody know they were the best in the 3rd Brigade.
To prove it, they were awarded the 3rd Brigade Training Trophy by Lt. Col, Clarence B. Irwin, Brigade Commander. It was the second time in as many years they had won the coveted troph y, and it was obvious they intended to claim it permanently by a third win next year.
Accepting the a ard for his

talented Guardsmen wa Capt. William G. J e nkins who stated they had worked hard for the honor, Proudly proclaiming th at his men were the best, the hum ble but con fident commander of Co B, 4th Bn, !21st Infantry, gave evidence that his men were capable of performing any mission assigned th em an d that he would be proud to serve with them an yw here, an ytim e.
Col. Irwin added hi s accolades by praising the men fo r the i r contribution to the overall effectiveness of the 48th Di vision's Ft. Stewart maneuver in J une. He was joined by Lt. Col. Earl Bodron, 4th Bn commander, who was lavish in hi praise of the Thorllaston Guardsmen. Col. Bodron pre-

sented the Honor Company plaque of his battalion to the company in further tribute to the high qual ity of Guardsmen found in the Thomaston command.
ot without some misgivings, Lt. Grover C. Wors ham, Jr., presented the Honor Platoon plaque to the rival platoon led by Lt. William A. Caniel. There were a ll indications that Pit Sgt Will iam Rogers of the losing platoon had his greedy eyes on the plaque a s it passed into the ri v al hands of L t. Daniel and his Platoon Sergeant, Talmadge Hudgins.
The Guardsmen brought their wives and girl friends to help them celebrate the occasion with a buffet dinner and tooting of horns.

4TH BN'S HONOR COMPANY PLAQUE AWARDED BY COL BOD RON
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THOMASTON GUARDSMEN TOOT THEIR HORNS IN C EL E BRATION
SEPT, OC T 1965

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WING TRANSPORT UN ITS AI RLIFT PUERTO RI CO ANG TAC FTR GP

Units of the ll6th Air Transport Wing (H), team ed up in first class fashion on Sunday, 15 August, by airlifting 650 Officers and Airmen of the I 56th Tactical Fighter Group, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, back to their hom e station in an Juan, The l56th performed their annual Field Training at Travis Field 1-15 August 1965.
Providing aircraft for the airlift were the l28th and 158th Air Transport Squadrons from Georgia, the 156th Air Transport quadron, North Carolina A G, and the 142nd Air Transport Squadron, Delaware
A G.
Project Officers for the airlift we re Lt Col Charles H. Allen , Wing Director of Operations, Col W. H. Kelly, Base Detachment Commander at T ravis, W- 2 Marvin J. An sley, of the 165th CAMRO , 165th Ai r Transport Group .
Personnel of the 165th - who

were attending Unit Training A semblie s on 15 Augus t - reported to Travis Field at 0400 hours to provide the necessary ervices required in airlifting the 650 per onnel. The airlift went off without a hitch and in general everything ran very smoothly.
The Puerto Rico Air Guard men were overwhelmed by the ho pitality given them by the citizen of avannah and the Georgia Air Guardsmen at Travis Field. Colonel Albert A. ido, of the 156th wrote the following to the citizen of avannah, " A we membe r of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard prepare to say Adios to yo ur beautiful city, we are all most g rateful to yo u for your warm hospitality. Our two weeks in Savannah will be remembered
by our 650 officer s a nd airmen . We leave you our hearts and our music, and we take with us fond memories of Savannah and its people. "

1S8TH CELEBRATES
19TH ANNIVERSARY
avannah has had Air Guard units in its midst for nearly two decades, Oct 12, 1965 marked the 19th anniversary of the 158th Air Tran port quadron. In 1946, when the 158th was activated, it was the 158th Fighter Squadron. It was located at Travis Field, then known a Chatham Field.
In 19 47, the squadron had T6, B26, L5, 47 and F47 aircraft. But two years later the prop jobs were replaced with jet-propelled FBO hooting Stars, The 158th wa one of the first to receive the jet fighters.
In 1949, the unit mo ved to Hunter Field, but was called into federal service in October 1950 for the Korean conflict. During the Korean action, the 158th was the first fighter unit to participate in air-to-air refueling. Many of the Georgia pilot flew combat missions.
After its return to Savannah in 1952, the 158th was equipped with the F51H Mustang, the fastest prop-driven fighter of WW II, These were soon replaced with F84D Thunderjets and, later, by F84F swept- wi ng s upersonic Thunderstreaks.
The n ext birds to be flown by the Savannah pilots were North American F86L Saberjets, a rocket equipped air defense interceptor, In 1962, the squadron lost it s historic fighter mission wh en the jets were replaced by the four-e ngined C97 Boeing tratofreighter,
Getting out of those tight fighter cockpits to wallow around in the massive con trol cabin o f the C97 was hard to take for some, but the l ure of foreign travel somewhat compensated the former figh ter pilots who now may be fou nd at any given week in Spain, France, Germany, England, Scotland, Puerto Rico, Panama or Japan,

Getting ready to board a C97 of the 116th Air Transp ort Wing for their return flight to San Juan are personnel of the 156th
Tactical F ighter Gp, P uerto Ric o Air Guard.
SE PT, OCT 1965

U.S. Aircraft Losses Told
Washington (AFP S) - United States combat-type aircraft losses over North Viet-Nam numbered 133 through Oct. 31, 1965, the Defense Department has announced.
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15t-h Annual Convention Of NG Assn. of Georgia Held 1n Historic Savannah
Vandiver, Hag an, Hearn, And Worley Featured

CHATHAM ARTILLERY COLOR GUARD BRINGS MEETING TO ORDER REGI STRATION FOR 15TH ANNUAL GA ASSN MEE T

Convening for the last time at the historic old DeSoto Hotel in Savannah, the National Guard Association of Georgia, under the direction of President Creighton L. Rhodes, held its 15th annual convention 11-12 September.
Memories were stirred as the rampart of the ancient edifice echoed to the gaiety of the occasion. In their final salute to the DeSoto, the Guardsmen rounded out their business meetings with appropriate revelry.
Traditional welcoming cerelOOnies by the Mayor and response by General Merritt opened the
aturday afternoon se sion after which Brig. Gen. Robert F. Worley of the Tactical Air Command presented a film of TAC' s firepower.
Col. Rhodes then introduced former Governor Ernest Vandiver who spoke in his capacity as a member of the Executive Council of the National Guard Association of the U. S.
He reminisced over the successful efforts to build and ma intain a strong reserve force, to
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est a blish Georgi a Military Institute and to complete 65 new Georgia Guard armori e s. The former Adjutant General s aid " today the Guard has consistently reorganized to conform its organization to the defense needs of the day." Vandi ver, who is a maj o r general, also said, "It is regrettable that Americans are a gain fi ghting on foreign soil, but we are there (in Viet am) to stay until we either obtain an absolute victory or negotiate an honorabl e peace."
Adjutant General Geo rge J. Hearn in making the report of his department presented a color slide present a tion sho wi ng the progress made by the Department of Defense in recent years.
There was the tradition al banquet with gaily clad wives and friends in evidence, radia ting the charm that has made this event the usual highlight of the conference. Thi s time there was to be no banque t speaker, but due to the l a te a rri val of Congressma n G. Elliott Hag an, he was permitted to have a few brie f re-

marks. Entertainment, in the form of modem dance stylists and a comedienne, was followed by dancing and conversation as Gu ardsmen and their guests mingled in the relaxed atmosphere of convention revelry.
Sunday morning's devotional by Chaplain Clarence H. Stucke was followed by a special report on the Georgia Military Institute. Colonel Gene L. Hodges, GMI Commandant, introduced several former Cadets of GMI who spoke highl y of their training, in struction and benefits derived oth er than their being commissioned as second lieutenants.
Committee Reports foll owed, highlighted by the announcement of Lt. Col. James E. Sensen brenner that sufficient commitments had been received to qualify associa tion officers for low-cost gro up insurance coverage.
The Time & Place Com mittee, headed by Col. Andrew W. McKenna, selected Macon for the 1966 con ference. The date: 10-11 Sep 66.
SEPT, OC T 1965

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FORMER GOVERNOR ERNEST VANDIVER

COL RHODES PRESIDES AT COLORFUL BANQUET CEREMONIES

CONGRESSMAN ELLIOTT HAGAN
President-elect McKenna was installed as the new president and Lt. Col. Marion R. Lowery of Decatur was named president-elect.
ew vice presidents are Col. Charl es S. Thompson, Marietta; Lt. Col. Clarence B. Irwin Jr., Atlanta; Capt. Leah W. Stallings, ashville; secretary-treasurer, Lt. Col. Ben L. Kersey Jr., Macon; board of directors, three-year term, Maj. Daniel L. Britt, Marietta; Maj. Jack C. Wickham, Decatur; two-year term, L t, Col. Robert T. Baird J r,, Macon; Lt. Col. Homer V. Hockenberry, Savannah; one-year term, Col. Richard E. Evans Jr., Savannah; Capt. Luther W. Wade Jr., Douglas.
As the meeting closed Sunday noon, veteran conference attenders spoke their goodbyes to the famous old DeSoto Hotel whose halls soon would echo no more to the revelry of Guardsmen. The building report edly will be demolished about the first of January, and future Savannah gatherings of the Georgia ~uard may find delegates ensconced In the lavish new DeSoto Hiltqn.
SEP T I OCT 1965

MAJ GEN GEORGE J. HE.ARN

MAJ GEN BENJAMIN F. MERRITT

NEW OFFICERS: EVANS, HOCKENBERRY, McKENNA, BAIRD, KERSEY, BRITT, IRWIN AND LOWERY
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Reunion at Macon Ma rks Anniversary Of WWII Guardsme n

"I'll Be Back in a Year, Little

Darling" was the hit song they

were singing as National Guards-

men in Macon were mobilized for

federal service 25 years ago.

But for the 437 Maconites who

an wered the call ept. 16, 1940,

the " year" was to stretch our for

more than five years - through

World War II. Their service was initially ex-

tended for six months, then indefi-

nitely after Pearl Harbor was at-

racked on Dec 7, 1941.

The first dut y cation for the

Macon guardsmen was Ft. Jackson,

where they were members of

the 30th (Old Hickory) Division

commanded by Maj. Gen. Henry D.

Rus ell of Macon.

Macon guardsmen participated

with many units in combat opera-

tions in the European and Pacific

Theaters,

In ovember, 1945 most of the

guardsmen returned home,

In 1947 the Georgia Army Nation-

al Guard was again formed as the

48th Infantry Division was set up.

In 1955 it was reorganized as the

48th Armor and continued under

thi de ignarion, commanded by

Maj. Gen. B. F. Merritt of Macon.

Celebrating the 25th anniversary

of the mobilization of the ational

Guard

Macon, a barbecue was

held

the Volunteer Armory.

REUNION OF VETERAN MACON GUARDSMEN INCLUDED L-R, L T COL CORBITT WILLIAMSON, COL ROY HOGAN' L T COL CARL CHAPMAN, MAJ GEN B. F. MERRITT COL DAVID A, MACON, MAJ SAM A. PATTON AND LT COLGUS
MEATH
FORMER PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SHOWN WITH MAJ GEN HENRY D. RUSSELL AT FT. JACKSON WHERE GEN. RUSSELL WAS TRAINING HIS 30TH INFANTRY DIY 1
APRIL 1941

Guardsmen of the 118th Field Artillery and the 55th Field Artillery Brigade marked the occasion of the 25th anniversary of their call-up for WW II service by on appropriate reunion in Savannah on 16 September, Among those present were 1-r Brig, Gen, Charles L. Davis, Asst. Commander, 48th Ar,;ored Div; Lt. Gen. Henry D. Russell (Ret,) former commander of both the 30th Division during WW II and the 48th lnf Div of the Guard after the war; Lt Gen. Patrick E, Seawright (Ret,), another former CG of the 48th; and Brig. Gen, W, Hunter Soussy (Ret,), chairman of the reunion, The group decided
to hold a similar meeting each year on 16 Sep.
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Honoring two veteran Notional Guard officers Guards men and former Guardsmen from Savannah placed flo.;ers and wreo!hs on the groves of Gen. Robert J. Travis and Col, Sheftoll B. Coleman, respective commanders of the 55th Artillery Brigade and the 118th Field Artillery, Observing the 25th anniversary of the 1940 mobilization of the Guard with this tribute were, 1-r, Col. R, E. Evans, Brig. Gen. W, Hunter Soussy, Br ig. Gen. Paul H, Googe, Lt. Gen. Patrick E, Seawright Col C, Hunter
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Cloghor n, Col. Charles R. Peterson and Lt. Col. Odell J.. Scruggs,
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Gate City Guard, Old Guard Honored At llOthAnniversary

Atlanta National Guardsmen of the Gate City Guard celebrated the 110th anniversary of their historic command 13 Nov with a dinner-dance at the Atlanra Army Depot Officers Gub.
Chief Warrant Officer Edward L. Woodie, Gate City Guard Commandant, presided over the large con tingent of National Guard officers from the Atlanta area who carry on the heritage of Atlanta's original militiaorganization founded in 1855.
Dressed in military uniforms styled after the original dress ofthe Atlanta militiamen, the Gate City Guardsmen honored 19 of their past commandants at the anniversary ball.
Special guest and speaker for the occasion was Major General George J. Hearn, Adjutant General of Georgia, who presented the past commandants with medals in honor of their past service. They are: Lt Col Emile C. Bliem, Col Ray Nixon, Gen Wyont B. Bean, Col Harold Dye, Col W. B. Elliott, Col L. D. Wagner, Col J. H. Allison, Col L. K. Timms, Maj Ed W. Westlake, (accepted by Mrs. Westlake), Maj Herman Gist, Col John M. Harmon, Maj William D. Jordan, CWO Emil Schurr, Capt Bill N. Brinkley, Capt J i mmie H. Cornett, Jr., Capt M. G. Gilstrap, Lt Col Clarence Irwin, CWO Edward L. Woodie.
Other honored guests included past commandants of the Old Guard Bat talion of the Gate City Guard who were honored with special ci tations. The Old Guard is compo sed of inactive military and bu siness leaders of the Atlanta area who also carry on the lineage of their historic command throughout the year with appropriate ceremonies.
Past commandants of the Old Guard Battalion honored were Curtis H. Bryant, James C. Wise, George W. Willingham, Harold B. Parker, Howard 0. Whitcomb, Frank L. Picotte, Ben M. Butler and Alton T. Davis.
SEPT, OCT 1965

PAST COMMANDANTS OF GATE CITY GUARD RECEIVED MEDALS
FORMER OLD GUARD COMMANDANTS AT ANNIVERSARY BALL
GENERAL HEARN SPEAKS TO GATE CITY GUARDSMEN 7

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This narrative poem by WSB Radio's General Manager Elmo Ellis was broadcast October 12, Columbus Day, with background music by Bob Van Camp. Its words are both a reminder of our heritage and a challenge to all citizens to protect our liberties and support freedom's cause. Permission by WSB Radio to print this classic poem in the Georgia Guardsman magazine is greatly appreciated. -- The Editor.

\\bo speaks for America? V.'ho carries the banner for this great
and blessed land? V.'ho marches to the soul-stirring strains
of its majestic anthem, And vows to serve in any cause the
Republic may command? Looking back the record is bright and clear. Brave souls march across the pages,
heedless of danger or fear:
Washington at Monmouth rallying his shattered troops,
Galloping forward to stabilize the battle lines,
Saving precious manpower that would eventually prevail
And sweep the Revolutionary cause to victory.
John Paul Jones aboard the Ranger, opening fire by first light of mom,
Commissioned by Congress at the very moment the American flag was born,
"That flag and I are twins," declared this man of the sea,
"Born in the same hour from the same womb of destiny.
We cannot be parted in life or in death, So long as we can float we shall
float together, If we must sink we shall go down as one." It was his will and his will was done.
Wily, raw-boned Andrew Jackson deploying his frontier riflemen
Behind cotton bales at New Orleans, Then Cutting down the disciplined ranks
of the enemy like ripened wheat, While Old Glory flew high in triumph
to the drummer's beat.
Honest Abe Lincoln urging our bleeding country to bind its wounds, allow freedom a glorious rebirth,
And resolve that government of the people should not perish from the earth,
Gallant general, gentle educator Robert E. Lee, asking parents North and South to join hands and agree
To raise their sons as Americans in peace and harmony. Blackjack Pershing in France, leading young Yanks
ashore to meet and beat the foe, Insuring the safety of democracy for another
decade or so.
That free men might yet walk tall and proud, Dwight David Eisenhower on D-Day 1944, endowed
with infinite courage and patience, giving the command To send a modern armada across the channel to land And launch assault by multitudes on evil bastions of power, Who does not remember that glorious hour?
The list is long and written in blood, Call the roll of loved ones dead and dying in mud. Like pealing bells their names should ring, And grateful countrymen humbly sing
with reverence, in cadence measured, Their valorous deeds, revered and treasured,

These volunteers from the past, When duty called, answered without hesitation, With every gift and talent God endowed, For if the giving up of life
itself was demanded, They resolutely faced the bullet or the blade, The supreme sacrifice bravely made, Gave with devotion their last full measure To safeguard with honor our priceless treasure,
But tell me, fellow American, Who answers the call at this moment? Who speaks now for this great nation? Who mounts the parapet to battle station? Is it the sunshine patriot quaking
in fear of tomorrow? Or the pessimist eying the future in dismal
sorrow? Is it the cynic who denies his country and his God, Wandering off in pursuit of false idols on foreign sod?
Is it the hooded serpent who dares spew his venom before a fiery cross?
Or the parasite subservient to the political boss? Is it the confused youth tramping
in petulant protest around the White House? The cynic or the doubter who sits down
when he should stand up for America? Is it the ivory-towered humanitarian who preaches
for a needy group, Yet never leaves the safety of his sanctuary to assist a
needy individual? Is it the man with callouses on his conscience,
and a cloak around his soul, Who will not get himself involved, Or dare assume the citizen's role
of protector, preserver, and guardian of all The precious freedoms at our beck and call.
Are these the heroic defenders of our day? Do they decide what our people should do and say? Do they talk for you? Do they speak for the American Way? Is it possible? Can it really be~ No, these are not the spokesmen for our land of liberty, And let us make sure they never will be, They do not represent freedom's cause, or care Nearly enough for this nation, founded on faith
and prayer, Built on divine rights more procious than air; For gold or life itself would be
worthless if spent in slavery, Who then speaks for America? Who is carrying stones to fortify
freedom's foundation throughout the nation? Whose knee bends in humble supplication
that everywhere man may have the right of prayer~
Who stands guard at the door of the American home
To make secure the castle of the family inside?
Who defense the open meeting, the uncensored assembly, where none need hide?
Who carries the spangled banner up the blood-soaked hill,
Braving the belching guns, sustaining the will

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of free men to be always free? Who is this dedicated soul envisioning a nobler nation
as his goal? Who can he be? Soldier, sailor, what is your name? Where do you come from? Whay are you lame? Did a Viet Cong bullet Find its way to the mark? Did a cruel shell exploding Make your world everdark? Did you pilot a plane
on reconnaisance flight? Or fall prey to a sniper
while patrolling at night? The price is high but you pay it with
grim determination, Proving with your sacrifices how much you
love this nation.
Who is this dedicated keeper of the flame striving without surcease
For a meaningful victory and a durable peace? Ask of your neighbor, stranger
or friend, Search for the answer, seek without end: Then look in the mirror
and there you will see the ansy,er to this mystery, The man who speaks for the land of the free. You are the one, American, it is you, You upholding the Red, White and Blue. Whatever your name, whether young or old, The honor and the duty are yours to uphold. You are man, woman, child, together as one, All peace-loving peoples who wish to see done What is right, what is just, with malice toward none. You're ~ modem Revere in fearless flight, Awakenmg the land with a signal light In a upraised hand, and a shout in the night!

"Wake up, my country," your heart appeals, "Wake up to your purposes and your ideals, Your magnificent heritage, your destiny As the father of free-enterprize and democracy." Echoing across the hills, your cries: "Defender of truth and lil:lerty, arise! You have much serious work to do,
You have challenges anew To meet and match each dawning day." It will always be this way.
For where men wish to determine their own destiny, They must be ready with courage and nerve To do their duty and if ever need be, To make sacrifices and with gallantry serve
a bountiful land that has given its citizens with birth The greatest of freedoms on God's blessed earth. Precious freedom's worth dying to protect and defend, Freedoms to will to generations without end. - So sing a glad song of opportunity,
of liberty in the land; Blast the silver trumpets
in every hometown band. Troop the colors proudly,
Eyes right in review, American martyrs, countless in number, Have placed their trust in you To hold aloft old Glory, To keep alive the flame Of faith, and carry forward In our republic's name.
So speak up for America With love of all its worth And tell the world the glory Of the greatest land on earth.
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ERIC SEVAREID'S ESSAY
CBS NEWS CORRESPONDENT
This is a proper time to consider those young Americans who fight in heat and slime in alien places like Vietnam, in the kind of undeclared war of limited aim that is alien to our tradition.
They fight, as did their elder brothers in Korea - - not for loot because there is none; not for glory, for there is little of that around; their homeland is not threatened, their fellow countrymen at home make no companion sacrifices and no crusader's zeal drives them on. The question remains: what makes them do it and do it so well, beyond the minimum requirements that the uniform ordains.
In answer it has been said that they are professional soldiers; but boys of nineteen and twenty are professional at nothing, certainly not at managing the meeting of life with death.
They fight, they endure, et:en though they may not understand the geopolitics of this distant war; even though thousands of their countrymen tell them every day, in protest and parade, that the war they fight is a sense less war. They keep on, as they did in Korea, when these circumstances were much the same.
The real answer must lie deep in the tissues of whatever is the substance that keeps America from becoming unstuc.k; it must have something to do with their parents and teachers and pastors, with their 4-11 clubs and scout troops and neighborhood centers or gangs. It has to do with the sense of belonging to a team, with the dishonor of letting it down. But it also has to do with their implicit, unreasoned belief in their country and their natural belief in themselves as persons.
Whatever the full answer, it is a considerable thing that they are doing, when they stick at this kind of war, fighting without universal support and fighting for results obscured in the mist of the future.
Official weeks and days are impersonal symbols to take note of some thing intensely personal. But they provide an opportunity for the rest of us who are not covered with mud and weariness and nightly fear to pay a measure of respect.

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14 SUPERIORS RECORDED BY IG'S

The following units have been awarded superior ratings, as a re s uit of annual federal inspections:
48th MP Co Hq, 3rd Bde Btry C, 2nd Bn, 118th Arty Btry A, 1st Bn, 214th Arty Btry B, 1st Bn, 214th Arty Hq, 448th Sup & Trans Bn Co B, 1st Bn, 108th Armor Hq, 5th Bn, 108th Armor Co C, 2nd Bn, 108th Armor Hq & Hq Det Co A, 4th Bn, 108th Armor Co B, 5th Bn, 108th Armor Co B, 1st Bn, 121st Inf Co B, 2nd Bn, 121st Inf

TIFTONS 3RD PLATOON READIED FOR INSPECTION BY LT. CARMICHAE L

Poised for inspection 4 Oct by Major Kelly C. Turner, Asst. IG, Covington Guardsmen of Co A, 248 Signa I Bn, also come under the scrutiny of Lts, Herbert R, Gresham ond Billy S,
Smith,

Americ us Guardsmen come under the eye of the inspec tor 14 Oct os Copt. Joe Slappey escorts the IG, Major Turn er, by Sgts, James Price, Burr Jennings, William Morton ond Dou g-
los Freemon,

Getting o stripped down jeep ready for inspection ore Sp5 Olin D, C, Emory ond CWO ldos Summers (driving) ot the 7
Oct inspection of Hq, 248th Signal Bn in Decatur.
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Photo technicians of Co C, 248th Signal Bn, Decatur, line up chintochin as they ore inspected 6 Oct by Lt Col James L. Culp while Copt. John L, Detwiler ond Cadet Melvin G. Pot
ton, Jr. look on,
SEPT, OCT 1965

----------------------------------------------------------------------THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN 165th AT Gp Flies First 35 Dependents

Georgia's 165th Air Transport Group accomplished a "first" for an Air Guard transport unit 21 through 26 August 1965, when it transported 35 dependents of Ameri can servicemen from Rhein Main Air Base, Germany, to the United States, The event marked the first time Georgia Air National Guard unit transported passengers from Europe.
The dependents were flown to the United States for the purpose of entering colleges throughout the country,
The accompanying photographs show the college-bound youngsters boarding a C-97 transport of the 165th Group, and relaxing aboard the aircraft during their journey back to the U. S.

DEPENDENTS BOARD ANG TRANSPORT

SHROYER RETIRES
Major Fred N. Shroyer, Army Advisor for the 3d Bn (M) 12lst Infantry, retired on October 1, 1965, afte r 20 years of military service,
He was recently honored at a dinner given by the civilian technicians and Company Commanders of the 3d Battalion in which they expressed their appreciation for the outstanding job he had rendered as Battalion Advisor.
More than sixty Officers, Enli s ted Men and wives enjoyed the occasion held at the Dexter Allen Post 11 90 of the American Legion in Statesboro.
In addition to Major and Mrs. Shroyer, the companies and bat talion staffs, technicians and wives, those attending included Lt Col and Mrs. Edwin F. Herrington, 3d Battalion Commander; Major
and Mrs. J. Shields Kenan, Assist
ant G- 3, 48th Armored Division; Major and Mrs. Ben T . Kline, Commander of Detachment 3, 12th Radar Bomb Scoring Squadron of the US Air Force; Major and Mrs. Leland Riggs, NGUS Ret; M/ Sgt and
Mr s, Charles L. Babb, Jr., Sergeant
Advisor of the 3d Battalion; and M/ gt and Mrs. Henry M. Haskell, Sergeant Advisor of the US Army Re erve in Statesboro.
Maj or Shroyer has accepted the po ition of Building Maintenance
SEPT, OCT 1965

35 CHILDREN RETURNED TO U.S. FROM GERMANY

MAJOR SHROYER CONGRATULATED UPON RETIREMENT BY COL. HARRY B. SEWELL, SENIOR ARMY ADVISOR

upervi or with Georgia Southern College in tate boro.
He a nd Mrs. hro yer and their

four on reside at Grove Lakes and plan to make tate sboro their permanent home.

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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN'----------------------------~-------------------------------------

Ge-orgia ANG Crew
Meets Gov Sanders
At Tachikawa, Japan

TACHIKAWA AIR BA E, JAPAN - - Members of the Marietta-
based 116th Air Transport Wi ng of the Georgia Air ational Guard had the opportunity to meet the Governor of Geo rgia in early Nove mber but the meeting took place a long way from hom e,
Governor Carl E. Sanders was attending th e ational Governors '
onference in Japan when he was invited to visit Tachikawa Air Base which is located about 50 miles from Tokyo. He was me t th ere by a crew of th e 116th,
The Geo rgia Guardsmen, who fl y Boeing C-97 tratocruisers on world-wide mi s ion s while serving with the Military Air Transport (MAT ), were airlifting strategic cargo to the Far East,
While visiting the base, Governor anders and hi s fellow Geor gians were treated to a luncheon by Col J u tin C. Gunni s on , comm a nder of the 1503rd Air Tran sport Group, a Tachi kawa- based unit of MATS.
Heading the MATS crew was the Adjutant General for Air for the Georgia Air ational Guard, General Paul S. tone ; and Col C. Thomp on, co mma nder of the 116th Air Transpo rt Wing. Both a re command pilots and aircraft co mmanders on th e 97.
apt Herbert Hawkin , Jr. , a member of the Geo rgia State Legi lature, wa aboard as one of the crew's navigators.
Pilots on the crew were Maj F . M. Owen and Maj R. A. Davis, who
erve a Governor and er ' personal pilot in civilian life. ape Jack Wal h, celevi ion personality of WAil-TV; and Lt Phillip McCrae, of bobbins AFB, were navigators.
Or. Jim L. Rogers, commander of the 116th Di pen ary and resident physician ac Grady Hospital , was flight surgeon on the MAT mission, Also on the flight was Dr. Jack D. Wickham, dental officer of th e 116ch Dispensary and practicing dentist in civilian life.
Other crew members included flight e ngi neers M gcs J. D. mich and K. 0 . Burri ; loadmascers M gt
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AIR GUARD CREW WITH GOV ERNOR SANDERS IN FAR AWAY JAPAN 5 NOV 6 5

Brig. Gen. Be n T. Hui et, Sr., NG Retir ed, as Commissioner of Labor presented on active Guardsman and Labor Depart ment employee the Wi llie Rountree Employee Achievement Award recently to Lt. Col. Sidney Dell, Division Adjutant General, Col, Dell received the award at the annual Go. employment agency convention "for outstanding work with employers, job placements and cooperation with the pub Iic
and his fellow workers."

T. W. Gool by and T gt J. F .
Bowles; and c rew chief T gc J . M. oker,
The Georgia Air National Guard crew on this trip flew a total of orne 17,200 mil es a nd tran sported over 100 ,000 ton-m ile of cargo.
The 116ch Air Tran port Wi ng, un de r the co mm and of Col C. Thompson, flie mor e chan 20 ove r-
cas missions each month, airlifting in exce s of one million ton-mile of cargo monthly.
Before ca ke off from Tachikawa AB, the crew saw another Georgia Air ational Guard aircraft piloted by 116th Wing operations officer, Lc
ol harl e H. Allen.

Capt. Orwig Dies ;
Served in Mariet ta
Cape. Robert M. Orwig Jr. , o f Marietta's 116th upport Squadron died Sept 19 after an extended ill ness. He was 39.
A Guard man since 1948, apt. Orwig served as sec urit y l awenfo rcement officer. Hi s home was in Sandy prings and he was buried there,
Capt. Orwig was employed as a sale repre entati ve of Ford Mo to r Co. , and is survived by hi s wife and three children
SEPT, OCT 1965

Aeromed Flights To Carry Patients

Aeromedical personnel of the 128th Aeromedical Evacuation Flight at D~bbins AFB and the 158th Aeromed Evac Fit at Travis Field may be putting into practice what they have been learning for the past few years: caring for patients in flight.
Having been in a training stat us since 1962, the flight nurses and medical technicians will now be called on to supplement MATS domestic aeromedical evacuation missions.
Under the general supervision of Pittsburg's 17 lst Air Transport Wi ng (ANG), 25 ANG squadrons equipped with Cl21 and C97 aircraft will be scheduled to release regular Air Force MATS equipment and crews for more extensive missions.
The ANG flights in this new program will originate at Scott

AFB, Ill ., home of MAT , a nd pro ceed along four ro ut es . Col. Peter R. Phillipy, 17 l st commander, forsee s eventual overwater flights to Newfoundland, P uerto Rico,
Bermuda and the Canal Zone. Whil e Georgia's transport squa-
drons, who will provide the flight crews, have been fl yi ng global cargo missions since 196 1 a s coftl bined training and operational mi ssions, this is the fir s t time that aeromedical personnel a ign ed to the I 16th Aerom edi cal Evacuation Squadron at Dobbins and their operational flights a t Dobbins and Travis are being called on to care fo r actual litter and ambulatory cases in flight.
Normal crew compl ement i two flight nurses and three aeromed techni cians .\ maximum of 54 litter patients may be trans ported by a C97 Boeing Stratofreighter flown by Georgia Air Guard s men.

128TH AEROMEDICA L PERSONNE L ON TRAINING FLIGHT SEPT , OCT 1965

Insurance Okayed;
Takes EffectlS Sep
Final hurdles for the new group insurance sponsored by Georgia
ational Guard Association were leaped late in ovember U:hen the group policy was plac~d zn effect by Minn e sota Mutual Lzfe Insurance Company ?f St. Paul.
Lt. Col. James E. Sensenbren ner' s insurance committee reported that the insurance firm had agreed to make the policies retroactive to 15 ept 65 and will continue ~o ~c c ept applications from as soczatzon memb ers not previously enrolled and without regard to insttrability.
Th e committee also announced that by the end of December, each participant would be given the op tion of purchasing an additional 15,000 life-insurance policy; S 10, 000 accidental death and family life insurance.
0 fficers who had not paid initial premiums were urged to send their remittances to Southern Agencies, 83 Cai12 t., E, Atlanta. ew appli cations should go to the same address.
TACMission Expanded For Savannah's 117th
Savannah ' s 117th Aircraft Con trol and Warning Flight of the Georgia Air National Guard has been redesignated and will assume control over Guard AC&W flights in Marietta, Ga. , and D9than, Ala.
New name for the Savannah or ganization under this reshuffling is the !17th Tactical Control Squa dron, The unit will increase its Savannah personnel from 30 to 61 officers and 285 to 387 enlisted me n .
Acquisition of the !29th Tacti cal Control Flight of Marietta, commanded by Lt. Col. Iverson H. Copeland , and the 115th Tactical Control Flight of Dothan will result in an overall strength of about 1,000 officers and airmen under the Savannah unit's control.
The reorganization was authorized by the National Guard Bureau and the Tactical Air Command and became effective Sept. I.
Lt. Col. Creighton Rhodes, com manding officer, said the increase in personnel will create vacancies in both officer and airman ranks.
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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN ______________________________________________________________________
TYPICAL FLIGHT TO EUROPE AND AFRICA

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DESCRIBED BY INFORMATION SPECIALIST

The only difference between 22 May, 1965, the day my field training began, and the other 364 days of the year was that I would leave that day to fly 11,000 miles, spend ing 52 hours in the air before re turning home. Destination: Africa and Europe.
I knew about the MATS mission of the 116th, its worldwide scope and importance and supported it in the Information Services. But I had little contact or understanding, or real appreciation, for the actual overseas flights themselves, the very things we are supporting. It was now my assignment to parti cipate directly in such a flight as a crew member, aiding in the load ing and unloading of cargo and getting a firsthand look at the MATS mission in action.
At 1000 hours, the flight engi neers and loadmaster carefully checked the C-97 which would take us over three continents dur ing the next week. We were sched uled originally to fly to Torrejon AB in Madrid, Spain, but our flight was extended in include Wheelus AB in Tripoli, Libya, with a return trip through Newfoundland.
The C-97 was piloted by Briga dier General Paul S. Stone, Colonel Charles S. Thompson Jr., Lt Col Douglas Embry and Major Claude E. Register.
At 1100 hours, General Stone, the flight commander, briefed the crew. We then boarded the aircraft. The engines were started and checked at 1200 hours, and the 128,000-pound aircraft taxied onto the runway for takeoff.
We first landed at Charleston AFB where the loadmaster, an ad
ditional crew member and I assisted in loading of cargo. By the time we finished loading, we had an hour left before takeoff, just enough time to eat lunch. Then three hours later our C-97 departed Charleston with 12,000 pounds of cargo bound for Tripoli.
The weather was clear, and we wete soon over the Atlantic, cruis ing at about 9,000 feet. The air

By Airman 3/C Grover C. Dekle, Ill
craft was pressurized, making the craft extremely comfortable. We were issued Mae West life pre servers, and General Stone briefed everyone on ditching procedures, explaining which exit each person should use in case of an emergen cy. Bunk beds were folded out from the top sides of the rear cargo deck so that the pilots, or others, could use them for sleeping. Some of the crew rested while others talked, read or played cards. Smoking was permitted, and the coffee urn was kept in constant use. Everything was relatively quiet during flight except the steady drone of the motors.
We had taken on food at Charles ton our choice of a box lunch or TV dinner which could be refrigera ted and cooked on the airplane. During the flight, we encountered a time change or two, and I wasn't sure that my supper would not be come breakfast.
Our immediate destination was Lajes AB in the Azores Islands. We were to take a crew rest there for 15 hours before proceeding to Tripoli.
Most of our time at Lajes was spent resting for the flight to Tripoli. We stayed in the Azores only 15 hours, flying out shortly after midnight. The trip from Lajes to Tripoli, over the lovely Mediter ranean islands of Majorica and Corsica, was a long 10 hours.
Not many of the crew went into the city itself as we were there only 18 hours and transportation to the city was irregular.
Everyone was anxious to get to Madrid, our next stop. After Wheel us and a few hours over the is lands of Sardinia, we landed at Torrejon AB in Madrid, Spain.
Madrid was bristling with color and activity even more than usual since there was a cultural ex change festival in progress and also special Spanish festival days which featured bullfights every day. Usually the bullfights are only on Sunday.

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Some of the crew visited the numerous Spanish shops. The officers took a side trip to Toledo where some of them purchased handsome fencing foils of remark able craftmanship. Others took tours or visited the exchange fes tival. Almost everyone went to the bullfights. Some of us went to a nightclub in Madrid and were suprised to find that along with flamenco dancing, which we expected, the Spaniards delight in rock'nroll music from America. One of the finest places we visited was El Botins, an ancient Madrid restau rant which specializes in old world charm, fine wines and roast suckling pig.
Our time was well spent in Madrid, but unfortunately two days is not long. Gen. Stone was asked to return by way of England for ad ditional cargo. He agreed and we were on our way to Mildenhall AB in England. There we loaded more cargo for the return flight.
We left the cold of Chippey Hill, England, early the following morning, bound for rrore cold of Harmon AB in Newfoundland. The town next to the base looked like a frontier town with one and two story frame buildings lining the sides of the main street. The clubs at the air base were well equipped, however, and provided us with a good band and large delicious lobsters.
Early the next morning we flew to Dover AFB in Delaware to unload our cargo. Then we flew di reedy to Dobbins.
In addition to the sights we saw and the good time we had, I began to get a clear understanding of the MATS flights and a real appreciation of their effectiveness and value. Although there were several stops, no time had been wasted. The efficiency, umwg and confidence with which the en ure exercise was conducted is a tribute to the MATS planning pro gram, the Air National Guard and the men who make it work.
SEPT, OCT 1965

------------------------------------'HE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

AIRMEN ATTENDING BASIC AT LACKLAND AFB
AB Joseph D Burns AB Harold E Miller AB William J Murton AB Paul E Nessmith Jr AB Robert E Quarles AB Jimmy F Sommers AB Jack W Tuten Jr AB Charles M Zettler AB Edgar D Clary III AB Russell J Groover AB William E Alford AB Frank L Duke AB Gary B Hulsey AB Roy W Howell AB Gordon W Boyette Jr AB Howard E Brantley AB Ben G Brewton J r AB Michael K May AB William Miller J r AB Johnny H Seckinger AB Joseph J Stuckey Jr AB Ronald G Baker AB William T Manley AB Bobby J Kidd AB Weyman T Willingham J r AB William L Fauscett AB Joseph M McDonough J r AB Denis C Cooper AB Maurice L Chesser AB Steven G Golden AB Carl E Hohnerlein AB Lynwood 0 Mincey AB Ralph R Land AB John T Cone AB Craig Barrow III AB James A Byrd AB Charles W Burge AB Gilbert A Exley AB Jerry C McCorkel AB Robert L Taylor AB Thomas W Little AB James T Higgins AB William L Floyd AB Richard Russell IV AB Paul D Hale AB Marvin L Studstill AB Carroll E Minick AB Pryde W Waller J r AB Albert K Davis AB Andrew J McGlamery AB Joseph Zelczak AB Robert D Fausett AB Dennis H McDonald AB Robert S Harkey AB Robert H Webb AB Roy D Merriman J r AB Lawrence E Brown AB Robert E Thigpen J r AB Walter J Rogers AB William D Castlellaw

-----Appointments-----
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
2nd Lt Lamartine G Hardman, Ill, Co C, 4th Bn, 121st Inf 2nd Colon J Keel , J r, Co A, 2nd Bn, 121st Inf
1st Lt Harvey F Wachsman, Hq & Co A, 348th Med Bn
WO, W-1, William H Branan, Jr, Co A, 148th Avn Bn Capt Delno V Mullins, Hq, 48th Armd Div Spt Comd 2nd Lt Henry W Ivey II, Co B, 348th Med Bn 2nd Samuel R Lawler, J r, Hq Trp, 1st Sqdn, 748th Cav 2nd Lt James G Nichols, Hq & Svc Btry, 2nd Bn, 118th Arty 1st L t J ames L Ford, 548th Admin Co 2nd Lt Johnny D Durden, Btry A, 2nd Bn, 118th Arty 2nd Lt Horace E Waters, Btry A, 2nd Bn, ll8th Arty 1st Lt Charles K Hall, Co A, 148th Avn Bn 2nd Lt Larry W Callaway, Co A, 3rd Bn, 108tb Armor 2nd Lt James B Henson lii, Btry B, 1st Bn, ll8th Artv 1st Lt Marion L Ferrell, Co C, 348th Med Bn 1st Lt James W Richardson, Hq & Co A, 348th Med Bn Capt James C Bailey, Co B, 148th Avn Bn 1st Lt Pierce D Turner, Co A, 1st Bn, 108th Armor
AIR NATIONAL GUARD
1st L t J arne s E Barton, J r, 158th Air Transport Sqdn 2nd Lt Mary Belle Harper, 158th Aeromed Evac Fit 2nd Lt Eli zabe th M McDonald, 158th Aeromed Evac Flt 2nd Lt Anita L Middlebrooks, 158th Aeromed Evac Flt Capt Jeannine E Sisk, 158th Aeromed Evac Flt Capt Charles N Prosch, r, 128th Air Transport Sqdn Maj AlbertS Dotson, Jr, 11 7th Tac Control Sqdn Capt Albert H Mencken, 117th Tac Control Sqdn 2nd Lt Lawrence D Ponder, 128th ATS 2nd Lt Johnny W Tedder, 158th ATS 2nd Lt Judith E Carey, 158th Aeromed Evac Fit 2nd Lt Patricia H Reardon, 158th Aeromed Evac Fit Maj James M Bower, 117th Tac Control Sq Maj Frederick W Reiser, 117th Tac Control Sq Capt Clifton L Cannon, Jr, 116th USAF Disp 1st Lt Earl T Leonard J r, 116th Sup Sq Capt Emory J Ayers, Jr, 158th ATS
Col. Harry E. Rollings, commander, 165th USAF Dispensary presents ''Honor Graduate" citation to A1C Lawrence J. Cohen for his academic distinction at Materiel Facilities
Specialist Course,

SEPT, OCT 1965

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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

NAME
Ben L Patterson Jr William D Bundrant
Richard H Burnette
Robert C Davison Jr
John W Wyatt Jr
Donald E Prevatte Hollis C Hurst John C Tyree Charles V Gilley Richard A Martin Virgil L Smith Melvin 0 Conner Kenneth M Ashman

GRADE
Maj 2nd Lt
2nd Lt
2nd Lt
2nd Lt
TSgt Maj AlC TSGT SSgt SSgt AlC A3C

NAME
Colon J Keel Jr Gerald W Rustin Ralph L Alley Bruce M Frederick Anthony H Fricks Ralph T Woods Thomas G Smith

GRADE
2nd Lt SP4 Capt 1st Lt SSG E-6 SP5 2nd Lt

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AIR NATIONAL GUARD

UNIT

COURSE

SCHOOL

DATES

158th ATS 128th ATS
128th ATS
1:.!8th ATS
128th ATS
128th ATS 129th Tac Con Flt 128th AT Sq 128th ATS 128th ATS 128th ATS 128th ATS 117th Tac Con Sq

Air Comd & Staff C97 Simulator & MTD Tng
C97 Simulator & MTD Tng
C97 Simul'ltor & MTD Tng
C97 Simulator & MTD Tng
Engr Tech Cruise Control Weapons Controller Engr Tech Cruise Crs
Flt Engr Tech Cruise Crs Flt Engr Tech Cruise Crs Flt Engr Tech Cruise Crs Flt Engr Tech Cruise Crs Radio Relay Equip Rprman

Maxwell AFB, Ala Minneapolis St Paul lntml Apt, St Paul Minn Minneapolis St Paul lntrnl Apt, St Paul Minn Minneapolis St Paul lntml Apt, St Paul Minn Minneapolis St Paul lntml Apt, St Paul Minn McGheeTyson Apt, Knoxville, Tenn Tyndall AFB, Fl a
McGee-Tyson Apt, Knoxville, Tenn McGee-Tyson Apt, Knoxville, Tenn McGeeTyson Apt, Knoxville, Tenn McGee-Tyson Apt, Knoxville, Tenn McGee-Tyson Apt, Knoxville, Tenn Keesler AFB, Miss

46 wks 4 wks
4 wks
4 wk!>
4 wks
15 wks 8 wks 15 wks 15 wks 15 wks 15 wks 15 wks 15 wks 36 wks

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

UNIT

COURSE

SCHOOL

DATES

Co A, 2nd Bn, 121st lnf Co E, 648th Maint Bn
HHC, 4th Bn, 108th Armor Co B, 4th Bn, 108th Armor Co A, 2nd Bn, 108th Armor Co E, 648th Maint Bn

lnf Off Basic Crs Multi Engine Airplane Rpr Crs
Assoc Armor Off Career Crs
Assoc Armor Off Career Crs
Armor Truck Veh Mech Crs Automotive Rpr Crs

Co E, 648th Maint Bn Trans Off Basic Crs

Ft Benning, Ga Ft Eustis, Va
Ft Knox, Ky
Ft Knox, Ky
Ft Knox, Ky
Aberdene Proving Grounds, Md Ft Eustis, Va

9 wks 19 wks 19 wks 19 wks 7 wks 14 wks 9 wks

AIR NATIONAL GUARD
Mary P Kane to Capt Creighton L Rhodes to Col Lloyd A Stanford to Lt Col Allan V Wexler to 1st Lt Jack B Sentell to 1st Lt \\end ell II Foster to Capt
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Promotions
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Joseph R Sumner to CWO, W-3 William A Colquitt to Capt Garlon E Meeks to Capt Ben H Penton to Maj Robert E Cannon to 1st L t William H Harris Jr to CWO, W-3 Harry S Cooper Jr to Maj ]ames D Eldridge to 1st Lt

ldas Summers to CWO, W-3 Ben H Williams to Maj Henry J Chandler to Lt Col Herman 0 Gist to Maj Frank G Shelnutt to CWO, W-ti Harvey F Wachsman to Capt Billy M Phillips to Capt Robert H Oglesby to Maj George W Smith to C\\0, W-3 Norman Brock J r to CWO, W-:1
SEPT, OCT 196S

BEWIT CHED BY THESE TWO MOVIE DOLLS, WHO ARE FEATURED IN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL'S "DR. GOLDFOOT AND THE BIKINI MACHINE," WE BRIN G HALLO WEEN AND THANKS. GIVI NG GREETINGS TO ALL GEO RGI A GUARDSMEN. LAURA NICHOLSON IS IN GREAT DEMAND FOR HAUNTE D HOUSE PARTIES AND PAM RODGERS HAS REVIVED INT EREST IN THAT OLD TUNE, "TURKEY IN THE STRAW." IF THESE ARE PRODUCTS OF A BIK INI MACHINE, WE PREDICT TH ERE WILL BE A BRISK SELLOU T. LAURA'S BROOM IS SAID TO BE HYDROMATIC WITH POWER ST EERIN G AND PAM IS A GIRL WH O LIKES HER TURKEY WELL DONE AND HER MEN MEDIUM RARE . SO AIR GUARDSMEN KEEP YO UR EYES ON THIS HIGH-FL Yl NG WI TCH AND LET'S ALL GATHER AT THE TABLE AND FEAST ON T HIS DISH OF DILECTABLE CULI NARY ART.

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Crews from Dobbins AFB Support Worldwide Rocket Meet

LOADMASTERS COMPLETE TIE-DOWN OF FIGHTER EQUIPMENT

Fl02 FIGHTERS READY FOR "WILLIAM TE LL"
Fo r the first time Geo rgia Air Guard tra n pore c rews were called on to s upporr the worldwide fighter rockerry competition at Tyndall AFB, Florida.
Termed the "William Tell " matche s, the rocket mee t brings toge ther the fin est teams of fighter pilots in the Air Foree. Competition i keen a nd afte r elimination matc hes, the best pilots in th e world gather each year at Tyndall in October to perfect techniques and determine who is the best in the U. S. Air Force .
Two C- 97 ' s from the ll6th assi ted th e 169th Fighter Group's F 102 Delta Dagge rs from Me Entir e Air Base, C., taking ground starting units, generators and other flight line equipment to Tyndall and returning it after the conclusion of the meet.
T he 169th didn ' t win, but usuall y ANG pilots core well. Florida ANG ' s 125th F i ght er Gro up, led by Colonel Robert Dawson, a former AF Advisor to the Ga A G , won the event a few years back flying F86D' s.