The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 19, no. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1969)]

THE

ADJUTANT

GENERAL'S

MESSAGE

GOVERNOR LESTER G. MADDOX

MA JOR GENERAL GEORG E J, HEAR N

My Fellow Guardsmen:

A special feature of this edition of our magazine places emphasis on respect for our national emblem.
There hove been too many instances in recent months of flagrant abuse of our cherished flog. We, as Guardsmen, are looked upon by the population as citizen-soldiers who proudly serve under this great banner of freedom.
It is not only our duty but also our privilege to honor the Stars
and Stripes of America. Those who do not pay proper homage to our flog should be of special concern to us who wear the uniform of our country's armed forces.
The purpose of this special article in the centerfold of this magazine is to reacquaint our personnel, and others whom we wish to inform, with the proper procedures to follow in displaying our flog.
It is distracting and irritating to observe the misplacement or
misuse of this proud symbol of our nation. It is a personal insult to our country for anyone to abuse our flog . The proper procedures for displaying it should be memorized by every American. The flag should be flown often and proudly.
Besides standing at attention when the flag comes by, proper respect of patriotic customs during the playing of the National Anthem and the delivery of the Pledge of Allegiance is usually the only way our citizens con publicly honor this great country of ours.
It is my hope that the information in this edition concerning
respect for our flag be given the widest possible dissemination . The centerfold may be easily removed for this purpose.

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THEGEORGIA GUARDSMAN
Vol. 19 Jan - Mar 1969 No. 1

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. The Guards man uses AFPS material.
HO NO RABLE LESTER G. MADDO X GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA
MAJ GEN GEORGE J . HEARN T HE ADJUTANT GENERAL

L T COL DOUGLAS EMBRY Editor
Publication and Editorial Office P . 0 . Box 4839
Atlanta, G eo rgia 30302
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Showin g proper respect for our flag and observing customary American Alleg iance to our national emblem should be an innate custom of all our citizens. Wit h this edition of the Georgi a Guards ma n magazine we hope to refresh the me mories of some who may be un certain of flag discipline. The center fo l d moy be detached for placing on bulletin boards, office walls or for di stribution to selected groups or
i ndi vi duals.
COL. PETERSON, NG RET. DIES
Colonel Charles R. Peterson , National Guard Retired, died in April in Savannah at 72. A former commander of the Irish Jasper Greens, he commanded the second battalion of the !18th Artillery in 1940 wgen it was mobilized for WW II. He is a former President of the Chatham Artillery and an uncle of Maj Gen Charles L. Davis, retired.
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President Nixon meets with officers of the National Guard Association of the U. S. From left: Major General C. A. Ott, Jr. , NGAUS Secretary; Major General Joe C. Moffitt, NGAUS V ice President ond Adjutant General, State of Colorado; Major General James F. Cantwell, NGAUS President and head of the State of New Jersey Deportment of Defense; Mr. Nixon; Major General Claude T . Bowers, NGAUS Treasurer and Adjutant General of North Carolina, and Colonel James B. Deerin, NGAUS Executive Director. The group met with Mr. Nixon on the oc casion of the mid-winter conference of the Notional Guard Association Executive
a. Co unci I, held at the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D. C., on February
"WIDE WORLD PHOTOS"
Bob Crane, star of the TV series, " Hogan's H e roes," and nar r a tor for the up coming Ai1 Force film on Air National Guard units .in South Vietnam e ntitle d, "Frie nds and NeighborsP eople You Know," made a big hit at Truax Field, Wiscon sin, when h e was filming his part in the movie. One of his most intereste d fan s was Colonel Jac k King, TAG Office, Wisconsin. Colonel King just happe n e d to b e a prisoner of war in the r e al Stalag 13, scen e of most" of the action in " Hogan's H e roes." The movie is exp ected to b e released early in May.

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L T COL ED FULFORD PRESENTS GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY TO ALBANY BLUES

"Albany Blues" Win Basketball Championship As 840 Boys Participate In Youth Program

With boundless enthusiasm and surprising skill, some -840 young Georgians inaugurated the Georgia National Guard's Youth Basketball Program In December, and on 2 March the Albany Blues emerged as State Champions.
In support of the President's Council on Youth Opportunity , Georgia Adjutant General George J. Hearn appointed ~olonel Robert T. Baird, Military Support to Ci vii Authorities Plans Officer, to be Chairman of the Guard's Youth Opportunity Program and specifically detailed him to develop the basketball activities.
Aimed at boys in the age group 12 to 14, the program encouraged Army and Air units throughout the State to sponsor teams. Major commands appointed project officers and spirited competition began at company, battery and squadron levels.
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Playing under official High School basketball rules, the games were played in armories and school gyms and other recreational facilities.
Players were drawn from boys clubs, schools and from sons of Guardsmen, with coaches volunteering from the ranks of the Guard and local schools. In general it was a "duke's mixture" of talent that was soon refined. Where inexperience was evident, enthusiasm for the competition overshadowed the mistakes and made hardened Guardsmen on the sidelines mistyeyed as they witnessed the headknocking effort displayed by their newly furmed team.
Seventy of 112 Army and Air units participated, with the entire 3rd Brigade , 30th Inf Division, fielding 36 teams.
Victors in the second round of competition completed in January

were teams sponsored by the following units: Co D, 730th Maint Bn, Toccoa; HHB, 2nd Bn, 214th Arty, Statesboro; HHC(-), 1st Bn, 108th Armor, Calhoun; Co B(-), 1st Bn, !21st lnf, Thomaston; HHC(-), 2nd Bn, !21st Bn, Albany; 118th Artillery Group, Savannah; 1148th Trans Co, Augusta; Co A (-), 560th Engr Bn, Dawson; 224th Mobile Comm Sq, St. Simons; and 116th Mil Alft Gp, Marietta.
In the third round completed 9 February, five teams emerged as winners. They were the teams from Statesboro, Calhoun, Albany, Dawson and Marietta.
From here on in, the competition really got tough. The fourth round pitted Statesboro against Calhoun, with Calhoun the victor. Albany was the winner over Dawson, and the Marietta team won by default.
Now honed to a fine edge of
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GEN THOMPSON PRESENTS ANG CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY TO GLOBEMASTERS

FRANTIC PLAY FOR STATE HONORS

BLUES MIX IT UP WITH GLOBEMASTERS IN CHAMPIONSHIP FRAY

HIGH JUMPERS STRAIN FOR BALL IN TIP OFF

precision, the teams from Ca lhoun and Albany clashed on the neutral ground of Macon's Willingham High School Gym to decide the Army National Guard championship 20 Feb. It was a very close game, with both teams leading at different points. Coaches huddled with their teams to plan strategy during time-outs and excitement crackled through the gym as though varsity high school or college teams were in the fray.
At the sound of the final buzzer, however, it was the Albany Blues of HHC(-) , 2nd Bn, 12lst Infantry , that walked off with the trophy. Although gloom descended on the fine Calhoun team, the score could have been reversed. It remained nontheless Albany 49, Calhoun 46 . Colon el Holden C. West , 3rd Brigade Commander, proudly presented the Army Guard Championship Trophy to Albany Blues Team Captain James W. Small.
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Also present for the game and award ceremonies were BG Andrew W. McKenna and delegations of Guardsmen and parents from Albany and Calhoun.
The grand championship was held in the Dobbins AFB gym on Sunday 2 March and matched the Albany Blues against th e 116th Globemasters.
A large crowd of spectators gathered for the final game, and it measured up to expectations. Shots were being made from all quadrants of the court, a.! though there was an equal number of misses, but there was no lack of zeal or zest for the title of grand champion. One Albany Blue sharpshooter fell backward as he lofted the ball some 30 fe et from the side angle and sank it as he hit the gym floor.
It was such effort as that sensational shot and more experience on the courts in competition that pulled it out for the Blues, al-

though the Globemasters were a constant threat and were leading most of the game. Also, more depth in the reserves gave the Blues another edge as they went on to victory 67 to 49.
The grand championship trophy was presented by Lt Colonel Ed Fulford, commander of the Albany battalion , to team captain James Small and the Albany Blues. Paul Eames was the winning coach.
Brigadier General Charles S. Thompson, Jr., Commander, 116th Military Airlift Wing was on hand to present the ANG trophy to the 116th Globemasters and team captain James L. White. Kenneth Carter coached.
The Blues were also guests of the Atlanta Hawks Professional Basketball Team in Atlanta and cheered them on to a victory before they headed South to Albany with the status of Grand Champions .
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HIGH FLYI NG BALL VIEWED BY FINALISTS IN STATE BASKETBALL MATCH EYES AND ARMS STRETCH AT MACON MATCH BETWEEN CALHOUN AND ALBA NY

CIRCLE OF ARMS AWAIT SHOT B Y ALBANY MARKSMAN AS HE DRAWS BEAD ON HOOP AN ALBANY BLUE GETS THE REBOUND AGAINST CALHOUN AS TENSION MOUNTS

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COL WEST, GENERAL McKENNA PRESENT ARNG CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY TO ALBANY

STATESBORO'S TEAM WHICH WON OVER TOCCOA IN SECOND ROUND COMPETITION

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TOCCOA TEAM OF COD, 730TH MT BAN, DISPLAYS COMPOSITE BN , JRD BDE TROPHY 5

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EAGLES OF FULL COLONEL PERCH ON SHOULDERS OF GA. ANG'S JONES, PERKINS, HUDSON

Eagles of full colonel have been pinned on the uniforms of three Georgia Air National Guard officers.
Attaining the lofty grade and federally recognized as such are Colonel Billy M. Jones, Vice Commander, 116th Military Airlift Wing; Colonel Cleveland J. Perkins, Jr., Director of Operations, 116th Military Airlift Wing; and Colonel William R. Hudson, Commander, 116th Military Airlift Group. All are serving at Dobbins Air Force Base.
Colonel Jones, 44, a native of Sylvester, Ga., entered military service in March 1943 and graduated from pilot training at Craig AFB, Ala. in November 1944.
He flew A20' s and A26' s in the Pacific Theatre during WW II, earning two battle stars for his Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon. He joined the Air Force Reserve after the war at Dobbins AFB, and was recalled to active duty during the Korean Conflict. Having graduated from the University of Georgia in 1950 with a degree in Law, he became a JAG officer on active duty and was subsequently assigned to the OSI.
After this duty, he returned to civilian status and joined the Air Reserve's 445th Fighter Bomber Wing and flew F84' s and F86' s. During this duty, he was squadron operations officer and assistant wing director of operations. In 1962, he was again called to active duty for the Cuban crisis, serving several months at Dobbins AFB.
Colonel Jones transferred to the GaANG 18 May 1963- In 1965 he became Deputy Commander of the 116th Military Airlift Wing. He is a Command Pilot and Aircraft Commander on the C124.
He is a member of the Georgia Bar and holds a degree in Business Administration from Georgia State College, graduating in 1960.
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Colonel Jones is employed by Lockheed-Georgia Company as a production test pilot. He has flown the C141, C130 and the Jetstar for Lockheed.
He holds wholesale drug, farming and real estate interests in Sylvester and Albany.
Colonel Perkins, 46, was born in Atlanta and was graduated from Tech High School in 1940. He attended the University of Tennessee for one year and the University of Georgia, Atlanta Division, for one year.
In January 1943 Colonel Perkins enlisted in the Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet and graduated from the Army Air Corps Flying Training School-Twin Engine, Stuttgart, Arkansas, April 1944, Class 44D.
After attending B-24 Transition School at Smyrna AAF Tennessee, Colonel Perkins Transferred to Chatham Field, Savannah, Georgia, as aircraft commander of a B-24 where he and his crew underwent three months crew training prior to overseas deployment.
In October 1944 he arrived in England where he served as aircraft commander of a B- 24 crew with the 491st Bomb Group and completed 16 combat missions over Germany prior to V-E Day. In June he was reassigned to McChord AAF, Washington for transition training in B-29s. During this assignment World War II ended and Colonel Perkins was given an honorable discharge from the service on 20 October 1945.
In 1947 he joined the Georgia ANG's 54th Fighter Wing. In April 1948 he became associated with the Air Guard on a full time basis. Colonel Perkins commanded the l28th Utility Flight of the 116th Fighter Group from 1949 until the unit was activated into federal service during the Korean War. He

commanded the ll6th Military Airlift Group from October 196 3 until August 1967.
Colonel Perkins completed the USAF Institute of Technology, Basic Civil Engineer Course in 1957 and the Air War College, Air University in June 1968.
He 1s a Command Pilot and Aircraft Commander on the C124 Globemaster.
He resides at 320 Amberidge Trail NW, Atlanta, Georgia with wife Louise and daughters Clarice and Claudis. Colonel Perkin's son, James Earl graduated from the USAF Pilot Training School, Williams AFB, Ariz. in February 1969 and is currently on duty training in the C124 at Dobbins Air Force Base.
Colonel Hudson is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. He joined the United States Army Air Corps in July 1942 and began aviation cadet training in February 1943. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in November 1943 and was assigned to duty as a fighter pilot. He flew P-47 aircraft with the 56th Fighter Group, based in England, and logged 72 combat missions over the continent of Europe.
After his return to the United States he instructed in fighter tactics and gunnery in Louisiana, Kansas and Colorado. Among his students were pilots from the Brazilian and Mexican Air Forces.
Colonel Hudson joined the 128th Fighter Squadron at Dobbins Air Force Base in July 1948. In 1950 the unit received F -84 jet aircraft and was recalled to active duty. Colonel Hudson flew 100 combat missions with the 137th Fighter Bomber Group in Korea during 1951. His assignments at this time were Pilot Training Flight Commander and Group Operations Officer.
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COLONEL BILLY M. JONES Deputy Wing Commander
Colon el Hudson rejoined th e U 6 th M&S Gro up , GaANG , as Aircraft Maintenance Officer 10 1955. He became Command e r of th e ll 6th Field Maintenance Squadron in Sep t ember 1956. F rom September 1958 until June 1959 he attend e d th e Ai r Command and Sta ff Coll ege a t Maxwell Ai r Force Base , Ala bama then return ed to th e 116th Field Maintenance Squadron as Command er. He commanded the 116th Fighter Interc epter Group, later designated 116th Air Transport Gro up , from September 19 59 to October 1963 at which time h e was assigned to th e 116th

COLONEL CLEVELAND J . PERKINS, JR. Wing Director of Operations
Air Transport Wing. He resumed command of th e 116th Military Airlift Group in August 1967 and currently holds thi s position. He is a lso an air technician and holds the position of Safety Officer on the Air Technician Detachment. He is a Comma nd Pilot and Aircraft Commande r on th e C 124 .
Colon el Hudson graduated from Boy's High School in Atlanta in 1939 . He attended the Uni ve rsi ty of Georgia for one year before en listing in th e USAAF. After hi s World War II service he entered Emo ry Uni versity and received an LLB Degree from that institution

COLONEL WIL~IAM.R. HUDSON I 16th MAG Commander
In 1949. In 1957 he ree nt ered Emory Law School and did extensive graduate work. He practiced law in Atlanta from 1953 to 1958 .
Colonel Hudson holds the Distinguished Flying Cross with one oak leaf cluster, the Ai r Medal with five oak leaf clusters, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Korean Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, America n Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Georgia National Guard Service Medal, Air Force Longevity Servic e Award , Viet Nam Service Medal, and the Armed Forces E xpeditionary Medal.

Senior Moster Sgt. Robert L. Cochran distinguished himself by meritorious service as First Sgt. of the I 16th Consolidot.;d Ai rcroft Moi ntenonce Squadron , Georgi a Air Notional Guard , from 10 April 1965 to 31 May 1968 and received the Air Force Co mmen.dotion Medal from Col. W. R. Hudson, left , Commander, I 16th MAG . Sergeant Cochran's tireless efforts dur ing this peri od when the unit converted from the C-97 to the C-124 ai rcraft, allowed for a smooth transition into on operationally ready unit. Sergeant Cochran's ability to work with people, command respect, and resolve personnel conflicts was cited.

TSgt. Marion S. Mathews was chosen as the January Airman of the Month for the I 16th MAG. Shown with Col. W. R. Hudson, 116th MAG Commander, left, TSgt. Mathews has hod a distinguished career in the Guard since he joined the unit in 1963. He has distinguished himself and his unit many times by demonstrating his ability as a loodmoster and on several occasions, as on aircraft mechanic at MAC stations throughout the system. By accomplishing the impossible on many oc-
casions, TSgt. Mathews has been o source of pride for the Go. Air Notional Guard and the 128th MAS in particular.

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FISHY MISSION FOR ANG
RESULTS IN LIFE-SAVING
AIRLIFT OF 12,000 BASS
by Lt. Will Wallace
Twelve thousand fish flew South on the wings of the Georgia Air National Guard in February when two giant C-124 Globemasters of the ll6th Military Airlift Group from Dobbins AFB, Marietta, Ga. were loaded to the gills with Striped Bass.
The Georgians were asked to airlift the 10-month old Bass from Seymour Johnson AFB, Goldsboro, N. C. to Eglin AFB, Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, by the U. S. Department of Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service.
The first shipment of 6,000 six-to-eight-inch Bass took off on 15 February after the aircraft was de-iced for three hours 1n the aftermath of a severe ice storm that covered most of the Carolinas and Georgia that weekend. The Bass themselves weighed about 1,000 pounds, but they were carried in special tank trucks that weighed some 18,000 pounds, including the necessary water.
Normally, the fish were transported by truck over highway routes from the National Fish Hatchery at Edenton, N. C . to Chactahatchee Bay on the Gulf near Ft. Walton Beach , but the 20-hour trip resulted in a high mortality rate. The Edenton Hatchery is the only hatchery source of Striped Bass and Chactahatchee Bay is being stocked with prize catches to promote future sport fishing for Bass.
Aircraft commander on the first C-1 24 was Lt. Col. Tom N. Saffold of Atlanta. He had to skirt a tornado and fly through hail and heavy ra1n to get his delicate cargo to Eglin. The second aircraft had to be de-iced over a fourday period before it, too, could take the remaining half of the Bass to its destination .
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COMBAT VOLUNTEER DAVISON RELATES VIETNAM HAZARDS

Staff Sergeant Park C. Davison of Decatur returned in November from a IS-month tour of active Army duty - one year of which was spent in Vietnam. During this action, as a helicopter gunner, he was shot down twice.
SSgt. Davison had seen a notice on the 406th Ordnance Company bulletin board in June or July of 1967 that indicated applications for short tours were being accepted. Having an urge for a little action , the batchelor Guardsman forwarded his papers and received the call that August. At that time, he was an employee of the USPFO warehouse in Atlanta.
Arriving in Vietnam as a small arms repairman, he ~as about to be transferred to the Infantry, when he volunteered for the hazardous duty of gunner on a Huey UHlC gunship. He fired a M60 machine gun on missions totaling over 300 combat hours.
The Georgia Guardsman spoke with reserve about his experiences after his arrival home in November. "After we were shot down the second time, I was last to be picked up." The rescue chopper was overloaded with extra passengers and "started settling back to the ground." SSgt Davison said he "dropped 25 to 30 feet from the ladder" and received internal injuries before he was picked up again by a lighter rescue ship. For this, Davison won the Purple Heart Medal. He estimated the enemy was "50-1 00 yards away" when he was shot down.
He also won the Air Medal with 11 clusters for his missions with the I 19th Assault Helicopter Company, 52nd Aviation Battalion , at Pleiku in the Central Highlands. During his tour he was promoted from E 5 to SSgt.
SSgt Davison witnessed B52 strikes in Vietnam which he described as having a devastating effec t on th e enemy.
Since his return, he has married. He is again a full-time employee

SSGT PARK DAVISON
of the Guard and now works as a metal body repairman. He joined the Guard's 48th MP Co back in 1957. His National Guard affiliation now is with Hq & Co A, llOth Maintenance Battalion 1n Atlanta.
MILITARY DOCUMENTS
PRESENTED TO EMORY
BY GEN. TRAVIS' HEIRS
Valuable historical documents concerning the Georgia National Guard have been presented to the Special Collections Section of Emory University's Library by the family of Major General Robert Travis.
A former commander of the 55th Field Artillery (composed in the early 1900's of elements of the Georgia, Tennessee and South Carolina Guard), General Travis had in his possession many valuable letters, clippings and manuscripts. They were donated to the University by the General's daughters , Mrs . William T. Smith and Mrs . E. A. White .
General Travis was a graduate of Emory at Oxford in 1897 and was prominent in National Guard affairs in Savannah.
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WHE N TO DISPLAY YOUR FLAG
New Year's Day-January 1 Inauguration Day-January 20 Lincoln's Birthday- February
12
Washington's Birthday- February 22
Easter Sunday ( variable ) Mother's Day-second Sunday
in May Armed Forces Day- third Sat-
urday in May Memorial Day (half staff until
noon )-May 30 Flag Day-June 14
Independence Day- July 4 Labor Day- first Monday in
September Citizenship Day - September
17 Columbus Day-October 12 Veterans Day- November 11 Thanksgiving Day - fourth
Thursday of November Christmas Day-December 25
and on other days as may be proclaimed by the President of the United States.

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!I Pledge to the Flag

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OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Fly This Flag-
Proudly
~ has given heart and hope and strength
to Americans ever since this nation was born. It has flown in times of trouble and in
times of triumph as a symbol of America's unquenchable ideals, ever since those ideals were first proclaimed.
It flies today as a sign that Americans, proud of their country's stirring heritage, are determined to carry the American dream forward.
When we fly the flag each day, we salute the blessings we enjoy in this great country.
-We affirm our belief that only as each one of us gives strength to America can America give strength to us .
-We express our support of the American cred.o: one nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Let us fly this flag proudly, to show that we know what a privilege it is to be an American.

R eprint e d with permission from the Febru ary 1969 R ea d e r' s Digest. C op yright 1969 by The Reader' s Digest Assn., Inc.

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THE FLAG CODE

How to Display the Flag of the United Statea of America

DESCRIPTION OF THE FLAG Sunday (vari a ble>; Mother 's

a rope, ex tendin g from a h ouse tion of honor and b e placed at fitting em blem fo r d i s p l a y , it

The Flag of t he United States Day, second S und ay in M a y;

t o a pole at t h e edge of the side- the clergyman's or spe ak er's sho uld n ot be cast a side or used

of America has 13 horizo n tal Armed Forces Day, t hird Satur-

walk, the Flag sh ould be h oisted righ t as he fa ces the con grega- in a ny way t hat m igh t be viewed

stripes-7 red a n d 6 white-the day in May; Memorial Day (ha lf red a nd white stripes a lternat- staff until noon ), May 30; Flag

ou t from t h e building towards tion or audien ce. Any oth er flag as disrespectful to the National

the pole, union fi r st.)

so displayed in t he cha n cel or on colors, but should be d estroyed

ing, and a union which consists Day, June 14; In dependence Day, of w hite stars of five points on a J u ly 4; Labor Day, first Mo nday

8. When t h e Flag is displayed oth erwise t han by being flown

as a whole privately, preferably

blue field placed in the uppe r in Septembe r; Citizenshi p Day, quarter next to th e sta ff and ex - September 17; Columbus Day,

from a staff, it shou ld be displayed fl at, whether indoor s or

tending to the lower edge of the October 12; Veterans Day, No-

fourth red st r ipe from the top. vember 11; T han ksgiving Day,

The number of stars is the same fourth T h ursday of November;

a s the number of States in the Ch r istmas Day, D ece mber 25;

Uni o n .

such other days as may be proclaimed by t h e President of t he

by burning or by some other

Un ited States: th e bi r thdays of

method in harmony with the

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States (dates of admission ); a nd on State holi d ays. T he F laglshould be hoisted first and low-
should be displayed daily, weath - erect last. No such flag or pen er permitting, on or n ea r the nant fl own in the former posi-

the platform should be placed at the clergyman's or speaker's left

reverence a nd respect we owe 'to the emb l em representing our Country.
1.5. An y r u le or custom p<'r-

main a dministration bu il d ing of tion should be placed above, or

as h e faces the congregation or ta ining to the d isplay of t h e F lal:'

eve r y public i n stitution. T he in the latter position to the rig h t out, or so suspemled that its fo lds audience. B ut when the flag is of th e U nited S ta t es of America ,

Flag shou ld be displayed in or of t h e F lag of t he United States fall a s free as tho ugh the F lag displayed f r om a sta ff in a set forth h erein, may be alte red ,

Effective July 4, 1960 *, the near e very polling place on elec-

w e re staffed. Whe n dis p I aye d church or pub li c a uditorium mod ifi ed , or r e pealed, or addi -

canton or union co nt a in s 50 tion days and, dur in g s c h ool

either horizontally or verticall y

tional rules with respect thereto

stars arranged as ind i ca ted in days, in or n car ever y school-

against a wall, the union should

may be prescribed by the Com-

th e above r eproduction . On the house.

be uppermost and to the Flag's

mander -in - Chief of t he A r my

admission of a State into the Un ion a star will be added to the 2. Whe n ca rried in a. proces-

own ri g ht ; that is, to th e observer's left. When displayed in

and Navy of the Un ited States whenever he deems it to be ap-

union of the Flag, a nd such ad- sion with m oth e r fla g or fla g s,

propriate or desirable; and any

dition will take effect on the 4th the Flag of the United States of

such alteration or additional rule

day of July next succeeding such America should be either on the

shall be set forth in a proclama-

admission. The p r opo rti o ns of th e marc hing right, i.e., the F lag's

tion.

F lag as prescri bed by Execu ti ve O rd er of President Taft, October 29, 1912*, are as fo llows :
Hoist (width ) of Flag . . 1. Fly (length) of Flag . . . 1.9

own right, or when t here is a line of othe r flags, the F lag o f the United States of America may be in front of t he center of that line.

of America, i.e., to the observer's left, except during church serv-

elsewhere t han in the chancel or on the platform it should be placed in the position of honor at the right of the congregation or audience as th e y face the

CAUTIONS
1. Do not perm it disrespect to b e s ho w n to the Flag of the United States of Am erica.
2. Do not dip t he F lag of the

Hoist (wid th ) of union 7/13

ices conducted by naval chap-

chancel or platform. Any other United States of America to any

Fly (length ) of union .. 0.76

lains at sea, when t he church

flag so di splayed sh ou ld be placed pe rso n or any thin g. The r egi-

Width of each s tripe. 1/ 13

pennant may be flown above the

on the left of t h e congregation mental color, State fla g, organ-

Diameter of each star . .0616

Flag during church services for

or au d ien c e as t hey face the ization or institutional flag will

(Executive Order 108::>4, approved on

Augu st 21 , 1959, cst ahllshed the new

design for the 50 star Flag, effective

July 4, J !JGO; h owever, those proportions

mtli catcd a !Jove were left unchanged . )
v .r.~flJ:.'t Nf ; ~;n;-:_tl.l:-\~c;
T J1er e are c e r t a in fu nda rn e n t a l ru les of heraldry, which if unde rstood generally, would indicate

cf.;1-7J~:Y' J' ii:':f

th e proper m e thod of displaying 3. \Vh en displayed with anoth-

th e F lag of the United St~tes of e r fl ag a ga in st a wall f r o m

America. The m a tter becomes a cros,cd stuffs, t h e F lag of the

ve ry simple one if it is kept in United States of America should

mind that the Flag r e presents

the li vi n g co untry and is itself

considered as a living th ing. The

union of the Flag is the honor

point ; the rig ht arm is t he sword

arm a nd therefore the point of

danger and hence the place of

honor.

1. T h e F la g sh ou ld be d ispla yed on ly frmn sunrise to sun set , or

the per so nnel of the Navy.

chancel or platform.

render th is honor.

6. \Vhen flags of two or more nations are displayed they should be flown from separate staffs of the same height and the flags

a window, the Flag should be displayed in the same way; that is, w ith th e union , or blue field, to the left of the observer in the

11, When

u sed

in

connection

3. Do not di sp la y the Flag with the union down except a s

with the unveiling of a statue or monument, the Flag should form a di s tinctive feature durin~ t h : ;

a signal of distress.
4. Do n ot place ru1y or pen n a nt a bove or,

other
if on

flag the

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m id <llo of l h e s treet , th e F lag crin g for the s t a t u e .

PROPER USE OF BUNTING
Bunting of th e National colors should be used for covering a speaker's desk, draping over the front of a plat-

should be s uspended vertically with t he un ion to t h e no r th in a n east and w est street or to the east in a north and south street.

Arnc r ica. 5. Do not let the F lag touch
th e g rou nd or t he floor , or t r a il in the water.
6. Do not place any object or

emblem of any kind on or abo,e

the Flag of the United States of

America.

7. The F la g should n e.ve r be

used as dra pcry of any sort

whatso eve r, never festooned,

drawn back, nor up, in folds, but

form and for decoration in gen eral. Bunting sho u ld be arranged with the blue above, the white in the middle, and the red below.

always a ll owed to fall free. Bunting of bl ue, w hite and red, always arranged with the blue above, the white in t h e m iddle, 12. Wh e n flown a t half-st a ff, a n d t h e red below, s h ou l d be

between such hours as may be desig nated by proper authority. H owever, t h e F lag may be d isplayed at night u pon special occasion s w hen it is desired to produce a patriotic effect. It sh ould be h ois ted briskly, but sh o uld be

be on the right, the F lag's own righ t, a nd its staff sh ould be in f r ont of the st a ff of t he oth er flag.

t he display of t he flag of one nation above that of another nation in ti m e of peace.
7. \Vh en t he F la g is displayed from a staff projecting horizontally or at an angle from t he

10. \Vhen u sed on a sp eaker's platform, the Flag, if displayed flat, should be displayed a bove and beh in d t he speak er .

the F lag should be hoisted to the peak for a n instant and then lower ed to th e half-staff position; but before lowering t he F lag for t h e day it should be raised aga in to the peak. By half- staff is mea n t l oweri n g

used fo r covering a speaker's desk, draping the fron t of a platform, and for decora tion in general.
8. Do n ot faste n t he Flag in such mann er as will perm1t 1t to be easily torn.

l owere d s lowly and cerem oni- 4. W he n a number of fla gs of w in dow sill, balcony or fron t of Wh en displayed from a staff in dow n t h e Flag t o one-half t h e 9. Do not drape t he F laJ;!; over

ously. The Flag should be dis- States or cities or pe n na nts of

a church or public a uditor ium,

the hood, top, sides or b.ack of a

played on all National and State societies arc grou ped and dis-

if it is displayed in the chancel

veh icle, or of a railway tra m or

h olidays a nd on historic a nd spe- played fro m staffs w it h the F la g

boat. When the Flag is disoiayed

cial occasions. (H owever, being of the United States of Ame r ica,

on a motor car, the staff sh ould

t he emblem of our cou ntr y, it t he la tter sh ould be at t h e cen-

be affixed firmly t o the cnass1s,

o ug h t to fly from ever y flagpole ter or a t the hig hest point of t he every day thr oughout the year, group.

or clamped to t he ramator cao. 10. Do n ot dis play t h e J; 'Jag on

weat h er permitting.) S pecia l 5. W h e n flags of States or care sho uld be t aken t o see t hat cities or penna n t s of societ ies are

a float in a parade except rrom a staff.

the F lag is displayed on t he f ol- fl ow n on t h e same halyard with

11. Do n ot use the F lag as a

lowing days : New Year 's Day, J a nu a r y 1 ; Inaugura tion Day, January 20; Lincoln's Bir thday, F eb ru a r y 12; W as hin g t on 's B irthday, F ebruary 22; Ea s t e r

the F lag of the Un ited States of America, the latter should always be at the peak. W hen flow n from a dj a cent staffs t h e F lag o f the United Sta t es of A me ri ca

building, the union of the Flag should go clear to the peak of the staff unl ess t he Flag is at half-staff. (When t h e Flag is suspended over a sidewal k f rom

of a church, or on the speaker's platform in a public a uditorium, the flag should occupy the posi-

di s t a n ce between the top and the bottom of t h e staff . On Mem oria l Day, May 30t h, the F lag is displayed at h a lf-staff from

covering for a ceiling. 12. Do not carry the F lag fl a t
or horizontally, but a lways awrt and free.
13. Do n ot use t he F lag as a portion of a costu me or or a n

sunrise until noon a n d at full athletic uniform. Do not em -

sta ff from n oon u ntil su nset; for broider it upon cushions or n a nn-

the Nation lives and the Flag is kerchiefs nor print it on paper

the symbol of t he living Nati on . napkin s or boxes.

Cr e pe is used on the flagstaff 14. Do not put letter ing ot a ny

only by order of the President. kind upon the Flag.

passi ng in a parade or In a r eview, a ll persons present should face the Flag,

SAL UT E T O N ATION AL ANTHEI\1
When t h e Nationa l Anthem Is p layed a nd the F la g is not displayed, all pres-

I n pledging a llegiance to t he Flag ot the United States of America, the approved practice in schools, which is
sui tab le a lso for civilia n adults , is as foll ows:

THE SHIELD
T he shield o f t he United Stat es ot
Amer ica has 13 vertical str ipes, 7 w h ite and 6 red, with a bl ue ch ie f without stars.

13. When used to cover a cas- 15. Do n ot use t h e Fiag 111 a ny

ket, the F lag should be placed form of advertising nor fasten

so that

the union is at t he head

an advertisin g s ig n to a pole fr om w hich t he Flag is flow n.

and over the left shoulder. T h e 16. Do not display, use or stor e

Flag should not be lower ed into the F lag in such a m anner as

the grave n or allowed to touch will permit it to be easily soiled

the gr ound. T he casket should or damaged .

be car r ied foo t fir st.

17. T he F lag should neve r be

used as a receptacle for receiv14. \ Vh en t h e F la g Is in su ch in g, h olding , cal"!~ ing, or de liver -

a condition t hat it is no longer a ing anything.

" I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the R epublic fo r which it stan ds, one Nation under God, indiv isible, with Lib erty and Justice f or all."

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F!.AG RAISING ON IWO JIMA

The lntangibiles

All endur ing s truct ures are bui lt bn firm a nd la sting f oundations L'O m pri ~e d of ma ny elemen t s. Our Am eri can military es tabl ishm ent

is ~ u ~ h a structure - - bu ilt of stron g ma te rial, r emodeled a nd m od-

L' rni zed wh en nec es sary. a nd r es ting solidly on a f oundat ion of

ho nor and integrity.

These word s re present s tandards of co nduct and per for mance of

duty s pan n ing th e h isto ry of our na ti on a s well a s the histo r y of

<' ae h bra neh of th e a rmed f orces .

Unfort un ately th e ideals r e prese nted by th ese two wor ds - h on-

or a nd integrity - are too oft en over looked, so metimes mi sund er -

stood and fr equ ently r idi cul ed. Far too m an y peo ple look upon t hese id ea ls a ~ outm oded - us eless carr y-over s f r om a past era.

T oo ma n y A mericans have

adopte d th e " hoor ay f or m e,

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the devil with y ou " out look.

They are mor e interested in

feath ering their own nest s at

the ex pense of oth er s than in

performing honorabl e s ervice

in their par ticular jobs or prof essions.

F ort unately, the hallmark of

t he military man is his honor

a nd integrity. If there is any

doubt, leaf through t he pages

of history and r ecall such

places a s Vall ey F or ge , Get tys-

burg, Belleau W ood , Midway,

Bastog ne, lwo Jima, Chosin

Reservoir, Hill 881 and Khe Sanh.

It is not in th e makeup of a

military man t o gain per sonal

advantage at the expense of

his co mrades , t o s hi rk his duty

or t o seek th e easy way out at th e expense of his a ssigned miss ion .

The greatn ess a nd success of Amer ica's a rm ed f orces do n ot lie ~ole l y in our s uper io r wea pon s , logistic capability or m ass es of

men. The g reatness a nd success ha ve come from the individuals

who have served with honor and integrity.

F or as long as we ha ve men wea rin g th e un if orm of our country

to wh om honor a nd integr it y a r e a way of life rather than mere

word s, our mil ita r y st ruc t ur e will r ema in strong and secure.

You r honor a nd your integrity are you; m ost cherished posses

sions - t he ma rk of a true man. Gua rd them well and never let them be com pr omised. (AFPS )

THE AMERICAN'S CREED
I believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for th e people ; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed ; n democrac.:y in a republic; a sovereign nation of many sovereign states; a perfect union , one and inseparable; established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice and humanity fo r wh ich American patriots sacrifi ced th eir lives and fo rtunes .
I therefore b((lieve it is my duty to my country to love it; to support its constitution; to obey its laws; to respect its fl ag; and to defend it agains t all enemies.

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

Bainbridge's Co D, 560th Engr Bn, received same practical training with their heavy equipment in February on their home ground. Working with the City, the young engineers under the supervision of executive officer, Lt Ron Whitfield, helped on

the bridge connecting Lake Douglas and Twin Lakes. Guardsmen in the photo at left are Sp4 "Bull" Davis, Sgt Paul McCollum, SpS James R. Collins, Sp4 Archie Harbin and Sp4 Hilton Sheffield. At right are Sp4 Davis and Sp4 James Sandlin.

CAPT JOHN BLACKMON
IS DEPUTY REV . COMM .
Cap tain John A. Blackmon, navigator of the 128th Military Airlift Squadron at Dobbins AFB, has been appointed Deputy Commi ssioner of the Georgia Department of Revenue . A graduate of Emory University with a degree in Law, Capt. Blackmon had been serving for the past seven years as an assistant attorney general with the State Law Department. He served in the Air Force from 1956 to 1958 before joining the Ga ANG.
165th HV EQ MT CO WINS RIFLE MEET
The 165th Heavy Equipment Maintenance Company of Savannah has been declared the Third Army and State rifle tournament winners. The match was decided by teams from across the southeast shooting on their home rang es and combining their scores for several meets and events to determine the overall winners.
Team members are Sp6 David H. Hicks (team captain), 2nd Lt Thomas E. Rushing, SSGT John F. Smith, Sp5 Glynn T. Carter, Sp5 Charles C. Hicks, Sp5 Hubert Collins, Sp5 Richard Stafford, Sp5 Tommy Dixon and Sp4 Hubert Brantley.
J AN - MAR 1969

The first of 75 Air Guardsmen slated for duty in the Far East departed Wilson Airport in Macon recently. All members of the 202nd GEEIA Squadron, they volunteered to spend 31 to 89 days on assignment in all areas of Southeast Asia with the exception of Vietnam and Thailand. They are, L- R, SSGT Cecil Moody of Warner Robins, AIC Jerome Doster of Rochelle, SSGT Robert C. Rogers of Marshalville and Lt. Col. George E. Sm i th, 202nd Commander who only accompanied the troops to the plane.
Colonel Clarence B. Irwin, Jr., right, is congratulated by his executive officer, Lt Col AI ton H. Craig, for having been awarded the attractive trophy of the 01 d Guard Battalion of the Gate City Guard. As commander of the 26Sth Engineer Group, Col. Irwin was presented the trophy for having made the "greatest contribution to the military establishment. " Presented to him in January at the annual Robert E. Lee Birthday Ball of the Old Guard, Irwin was cited for his command of the 26Sth, being president-elect of the National Guard Association of Georgia
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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN---------------------------------------------------------------------

POSTING OF COLORS SIGNALS START OF 21ST NGA GA CONFERENCE MAJ LEONARD GRACE ESCORTS GEN HERSHEY, GEN HENDRIX TO ROST RU M

JOVIALITY OF BUSINESS MEETING HEIGHTENED BY HERSHEY'S COMMENTS GENERAL HEARN INTRODUCES COMMANDER- IN-CHIEF AT BANQUE T

GOV. MADDOX, GEN. HERSHEY SPARK NGA GA CONF AS COL. "EBO" WEST PRESIDES AT 21st POST WWII MEET

The 2 1st Post World War II Conference of the National Guard Association of Georgia got off to a roaring s tart 8 March with the effervescent Director of Selective Service, General Lewis B. Hershey, regaling the 400-plus officers with hi s wit and no-nons e nse approach to the nation's manpower problems.
Introduced by Brig. General Mik e Y. Hendrix, State Selective Service Director and retired Guardsman, General Hershey proceeded to capture hi s sympathetic audience wi.th such comments as " . . . the bu,ms get all the publi ci ty." " . . . I think our kids are the greatest, some are just a littl e disoriented," and ''I believe too much of any-

thing is not good for any body. And, I believe in giving kids maximum responsibility . .. as soon as th ey prove they can handle it."
Co lon e l Holden C. We s t , retaining his presidency from last Septembers election and installation, handled the multiple chores of his office with matter-of-fact aplomb and humor.
A more serious side of the meeting took place when Georgia
Adjutant General Geo rge J. Hearn
gave hi s annual report. He warned the officers of the importance of being qualified for adva ncement to high er rank and cited statistics to prove his point.
Some routine reports by the

various committees took place Saturday afternoon as time permitted before the evening's festivities began.
Governor Lester Maddox was the featured speaker at the banquet.
The Georgia Guard' s Commanderin-Chief congratulated General Hearn for recetvtng the Distinguished Service Medal of the National Guard Association of the United States at its confe rence in October. Thanking th e general of his "continu ed se rvice and loy;;tlty," Gov. Maddox said "this award serves to illustrate the caliber of men that are associated with the Georgia National Guard. ''

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JAN - MAR 1969

--------------------------------------------~-----------------------THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN
GOVERNOR MADDOX ADDRESSES NGA GA CONVENTION AS BANQUET SPEAKER GUARDSMEN AND GUESTS LISTEN TO ADDRESS BY COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF

COL WEST, CENTER, WITH FUTURE NGA GA CHIEFS, IRWIN AND HONEA WIERD "WHISTLERS" CAPTIVATE AUDIENCE WITH THEIR UNUSUAL GARB

He spoke out strongly against the threat of communism, expressed support of the U. S. anti-ballistic missile system and dismay at the expenditure of billions of dollars in foreign aid for "enemy countries."
The more than 500 officers and guests then were entertained by a group of girl singers from Wesleyan College. Later, while not dancing to the tunes of Berner Heard's Orchestra, the revelers were treated to especially amusing entertainment by the Whistlers, a strangely attired couple you have to see to believe - and then you are not sure. (See accompanying photo Ed.)
Sunday morning's business
JAN - MAR 1969

session was preceded by a inspirational talk by Chaplain Allen Sanders. Committee reports not rendered before were given. Most significant was the report by
Colonel James E. Slaton, Chairman of the Committee on History.
Colonel Slaton said it was the consensus of his group that the progress mad.e by Colonel T. J. Moran at the University of Georgia to compile a history of the Georgia National Guard was inadequate. Slaton recommended that the project be terminated and the association funds expended for this purpose be returned to the treasury by Col. Moran. This motion was passed.

The Time & Place Committee recommended that the meeting in 1970 be held in Atlanta at the Sheraton Biltmore Hotel 28 Feb. 1 March.
Officers to be installed 1 November 1969 were elected. They are to be President-Elect: Colonel Hiram Honea, Vice Presidents: Lt Col Joe Genone, Capt Arthur Gignilliat and Capt John Hubbard. Colonel Ben Kersey was re-elected Secretary-treasurer. Colonel West and Lt Col George Green were named to the board of directors.
Officially assuming the office of president of the association 1 November will be Colonel Clarence B. Irwin , Jr.
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THE GEORGIA G U A R D S M A N - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- --

q54 Technicians Become Civil Service Employees

A revolution 1n employment management and practices for fulltime National Guard personnel came about at the beginning of the
year as all 954 Army and Air
technicians were sworn in as federal civil service employees.
As it was throughout the nation , Georgi a had made a feverish effort to complete all the paper work and obtain fingerprints of its permanent work force in time to take the oath on January 2nd - the first
working day of 1969.
It was the culmination of many years of effort by the National Guard Association of the United States with the activ e help of the State Adjutants General and the assistance of the National Guard Bureau. Other organizations and individuals were also responsible for the vital legislation which Congress passed last year as "Th e National Guard Technicians
Act of 1968," August 13 , 1968.
Authority to authenticate and certify documents such as payrolls and leave authorization reposes with six ANG technicians and three ARNG officers.
Project officer for affecting the policies and procedures in Georgia and coordinating between the National Guard Bureau and the Regional Office of the C ivil Service Commission in Atlanta was Colonel Paul E. Innecken, Technician Personnel Officer.
Under the direction and supervision of Major General George J . Hearn , The Adjutant General, Col. Innecken organized a s taff of highly qualified technicians. They worked energetically for two months , both day a nd night , to iron out the correct proc edures that blazed new trails in National Guard employment.
Throughout the State on 2 Jan employees gathered at Post Offices and Armories where the designated Gua rd officials and postmasters administered the oath to full-timers in their a rea of the State.
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Mrs. Barbara Cantrell appears pleased to 'have dirty hands, but it was a necessary part of her application for o permanent position with the Guard in accordance with the new technician act requiring civil service membership. Appearing to enjoy his work fingerprinting such attractive employees as Mrs. Cantrell is Chief Warrant Officer James A. Yancey, himself a full -t ime employee as AST of 170th Military Police Battalion in Atl onto. Mrs. Cantrell is Fi seal Accounting Clerk for the
USP FO for Georg io.
GUARD EMPLOYEES OF GA EOH TAKE OATH AS NEW CIVIL SERVANTS
Brig. Gen. James F. Ho ll i ngsworth, right, Commanding General of Ft. Jackson, S. C. , presents a certificate of achievement to Private Joseph J. Maddo x, Jr., Svc Btry , 230th Arty, Brunswick, Ga. , for being cho sen the Outstanding Trainee of the Day on April 11. Pvt. Maddox i s a graduate of Emory University
with a degre e in Political Science. JAN- MAR 1969

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

~- Retire from Guard Svc.

ACCIDENT-FREE FLYING

~ME
GREENE, James J. HUTSON, Wayman T. SIEBERT, Alvin L. FOUNTAIN, Andrew A., Jr. JONES, William S. SALVANT, St. Clair L., Jr. WADDELL, Wilburn L. LLORENS, Spencer E.

ORGANIZATION
Hq 3rd Bde 30th In Div Hq 3rd Bde 30th In Di v
Hq ll8th Arty Gp Hq I 18th Arty Gp Hq I 70th MP Bn
Hq 3rd Bde 30th In Div

RETIRED RANK
COL COL COL LTC LTC LTC LTC MAJ

NAME
HENDRICKS, Terry W. PILGRIM, Wayne L. CHASE, Kenneth D. TEBEAU, Lynwood T. BARNES, James A.

ORGANIZATION

RANK

HB I 18th Arty Gp Co A (Part) 1st Bn 12lst In HB I 18th Arty Gp Btry C 2nd Bn 214th Arty HHC 3rd Bde 30th In Div

MSG PSG SSG SSG SP5

ARNG BAND IS SUPERIOR
The newly formed 116th Army Band, headquartered at the Georgia EOH, Decatur, was inspected by the Inspector General early in February. The best mark attainable, Superior, was received by the band after a thorough inspection of quarters; supply, training, and clothing records; and appearance and upkeep of instruments.
MOS proficiency tests were given to ten members of the band also in February. The tests, administered to men with rank of E-4 and above, were put on tape and sent to the Dept. of the Army in Washington. After being returned to the home unit, Band Commander WO Marvin Miller will take these grades into consideration when recommending band members for promotion.
On the performing side, the band furnished mus1c for the arrival of a number of officers who attended the State Commander's Briefing on January 12, at the Georgia EOH. Honors were sounded at the arrival of General George Hearn, State Adjutant General; General Benjamin Hogan; and General Charlie F. Camp.
JAN MAR 1969

MAJOR GRACE HONORED
Major Leonard C. Grace of Headquarters 3rd Brigade, 30th Infantry Division, Macon, was recently awarded the title of "Outstanding Exchangite." The coveted award was granted by the Exchange Club of Bibb County. Grace has served as editor of the weekly bulletin of the club, the "Servitor," since the club was organized some ten years ago. Also he has served on the Board of Directors for several years.
The plaque which was presented to Major Grace as "Outstanding Exchangite" cited his participation in civic and religious activities. He is a lay minister and has spoken in several churches in Macon. He is Cub Scout master in the troop which is sponsored by the Exchange Club of Bibb County. Grace has been a member of the Georgia Army. National Guard for 21 years, and he served as a fulltime technician for sixteen years. He is a graduate of the basic officer course of The Adjutant General School, and the Officer Advanced Course of the US Army Annor School.

MAC AWARDS PRESENTED
TO 17 GA ANG FLYERS
FOR SAFE OPERATION
Seventeen members of the Georgia Air National Guard who have logged more than 135,000 hours of accident-free flying have been awarded Individual Flying Safety Awards by the Air Force Military Airlift ~ommand.
SMSgt Harry M. Smith, an Instructor flight engineer of the ll6th Military Airlift Group, received a jeweled pin and distinctive patch for 10,000 safe hours in the air. Sixteen other officers and crew members were each presented distinctive pins and patches .for 5,000 hours of safe flying.
In a letter to each recipient of the Individual Flying Safety Award, General Howell M. Estes, Commander of the USAF Military Airlift Command, welcomed each man " ... to the hard core of highly experienced aircrew members who do so much to achieve the goal of safe mission accomplishment of MAC's world-wide mission."
Colonel William R. Hudson, Commander of the 116th Milita~y Airlift Group, was among the select group of Guardsmen to be recognized for longtime safe flying. Other members of the 116th Military Airlift Group receiving awards were: Major William K. Cash, CMSgt Olen B. Brock and SMSgt Hobart D. Luke.
Members of the 128th Military Airlift Squadron honored were: Lt. Colonel Clarence T. Ricks, Jr., Captain Alan J. Mandel, MSgt Gerald E. Moon, Captain Richard J. Tandy, MSgt James Farriba, Major Jerry L. Godwin, Major James B. Armstrong, TSgt Amos N. Mosley, MSgt Clarence H. Owens, MSgt Robert D. Hughes, MSgt Jimmy D. Smith and MSgt James A. Edwards.
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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN _____________________________________________________________________

ENTRY FORM Fifth Annual NGB-NGAUS Photo Contest
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FREEDOM ISN'T CHEAP
Those who expect to reap the bl essings of freed om, must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. - Thomas Paine.
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COL THOMAS R. "TEX" AARO N Senior Air Fo rce Adv i sor
COLONEL "TEX" AARON
ADVISES GEORGIA ANG UNI TS
Colon el Thomas R. ''Tex' ' Aaron , Senior Air Force Advisor to the Georgia Air National Gu ard, is a command pilot with over 12 , 000 military and civilian fl ying hours to his credit.
The popular and personabl e colonel entered service in Decembe r 1940. His wartime exp e ri en c e included command of a B24 squ adron.. Late r he commanded an au transport squadron and group. Showing his versatility as an admini s trator, he commanded both MAC and T AC NCO Academies .
In more recent years, "Tex" Aaron commanded two separat e air rescue squadrons and an air resc u e wing 1n Europe. Be fore coming to Dobbins AFB, he headed th e aerial port at Charl es ton , AFB ,
s. c.
In private life , Col onel Aaron has a son who is a Navy fi ght er pil ot , a noth er who is in th e Arm y in E urope and another in coil ege in Orlando, Fla. He also has an 11 -year- o ld daughter. He resides in Maitland, Fla. , with hi s wife, Patricia.
He lists his hobbi es as fl ying , fishing and golf.
JAN - MAR 1969

GA. MILITARY COLLEGE GIVES GMI SCHOLARSHIP
Beginning this Fall, a qualified graduate of Georgia Military lnst_itute will be offered a full academic scholarship tc Georgia Military College at Milledgeville.
The recipient will receive a scholarship grant covenng full tuition, room, board, basic laundry, fees and a monthly allowance.
In exchange, the GMI graduate will assist the college's military organization as a faculty tactical officer. Some two hours a day will be devoted to administrative and military drill duties.
To qualify for the scholarship, the GMI graduate must be approved by a scholarship board composed of representatives of GMI and GMC. He also must be single and a high school graduate.
The first scholarship will be granted 1 September 1969 and another will be given the following year. Any GMI graduate may qualify, beginning with Class I, provided he meets the other requirements.
The popular Georgia Military College is essentially a military junior college offering academic work in the last four years of high school and the first two years of college. Credits are transferrable to four-year colleges.
More details may be obtained from a booklet recently published by GMI or by contacting Lt Col. Gene L. Hodges, GMI Commandant.
The word soldier comes from the Latin "solidus," a coin with which soldiers were paid.
JAN - MAR 1969

THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

Be humbly thankful for your country

The following article was
written by Chaplain (Major) Roy
Pettway, chaplain of the !lOth
Maintenance Battalion, GaARNG.
He is pastor of the Church of Our
Savior, Atlanta.
I give thanks to God that I was fortunate enough to be born in the United States of America. To do so is not to be like the publican who thanked God that he was not like a sinner who was standing nearby, for the publican was boasting of his individual excellence and his superiority to other people.
It is not to my credit that I was fortunate enough to be born in the United States of America. I was born here because my great-grandfather got involved in some sort of trouble in East Prussia and found it expedient to move to the United States; and because some generations before that, some other ancestor probably got fed up with his poverty-stricken condition in England and thought he might get along a little better in Virginia. And so I was fortunate enough to be born here, because my ancestors were unhappy with their condition and came to America to make a new start.
And so when I say I thank God that I am an American, I am not boasting that I am better than somebody in another land; I am giving thanks for what my ancestors did. I am glad they got in trouble, and decided to move to the United States.
In Cuba, there was a fascist dictator who was oppressing the people. Castro fought a revolution, telling people it was for freedom, and then set up a Communist dictatorship. I thankful we do not have !01. dictator.
In Panama and in Greece (and other places), the military forces have thrown out the elected government and set up military governments. I am thankful that in the United States, the government controls the military, and not vice versa.
In Czechoslovakia, a ruthless and dictatorial government of a powerful neighboring country has invaded the land and suppressed the people's freedom, as it has also done in Latvia, Lithuania, Esthonia, Poland, East Germany, Hungary, Rumania, and other countries. I am thankful that I live in a country that is strong enough to protect its citizens from foreign invaders.
The people of North Vietnam live under the heel of a ruthless Com-

munist dictatorship. Many of them have had their property confiscated by the Communists. More people of North Vietnam have been killed by their own government, in order to stamp out dissent, than have probably been killed in the war against South Vietnam which was forced on them by their tyrannical government. The people of South Vietnam have been tortured unmercifully by Communist guerilla bands and by invaders from North Vietnam. They have been living under war conditions for almost all their lives. I am thankful that I live under what is, compared to most of the rest of the world, a stable government.
The United States of America is the most revolutionary country on earth, but we have our continual revolutions without bloodshed (except for a tiny minority which may get involved in local disorders.) Eight years ago, the Republicans were thrown out of office, when the popular vote was less than one percent different between Kennedy and Nixon; and this year, the Democrats are being thrown out of the White House, again with less than one percent difference, in the p::Jpular vote. In many lands, opposing armies would be shooting at each other in a situation like this. Political power has been shifted within states, to put the power where the population is; and great reforms have been made in correcting racial injustices, by laws and courts, and with, comparatively speaking, very little disorder. In many lands, rioting and disorders are the expected thing. In this land, we are shocked and dismayed that there is any disorder at all: disorder is abnormal.
We do not fight wars to conquer others. The lands we acquired in the Spanish- American War have been given their independence. We received no benefit from World War I or World War II or the Korean War. We will receive no benefit from the Vietnam War. There is, in some way, the idea of "Freedom" behind our wars. The poor in this country would, by most of the world's population, be considered well off. The victims of injustice in this country have more rights, freedom, and opportunity than is enjoyed by most of the world's people. America is not perfect; it is not Utopia - it has never claimed to be. There is no Utopia. Nothing on earth is perfect. But I
thank God that I was fortunate enough to be born here.

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

ARNG & ANG TRAINING DATES

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
STATION

DATES

HHC 151st Avn Bn 1140th Trans Company
HHD (Less SS) EOH w/attached Units
Less Hq & Co A 110th Maint 164th Hv Equip Maint Co
118th Arty w/attached Units 265th Engr Group w/attached Units
164th Hv Equip Maint Company
158th Avn Company 159th Avn Company
Hq & Co A, 110th Maint
Gnd Survl Sec, l/108 Ar Gnd Survl Sec, l/121 lnf Gnd Survl Sec, 2/121 In f Gnd Survl Sec, Trp C, 1/196 Cav
HHC 3d Bde w/fol attached units Composite Unit Co D, 105 Med Bn Co D, 730 Maint Bn 1/230 Arty (-Radar Sec) l/108 Armor (-Gnd Survl Sec) 1/121 lnf (-Gnd Survl Sec) 2/121 lnf (-Gnd Survl Sec)
Co C, 105 Engr Bn
Radar Section, 1/230 Arty
Trp C, l/196 Ca... (-Gnd Survl Sec)
GMt

AtIanta Army Depot
Ft Stewart, Ga.
Ft Stewart, Ga. Ft Lewis, Wash. Ft Lewis, Wash. Atlanta Army Depot
Ft Bragg, N. C.
Ft Stewart, Ga.
Ft Stewart, Ga. Ft Bragg, N. C. Ft Bragg, N. C. Georgia Military College Mi II edgevi II e, Ga.

14-28 Jun 1969
15-29 Jun 1969
10-24 Aug 1969 12-27 Jut 1969 26 Jul - 9 Aug 1969 31 Aug- 14 Sep 1969 31 May- 14 Jun 1969
6-20 Jut 1969
20 Jut- 3 Aug 1969 16- 30 Aug 1969 10-24 Aug 1969 27 Jul - 10 Aug 1969

GEORGIA AIR NATIONAL GUARD TRAINING RANGES FROM SOUTH CAROLINA TO UTAH

Only three Georgia Air National Guard organizations will have consolidated 15-day field training encampments this year:
The 224th Mobile Communications Squadron of St. Simons Island, Ga. will be on duty 5-19 July at North Field, S. C.
Both the !17th Tactical Control
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Squadron of Savannah and the !29th Tactical Control Flight of Marietta will be out in Utah 2-16 August. The 117th will be located at Wendover and the !29th at Salt Lake City.
Other ANG units in the State are on the year-around training program and generally serve out

their 15-day active duty requirements in small groups or teams as in the case of Macon's 202nd GEEIA squadron. Flight crews of airlift units in the state carry cargo to and from overseas bases throughout the year in performance of their annual active duty requirements.
JAN - MAR 1969

PERCHED ON THE WING OF A FORMER GEORGIA AIR GUARD FBO JET FIGHTER PLANE , MISS GAIL HILLIARD, 17, E XHIBITS THE QUALITIES THAT WON FOR HER THE TITLES OF MISS BURKE COUNTY AND MISS WAYNESBORO , AMONG MANY OTHER BEAUTY AND TALENT CONTESTS WON THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND S. C. AN EXPERT BATON TWIRLER, GAIL HAS WON 52 FIRST PLACE TROPHIES AND 103 MEDALS. THE JET IS A PERMANENT DISPLAY IN FRONT OF THE WAYNESBORO AMERICAN LEGION POST AND ADJACENT TO THE ARMORY . GAIL IS PLANNING TO ENTER THE COMPETITION FOR THE TITLE OF MISS GEORGIA.

AIRLI TED BY
116th MILITARY AIRLIFT GROUP
GEORGIA
AIR NATIONAL GUARD
DECAL BEING USED BY 116th MAG ON ALL CARGO IT FLIES OVERSEAS