The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 23, no. 2 (Mar.-Apr. 1973)]

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A Message from Mai. Gen. Joel B. Paris,lll
My Fellow Guardsmen:
Annual training time is near for the majority of the Army and Air Guard troops. A maximum effort must be made by all personnel to insure that these two-week time periods are used to the fullest extent to improve the efficiency and readiness of the unit. Many units have distinguished themselves during the winter months in their support of communities during disasters. This outstanding performance and enthusiasm can be applied to the summer training phase which is such an important part of the overall Guard training program.
Later on in the summer, units of the Third Brigade will be called upon to participate in yet another test of their mobilization and combat readiness. The outcome of this 18-month long test series will determine, in part, if this Army National Guard component can reduce its mobilization readiness time from ten to six weeks.
The National Guard is in the public spotlight. I am confident we can measure up to the responsibility placed in us and provide our nation with well trained and highly motivated organizations to fulfill our vit.al missions.

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Vke (ieorgia

March - April 1973

OUR COVER
The photos on this month's cover show Guardsmen aiding the community after Mother Nature unleashed some of her power. (Top) Guardsmen of the 878th Engineer Battalion in Swainsboro help clear the streets of that City after a record-breaking snowfall. (Bottom right) Sp4 Joseph Long, !90th MP Co., mons a radio at the Rockdale County Sherifrs Office in Conyers following a devastating tornado. (Bottom I eft) In Conyers, as well as other towns and counties the tornado did damage like this.

HONORABLE JIMMY CARTER
GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA
MAJ GEN JOEL B. PARIS, Ill
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
COL DOUGLAS EMBRY (GANG, RET)
INFORMATION OFFICER
CAPT RUFUS R. BARBER, JR.
EDITOR

A publication of the Deportment of Defense, Military Division, State of Georgia. Published in the interest of the Georgia Notional Guard and distributed free to members of the Notional Guard of Georgia. The Guardsman uses AFPS material.

Army Guardsmen Help

Fi g h t Water Pol-lution

Before the actual sample is taken, the container is thorough! y rinsed with water from the tributary to be tested. First Sgt. Ernest C. Morgan (I eft), I 79th MP Co. Forsyth, and MSgt. Thomas M. Thurston (right), Hq 176 MP Bn Forsyth, begin the sampling process at Towliga River near Forsyth.
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Next, the container is dropped into the water. The majority a f the sampling is done from bridges so that the sample will be from a point near mid-stream. However, in some area s the bridge areas are hazardous; like this one over Interstate 75 near Forsyth.
The container is retrieved and sealed for transporting back to the unit armory.
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Georgia Army Guardsmen are aiding the cause of ecology once more: this time it's water pollution. Eighty-two Guardsmen In eighteen Georgia Guard units began in March taking monthly water samples from tributaries of thirteen lakes and reservoirs in the state as part of a year-long national water quality survey. The survey will determine the extent of "Eutrophication" in these waters.
Eutrophication occurs when excess chemical nutrients, particularly phosphates as contained in laundry detergents , overstimulate the gr9wth of aquatic plant life such as algae. The process is very similar to the way fertilizer stimulates the growth of plants in the soil. These water plants use large amounts of the oxygen in the water - oxygen that is needed by fish and other aquatic animals. When this imbalance in nature occurs in the lakes and reservoirs, they lose their usefulness as a water source and recreational area.
The Guardsmen will sample tributaries of Lakes Allatoona, Blackshear, Chatuge, Clark Hill, Jackson, Sidney Lanier, Nottely, Seminole! Sinclair, Blue Ridge, Harding, Burton and High Falls. The Environmental Protection Agency, which is supervising the sampling over the United States, will take samples by helicopter from the centers of the lakes.
The coordinating and collecting point for the sampling by Guardsmen is the 265th Engineer Group Headquarters in Atlanta. After the samples are taken, they are treated with a preservative, packaged and then sent to Atlanta. There the samples each month are packaged and shipped to the EPA's environmental research center in Corvallis, Oregon for analysis . At the center, a report on each lake will be prepared from the data which will pinpoint the source of damaging nutrients entering the lakes. Once the sources are known, the EPA, the state environmental protection division, or both may move to remedy the situation.

Finally, the sample is sealed tightly and packaged fo r shipment.

At the armory, a chemical is added to preserve the sample far shipment to Atlanta then to Oregon. If the sampling site is more than three hours from the Armory, then the chemical must be added at the site.
MAR - APR l973

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A truck from Third Brigade Headquarters stands ready to receive another load of food flown in from Atlanta. Th is scene is in the Macon Coliseum parking lot. More than 6,000 pounds of food were airlifted by the ISlst Aviation Battal ion.

Travelers ,.

lore than 500 Georgia Guardsmen carried out nearly 10,000 individual missions during Georgia 's snows torm on February 10 a nd 11.
Afte r only a 5-week recovery from one of the worst ice torms to hit orth Georgia, the central Georgia area was inundated by as much as 19 inches of s now.
The s now s torm , the wors t in Georgia in a century, began quickly and came on wi th a fur y that startled residents a nd travelers.
"As I left th e rear e ntranc e of my home abo ut 1 a.m. a turday morning, I s tood knee deep in snow, " said Capt. Paul _Jossey, Commander of the Hq De tachmen t , 176 th MP Battalion in For yth. "I made my way to the State Patrol station near Interstate 75 and I stood on an overpass looking outh. All I could see was snow, and cars backed up for mil es," he added.
Tho e traffic jams were l a ter determined to be a long as I 0 mile and there were several of them on a 50-mile s tretch of 1-75.
MAR - AP R 1973

Early on Saturday morning , F ebruary 10 , .Maj. Gen. Joel B. Paris, III , The Adjutant General, accompanied Gov . Jimmy Carter in an Army Gua rd helicopt e r on an aerial survey of the central Georgia area. The Governor was stunn ed by the accumulation of snow a nd the tra ffic tie- up s on 1-75 . He imm e diately ordered that hig hway closed a nd au thorized Ge n. Paris to have Guard units ready to ass ist the civil authorities , residents and trave lers . As could be expec ted, many Guardsmen a lready were offering their aid.
In Perry, troops of Detachment 1, Co. B, 1/ 121st Infantry began their emergency operations. By 9 a. m. the unit was fully operationa l with 2 Armore d Personnel Carriers , two 2~-ton trucks and a 3/ 4 ton truck heading north and south on Interstate 75 plucking s tranded motorists from th e ir cars . One of the APC' s eve n came to the rescue of the Perry Fire Department when one of the Departme nt' s auxiliary water
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At Forsyth, Gua-rdsmen hurriedly
unload another supply of food destined for the mouths of hungry travelers staying in the Forsyth armory.

(From page 3)
carriers became disabled. The APC made quick work of towing the vehicle to the City garage for repairs.
Twenty-two men of Waynesboro's Battery C, Ist Battalion, 214th Artillery answered more than 200 calls for aid on Saturday and Sunday. According to the unit's admi_nistrative technicia n, Sgt. Richard Jenkins, "18 stranded motorists, four hound dogs and a monkey , spent the night at the armory in Waynesboro." Transported to the armory by Army Guard trucks, the visitors were provided sheets and blankets by the Burke County Hospital, air mattresses by the Guard and coffee and doughnuts by Civil Defense workers.
The engineers were busy, too. Co . B, 560th Engineer Battalion in Columbus rolled out its equipment and helped clear streets and roads plus deliver food and medicine to stranded residents.
Guardsmen of the Headquarters, Third Brigade, unload food from a truck at the rear of the Macon Armory.

From 6 a.m. Saturday till 5 p.m. Sunday, members of the Support Company, 1st Battalion 12Ist Infantry in Milledgeville used 16 vehicles in its emergency operations. All the vehicles were on continuous dispatch for the period, with men and machines stopping only long enough to eat and refuel. During the two-day period more than 400 gallons of fuel were us ed in traveling the 4800 miles recorded on the vehicles' odometers. These vehicles transported more than 650 people.
For Central State Hospital and Baldwin County Hospital the Milledgeville Guard unit was indispensable. The unit ferried patients, doctors, nurses and other staff personnel to and from the hospitals.
Many problems faced Guardsmen as they worked furiously to aid travelers and .residents . One of these problems was the feeding of persons staying in the National Guard Armories.
Through the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Food and utrition Service, some 8,000 pounds of surplus food were rounded up in Atlanta and flown to Forsyth and Macon, the two largest towns on 1-75 in the storm area. The food was loaded on trucks and transported to the Fulton County Airport by men of the 277th Maintenance Company and Decatur's 122nd Support Center. From there it was airlifted by UH-1 helicopters of the 15Ist Aviation Battalion with units in Winder and Atlanta.

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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

Of the thousands of persons helped by Guardsmen during this cns1s, one dramatic account of a family aided by the Georgia Guard is told by Mrs. Mary Anne Kruger of Cochran, Ga. Her "Knights in F atigues " were members of the I 76 th MP Bn in Forsyth .
Mrs. Kruger: . Life was hectic at our home on Friday
morning as I busily prepared for my parents' arrival from Chicago. The ham was baked, the strawberries fixed, the flowers arranged, the table set with china and silver. This would be a very special visit to Cochran for my parents, Mr. and Mrs. John McDermott of Lake Forest, Illinois.
Little did we dream just how "special" it would be. My parents' plane from Atlanta to Macon had been cancelled, so my husband, Doug, two-year-old daughter, Carey Anne, and I drove to the Atlanta Airport, Threats of snow enroute did not deter us for we hod Iived through many snow storms up north.
Bad weather did strike just north of Macon, but with slow, concentrated effort we mode It post the icy roads and ditched cars to the Atlanta Airport, There, after two hours of searching for my parents, we dis covered that they hod found o bus to the Macon Airport.
Not stopping for dinner (for I had that beautiful dinner waiting at home), we started out for Macon. Progress was slow and scary as we skidded onJ worried about other cars skidding into us. Hundreds of cars landed in ditches before us. Finally, about fifteen miles north of Macon on 1-75, traffic stopped and car lights went out. Two transfer trucks hod jackknifed and blocked the road. So there, on a snowy, windy hill on 1-75 we spent the next twelve hours without heat or food (except for Carey Anne's animal crackers!). Gas was low so we cnuld not run the cor for heat. I bundled in the backseat with Carey Anne so that my body heat would warm her and Doug gave us his jacket, Still we were too cold and hungry to sleep and a little afraid that we might not wake up. It was a long night.
Suddenly, at 6:30 a. m. , a blue, circling light startled us. We looked across the snowy interstate to see the state police leading a caravan of National Guard trucks. We were being evacuated to the National Guard Armory in Forsyth. The 176th Military Pollee Battalion gave us coffee and food and blankets for the children. Not only were these National Guardsmen well trained and efficient In handling this emergency, but also, they were patient and cnnsiderate. We do not know their names, but we will never forget their many kindnesses.
MAR APR 1973

Later Saturday, when we were obi e to reach Macon, we found my parents in a hotel. They hod spent Friday night stranded at the Macon Airport and the only way they could get to a hotel In town on Saturday was to be airlifted by Notional Guard helicopter to the top of the Coliseum Park Hospital nnd from there driven by Army Ambul once to the hotel.
During a 2~ day period, Guardsmen in the stricken area transported more than 6,300 persons to shelter areas, hotels, and motels , to and from hospitals and manned more. than
150 vehicles.

An APC prepar"!s to tow on auxiliary water carrier of the city to the Perry municipal garage for repairs.

These units participated in Operation Snowball":

HHC, 3d Bde 30 lnf Div Macon
Composite Co Macon
Co D lOS Med Bn Macon
HHC 1/ 121 lnf Dublin
Spt Co 1/ 121 lnf Mi II edgevi II e
Det l Co B l/121 lnf Thomaston
Co B l / 121 lnf Perry

HHC, 560 Engr
Columbus
Co A, 560 Engr
Dawson
Co B 560 Engr
Montezuma
Co 8(-) 560 E1.1gr
Reynolds
Btry A l/214 FA
Sparta
Btry B 11214 FA
Thomson

HHC 2/ 121 lnf. Albany
Btry C 1/ 214 FA
Waynesboro
Det 1 Co B 2/ 121 lnf Cordele
176 MP Co Forsyth

l64th Hvy Maint Hinesville
l22d Spt Cen Decatur
HHC, 878 Engr Augusta
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Thank

rdsmen!
Guardsmen are not always ''unsung heroes ". On these two pages are samples of letters than king individual Guardsmen , their units or the Georgia Guard as a whole for services rendere d the people of Georgia. These letters are from individuals and organizations , both public and private. Sometimes the service may be very small from our standpoint, but for pe ople who need a helping hand, the deed may seem invaluable, The Adjutant General's Office receives many letters each month of the type shown here. Some of the letters are very heartwarming. One s uch letter was too large to reproduce here and besides it was written in braille . Ic is a letter from the Pre-school Visually Impaired Class at the Robert Shaw Center in Scottdale , Ga. It reads , ''Dear Sergeant Leach, On behalf of the TMR Classes and our own Pre-school Visually Impaired Class at the Shaw Center , we want to thank you for drivi ng us to the circus last Thursday. Not only were you a good driver , you were so kind and helpful to us in other ways. We appreciate everything you did to make our trip so pleasant and enjoyable." It is signed in the scrawled penmanship of ''Dana, Aimee, Jo Ann, Scottie and Laura. "

MERRILL GREATHOUSE
;!Iipson illmmt~ ~qcriff
P. 0 . BOX 766 TH OMASTON , GEOR GIA 30286
February 15 , 1973

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PHONE 404~ _./

Major General Joel B. Paris, II I
P. o. Box 4025
Atlanta, Ga. 30302
Dear Sir:
I would like to express my apprec ia tion for the outstanding job done by Guard members during the recent snow storm in thi s are a .
Their assistance in helping t o sa e l i ves, taking workers to their jobs, r escuing stranded motorists, and all other tasks involved desecves my heartfelt thanks. It is good to know s uch help i s available in our county.

MG/bm

Your s very t ruly,
- /M?)eJ?rr~ l....l..l Gr... de!a t7n"to.Cut .s. ,e.....

Gov. Carter and Gen. Paris talk to a woman in Athens who se home wa s destoyed by the tornado. Gen. Paris accompanied the Governor on a to ur of the devastated areas by Army Guard helicopter.
Guardsmen Patrol Areas After Twisters Hit

Tornadoes ripped through a six-county area in Georgia on March 31 and once again National Guard forces were called into action.
Working under the direction of the State Civil Defense , Guardsmen were sent to Conyers and Athens to patrol areas around damaged homes and businesses in order to prevent looting. Units of the ! 70th Military Police Battalion in Atlanta were called up and began their operations on Sunday evening April 1.
Working under the control of the loca l police and the Georgia State Patrol, the men also performed duties in controlling the flow of traffic in the hard-hit areas.
After working three nights in Athens and Conyers, the MP' s returned to Atlanta.
As part of the military support to civil authorities, Guardsmen also set up generators at police stations , fire departments and other institutions that provide vital functions in the devastated communities.
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I st Lt. Allan Steine(L} ond Capt. Som Mitchell (Center} discuss patrol procedures with Patrolman Roland Vaughn of the Rockdale County Sheriff's Deportment. Mitchell is the commander of the 190th MP Co. and Steine is the executive officer.
Men of the 170th MP Bn in Atlanta prepare to depart for Athens and Conyers.
THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

Wi th Governor Carter at the sign i ng cf his ''Proclamation " were (L-R) Maj. Gen. Earl 0 . Anders on, Commander, Eastern Air Force Reserve Region; Maj. Gen . J o hn H. St embl e r, USAFR (ret.); Brig. Gen. C. J. Perkin s , Assi s t c nt Adj u tan t General fer Ai r, GcANG; end Brig. Gen. Ed w ard Johnston, USAF Reserve.
Employer Support of
Guard and Reserves Grows
Twenty-eig ht Georgia Guardsmen heard Mr . James M. Roche s p eak at a l uncheon meeting April 18 in Atlanta. Mr. Roche is the chairman of the President ' s Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserves. The Guardsmen attended the meeting to show their s upport and appreciation for the work of the committee.
Support of t he Guard and Re~erves continues to grow. As of February, 1973, 139 employers have signed statements expressing their su_pport of the efforts of the Reserve Forces. These 139 employers have working for them more than 4,400,000 persons . Two of the most recent additions to the list ill Georgia are the Coca-cola Co. and Delta Airlines, Inc.
In December, 1972, President ixon signed a proclamation of s upport which covered Federal employees and in January , 1973, Gov. Jimmy Carter signed a similar proclamation which stated that employees of the State would not have to sacrifice vacation time for milit ary training with the Guard or Reserves. In his proclamation, Gov. Carter urged all members of the business community to join in his pledge to support the citizen-soldier in the ational Guard and Reserves.
Guardsmen are also actively encouraging employers to sign statements of support. Lt. Col. Dan Bullard, Commander of the 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry in Albany, has sent 41 letters to employers of men in his unit urging them to sign statements of support and thanking them for the support they have give n .
''Statements of Support" are available from the Recruiting and Retention Office in Atlanta.
MAR APR 1973

SCRUGGS APPOINTED
Lieutenant Colonel O'dell J. Scruggs was named Chief of Staff of the Georgia Army National Guard by Major General Joel B. Paris, III, The Adjutant General of Georgia , on 19 December 1972. As Chief of Staff, Col. Scruggs will represent The Adjutant General as required and exerc1se staff supervision over all Technicians in the Georgia Army National Guard.
Col. Scruggs, a native of Savannah, began his military career as private in the 230th Field Artillery in 1940. He was later commissioned a second lieutenant in 1943 .
Col. Scruggs was Executive Officer of the 118th Artillery Group until he was assigned as Militar y Support Plans Officer_, Headquarters, GaARNG, in 1971. He served in this position until named Chief of Staff.
Boy d's Barbs
"Cirrhosis of the liver, sunburn over 90 per cent of the body, and the first stages of shock ... It's a hard one to dia gnose, Colonel, but it's my professional opinion that this man's been on leave!"
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After the ceremon ies the Guardsmen talked with Maj. Gen. W.K . Bennett, Chief of Stoff, Th ir d U. S. Army, (L), Mr. Jock Spalding and Brig. Gen. Donald E. Mees, Assi stont Adjut ant General for Army ( R). The Guardsmen ore (L-R center) MSgt. Sm ith, Sp6 Portwood and Sp4 Baker.
"Journal" Achievement Awards Pres ented
Three Georgia Army ational Guard men were award ed Atlanta Journal Army Achievement awa rds by Mr. Jack palding , Editor, Atlanta Journal , during a ceremony at Ft. McPher on, Ga., on Friday , April 20 . Three Army Re ervis ts were also presented Achievement Awards.
The three Gua rdsmen are M gt. Lewi Smith , 182nd MP Compa ny, Macon; p4 Randall T. Baker Headq uarters Detachment 1 6 th MP Battalion, For yth; and Sp6 William T . Portv.ood, Headqu a rter Battery 214th Artillery, Elberton .
The awards, gold medallions set in lucite block , are pre e nted each year to three Ge orgia Army Guard men a nd th ree Georgia lJ .. Army Re ervists who have been elected by their unit!. a:. being the individuals de monstrating the highe t qualitie s of le aders hip in their grade categories. election is based on such trait as citizenship, loyalty, knowledge of their military occupationa l pecialitie , reliability, judgement, and common sense.
Mast er Sergeant Rufus Bryant, 116th Tactical Fighter Group, GaANG, was on honor graduate of the ANG Recruiter Course at Lackland AFB, Texas in January. MSgt. Bryant was al sa awarded a certificate for outstanding performance in the Public Relati o ns Area of instruction.

We sI Prom ot ed

Colonel Holden

West,

A sistant Division ommander

for th e 30th Infa ntry Di vis ion ,

GaA R G, has been promoted to

the rank of brigadier ge neral. He

was formerly ommander of the

Third Brigade , 30th Infantry

Division in Macon. Headquarters

of the Division 1s 1n orth

arolina.

Gen . We t rece iv ed th e

Georgia Distinctive

e r v1ce

Medal in 1970 a nd the Army

ommendation Medal in 1971.

In civilian life , Ge n . We t is

1ce President of Real Estate

Development , Rivers -Horton In-

dustrie in Macon.

The veteran officer first

joined the Guard in 1939. During

World War II , he participated in

th e invasions of Iwo J ima and

Tarawa as a Regular Marine

Officer in the Asiatic-Pacific

Theatre of Operation . Later he

served with the Presidential

Honor Guard of the Marine Corps

in Washington , D. . , during th e

admini tration of Pre idem

Truman.

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1,000 Atte nd Ga. NGA Conf ere nce
The Gate City Guard color guard posts the colors.

More than 1,000 delegates and guests attended the 25th Annual Conference of the ational Guard Association of Georgia on March 24-25 in Atlanta.
Saturday afternoon, after the call to order and a welcome address by the Mayor of Atlanta, Sam Massell, the delegates quickly moved into the serious business of ational Guard affairs.
Maj. Gen. Joel B. Paris , III, the Adjutant General , gave his report to the Association emphasizing the Army and Air Guard's recruiting efforts and the Guard's participation in State emergencies and domestic action projects. In particular, he cited the recent snow storm, "No one is any more proud than I am of the tremendous effort by some 700 of the Army Guardsmen who responded so enthusiastically..." He continued, ''Thousands of stranded motorists and other citizens were rescued by Guardsmen. . . thousands were fed in ational Guard armories. "
From his position as Deputy Director, Department of Command and General Staff of the United States Army Adjutant General School, Dr. Phillips N. Gordon related to the members his views on the potential manpower crisis in the Armed Forces. He said that the Guard must emphasize not just quotas and strength reports , but the retention of the man once he has joined. He added that those in charge must strive to make the training and duties meaningful and productive and insure that the men know why they are performing the task.
Brig. Gen. Joseph R . Jelinek, Deputy Director for Army, ational Guard Bureau , also spoke to the gathering on Saturday afternoon along with Dr. Theodore C. Marrs, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs).
During the evening banquet, Brig. Gen. Homer R. Flynn, GaANG, was presented the Georgia Commendation Medal by Maj. Gen. Paris. (Conti nued on p age 12)

Gen. Paris is escorted in by Copt. J . C. Connon.
MAR- APR 1973

Associ otion members gather for the Saturday afternoon opening sessi on of the meeting.
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(From page II )
On Sunday, committee reports were made and it was revealed to the members that the Georgia General Assemby had approved free license tags for Guardsmen. It was also pointed out that there were several other bills that came up during the recent session, but no legislation had materialized as yet. Two of these bills concerned the exemption of military pay from State taxes.
At the close of the two-day conference, Col. John E. McGowan received the gave l from out-going President, Col. B.L. Kersey. Col. McGowan presided over the election of officers and the following members were elected to posts: president-elect, Col. Billy M. Jones , Commander 116th Tactical Fighter Wing; three vice presidents, Col. Ed T . Fulford, 122nd Support Center, Lt. Col. B.L. Patterson, 116th Tactical Fighter Wing, and Lt. Col. Barney Nobles, 122nd Support Center. Also elected Secretary-treasurer was CWO Lynn C. Johnston of the 122nd Support Center.
The site of the 1974 Conference was announced as Savannah, Georgia on 23 and 24 March.

Officers of the Notional Guard Association of Georgia ore (L-R) CWO Johnston, Lt. Col. Nobles, Col. Fulford, Lt. Col. Patterson, Col. Jones, and Col. McGowan.

Col. McGowan receives the gavel from Col. B.L. Kersey.

(ABOVE) Lieutenant General Chari ie F. Camp, former Assi stont AG for Army, receives the Georgi a Distinctive Service Medal from Gov. J immy Corter on Feb. 28. Gen. Camp retired that day after more than 42 years service to the State and Notion. (RIG HT) Brigadier General Donald E. Mees is sworn in as As-sistant Adjutant General for Army by Gov. Jimmy Corter during ceremonies at the Governor's office on March I. With Gen. Mees ore his wife, Rosemary, and Maj. Gen. Joel B. Paris, Ill, The Adrutont General. Gen. Mees joined tne Guard in 1937 and served in the South Pacific during WWII. In 1960, he become Director of Training. He received the Distinctive Service Medal in 1968 and the Army Commendation Medal in 1971 .
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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

Airman Colvin W. Collins is congratulated by TSgt. James F. Smith, Jr. , Traffic Management Superintendent, for being the first Airman of his unit to graduate from the Freight T roffi c Sp ecioli st Course, Sheppard Ai r Forc e Bo se, Texas. Sgt Smith and Airman Coll ins ore members of the 16Sth Suppo rt Squadron, Georgia Air Notional Gua rd,
Savannah.

Airman Will i am D. King is congratulated

by his Father, CWO Sanders J. King, Jr.

upon his completion of the Medi cal

Admi ni strati ve

Speci ol i st

Course,

Sh e ppard Ai r Force Bose, T exos. Ai rmon

King is o member of the l58th Aero-

medi col Evacuation Fl ight, Savannah,

and CWO King is o member of the 165th

Con solidated Aircraft Maintenance

Squadron , ol so based ot Savannah.

Airman Charles L Howell is congratulated by Major Thoma s J Hol land, Supply Operations Officer, for recently completing the Materiel Facil ities Specialist Course, Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado, as an honor graduat e. Major Holland and Airman Howell ore members of the 165th Supply Squadron, GaANG , Savannah Mun ici pal Ai rport.

ANG Member s
Receiv e School Hono rs
Three GaA G members received honors recently for out tanding performance in ANG Guard Training program .
Second Lieutenant Bruce W. Babb, 158th Military Airlift Squadron, Savannah, wa designated a Distingui hed Graduate by placing in the top 10 per cent of
lass 0-73-2 of the Air ational Guard Officer Preparatory Academy .
Technical ergeant William H. Cleland , ANG Field Training ice, Garden City , was cited ~s a Distinguished
tudent by placing among the upper 10 per cent of the ANG CO Academy' s Class 73- C.
Al o at the A G' s CO Academy , Master Sergeant omer D. Brewer, !65th Military Airlift Group, won the clas peakers Award for Class 73- 1. The award is based on speaking ability in which all s tudents participate .

Four technicians at the Annual Equipment Training Pool ot Ft. Stewart recently received Outstanding Performance
Ratings. BG Donald E. Mees (Left), Assistant AG for Army, mode the presentations at Ft. Stewart on March 30The men ore (L-R) WOI Eli M. Evans, SP6 Harry C. Martin, PSG Edmond J. Moody and CW4 Charles K. Rewis. On the for right is Col . Hugh J. Haddle, Supervisor of the National Guard ATEP.

DEPA RTM E T OF THE ARMY OF~ICE OF THE ADJ TANT GE
P .O. BOX 4839 ATLA TA , GEORG IA 30302

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OFFICIAL BUSI ESS

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NEW BATTALION CMDR-Lieutencnt Colonel John W. Gillette took over as Commander of the 170th Military Police Bcttcl ion succeeding Lt. Cal. Dan iel L. Britt. Col. Britt is now th e Provost Marshall at the 122nd Support Center in Decatur. Cal . Gillette was formerly Operations end Training Officer at the 122nd. He is also this year's recipient of the Vandiver Trophy as the "Most Outstanding Georgi a Guardsmen ". (Left) The twa Guardsmen display the motto of the 170th, "F irst In P ecce And War".