The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 21, no. 2 (July-Dec. 1971)]

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My Fell ow Guardsmen:
Over the past few years l have been in the unique position of having an opportunity to closely observe the operation of the National Guard in many States. More recently, as your Adjutant General, l have had the opportunity to compare our capabilities with others. The most obvious conclusions can be drawn.
We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to produce the best National Guard of any State. We have the unqualified support of our great governor, f immy Carter, who has the military experience and training to understand the Guard. We have the complete support of our legis lators who have provided us sufficient funds. We have good equipment, with newer and better equipment on the horizon. We have as members the finest young men in the State.
If we fail to produce the type of National Guard that l know the citizens of Georgia expect of us, it will be because we failed to provide the most important ingredient of all - that is, leadership by our officers and senior noncommissioned officers, and the vigor required to get the job done. We have a good National Guard; with additional effort we can have the best.
BE PROUD! YOU'RE A GUARDSMAN!

THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN
VOL 21 JUL - DEC 1971 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. The Guardsman uses AFPS material.

MAJOR MIKE CHAPMAN, RIGHT, GETS HIS NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU RECRUITING BADGE PINNED ON BY MAJOR GENERAL JOEL B. PARIS Ill,
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL

HONORABLE JIMMY CARTER GOVERNOR OF GEORGI A
MAJ GEN JOEL B. PARIS, Ill THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
L T COL DOUGLAS EMBRY INFORMATION OFFICER

Major Mike Chapman is State Recruiter
With the new look in today's Action Army has come a new look in recruitment of potential "Career Soldiers." No longer is there the familiar "Uncle Sam Wants YOU!" poster staring at you in front of the Post Office. The new image is "The Army NEEDS YOU!" Recruitment along these lines is being done not only in the Regular Army, but also in the National Guard: "The Guard Belongs, Maybe YOU Belong In The Guard . " To promote this theme on a statewide basis , Major Michael G. Chapman has been hired as the Recruiting and Retention Officer for Georgia.
Major Chapman was born in Atlanta. He attended Georgia State College, nd upon graduation in August 1962 was commissioned a Second Lieutenant, Infantry. During the next eight years, he was stationed for two tours at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina and Ft. Benning, Georgia, and one tour in Kass el, Germany and Dau Tieng, Republic of South Vietnam. MAJ hapman' s duties included Instructor , Company Commander , S1 / Adjutant, Battalion Executive Officer, Battalion Commander, and Staff Officerpedal Project-Recruiting ROTC Cadets to select a Commission in the Infantry Branch.
His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, the Vietnam ~mpa ign Me dal , Vietnam Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal llilth Two Oak Leaf C lusters , and the Combat Infantry Badge. He also erved with the 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division in South Vietnam when tbe Brigade earned the Presidential Unit Citation. d Maj_or Chapman resigned his Regular Army Commission and left active
Juty In October, 1970 . He joined the Georgia Army National Guard in
:;:n_une 1971 with duties in the G1 Section, and was assigned as InformaOfficer, l24th Public Information Detachment (Field Service) on 1 cember 1971.
JUL - DEc 1971

Publication and Editorial Office P . 0. Box 4839
Atlanta, Geo rgia 30302
OUR COVER ...
Armed with fresh quantities of new helicopters, trunks, vans, armored personnel carriers and electronic gear, Georgia Guardsmen today are better equipped and prepared to carry out their missions than at any time in the past. With trained and ready manpower, units can boast of an unparalleled readiness posture. Lt Col Bob Sprayberry has captured the essence of this readiness with this graphic drawing. Col Sprayberry is Staff Avi at ion Officer, Hq & Hq Det, Ga ARNG, and fulltime flight instructor at Fulton County Airport. He also drew the C 124 on the back cover to depict a "typical" Air Guard mission. A longtime contributor of his artistic talent to The Georgia Guardsman magazine, Col Sprayberry pi lots the
sop hi sti cated OVI Mohawk.

Heart Training Pays Off 202nd Airman Saves Mother

GOV. CARTER AND GEN PARIS' S WIFE, MART HA, ADD SECOND STAR WHILE DAUGHTER, ROBIN, LEFT, AND FRIENDS WATCH CERE MONY.
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Major Ge neral Joe l B. Paris , III of Roswell, Georgia

was s worn into office as The Adjutant General of Geor-

gia on 2 November.

Genera l Paris , who served as Assistant Adjutant

Ge neral of Georgia for Air since 13 March 1971, suc-

ceeds form e r Adjutant Ge ne ral S. Ern es t Vandiver.

Genera l P a ri s, a World War II fighter ace, re tired a ft er 20 years active d ut y in the Air Force 30 Septerube r 1970 a nd was promoted to Bri gadie r Gener a l ( Re tir e d) in the Geo rg ia Ai r Na tiona l Gua rd e ffe c ti ve l Octobe r 1970 .
Ge ne ra l Paris, a form e r co mma nd e r o f th e Georg ia Air National Gua rd 's 128 th F ight e r-lnt ercepti on Squa dro n - now the 128 th /llilita r y Ai rlift Sq uad ron - a t Dobbins AFB, had be e i1 ass igned to Hea dqu art e rs , USAF, 111 th e P e nt ago n, Washington , D. C . Prev ious ass ign me nts had been w ith Tactical Air Comm a nd, La ngley AFI3, Va., a nd as ANG repre se ntativ e with th e 14 th Air Force , then a t Robins AFB , Georgia.

General Paris is a graduate of Tech High Sc hool in Atlanta. He joined th e Army Air C orp~ as a n av iati on cade t rn March 1942. Rated a pilot and commis s ioned as an offi ce r 16 February 1943, he later was se nt to the AsiaticPacific Theatre where he was credited with s hooting down mne Japan ese a ircra ft a nd s 1x more probables .
He holds th e Silv er Star , Leg ion of Merit with one Oak Leaf Clus t e r , Di s ting uished F ly in g C ro ss wi th two Oa k Leaf C lu sters, Air Meda l with seve n Oak Leaf C lusters , Ai r Force Comm e nd a tion /l le dal with two Oak Lea f C lu s ters, the Purpl e Heart a nd the State's Di stinc tiv e Service Medal.

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T he mother of a Georgia Air Guardsman is alive today thanks to the quick action by her son . Mr s . Frank D. Lester, mother of Sgt Sammy Lester a member of the 202nd Electronics Installation Squadron in Macon, suffered a severe heart attack on October 31st.
On first signs of the attack Sgt Lester a nd his fathe r began rus hing Mrs . Lester to a local hospital. On the way to the hospital her heart stopped.
Sgt Lester immediately b egan applying Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), better known as closed chest heart massage. After about 20 chest compressions, Mr s. Lester 's heart resumed beating.
She received intensive c ardiac care and was released fro m the hospital in just two weeks. A doctor said that, "the quick action by Mr. (Sgt) Lester undoubtedly saved his mother's life."
The real irony of the episode was that Sgt Lester had r eceived his traini ng in C PR jus t two wee ks prior to that fateful day. He had received hi s training at the 202d. Of the more than 100 me n who were trained in the technique by the 20 2d, Sgt Lester's experi ence I the first recorded "save" of a victim.
Lt Col Geo rge E. Smi th , Com mander of th e 202 d , pre sent ed Sgt L es ter with a parchment certifi cate from the Georg ia Heart Association. He was a lso a warded a pen and p enci l set b y the Ground Safe ty Office of the 202 nd .
THE G EO RGIA GU AR DSMA

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BRIG GEN HARRY L. WILLINGHAM
Original Air Guardsman

Col. Harry L. Willingham Retires after 30 Years

Of Devoted Service

One of Georgia's original Air ational Guardsmen, Colonel Harry L. Willingham of Forsyth, has retired from the Guard after 30 years service to Georgia and the nation. Upon retirement, 20 September 1971, he was promoted to brigadier general, retired. From 1956 to date of retirement he was assigned to Hq, Ga ANG in Atlanta as a Supply Management Staff offi-
cer. A native of Forsyth, General
Willingham and his wife, Juanita , re ide on Country Club Drive.
In May 1941, General Willingham enlisted in the newly organized Georg ia Air National Guard, stationed at what was then Candler Field, now Hartsfield International Airport, Atlanta. On 12 September 1941 he was commissioned a sec-

ond lieutenant and was assigned to the 128th Observation Squadron and rated aircraft observer.
During World War II , having obtained the rank of captain, he served in the European theater as a supply officer. While stationed in Pisa, Italy, General Willingham helped 1n the formation of the "Home Bound Task Force" to transport military personnel to the United States after the end of the war in Europe. During this tour, he was awarded the Air Medal for participation in more than 10 combat missions in B-17 Flying Fortresses .
When he returned to Georgia, he again volunteered for service in the Air National Guard, joining the 54th Fighter Wing. His initial

assignment, as Deputy Materiel Officer, was 6 October 1946. A year later he was promoted to lieutenant colonel.
Shortly after the Korean War erupted in 1950, the 54th Fighter Wing was activated. L t Col Willingham was stationed for a year in Weisbaden, Germany where he was assigned as a housing officer and helped in establishing the American Arms Hotel for servicemen there.
He returned home in 1952 and rejoined the Air Guard as Director of Materiel, Headquarters, 116th Fighter Interceptor Wing.

~~ipien ts of th e coveted Georgi a Distinctive Service Medal
. 11 on annual training at Cecil Naval Air Station Jackson-
VI 11e, Fl a. were Colonel Creighton L. Rhodes 'and newly

PTromoted Chief Moster Sergeant Joseph C. Smith of the I 17th

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"eong " 7th s expon s1on. CMS Smoth was credoted with

O Instrumental in his unit receiving the award as the

at perotionolly Ready of all C&E units in the U.S. for

the post two years."

JUL DEC 1971

The Distinctive Service Medal, Georgia's highest award for exceptional meritorious and distinguished service, was presented to Colonel (Retired) Fred D. Forster, right, 21 October by Major General S. Ernest Vandiver. Colonel Forster, who retired 30 April after more than 30 years in the military, was cited for having "displayed exemplary devotion to duty and on intense interest in his battalion and in the Georgia Army Notional Guard, through exceptional professional knowledge and ability." Colonel Forster, former Commander of the I 70th MP Bn, is a veteran of WW II, hovi ng been decorated with the Bronze Star Medal, European The-
ater Ribbon, WW II Victory Medal and many others.
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Governor Jimmy Carter administers the oath of office to newly appointed Assistant Adjutant General for Air, Brig. Gen. Cleveland f . Perkins, Jr. Members of the Perkins family looking on are l eft to right, Claudia, Sally, Clarice , Mrs . Perkins, and lim.

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BG Perkins Appointed Head of GANG
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Colonel Cleveland J. Perkins, Jr. of Atlanta was sworn in by Governor Jimmy Carter as Assistant Adjutant General for the Georgia Air National Guard 15 November at the State Capitol. Selected for the position by Major General Joel B. Paris III, Adjutant General of Georgia, Colonel Perkins was elevated to the rank of brigadier general and will administer the affairs of the 3,000-man Georgia Air National Guard.
General Perkins graduated from Atlanta's Tech High School in 1940, and attended the University of Tennessee for one year and the University of Georgia, Atlanta Division , for one year.
In January 1943, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps as an Avia tion Cadet and graduated with the rating of pilot in April 1944 at Stuttgart, Arkansas.
After attending B24 flight school at Smyrna Army Air Field, Tenne sse e, he was transferred to Chatham Field, Savannah where his crew underwe m three months of training prior to overseas deployment.
In October 1944 he was sent to England and served as aircraft commander of a B24 crew with the 491st Bomb Group and completed 16 combat missions over Germany prior to V-E Day.
In 1947 he joined the Georgia Air National Guard's 54th Fighter Wing at Dobbins Air Force Base and became commander of the 128th Utility Flight of the 116th Fighter Group at Dobbins in 1949.
General Perkins commanded the Air Guard's 116th Military Airlift Group from October 1963 until August 1967. In this position he fl ew as aircraft commander in C97 and C124 Globemaster aircraft on worldw ide missions for the Military Airlift Command.
General Perkins graduated from the USAF Institute of Technology, Basic C ivil Engineer Course in 1957 and completed the Air War College, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama in June 1968.
Prior to his new assignment General Perkins served as Director of Operations, 11 6 th Military Airlift Wing of the Georgia Air Guard at Dobbins Air Force Base.
General Perkins has been decorated with the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the European Theater Ribbon with three Battle Stars, the Vietnam Service Medal for flights to Southeast Asia and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for flights to the Dominican Republic.
General Perkins resides at 320 Amberidge Trail, NW, Atlanta wit h hi wife , Louise, and daughters, Clarice and C laudia. His son, Jame s Earl, is a first lieutenant in the Georgia Air National Guard is also an aircraft commander in the C124 , and currently pilots Martin 404's with Southero Airways.
THE GEORGIA GUARDSM

New Training Concept Increases Emphasis

Placed On
COMBAT READINESS

Have you noticed lately that something is different about the weekend training this year? "Where are the same old manditory classes this year that I have been sitting through time and time again in the past?'', you ask yourself. Well, there is a new day dawning in the area of training both in the National Guard and the Active Army, due to a new training concept initiated by General W. C. Westmoreland. - General Westmoreland, Army chief of staff, has directed the creation of a Board for Dynamic Training to help commanders train their men.
In June the Department of the Army canceled most requirements for mandatory individual trawwg and gave responsibility for training management to commanders of battalions and separate companies.
The new board is designed to form a link between the managers of combat arms training and the Army's extensive training establishment.
According to General Westmoreland, "Through such a link, each training manager should be able to draw on the experience of those who have encountered and overcome training difficulties in the past, to tap into the impressive expertise at your service schools for solving new problems and to become acquainted with innovative solutions devised by contemporaries afield."
The board will be located at Ft. Benning, Ga., and will be chaired by Brig. Gen. Paul F. Gorman. Members of the board will include representatives of the infantry, armor, field artillery and air defense artillery center teams, active Army divisions and separate brigades or regiments, corps artillery and the Reserve Components.
Every training manager in the Army and National Guard will complete a survey telling the board what help he needs or wants to assist him in training dynamically: concepts, ideas, techniques, training literature, devices or other support.
Members of the board will meet for a four- to sixweek session to evaluate the surveys, record innovations commanders have devised for dynamic training and carry back to their units the best thought of the Army's training establishment on solutions to their particular training problems.
The board will work with the commanders of the infantry, armor, field artillery and air defense artillery schools and of the Command and General Staff College.
The Board for Dynamic Training will prepare revisions or supplements to training literature and produce a catalog of idea-stimulating material on how to organize and conduct effective, stimulating, adventurous training, and how to conduct training on tactics and weapons despite limitations on training areas or conditions of understrength.
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Recipients of the outstanding cadet a wards were: Robley S. Rigdon , the Hearn Trophy for the Outsta nding Graduate; C arl H. Stucke , the Ericks on Trophy for the Di s tinguished Gradu a te ; Gre gory A. Sweatt , the Association of the US Army Trophy for Leade rship; Albert S. John s on , III , the Tactical Office rs ' Award for C ommand Ability; Rand y A. Jone s, t he Ins tructors' Award for Instructional Abilit y; and Whitne r W. Hank ir. son , the John Richard Garrett Award pre s ented b y the GMI Alumni As s ociation.
S. Ernest Vandiver , former Adjutant General of Georgia , who made the banquet address , s aid " these graduates of GMI Class #10 will be of invaluab l e ser vice to the Georgia Arm y National Guard in the years ahead."
While serving as Governor of Georgia in 196 0 , Van diver authorized the esta blishme nt of the officer candi dat e school which ha s graduate d 348 officers s ince its inception .
Major Ge ne ral Hal D. Mc C own , Deput y Comma nding General , Res e rv e Forc es , T hird U . S. Arm y, wa s the comme nceme nt s peaker.
Lieutenant C olonel William E . C anad y of Dublin, C omma ndant of GMI , said the c ad ets "hav e s hown great pot e ntial for l eade rs hip and ca n be counted oo to perform as esse ntial me mbe rs o f the Na tional Gua rd '> officer corps .' '

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THE GEORGIA GUA RDSMA

Col Bill Kelly
Named National
AF Assn Veep
Colonel William H. Kelly, Base Detachment Commander, Savannah Municipal Airport, Savannah, Georgia, has been elected National Vice President of the Air Force Association. His region of responsibility will be the states of Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
His election came at the recent national convention of the Air Force Association in Washington, D. C., where he also received the Air Force Association's Medal of Merit and the 1971 AF A Membership Award.
He is immediate past president of the Georgia state organization of the Air Force Association having served for 2~ years. He is a member of the National AF A Organizational Advisory Council. He has received several national awards in addition to those received this year. These awards include the Air Force- Exceptional Service Plaque and the AFA President's Trophy. During the state convention held in Savannah, Ga., in June 1971, he was presented the National Certificate of Honor for his many accomplishments in
behalf of the POW-MIA program.
. Kelly is assigned as the Executive Officer, Georgia Air National Guard, in Atlanta, Ga.
JUl. DEc 1971

Speakers'
Bureau
Fireballed
by LTC Ed Westlake
In view of the urgent need for accurate dissemination of information concerning all branches of our armed services, The Adjutant General and the State Department of Defense, has established a Speakers' Bureau. The basic goals of the Bureau are to give our fellow citizens a better insight into the militia concept, to refute inaccurate information that may have been published or broadcast concerning the Guard's role in civil disturbance operations, and to solicit the cooperation and assistance of all Georgians in securing recruits and prior service personnel needed to fill our ranks if the draft system of procuring manpower is allowed to expire in 1973.
LTC Ed Westlake, GaARNG, has been appointed Project Officer. He will coordinate all activities of the Bureau, from scheduling speeches to supplying speech material to the individual members. Lt. Col. Douglas Embry, State Information Officer, is acting as liason with the Adjutant General.
Qualified officers and non-commissioned officers who are well versed on the National Guard from the standpoint of experience and knowledge of its history, mission and capability, are being sought to participate in this program. If you feel you meet these standards or have someone in your command, please contact LTC Westlake at 5140 Riverview Road, NW, Atlanta 30327, or phone 255-3639.
In order that these highly qualified officers and enlisted men be utilized effectively, they must have the cooperation of every Guardsman in finding groups which would be interested in the message of the National Guard. The Adjutant General has asked you to assist in coordinating scheduling of speakers with program chairman by informing them of the availability of our speakers and suggesting they contact LTC Westlake at 875-0901 or 255-3639 .
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Spanning the months of May thru August, Georgia Army National Guardsmen - 9,000 strong traded their civilian hats for military helmets and joined their units for their two weeks of Annual Field Training at Fort Stewart. These "citizen-soldiers" represented 65 communities scattered across Georgia.
Tactical or in the field training was accented this year with more field exercises, firing problems, and night bivouacs on the training schedule . This first-hand use of the various equipment enabled the units to be in a greater state of readiness for the Army Training Tes ts administered to many units this past summer .
An Army Training Test ts administered by a group of evaluators to determine the ability and degree of proficiency that a unit has to carry out its specific misston. Combat conditions were simulated as closely as possible, as battle was waged between the "friendly forces", or unit being tested , and the "enemy forces" of the aggressor National Army. Of course, only blank ammunition was used , and a piece of equipment could be blown up only on paper - a note marked "Grenade" attached to the equipment would do.
ARNG
FORCES
COMBAT
"ENEMY"

THE GEORGIA GUA RDSMAN

ON FORT STEWART FRONT

Artillery units were challenged by the firing range during the execution of their missions. Other units performed various duties in support of the line companies: MPs manned guard houses and posts and handled all traffic

problems; maintenance men worked on vehicles and equipment; medical units patched up numerous cuts and scratches.
Administrative units took care

of all the paperwork. From these offices came the flow of informa tion and instructions which insured that training was carried out according to plan.
During the middle weekend, those men without specific duties were free to make their annual visitation to historic Savannah or any other locale within a 50-mile radius. Many contented themselves with enjoying the recreational activities of Fort Stewart, and relaxing after a hectic week.
Monday, s1x days left of train-

ing much the same as the first week.
And so it went - another successful summer camp. As men pointed their cars home they could likewise point to a job well done over the preceding two weeks .

JUL . DEc 1971

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Trophy

The S. Erne s t Vandiver Trophy, honoring the mos t outs tanding individual a mong the 12,000 Georgia National Gua rdsmen , wa s pres ented to C hie f Warrant Officer L ynn C. John s ton of the 122 nd Support Center (RAO), Decatur, Georgia, 3 October . S. Ernes t Vandi ver , form e r Adjutant Ge neral of Ge org ia, ma de the pres e nt a tion a t the Decatur National Guard Arm ory .
Mr. Johns ton , who works full time with the National Gua rd a s the Tec hnicia n Manage me nt Spec ialis t for the T echnicia n P ers onnel Offic e, was c ited by the Award Se le ction Board "for performing exemplary humanitaria n ac ts a nd re nd ering outs t anding service to the Georgia Nationa l
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Guard from 1 August 1970 to 31 July 1971. During this period, Mr. Johns ton serving as the Staff Admini s tra tive Sp e cia lis t for the 12 2nd Support Cent er (RAO), ass um e d th e a dditiona l duties of LTC T homas C . Tillma n , Sta ff Tr aining Ass is ta nt for the 122 nd Support Cente r (RAO), whe n Colon e l Tillma n be c a me fa ta ll y ill. Hi s willing ness to acce pt this dut y, hi s extraord inary knowledge of adminis tra tive a nd personne 1 proc e dur es, hi s g ood judge me nt , a nd c omple te unde rs t a nding of the job to be accomplis hed were evide nt as he ass umed hi s a dditio nal workload. Through his persona l int erest w the affa irs of the Nationa l Guard a nd his dee p sense of res po ns ibili ty, Mr. Johns t on

was a ble to pe rform all his dutie with c harac t e ris tic e fficien c y and, a t the same time , was able to di s ting uis h hims elf b y promoting the we lfare a nd morale of bi fe llowmen. T his, in its elf, Mr. Johns ton' s man y humanitari qualities ."
T he S . E rnes t Vandi ve r T ropb was pr ese nt ed for the firs t ti this year, was established a prese nte d as a g ift to th e Georg Na ti ona l Gua rd b y the Honorab Samue l E rn es t Va ndiver , Ma j Ge neral , Georg i a Na tio na l Gua . Gove rnor o f the Sta t e of Georg from 1959 to 1963; L ie uten Gove rnor from 1955 to 195 9, Ad juta nt Ge ne ra l from 1948 1954 a nd during the mo nths of 1971 .
THE GEORGIA GUAR DSM

THIS IS
YOUR ARMY
NATIONAL
GUARD

by 1/AJ MICHAEL G. CHAPMAN TATE RECRUITING &
RETENTION OFFICER
Tile future bt.,longs to those who prepare t(ll" lt. If IOU want gour share of the future,
agbe you belong In the Air National Guard.

Major General Francis S. Greenlief, Chief, National Guard Bureau, testified before the Special Subcommittee on Recruiting & Retention of Military Personnel of the Armed Services Committee of the House of Representatives on 3 November 1971 . General Greenlief said, "In my view, our most pressing need for a new incentive for the Army Guard is the reenlistment bonus ." Secondly, he advocated the establishment of an earlier age option for Title III retirement and he suggested a way of providing some protection for the survivors of those Guardsmen and Reservists who die after 20 years of qualifying service for retirement but before receiving their first retirement pay check. General Greenlief also indicated that the support of the Administration and Congress is needed in changing attitudes of people, especially young people, towards the military service.
Concerning the reenlistment bonus, the most recent proposal is for 1) a $600 initial enlistment bonus; 2) for non-critical MOS personnel a $100 reenlistment bonus for a one year reenlistment graduated up to $1100 for a six year reenlistment ; 3) for critical skill MOS personnel a $200 reenlistment bonus for a one year reenlistment graduated up to a $2200 bonus for a six year reenlistment; 4) no bonus would be paid to personnel after completion of 12 years of service. (Personnel with 12 or more years of service would probably not be eligible for the reenlistment bonus.) Although it is not possible to predict when and exactly which
provisions of the reenlistment bonus would be passed by Congress, it appears that July 1972 would be the earliest possible date.
The recent enactment of the Military Pay Raise which provides substantial pay and allowence increases for pay grades E1 through E4 and 01 and 02 should provide favorable incentives for continued service.
The total strength of the ARNG increased substantially during the month of November 1971. Commanders and ASTs are to be commended for their efforts. They paid off. However, as of this date, the State Full Priority Aggregate Strength has not been attained. From estimates submitted by individual units, it is estimated that full state strength should be obtained by 31 December 1971. Will your unit contribute to this goal by being at full strength???

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The or Too-Kick Meets the New &uard

by Sara Carroll Ellis

THE PLACE: In the field.

THE TIME: Mid-afternoon of

aMUTA.

THE PLAYERS: CPT Andy

Barrs, Company Commander, and

CAPTAIN (in soothing tones): lSG Ole Timer.

CAPTAIN (Frowns): "Well

"Sergeant, there's no reason to (A bewildered look on his grizzled .. that does seem to be overdoing

salute me! This is the new National but kindly countenance, the First it just a little ... but ... uh ... "

Guard, you know."

Sergeant approaches hzs Company FIRST SERGEANT: "Sir?"

FIRST SERGEANT: "Yes Commander, halts, squares his CAPTAIN (Brightening): "Per-

sir!" (Snappy salute). "Sorry, shoulders, and salutes the way he haps he could change the ruffles to

sir."

was taught in Recruit Training OD ... to match the fatigues ... "

CAPTAIN: "Oh, that's all many years ago).

FIRST SERGEANT: "He had

right . . . I know it's habit after '----------------.....1 his hair tied back with an orange

28 years . . . but try to watch it,

ribbon and there's a peace symbol

First Sergeant. The new men would

stenciled on the back of his fatigue

have me court-martialed if they saw CAPTAIN (Groans): "First jacket . .. "

an enlisted man saluting me. And Sergeant, you know we aren't too CAPTAIN: "Mmmm . . . and

another thing ... there's no need to particular these days! What was it what does his lawyer say?"

wear your hair that short now .... " ... a missing belt buckle? A crooked FIRST SERGEANT: "He says

FIRST SERGEANT: "I hap- patch?"

we are violating Private Clark's

pen to like it this way, sir."

FIRST SERGEANT: "He had rights, sir, and that we have singled

CAPTAIN: "Oh, I see. Well, orange ruffles sewn to the neck and him out for punishment because of

perhaps you could let the sideburns sleeves of his fatigue jacket, sir, and his affiliation with the 'UTNG '."

grow out . . . just a little . . . so his pants were bell bottoms with CAPTAIN (Startled): "What

that the men wouldn't think you're orange piping. "

is that, First Sergeant?"

being . . . well .. . . uh . . . too

military!"

FIRST SERGEANT: "We are a

military outfit, sir ... "

CAPTAIN: "Oh, I know ... I

know! But we don't want our men

to think that just because you have a

few extra stripes you're any better

than they are, First Sergeant. After

all, they have their rights ... "

FIRST SERGEANT: "Yes sir.

That's what I wanted to see you

about, sir. "

CAPTAIN: "Oh?"

FIRST SERGEANT: "It's Pri-

vate Clark, sir. His attorney is

waiting at the CP ... "

CAPTAIN (Pales): "Attorney!

Goddammit, First Sergeant! I mean

... darn it, Sarge ... what have

you done?"

FIRST SERGEANT: "I gave

him an "unsatzsfactory" perfor-

mance for this mornzng's training."

CAPTAIN (Angrily): "Why?"

FIRST SERGEANT: "He was

out of uniform, sir."

"'UNSA T, ']ones-sideburns too short."

FIRST SERGEANT: "It's an organization called "Up The National Guard", sir. I reminded his lawyer that Private Clark signed a pap-er when he joined the Guard stating that he was not a member of an}' subversive groups ... "
CAPTAIN: "And?" FIRST SERGEANT: "And the lawyer asked zf there was an attorney present when Private Clark signed the paper ... " CAPTAIN (Moaning): "Yes ... he would ask that. Was there,
Sergeant?" FIRST SERGEANT: "Was
there what, sir?" CAPTAIN: "Goddammit, man!
I mean . . . sorry, Top . . . but shucks! Was there a Iawyer present when he signed?"
FIRST SERGEANT: "No sir. " CAPTAIN: "We're gomg to have to watch that!" FIRST SERGEANT: "What do you want me to do about Private Clark, sir?" CAPTAIN: "Well, I guess we'll just have to give him credit for this morning's training. After all, Sarge, what are a few ruffles? It's the man inside that counts-not the uniform! And you have to admit . . . these fatigues are pretty drab. Is that it, First Sergeant?" FIRST SERGEANT: "No sir. The"men refuse to fire in the live-fire exercise today." CAPTAIN: "Why is that?" FIRST SERGEANT: "They say the noise is bad for their morale, sir."
CAPTAIN: "Oh, they do! Well, now, it does get awfully noisy out there. Were they issued ear plugs, First Sergeant?"
FIRST SERGEANT: "Yes sir, but they refused to wear them. It seems they get tangled zn their hair. "
CAPTAIN (Sighs): "Yes, I can aselle?t"hat they would . Well . .. is that
rf:RST SERGEANT: "No sir.
boo men won't wear their combat
,.:: They say they're too hot. I 28 men wearing sandals and 14
GTciarefoot, sir. "
look tT~IN (Impatiently): "I'll
nto It. Anything else?"

FIRST SERGEANT: "The men have signed a petition demanding that their meals be catered by a restaurant, sir."
CAPTAIN: "Is that so? What was on our menu yesterday, First Sergeant?"
FIRST SERGEANT: "Steak, potatoes, gravy, tossed salad and french dressing."
CAPTAIN: "Sounds ample ..." FIRST SERGEANT: "Some of the men prefer roquefort, sir." CAPTAIN: "Well ... perhaps we can offer a variety of dressings next time ... '' FIRST SERGEANT: "It won't matter, sir. The kitchen is closed. " CAPTAIN: "What do you mean?" FIRST SERGEANT: "The Health Department closed it, sir. The men who worked in there refuse to wear hairnets. " CAPTAIN (Vigorously chewing his lower lip): "Is that all? FIRST SERGEANT: "No szr. Private Marlowe smashed up the latrine this morning." CAPTAIN: "Now what provoked that, Sergeant?" FIRST SERGEANT: "I ordered him to clean it, sir. " CAPTAIN: Don't we have a janitorial service for that?" FIRST SERGEANT: "Yes sir. But Private Marlowe drew pictures all over the walls, sir. I ordered him to wash them off" CAPTAIN: "Well, Sarge, don't you think you were being just a bit touchy? After all, we have given the men permission to redecorate the Armory as they see fit." FIRST SERGEANT: "The pictures were obscene, sir." CAPTAIN: "Now, now, First Sergeant! None of us can. define obscenity . . . according to the Supreme Court. What may seem obscene to you could be pure art to Private Marlowe." FIRST SERGEANT: "Yes sir." CAPTAIN: "Is that it, First Sergeant?" FIRST SERGEANT: "Yes sir." CAPTAIN (Signs): "Frankly, Top, I'm just a little bit dissappointed in you. With all your years

of experience I expected more ... " FIRST SERGEANT: "Sir?" CAPTAIN: "Now don't think
I'm nitpicking, fella! But the point is ... well, doggone it, Sarge ... it seems to me that you're losing control of your men!"
FIRST SERGEANT: "Sir?" CAPTAIN: "Was that a salute, First Sergeant?" FIRST SERGEANT: "Not exactly, sir!"
HAIR NATIONAL
GUARD
by Msgt. Charles NeSmith
Have you heard of the "Hair National Guard?"
No? Then you were not a member of the 202 EI Squadron this fall.
The Middle Georgia contingent of the Air Guard is as careful about hair regulations as any other unit, but recently some of its members began showing up at training assemblies rather fuzzy faced. The reason for the sudden outcropping of whiskers was the Houston County Susquicentennial. Houston County is the horne of Warner Robins in which several 202 members reside.
Through special permission of the unit commander, Lt. Col. George E. Smith, resident guardsmen of Houston County were encouraged to participate in the county's ISOth anniversary. By the closing date of the celebration, some 202 men were fully qualified as "Brothers of the Brush."
Needless to say the furry 202 men prompted some very caty remarks from their fellow guardsmen. "Abe," "Festus," "Gabby Hayes," "Ginghus Khan," and "Prince Albert" are a few of the playful tags that were assigned to the Brush Brothers. Beards ranged from the Fu-rnan-chu and wiry mountain man varieties to elegant Van-Dykes.
Since the festivities of the Houston County celebration have ended, all the 202 men have appeared clean shaven. Now nobody recognizes them anymore!

Georgi o' s highest award for exceptional meritorious and

After 29 years service to his country, Lieutenant Colo n el

di sti ngui shed service, the Di sti ncti ve Service Medal , was

George J. Patsies, left, receives his Certificate of Servi ce

awarded October 17, to Master Sergeant John A. Drossopoulos

from . former Adjutant Genera! Ernest Vendi ver. Col on el

,,

of the !65th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Georgia Air National Guard, in Savannah. Sergeant Dros-

Patsies was honored in Savannah June 5th. His retirem was effective July I st. A Georgi a Air Guardsman servi ng

ti

sopoulos received the award from Major General S. Ernest

as Communi cot ions and Electronics Staff Officer, Hq, Go

'

Vandiver then Adjutant General of Georgia. Working for the Guard as Quality Control Inspector for the !65th Consolidated

ANG, Colonel P atsios former! y commanded Marietta ' s I 29 th Tact ical Control Flight.

Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Sergeant Drossopoulos was

cited for having "planned and directed an outstanding safety

program. The safety program has been the primary reason for the completion of 1970 without a single reportabl e acci-

129th Radar Complex

dent in the entire Maintenance Section." Sergeant Dros-

sopoulos is a veteran of WW II and the Korean War and has been a member of the Georgi a National Guard for 25 years.

Dedicated at Kennes aw

The Guard's genial Commander- in- Chief, Governor Jimmy Carter, gets a color photo of the ARNG ' s "hot" OVI Mohawk from Captain J. B. Pearce, Ieft, I59th Avn Co Commander. Governor Carter in July received his first "hop" in the sophisticated turbo-prop aircraft. Helping to get the Governor "launched" was Maj Gen (then BG) Joel B. Paris Ill. The Guard's bos s reported! y Iiked the ride so well, he asked the pilot , Lt Col Bob Sprayberry, to put the ' Ha wk through its paces. Gov. Carter is frequently flown in the ARNG's heli-
copters on State missions.
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A new $ 1,000,000 Georgia Air Na tional Gua rd Radar Comple x was dedicated October 16 , at Mc Co llum Airport , Ke nnesaw, Ga. b y Major Ge neral E rnest Va nd iver, then Ad juta nt Ge neral. The fa c ility houses the officers a nd men of the 129th Tactical Control Squa dron and the 129th Tac tic al Control Flig ht , who moved from their old faciliti es a t Dobbins Air F orce Base where they have been s the unit 's ac tivation in 1948.
In January of 1951 , the ron was activated for the War unde r t he command of Joel Paris of Roswell, now serving Adjutant General of Georgia. detachment of this squadron se nt overseas to Morocco the command of Brigadier (Retired) Marion L. Clonts At lanta.
T he units employ sta ff of 19 te c hnicians and has
compleme nt of 30 officers a nd 19
e nlisted me n. The !29th is ma nd ed by Lieutenant Colood. Iverson H. Cope land of Mar
THE GEORG IA GUA R

Memorable Career Of Gen. Roy Hogan Ends after 43 Yrs Svc;

MAJ GEN ROY W. HOGAN

COL "Ebo" West Is New Asst. CG Of 30t h Division

After 43 years of distinguished service Brig Gen Roy W. Hogan of Macon retired from the Gua rd 7 Nov 197 1 and was promoted to major gene ral. He was Asst Divi-
ion Commander , 30t h Inf Div , since 1 Jan 68. Ge neral Hogan e nli sted in the 121st Infantry of the
Georgia National Guard in 1927. He received a Guard commission as 2nd Lieutenant in 1935 and was federally recognized in the rank in 1939.
In World War II , Ge ne ral Hogan served overseas with the !21st Infantry Division . He was promoted to lieutenant colonel, infantry, on 19 December 1944 and served as a battalion commander in the campaigns in Fra nce.
hortly after World War II, General Hogan was transferred to the Far East Command , and was assigned to the pecial Staff, Headquarters XXIV Corps. He was promoted to colonel, Infant ry AUS, 30 January 1947.
General Hogan had served as Chief of Staff, 48th :\rmored Division, since 1 September 1962. He is holdc:r of the Silver Star Medal wit h Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze tar Medal with V, Combat Infantryman Badge and other medals and honors.

COL HOLDEN C. WEST
Colonel Holden C. West of Macon has been elevated to the position of Assista nt Division Commander, 30th Infantry Division, Georgia Ar my National Guard, effectiv e wit h the retirement of Brigadier General Roy W. Hogan, a l so from Macon, who retired after 43 years service on Nove mb er 7th.
Colonel West was decorated in 1970 with the Georgia Distinctive Service Medal and the Army Commendation Medal was presented to him in 1971.
Colonel West has been commander of the Guard 's Third Brigade of the 30th Infantry Division since January 1968. Headquarters of the 30th Division is located in North Carolina.

/

/

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T,.. combat v

.

-..... .

eterans of Voetnam action have received direct

, u1oodns in th e G0 A RNG. Receiving their go Id bars for

1 .~-._.rutclflLl, tdes0oo1dMeer~~shha.iepgle

0 b11 oty an d b attlefield P. Flyn n and Henry D.
ts hos bar pinned on by h

exper iences were Wetherington. Lt
is wife, while h is

' rog Gen Hamer R. Flynn, looks on. Lt Flynn

I . DEc 1971

holds the bronze star with V and paratrooper wings. Lt Wetherington, at right, receives his bars from Lt Col Ed Fulford, then commander of 2nd Bn, 121 st lnf. Lt Wetherington holds the silver star, bronze star and Army Commendation Ribbon and is a member of Valdosta's Co A, Lt Flynn is a
member of Canton's Co A (- Det 1), I st Bn, 121 st In f.
IS

St. Simons' Sqdn
Best in Gro up

Outstanding Squadron and Unit Safety awards are displayed as Colonel John E. Nolan, center, 253rd Group Commander, makes presentations. Left to right are Lt Col Albert V. Medlin Jr, former 224th Cmdr now on the State Staff; Col Ralph G. Kuhn, State Hq; Col Nolan; Maj Claude M. Strickland Jr, 224th Cmdr; and Lt
Col Phillips D. Hamilton, State Hq.

The 224th Mobile Communica. tions Squadron (Contingenc y), Georgia Air National Guard , has been designated as the outstanding Squadron of the Mass. ANG 's 253rd Mobile Communications Group for Fiscal Year 1971. T his is the second time in three years that the award has been won by the
224th. Also, the 224th Squadron has been designated as the recipient of the Group's first Unit Safe ty Award, which honors the unit with the highest safety standards during the past fiscal year.

Fair Patrons View Voices on 202nd's Oscilloscope

Macon ~ s proud 202nd Electronics Installation Sqdn jumped into a new program of civic relations in November when the Georgia State Fair held its annual extravaganza.
Lt Col George E . Smith, Commander of the 202nd , said that the purpose of the unit's participation

1n the State Fair was to "promote the image of the Air National Guard, and to remind our citizens of the role the Guard plays in their security."
The exhibit displayed by the Mid-Georgia Unit was an eyecatching arrangement of oscilloscopes with several squirming, wiggling patterns on their screens.

One oscilloscope was arranged so that fair patrons could see a visual display of their voices when they spoke into an ordinary field-phone.
The exhibit was marked by a colorful booth (Air Force Blue) and bordered by two huge portable generators, each sporting a Christmas-tree of spot lights and a flashing red beacon.

These pretty fair-goers wanted a closer look at the campi icat.ed teletypewriter machine that was a part of the 202nd
exhibit.
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The crowds were pi enti ful as the 202nd El Sq took the story of the Air National Guard to the citizens of Georgia.
THE GEORGIA GUARDSM AN

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