The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 16, no. 2 (Mar., Apr. 1966)]

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THE ADJUTANT

GENERAL'S

MESSAGE

GOVERNOR CA RL E. SANDERS

MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE J. HEARN

My Fellow Guardsmen:
As the time comes again for intensive summer training of our Army and Air Guard components, I urge every officer and individual Guardsman to devote every effort toward meeting training goals.
Realizing, in the case of the Army Guard, that there is a large number of non-prior service personnel who have not yet had basic recruit training, special attention should be given to these men as they endeavor to learn the rudiments of military service.
I am sure that our 48th Armored Division will achieve or surpass the high level of readiness maintained in the past two years. Similarly, it is expected that our Air Guard components will continue their high operational capability this summer and throughout the year.
Of utmost importance is the quality of training to be conducted by our Selected Reserve Force {SRF) units -- the 406th Ordnance Company and the 124th Public Information Detachment. The second week of their maneuvers at Ft Stewart in June, they will undergo a vital Army Training Test to evaluate the results of their intensified training since December 1965.
This summer wi II also mark the first time that Georgia Guardsmen have been scheduled to train at Camp Blanding, Florida since WW II. The Georgia Military Institute will conduct its two weeks of active of active duty there 12-26 June.
We in the Georgia National Guard have a proud tradition of service to uphold. Concentration on the tasks ahead of us, with the enthusiasm and energy of dedicated soldiers and airmen of the past, will not only benefit our State and Nation by providing for a strong and reliable military posture, but the results of our endeavors will be personally rewarding.

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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN
Vol, 16 Mar, Apr 1966 No. 2
A publication of the Department of Defense, Military Division, State of Georgia. Published in the interest of the Georgia National Guard and distributed free to members of the National Guard of Georgia.

HONORABLE CARL E . SANDERS
GOVERNOR OF GEORGI A
MAJ GEN GEORGE J. HEARN
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
LT. COL. DOUGLAS EMBRY Ed itor
Publi c at ~o n and Edit o rial Off ic e P. 0. Box 4839
Atlanta, Georgia 30302
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OUR COVER ...
Mi II ions of Americans paused to re member America's fight ing men in Vietnam on Easter Sunday, One of the most impressive portrayals of this feeling of understanding and prayer was this photograph of First Sergeant James Baxter of Griffin's H&H Troop, lst Bn, 748th Cavalry. The photo ap peared on the front page of the Griffin Daily News and was taken by Staff
Photographer Duane Paris.
ARMS AND EQUIPMENT modernization becomes more apparent as significant numbers of new helicopters, tanks, trucks, self-propelled howitzers, and radio sets arrive in troop units, notes Army Secretary Stanley R. Resor in 1966 Armed Forces Report. He said items being procured include General Sheridan armored reconnaissance vehicle with Shillelagh guided missile system and squadcarrying Iroquois helicopter.
MARCH, APRIL 1966

Decorating on obsolete 90mm antiaircraft gun at Calhoun's Bernard Franklin Armory is Marlene Brown, pretty wife of 2nd Lt Johnny D. Brown of HHC, 2nd Bn, lOSth Armor. The gun was one used along Georgia's coastline during WW II, This "gunner", of much more recent vintage, adds a new dimen sian to the old ackock. Unfortunately she is not on permanent
display with the weapon.

Photography Contest Is Underway

Attention, shutterbugs of the National Guard, the Second Annual NGB-NGUAS Photo Contest is underway!
Although complete rules have not been finalized, the contest will be similar to last year's, which saw over 200 entries in in the competition.
One thing known for sure is that cash prizes will be among the awards presented for this year's top photos. Official contest rules and details will be released in early May.
The contest featu res awards for both color, and black and white categories. These groups are further divided into functional areas of Army and Air National Guard- Infantry, Artillery, Armor, Tactical Fighter, Airlift, Maintenance, etc.
WINNERS EXHIBITED
Winners also receive a fram-

ed reproduction of their photo and the top pictures are salonmounted for a NGAUS display which is exhibited around the country.
Although a definite date has not yet been set, the contest will end in early August and winners will be announced at the NGAUS General Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, in October.
Photos should be of a high quality portraying National Guard activities. These activities range from disaster relief to training and operational activities in scope.
FIELD TRAINING
Summer field training is an excellent time for photographers to get some real meat into their pix. Training situations provide excellent possibilities for action shots.

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Ga. Legislature
Com mends Airlift
Support to Vietnam
A resolution commending members of the Georgia Air Na tiona! Guard who participated in "Operation Christmas Star" was passed unanimously by the Georgia General Assembly during House and Senate sessions January 18-19. The citation reads: A Resolution
Commending the Georgia Air National Guard for volunteer flights to VietNam; and for other purposes.
Whereas, the Military Airlift Squadrons of the Georgia Air National Guard flew six (6) flights to Viet Nam in December of 1965 in support of operation "Christmas Star" and transported to Viet Nam over 45,000 tons of Christmas gifts and military cargo; and
Whereas, the Military Airlift Squadrons of the Georgia Air National Guard, at the request of the United States Air Force, are presently engaged in flying volunteer flights to Viet Nam which will transport over 270,000 tons of military cargo in support of the United States commitment in Viet Nam; and
Whereas, all of these flights are a volunteer effort made at the request of the United States Air Force and all of these flights are in addition to the ordinary flying duties of the Georgia Air National Guard; and
Whereas, this volunteer effort is being made at great expense and inconvenience to the members of the Georgia Air National Guard and their employers who have demonstrated extraordinary patriotism by cooperating to make this effort possible; and
\\hereas, this volunteer effort is in keeping with the finest traditions of the Georgia Air National Guard whose devoted and patriotic achievements have always brought great credit and respect to themselves and to the State of Georgia.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the General Assembly of Georgia that the members of the Georgia Air National Guard are hereby commended for their devotion and patriotism in making the aforesaid volunteer flights to VietNam and the members of this body hereby express sincerest appreciation to the employers
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Vietnam Veteran
Joins 148th Avn Bn
Flying Guardsmen of Atlanta's 148th Aviation Bn., are learning first-hand about the war in Viet Nam.
1st Lt. Philip S. Hadarits of Griffin recent! y joined the battalion's Company B after a tour of duty as a helicopter pilot in the combat-riddled Southeastern Asian country.
Lt. Hadarits is now a civilian employed in conservation work but maintains his flying skills as an Army Guard pilot of fixed-wing craft and helicopters.
Another Viet Nam veteran whose experience is proving valuable to Guard aviators is M/Sgt Joseph Morrell, who has been assigned as Regular Army sergeant advisor to the 148th Aviation Bn.
The interchange of Guard fliers works both ways - four former members of Atlanta's Co. B, 148th Aviation Bn., volunteered for active duty and have been transferred to Viet Nam in recent months, according to Maj. Brice I. Sprayberry, company commander.
New Regular Army Advisor to the 148th Aviation Bn., is Maj. Donald W. Phillips, formerly assigned to aviation duty in Korea.
The 148th Aviation Bn., is a unit of the 48th Armored Div., Georgia Army National Guard. Its headquarters armory is located at the Fulton County Airport.
The 800 non-prior service personnel of the Ga ARNG who were previous) y ordered to active duty for a special combat training course at Fort Stewart 17-31 July have had their orders changed. The Guardsmen, who have not yet had their basic training, instead will attend summer training IMith their parent unit.
whose patriotic cooperation has made these flights possible.
Be it further resolved that the Clerk of the House tis hereby in~ structed to transmit a copy of this resolution to the Adjutant General, is hereby requested to make available a copy of this resolution to each of the aforesaid members of the Georgia Air National Guard and their employers.

CoI "Chuc k" Pea se,
M/Sgt Ogle Poteet
Honored forSafety
Veteran air crew personnel of the Georgia Air National Guard's 116th Military Airlift Wing were honored in March for outstanding safety records, including flying thousands of hours without an ac cident.
Receiving 10,000-hour Flying Safety Pins at the Dobbins Air Force Base ceremony were L t Col Charles S. Pease, of Atlanta, who is Chief Pilot, 116th Military Airlift Group, and M/Sgt Ogle B. Poteet, of Marietta, Flight Engineer, 128th Military Airlift Squadron.
Those earning 5,000-hour Flying Safety Pins included:
Lt Col Cleveland J. Perkins, Commander, 116th Military Airlift Group.
Major Ezra T. Chick, Jr., of Atlanta, and M/Sgt George F. Murray, of Kennesaw, both members of l16th Military Airlift Group.
Twelve flying persormel from Savannah' s 158th Military Airlift Squadron, were also honored:
Receiving 5,000-hour Pins were:
Lt Col Sheftall B. Coleman, Lt Col Clyde B. Knipfer, Lt Col Phillips D. Hamilton, Major Ken neth R. Davis, Major Ben L. Patterson, Capt Carl C. Poythress, M/Sgt James L. Bragg, SM/Sgt Thomas L. Davis, M/Sgt Edward E. Zachary, M/Sgt Edward A. Lus ter, M/Sgt William N. Murton and M/Sgt William H. Williams.
Colonel Charles S. Thompson, Jr., Commander of the Air Guard's l16 th Military Airlift Wing, Dobbins Air Force Base, Marietta, praised the recepients as "contributing greatly to our pursuit of excellence in every area."
Col. Thompson added, .. In addition to personal proficiency, these Officers and Airmen have consistently used good judgement in arriving at sound, correct decisions. This professional ability has resulted in the conservation of global airlift resources vital tv the welfare of our nation. For these reasons, the presentation of these Flying Safety Pins marks a notable flying safety achievement and one in which all of us in the Georgia National Guard take great pride."
MARCH, APRIL 1966

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The "Martin's and the Coy's' feuding mountaine e rs who could shoot out a squirrel's eye ot 90 feet (so the legend goes) were pikers in comparison to this group of flotlonders fr.om Jefferson County, For the fourth time since 1961, this team of Loui svi lie's Co B, 5th Bn, 108th Armor has won the Small Bore Rifle Championship of Georgia. Fro nt row, 1-r, ore P SGT Donold M. Wolden,lst Sgt Donald L. Hartley, Copt. Yeoman E, Wasden, Jr. and Sp4 Lorry B . Cooper. Bock row, 1-r, ore Sp4 Jimmy W, Goodwin, Sgt James E, Davis, SFC Wolter D.
Milburn and SSgt J, P. Wolden, Jr.
TAKING THEIR CUE from American railroad , Arm y supply experts have begun using 12-ton truck trailer for a trans-Pacific " piggy-back" delivery system for Vietnambound war materiel. Packed to capacity at depots in t he United States, the trailers are hoisted aboard cargo freighters-40 at a time-for the ocean voyage. At the port s ot' Saigon and Cam Ranh, the trailers are hooked-up to tractor and hauled to depots or directly to field units for unloading.

Co. B, S/108 Team
Cap1 ures S-Bore
Rifle Championship
Company B 5th Bn 108th Armor of L?uisville', Georgia won the Georg1a Small Bore Competition on 17 April 1966. The finals we re held in Macon with Company B, 5/ 108 Armor firing a s houlder-toshoul der match with HH& B, 1/ 118 Arty of Savannah,
The winning team, consisting of Captain Yeoman E. Wasden, 1Sgt Don ald L Hartley, PSgt Donald M Walden, SSgt J P Walden, J r, SFC Walter D Milburn, gt James E Davis, Sp4 Larry Cooper, and Sp4 Jimmy W Goodwin, fired a total score of 1,202.
HHSB, 1/ 118th Arty team, consisting of Lt Cha rl es J Colcock, SSGT John F Smith, Sgt Bobby L Schoonover, Sp5 Rodney C Wynn, PFC R D Edwards , and PFC M E Findley, fired a total score of 1, 134.
The celebrated Jefferson County ational Guard Small Bore Rifle Team bounded into the finals for the Sta te Championship in February by defeating a talented Dawson team of Co B, 3rd Bn, 108 Armor by a score of 1183 to 1132.
F irst Serg eant Donald L. Hartley fired a score of 249 out of a possible 300 on the challenging new targets bein g used this year with a bull' s e~ the ize of a "pencil point."
It was the Louisville team's chance at their third consecutive championship. They have been State
mall Bore Champions for the past two years and in 1961. The unit is CoB, 5th Bn, 108th Armor, commanded by Capt. Yeoman E. Wasden, Jr., also a member of the team,

A temporary shortage of uniforms for Selected Reserve For ce units was ~ll~vio t ed

in a . matter of hours when the Air Notional Guard was called on to oorloft t he

clothing from depots to the organizations undergoing inten sified training. Portici

poting in the airlift were aircraft of the ll6th Military Air lift Wing, headquarters

at Dobbins AFB. Responding im mediately to a call by Colon el Charles S. Thom p s on, Jr., Wing Com mander, the 145th Mil itary Airlift Group at Charlotte, N.C. s~nt

one of their Lockheed C-121's to Dobbins AFB where a Iorge shipment of clothong

hod been brought from the Atlanta General Depot. For three days, March 57: thjse

vital Air Guard flights solved a major participated in the airlift to prove the

logistic problem. Georgia re ad ine ss with wh ich the

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nationwide and worldwide airlift within a matter of hours. (U,S, Army Photogrop )

MARCH, APRIL 1966

AIRLIFT TO PACIFIC area reached an all-time high during first half FY66 in both tonnage and passengers. Preliminary figures indicate Military AirWt Command (MAC) traffic np 56 percent in cargo tons and 99 percent in passengers, reftecting growing airWt support for the Republic of Vietnam buUd up. Compared with last half FY65, cargo increased from 37,684 to 58,858 tons. Passencer traffic rose from 91,994 to 183,132.
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Travis AN G Airmen
Fight Big Fire
Threatening Docks
A fiercely burning fire near Savannah's State docks 29 March brought Air Guard firefighters from nearby Travis Field to the scene, helping keep the conflagration from spreading to ga soline storage tanks, although an empty one exploded.
Base Fire Chief, MSGT Ennis E. Hagin, who was slightly injured during the fir e fi ghting, took the heavy duty 0-llA manned by Sgt AI Quante and gt Robert Albritton, a P-6 manned by himself and Sgt B. J. Waters and an ambulance manned by Sgt J. Douglas and Sgt J. Buhler.
With permission to leave the field, since no C-9 7 was scheduled to la nd for several hours, the airmen joined other units within minutes. Intens e heat emanated from tar and roofing deposites on the site and fuel trucks at nearby oil companies were in danger of exploding.
Only th e foam on the 011A seemed to exteng ui s h the holocau t, but before the fire was under control, the unit ran out of foam. Another trip was made to Travis and 300 gallon s more obtained. It re quired the entire s uppl y to put out th e blazes. The airmen were assis ted by gt John Quante who arrived during the midst of the fire

Reemployment
Of Ga. Guardsmen
Protected By Law
Guardsmen and other reservists are protected under veteran's reemployment rights laws, but there are some key requirements that must be met if their job rights are to be guaranteed:
( 1) They must request a leave of absence for training from their employer, and (2) report back to work promptl y when it is over.
Emp1oyer s must ( 1) grant leave for official training duty, and (2) reinstate the employee upon his return without any loss in seniority, status, pay and vacation rights.
Guardsmen are urge d to contact Mr. Harvey Driscoll, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Regional Director of the Bureau of Veterans Reemployment Rights in Atlanta, if difficulty is encount ered with employers who refu se to let them off for training or if employers pen a Lize them for un dergoing mandatory training requireme n t s .
fi ghting. Three other fire departments
were also on the scene. The airmen were in the dange r area for almost four hours and were credited with helping prevent destruction of the Sta te docks.

The 158th Aeromedical Evacuation Flight of the Georgia Air Notional Guard at Travis Field received practical training in ditching procedures in the ocean off the Savannah Coast recently. In cooperation with the U. S, Coast Guard, the flight, commanded by Copt Peter M. Taulbee, similoted procedures for rescue at sea using
life rafts, Participating with Copt Taulbee were 35 officers and airmen.

Crash in Bryan Co.
Guardsmen Found
Near Helicopter
A Georgia Army Guard helicopter pilot, CWO Christopher F. Irwin, 43, of Sandersville, and his passen ger, Sergeant Moses M. Morgan, 49, of Springfield, were found near their }\'reeked helicopter May 4 after being missing from a flight out of Savannah for 53 days. They were discovered fatally injured in some woods near Richmond Hill in Bryan County, south of Savannah, by a farmer, Herschel Wise.
The search for the missing men was one of the most intensive ever conducted by the National Guard of Georgia. Using Coast Guard, Civil Defense, Civil Air P a trol, Game and Fish Commission, Ham Radio and other agencies, the Guardsmen of the 48th Armored Division Artillery and the 148th Aviation Battalion, with hundreds of volunteers, spent several weeks in the search after disappearance of the helicopter March 12.
CWO Irwin, a former Marine operated a livestock business in Sandersville. Sgt. Morgan had been employed full-time with the Guard as OMS113 mechanic with Co A, 14 8th Avn Bn, since 1950.
Some 50 aircraft were used in the search in addition to ground parties which numbered in the hun dreds. Lt. Col. Jack L. Conrad, aviation battalion commander, was in charge of search and rescue opera tions. Major James H. Strick land, flight activity commander for the Guard in the Savannah area, headed up the air search. Lt. Col. O'Dell Scruggs, Executive Officer of the 48th Division Artillery, co ordinated ground reconnaisance.
High water hampered search operations in the initial stages.
Six astronauts could take off for Mars around Easter, 1985, spend nearly three weeks exploring the red planet, then return to earth just before Hallowe'en the following year according to North American Aviation space scientists. The envisioned mission would take 562 days, including a 20 day stop-over on Mars. Three astronauts would orbit Mars in a modified Apollo spacecra ft while their colleagues descended.

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Georgia to Participate NG Blood Drive

A nationwide solicitation of 250,000 units of blood wi thin the ranks of the National Guard today heralds the launching of the bigge t blood donor recruitme nt campaig n ever conducted by on e organ i zation .
In cooperation with th e Ame ri can Red Cross and the Department of Defense, Army and Air Nationa l Guard members will contribute in a massive "Blood for Defen se" pro gram which will insure a s teady but manageable flow of blood into Red Cross processing facilities.
Sponsored by the ational Guard Association of the United States, the "Blood for Defense" program will funnel blood into military channels with its primary purpose of supplying our fighting forces in Southeast Asia.
Major General George J. Hearn, Adjutant General ofGeorgia, said there are more than 11,000 Arm y and Air Guardsmen in the State who wi 11 be asked to sign pledge cards between now and June 15. "We are endeavoring to show our strong support," he said, "for our fighting men in Vietnam in this manner, while we are continuing to strengthen our Nation al

Guard forces here at home." General Hearn has appointed
olonel Paul E. Innecken to serve as coordinator for the blood program.
Major General James F. antwell, pre ident of the Association and top Guardsman in the State of New Jersey, aid :
"We regard this program as a direct and practical method of contri buting to military operations in
uthea t A ia, and to the well-being of our comrades-in-uniform of the Active services who are fighting there."
In expre ssing appreciation to the ational Guard Association for its support of the defense blood pro gram , General James F. Collins, president of the American National Red ross , said all blood donated by atio nal Guardsmen for military use would be transformed into vital blood derivatives which ?re being used in in ere a ing a mounts by U. S. fighting me n in South Viet a m.
According to ecretary of Defense Robert Me amara, there has been no shortage of the important blood derivatives but defense stockpiles have dwindled under the pressure of

larger forces and intensified combat in Viet-Nam.
"We mu st repleni h our co c ks of the e de ri vative to in ure an ample backup for emergency use, and the National Guard program sh.o ul.d go a long way toward ac com phshmg th at objective," a id ecr-e cary McNamara.
National Guard donations will be made through the 56 Red ro s Regional Blood Center and licensed Community Blood Bank working in cooperation with the American Red Cross. Arrangements for the collections will be made be tween the Red ross Centers and the Adjutants General of the 50 States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Gi ving the program the o fficial endorsement of the Nation al Guan:l Bureau, Major General Winston P. Wilson said in an open letter to all Guardsmen:
" U. S. fighting men in Viet-Nam need the support of each of us 'Uld this donation of blood can serve as a dramatic and extremely important method of demonstrating that sup port.,

fHAM E

Keeping abreast of the latest techniques and equipment of aerospace medicine, Captain Jane Akers, left, and Lt. Col. Martha Carle attended an Aerospace Medical Association conference in Las Vegas 18-21 April. The flight nurses represented the Ga. ANG. Capt. Akers is with the 128th Aeromed Evac Sq and Lt. Col. Carle is nurse advisor for the 116th Aeromed Evac Group. Both are based at Dobbins AF B
MARCH, APRIL 1966

Military Support for Civil Defense, the Georgia Guard's new est secti on, planned a test exercise for the State's Civil Defense Directors to ascertain the capability of CD officials and their forces to cope with o nuclear attack upon the U.S. and Georgia. Called Trainex 1, the exercise was held In Atlanta under the supervision of The Adjutant Gene ral, Major General George J. Hearn. MSCD chief, Colonel Paul E, In ..ecken , right, goes over the pion w ith his assistant Major
Barney Nobles during the 22-24 March exercise.
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MILITARY MISCELLANY

Chief ~arrant Officer Isma Davis, Hq & Band, 48th Armd Div Support Command, Decatur, has retired after more than 20 years of "honorable and faithful service" most of which was full-time duty as an administrative technician.
"Ish" as he is called by his many friends in the Guard has been a W-3 since 1960. After three and a half years of active duty during which time he served in Italy -- he returned to join the Guard 25 Nov 47. Serving continuously since that time, he was promoted to Warrant Officer in March of 1951 as Administrative Technician with Hq, 1st Bn, 122nd Inf; .later serving as AST for HHC, 102nd Signal Depot, before repor ting to the Support Command. His tenure of service ended 6 Feb 66.
The best wishes of the National Guard were extended C~O Davis upon the occasion of his retire ment.
The neu Gl Bill which became ejfective !tlarch 3, 1966, made an additional 4,065,000 veterans immediately eligible for benefits administered by the U. S. Veterans Administration. They were those who had served in the Armed Forces after January 31, 1955, up to the date of the bill. An additional 600,000 veterans are expected to become eligible each calendar year from now on.
Cadets of the Georgia Military Institute will have a new site for their summer trammg activities this year. Lt. Col. Gene L Hodges, Commandant of GMI, said he will start toughening up his 100-pl us ARNG officer candidates at Camp Blanding, Florida, beginning 12 June.
The two week duty will be the final training for Class No. 5, numbering about 40, and the initial GMI camp for cadets of Class No. 6, expected to number about 70 to 80.
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M/Sgt E8 Joseph .\. Sills, veteran Guardsman of the old 122nd Inf Regt, retired 24 March after 26 years of honorable and faithful service to his State and Nation. At the time of his retirement, he was a member of HHC & Band, 48th Armd Div Supt Command.
It was way back in 1930 when he first joined Co F, 122nd Infantry, serving a two-year hitch. In 1934, he j0ined the Army for a four-year tour. In 1947, he rejoined the 122nd, this time Hq Co, 1st Bn, and was its first sergeant. Upon redesignation to Hq & Svc Co, 122nd AlB, and 102nd Signal Depot, the units still had the valuable services of M/Sgt Sills.
The best wishes of the National Guard of Georgia were extended to M/Sgt Sills on the occasion of his retirement.
Major Ed Westlake, Asst. G-3, 48th Armored Division, graduated third in his class of 103 attending the Nuclear Weapons Employment Course at Ft. Sill, Okla. recently. The Atlanta officer scored 94.7 at the end of the six-month course. Twenty-one foreign officers of allied nations also took the course which is a branch of the Associated Artillery Offices Career Course.
CWO W-3 Lemuel A Purdom, Hq & Svc Btry, 2nd Bn, 118th Arty, retired 25 March after more than 20 years honorable service to the National Guard and his Country. In the early phases of his service, he was a Florida Guardsman, with initial enlistment going back to July 1937.
The Waycross Guardsman, who served as unit supply technician, was on active federal service in 1944, serving through 1945. His primary branch was infantry. He rejoined the Guard 4 December 46 and was promoted to warrant officer in 1956. The best wishes of the Georgia Guard were extended to C~O Purdom upon the occasion of his retirement.

Captain Thomas J. Sellers, Assistant Division Information Officer and columnist with the Colum bus Ledger, has been selected to attend the Defense Strategy Seminar of the National War College. The high-level seminar is an annual course for key officers who are in a position to explain the nation's defense strategy to the public. Capt. Sellers will report to Ft. McNair, Washington, D.C., 20 June for the two week seminar.
Veterans who served more than 181 days in the U. S. Armed Forces after January 31, 1955 and who were discharged under other than dishonorable conditions are eligible for benefits from the U. S. \'eterar,s Administration under the new Gl Bill.
Latest figures released by the National Guard Bureau indicate that the Air National Guard is currently airlifting over 10 per cent of the patients being moved through the Air Force's aeromedical evacuation system.
The Air Guard began air evacuation flights in August 1965 and since that time has airlifted 4,810 patients over 608,000 miles. Air Guard aeromedical evacuation aircraft fly the Air Force's regularly scheduled runs from California to Alaska, the off-shore Atlantic runs and many domestic feeder flights.
Capt. John J. Bartlett, commu-
nications officer of Hq, 1st Bn, 108th Armor, retired from the Guard after more than 20 years of honorable and faithful service and has been promoted to major. Major Bartlett was in federal service during WW II as an enlisted man and joined the Guard 18 May 48. Commissioned 31 December 52, he served continuously until his retirement 1 April 66. The Eatonton officer was extended the best wishes of the Georgia National Guard upon the occasion of his retirement.
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For the first time in five years, Air Guardsmen from Dobbins will have a period of summer field training at Travis Field, Savannah, when personnel of the 116th Mili tary Airlift Group will hold general military training at the base 20.28 August 1966.
Lt. Col. C. J . Perkins, Group commander, said all elements of the group, with the exception of the
UBth Mil Alft Sq and the U8th Aeromed
Evac Sq, will participate, Only a few key airmen will remain at Dobbins for essential housekeeping duties. The units going to Travis are Group Hq, CAMRON, Dispen sary, Supply and Support Squadrons.
The flying units are not required to train at Travis since crew mem bers perform essential airlift mi s sion for the Military Airlift Com mand on a year-round basis for their mandatory 15 days of annual active duty.

MSGT Andrew W. Zambelli, HHC, 1st Brigade, Macon, havi ng served honorably and faithfull y for more than 20 years, retired 1 March. Initial service was on federal ac tive duty from 1943 to 19 46.
Joining Hq & Hq Co, 1st Bn, 12lst lnf, 3 ov 47 , he continued service in the Macon unit and its present designation until retirement. The best wi$hes of the National Guard of Georgia were extended MSGT Zambelli on this occasion.
Dublin's Hq Co , 1st Bn, 12lst lnf, reports it has three Guardsmen from the same family. Sergeant First Class Jimmy King, a veteran mem ber of the unit, is a full-time em ployee of OMS No. 14 and is the father of two of the younger mem bers of the company. His sons are Sp4 Gary L. King and Sp4 Richard J. King, each of whom have a child. Grandpop King says he is looking forward to serving with his grandchildren in the Guard, too.

Major L. alvant, Assistant Di vision Provost Marshal, 48th Armd Div , wa senior officer at the Military Police Officer' s Career Course at Ft. Gordon, He graduated from th e four-month course 11 May.
SFC Wilbur J. Dowd of Savan nah's Btry B, 1st Bn, ll8th Arty, has been commended by the nited States Property and Fiscal Officer for Geor gia, Lt. Col. George W. Roberts. SFC Dowd was cited for his sugges tion concerning a revision of USPFO Form 38 pertaining to semi-annual showdown of clothing and equipment. The suggestion was adopted by the Atlanta agency.
The new form resulted in elimina ting the listing of clothing and equip ment items since they are already listed on DA Forms 10195 and 10102 The new procedure according) y re duces the heavy work requirements now imposed on AST's.

Savannah Sergeant
Appoin ted 1sI Lt
Master Sergeant Thomas J. Holland, of Savannah, is now a First Lieutenant. Lieutenant Hol land was appointed under an Air Force program which authorizes the Air National Guard to appoint exceptionally well qualified and de serving Air Guardsmen who have acquired extensive experience in their Air Force specialty. He will perform duties of Supply Operations Officer in the 165th Supply Squa dron (AT) which is commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Irwin L. Potts, Jr. The appointment was made ef fective 12 February 1966.
Lieutenant Holland was born in Douglas, Georgia and attended Douglas High School, where he graduated in 1949. He also attend ed South Georgia College and Flo rida State University prior to grad uating from Armstron g College , with an Associate in Arts Degree, in 1961.
During the period from 195 1 to 195 5 he served on active duty with
MARCH, APRIL 1966

First Lieutenant Thomas J. Holland has his bars pinned an by Colonel William F, Summerell, Commander of the 16Sth
Military Airlift Group at Travis F ield.

the U. S. Air Force at Cape Ken nedy, Kimpo AFB, Korea, and Hunter AFB, in Savannah. After his discharge from the Air Force he joined the local Air ativlal Guard, as a taff Sergeant, on 8 August 1955. He was promoted to the rank of Master Sergeant on 15

December 1959. Lt Holland has been a fulltime
employee of the Air Guard at Tra vis Field since 8 August 1955. His present position is Supply Manage me nt Officer and, in addition to this, he will perform duties of As sistant Base Supply Officer,
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Macon's Airmen

Fix Transformers,

S ve B -52 Parts

From Scrap

Geo rg i a ' 202nd Communications

Maint enanc e Squadron of the A G,

based at Macon' s Municipal Air-

port, i ge ttin g nationwide recog-

nttlon for its vol unta ry efforts

a bo ve a nd beyo nd i t normal com-

muni cation rep ai r program.

As a re ult of the 202nd ' co-

oper ation with th e De fense Elec-

tronics upply enter, Dayton,

Ohio, over $150,000 in electronics

has been re cored over the pa t

year and a half at minimal cost.

Commanded by Lt. Col. George

E. mith, who last y ear won the

AF ommendation Medal for tmt

lar efforts, the 202nd modified a

radar tran s former u ed in B52 air-

craft. ith the po sibility that the

tran sformer in sto c k would have

to be crapped due to excess oil

leakage, the 202nd expert insert-

ed glas beads in the oil chamber

to ac t as a cooling agent and

through oth er complica ted me an

ol ve d the probl em. Th ey will

eventuall y rework 50 tran formers.

No t sati s fi ed with thi contri-

bution to the Air orce , the Macon

ru r~ e n came ou t on a shington '

birthdate, 22 F eb, a nd set up an

a ss embly l i ne, cleaning 5,000

tube s , again voluntarily. Also in

re cent week the y have modified

2,600 ear hell on he ad ets u ed

by jet pilot

Th e tra n s form er would have

cost $350 each to rework, but the

202nd did it for $5 each for mater-

ials.

T hese pro je cts were in addition

to th e regul ar repair and majnte-

nan ce of AF communi cation gear

normall y performed by the 202nd.

The uni t is one of only two in the

A G. Th ere are non e in th e regul a r

AF. tori e s o f the 202nd contri bu-

tion s were run promine ntl y in the

DE

lectron a nd the D A ew

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EXPLORER SCOUT POST 11502 PROVIDES WINDER GUARDSMEN WITH TOUGH OPPONENTS
WINDER CHIEF OF POLICE GERALD THOMAS SEES RIOT TRAINING WITH CAPT. DOUG OLIVER, LEFT, LT. GLASS AND MAJOR L. W, ALLRED
Explorers Assist Riot Control Training
Tankers of Headquarters Company, 3d Brigade recently participated in a Multiple Unit Training Assembly (MUT A) which emphasized the practical approach to training rather than the classroom approach.
The four-hour practical exercise, entitled "Riot Control and Civil Disturbances" was under the direction of 1/ Sgt. Donald E. Duke, To add realism to his work, 1/Sgt. Duke had fifteen members of Explorer Post 502 in Winder who played the role of "rioters." These Scouts, under the very capable leadership of A. J. Willoughby, Larry Casper and Sayral Bryant, were very excellent "rioters" and provided the necessary enthusiasm and realism for the Guardsmen. 1/ Lt. Bobby G. Glass and l / Sgt. Duk e expl ained that the couts were were especially beneficial to the Guards man's training and the y were very appreciative of the Sco ut' s willingness and enthusiasm to participate as "rioters."
The training was observed by Winder Chi ef of Police Gerald T hom as, 3d Brigade Commander Lt. Col. Clarence Irwin, Brigade Executi ve Officer Lt. Col. James E. Sensenbrenner and various staff officers.
In addition, each squa d of tankers underwent a tear gas exerci e and a thorough drill on th e use of the protective ma sk against tear ga s . Upon completion of the exercise, the Scouts ate a delicious meal in the Headquarter Mess.
On the unday phase of training, the Tankers were again in the "field" at Fort Yargo, etting up and establishing a field bivouac for an Armor Brigade and undergoing Map and Compa s s training.
MARCH, APRIL 1966

-------------------------------------------------------------------THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

NEW Gl BILL PROVIDES BENEFITS FOR COLD WAR VETS

The Vererans Readjustment Act of 1%6 which was signed into law March 3, by President Johnson provides a permanent program of benefits to veterans who have served or who will serve in the U. S, Armed Forces since January 31, 1955. Chief among these benefits will be education, home loan guaranty and the extension of VA hospital benefits on the same priority basis as for wartime veterans,
Thus approximately four million veterans discharged from the service since January 31, 1955, ranging from "Cold War" veterans to those now on duty in Vietnam, become eligible for benefits somewhat simi! ar to those granted the veterans of World War II and the Korean Conflict, At the same time, provision has been made for 600,000 additional veterans who will be returning to ci viiian life each cal endar year to participate in the same benefits. In all cases, to be eligible the veteran must have discharges that are other than dishonorable and they must not already have used up their eligibility under previous programs.
All the new benefits, with the exception of the Educational Assistance Program, went into d feet immediately upon the President's signing of the Bill. The Educational Assistance provisions will go into effect June 1, 1%6.
The benefits established by the new law are: educational assistance; home and farm loans; medical care; job counseling; job placement; Federal employment preference; and the issuance of
SGT D.C. EMORY Dl ES
Sergeant Olin D. C. Emory, veteran maintenance technician with the 248th Signal Battalion in Atlanta, died in March after having served his State and Nation honorably and faithfully for more than 25 years, His service began 16 Oct 41 when he joined the Army. He had been a technician with the guard continuously since 1950. His widow, Mrs. Mary Louise Emory, of Hampton has received a draft for $1 0,000, payable under the terms of Sgt. Emory's Technician Insurance Program,
MARCH, APRIL 1966

burial flags. A brief summary of each follows.
Education - Veterans with more than 180 days active duty, any part of which occurred on or after February 1, 1955, will be eligible for one month of college, vocational or similar education for each month or fraction of a month on active duty. Those taking full time courses will receive $100 per month if they have no dependents; $125 a month with one dependent; and $150 a month with more than one dependent.
Proportional rates will be paid for part time courses. The income of the veteran will not be considered, Application blanks and full information will be available at \' .'\ Offices and at colleges and educational centers some time in .\pril, well in advance of the June 1, 1966, starting date,
Loan Program - Veterans with more than 180 days of active duty will be eligible for VA guaranteed home or farm loans or VA direct home loans in areas where such
loans are authorized. They will have until ten years after the date of their last discharge from. active service plus one year additional for each three month period of active service to make such a loan.
VA guaranteed loans will be

made at 5 and 1/2 percent interest rate,
Medical Care - Veterans who h~ve served after January 31, 1955, wdl be eligible for admission to VA Hospitals on the same basis as wartime veterans.
Other Benefits - The new law also makes provtstons for job counseling and job placement, both of these under the auspices of the Veterans Employment Service of the U, S. Department of Labor; and Civil Service preference in Federal employment, A United States flag will be provided for use at the funeral of veterans who have served after January 31,1955, andto be retained by the next of kin,
Veterans who believe they are eligible for any of these benefits, except the Educational .\ssistance Program, can write, telephone or visit the nearest VA Regional Office which is usually in the state in which they reside, The
United States Veterans Admia.is
tration Regional Office for Georgia is located at 449 West Peachtree Street, N. E., Atlanta, Georgia, 30.308. Veterans interested in the educational benefits are reminded that they cannot start any courses until after June 1, 1966, and it will not be until mid-April that the proper forms and instructions will be ready.

WAil- TV Documentary
To Show Georgia ANG
Airlift Contribution
A thirty-minute color documentary on the Georgia Air National Guard will be shown on Atlanta s WAll- TV (Channel 11) 30 June 66 during prime evening time,
Scenes of the 12Bth Military Airlift Squadro11 at Dob bins AFB participating in overseas airlift missions to Vietnam and Europe will highlight the documentary.
Narrated by Captain Jack Walsh, a WAll broadcaster and navigator of the 12Bth Mil Alft Sq, the show is pro duced by WAll's Luke Green and is written and directed by Jim Young. Overseas footage was filmed by ANG in formation personnel with some local and Caribbean scenes filmed by the station's staff cameramen,

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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN ______________________________________________________________________

NAME
David L Sharpe Donald L Pye Derryl S Moody
] ohn N Summerlin Herman E Bonner Harold A Hodges Elmer L Barton Henry C Chapman
Jerry D Sims
Louis D Beri
Ralph L Lloyd

GRADE
2d Lt Captain SPS, E-5
SPS, E-5 SPS, E-5 SPS, E-5 2d Lt PFC, E-3
SPS, E-5
2d Lt
Capt

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

UNIT

COURSE

Co C, 3/ 12lst Inf HHC, 2/121st Inf Btry C, 2d Bn, 118th Arty 2d Bn, 118th Arty HHC, 1/108th Armor HHC, 1/108th Armor Co B, 11108th Armor Co C, 5th Bn, 108th Armor 406th Ord Co
Arty Btry A, 1/214th Arty HH&SB, 2/ 118th Arty

Ranger Crse Mil Personnel Off FA ocs- Arty & Msl
Arty & Msl Sch Track Veh Mech Track Veh Mech Armor Off Basic Inf OCS (RC)
Automotive Repair
USA Arty & Msl Sch
USA Arty & Msl Sch

AIR NATIONAL GUARD

SCHOOL

DURATION

Ft B~nning, Ga

9wks

Ft Benjamin Harrison 6 wk s

Ft Sill, Okla

11 wks

Ft Sill, Okla Ft Benning, Ga Ft Benning, Ga Ft Knox, Ky Ft Benning, Ga

11 wks 7 wks 7 wks 9 wks 2 mos

us'A Ord Sch, APD, Md Ft Snt, Okla

14 wks 13 wks

Ft Sill, Okla

22 wks

NAME

GRADE

UNIT

COURSE

SCHOOL

DURATION

William H Mills Arnold Gross Gary E Waters Hayden L Gabbert
William M Berry, Jr Albert S Ellington
Qayne C Webb

2d Lt Captain A2C TSGT
Maj Lt Col
SSGT

158th Mlft Sqdn
129th Tac Con Flt 129th Tac Con Flt
128th Mil Alft Sq
158th Mil Alft Sq TSD, Hq Ga ANG, Travis Field, Savannah, Ga. 128th Mlfg 8q

Undergraduate

Mather AFB,

Navigator Trng

Calif

Weapons Controller

Tyndall AFB, Fla

Aircraft Con & Warning Keesler AFB, Miss

Radar Repairman

Flt Engr Tech Cruise St Paul Intern'l

Con w/ sub entry into AP, St Paul, Minn

Aircrew Systems Fami

liarization Crs to Include

Flt Sim Trng

Disaster Con Off Cr

Lowry AP'B, Colo

Logistics Management Wright-Patterson

11580

AFB, Ohio

Aircrew Systems Fami St Paul Intern'l liarizatio11 Crs to Include AP, St Paul, Minn Flight Sim Tmg

32 wks 7 wks 41 wks 16 wks
4 wks 4 wks
16 wks

Appointments

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Captain William 0 Cooper CWO, W-3 Gene S Turbeville 2d Lt Samuel S Mitchell, III 2d Lt Carlton E Gay 1st Lt Neil H Hightower WO, Wl Roy L Carter Captain Jam> s V Miller

AIR NATIONAL GUARD
Captain Fred G Knieriem Captain John J Ingram, J r Captain Warren L Septon Captain Frank D Parrott 2nd Lt George S Kinney

THE ADDRESS was simply "Mail Call, Vietnam," but the package couldn't have found a better recipient. Part of the flood of gifts and mail being sent by Americans to troops in the Republic of Vietnam, it was directed at random to the 2d Bn., 18th Infantry. And there, First Lt. Robert C. Hall was given the package. The cookies inside came from Rozburough High School, the lieutenant's alma mater in Philadelphia. Amazed, Hall said, "The school didn't even know I was here!" (ANF)

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-Promotions
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Elton F Hinson to Captain Gilbert E Aldridge to Captain Robert H Furcron to Captain James A Sibley, Jr to Captain J arne s M Boyer to Captain James L Suttles, J r to Captain Jack A Landers to CWO, W-3 J erre J Field to Captain Robert A Sneed to CWO, W 3 James A Stephens to Major Fred N Weldon, Jr to CWO, W-3 Marshall H Sorrells to CWO, W 3 Mitchel P House J r to Major John H Randle to Captain Irvin D Harris to Captain Gordon E Standard to CWO, W- 3 William V Wigley to Captain Grady M Miles to Captain Fred D Forstet to Lt Col Carlos W Akin to CWO, W-2
MARCH, APRIL 1966

-------------------------------------------------------------------THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

McKelvey Commands

Among first official acts of Lt. Col, McKelvey upon assuming command of 2nd Bn, 108th Armor, was to congratulate his S-2, Jerre J, Field, left, upon his promotion to captain,

Calho un llattalion
A guardsman for 28 years, Forrest Lee McKelvey, former executive officer of Hq, 2nd Bn, 108th Armor, has assumed command of the Calhoun battalion and bas been promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel effectiv e 15 March 66.
Col. McKelvey, a resident of Lindale, first joined Cedartown's Co K, 122nd In. Inducted into federal service for WW II, he served in the ETO with the 126th A,AA Gun Bn, participating in the Ar dennes, Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns, for which be wa awarded the Bronze Star and four battle stars.
With continuous post-war service in tbe North Georgia battalion, Col. McKelvey moved into the command position vacated by Col. Horace T. Clary who bas retired.

This long handshake signifies change of command ceremonies
in Calhoun as Copt, Johnson DeFoor, left, is congratulated by Copt. Doyle 0, Phillips, outgoing commander of Hq Co, 2nd Bn, 108th Armor. Copt. Phillips, who commanded the
unit for nine years, moved up to the battalion staff,

Recent retirees from the Georgia Guard's Army Advisor Group ore congratulated by Colonel Harry Sewell, right, Senior Advisor, All hod more than 20 years service and earned the Army Commendation Medal, They ore, 1-r, MSGT Dennis A. Root, advisor far the 348th Medical Bn; MSGT Clifford T. Richardson, 1st Bn, 121st lnf; and Lt Col Hughey W. B ig ham,
Jr., 48th Division Support Command,
MARCH, APRIL 1966

Fort Benning, Go, --- Private Terry A, Phillips, a member of Atlanta's 406th Ordnance Company, ... as presented the U. S, Army Trainin g Center Certificate of Achievement and a tro phy for being chosen the Outstanding Trainee of his basic training company. Phillips was selected for neatness of uni form, bearing, and a good knowledge of general subjects of the Army and the attitude and effort that he hod put forth as a trainee, He was a member of Company A, Seventh Bottol ion, Second Brigade, which graduated on April 22, 1966. Trophy is presented by Lt Col A. C, Halper, 7th Bn C. 0. A 1963 graduate of Hokes Bluff High School, Gadsden, Ala,, Phillips worked as o telegraph serviceman with American Telephone and Telegraph prior to entering the Army on Febru
ory 21, 1966. (Photo by SpS J, A. Locklear)
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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN______________________________________________________________________

Miss G
M I

Cf'ri..,cilla qoenzel

Finalists

Contestants in the Miss Georgia Military Institute beauty pageant for 1966 are looking more and more like Miss America candidates. Here the four finalists are s ho wn in some of the poses furnished the judges prior to the crowning cere monies in Forsyth May 21.
FLASH! As this edition went to press, the winner of the Miss GMI contest was announced by Lt. Col. Gene L. Hodges, GMI commandant, who crowned Miss Priscilla K. Wenzel. First runner-up was Miss Deborah Davis.
Miss Wenzel, a senior at Monroe High School, entertained the cadets with two songs. he received a trophy, the jeweled crown, a miniature sabre and a bouquet of orchids. In attendance was Miss GMI for 1965, Miss Betty Kay Fox, of Warner Robins, Georgia.
Miss Wenzel will visit the Ca dets of Class No . 5 at their summer tratning site a't Camp Blanding, Florida, during the two-week en campment 12 26 June, and will also attend graduation exercises in Macon in July.
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A childhood lover of animals, warm-hearted Priscilla was born in Minnesota when it was 30 de grees below zero. Thawed out and nurished by sunny southern skies, she devoted her spare time to art and piano lessons. Sometimes swimming and the Brownie Scouts added to the flavor of her early life. Then she entered and won a Halo ween Beauty Contes t. Next, she was a left-handed guard on a basketball team, For four years she has been a student at Monroe Area High School, joining such organi zations as cheerleaders, Science Club, Annual Staff, etc. She can also sew and cook, fellahs. She plans to attend Georgia Southern, but right now she is 18, 125 lbs., 5' 4", has brown hair and green eyes and measures 36 2435. Spon sored by Cadet II enry E. Breedlove, Priscilla likes sports. Welcome South!
MARCH, APRIL 1966

~ebbie ':Beauer~

Determined to be a dancer, twirler, cheerleader, model and actress in addition to many other things, Cissie has displayed a variety of talents and strong deter mination that have led her to enter Oglethorpe College in Atlanta to pursue a dramatic career, Only 18, she is from Montezuma and is sponsored by Cadet Terry IY, Bent ley. Cissie says she was originally called Jacqueline Celeste. An experienced ballet dancer, she has traveled with professionals learning the art in ew York, but school work has always cut short her ambitions to get on with her career. IYith a friend she set up a dancing school and put on several shows, During all this time, she also join ed many other activities mentioned above to round out her busy life. Cissie is 5' 7", weighs 120 lbs. , has brown hair, blue-green eyes and measures 362337~ .

Debbie is a future student at Auburn University and makes her home in Manchester, She is 18 and is sponsored by Cadet Richard F. Riggs. Despite being a girl with numerous interests and abilities, she claims she is only average. If you want to call the following data average, Debbie, some of us have be en traveling in the wrong circles: 11 7 lbs., 5' 4", blonde hair, green eyes, 362436 measurements, with talents listed as dramatic readin g, guitar, piano and clarinet, skiing, plus singing novelty songs and also in a trio. She's been a cheerleader captain, Valen tine queen, Miss Manchester High School and a variety of other thing s to round out her high school activi ties, She also takes pictures and writes, IYould you believe "above average?"

Only 17, Deborah is a Sava1m ah girl with a past past "Miss Y Teen," past "Miss May Howard'' and pa t "Miss Sequoyah," She was first runner-up in the "Sweet heart of DeMolay" and recently competed in the "Mis Savannah" pagean t, With blue eyes and brown hair, she combines a height of 5' 5" and weight of 120 lbs. with meas urements of 362436. he plays the piano and has added dancing and singing to her repertoir of talents, A senior at Jenkins fl i gh School, Deborah will attend Georgia Southe rn College in Statesboro. At present, however, she is busy being president of her homeroom and a member of the Student Coun cil, Chorus, Pep Club, annual staff and Girl's Athletic Associ ation. She is a member of a society that aids retarded children, and enjoys sailing, .skiing, reading and modeling. She's sponsored by Cadet Charles F. Lee 11/,

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HIS PERSONAL ARMOR

In the A n ny's basic
combat t?ainin g, th e first
step in milita1y life for
th e 1ecntit, m en leant
an ew th e value of physi-
cal and mora l strength, and f eel th e n eed fo1 bodily enclmance unde1 the stress of fatigu e, hunger, thirst, weather, and t he oth er harships of w a1.
Th i s unde1standing com es, n ot suddenly, but w ith each n ew bit of milita1y training. Sl1engt hen ecl by th e Amer ican sold ier's i ng1ainecl spiri t of hono1 and duty, i t be-

com es th e quali ty we call COUTag e.
Th e J1eedo1n which w e all enjoy was won and has been preserv ed for us by Just th is sort of couTage, fortifying gen e1ations of Am e1icans in the uniform of the Unit ed Sta t es Anny.
Wit h cowage as his 7J ersonal a1mo1, the solclie1 fulfills an ob ligation to sha1e in the def ense of fnedom at home and on dis tan t and fm eign shores so that i t can be pa.sed 011 , undiminished, to ftttme genaa tion s. (AN F )