The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 24, no. 2 (Mar.-Apr. 1974)]

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NEW GUARD TAGS ISSUED-- Governor Jimmy Carter hancls out the newly authorized free National Guarcl license tags to selected Georgia Guardsmen ancl a Guarclswoman. Representing all of the State's 12,500 Army ancl Air Guardsmen at ceremonies in the State Capitol February 5th are, left to right, PFC Virginia Morris of Macon, TSgt. James M. Barron, Forest Park, SSgt. Malvin Trawick Atlanta ancl Command Sgt. Maj . James T . Stanley of Decatur. The new tags are reel, white ancl blue reflectorizecl ancl contain a jet aircraft ancl infantryman in the left corner of the tag. License tag fees in Georgia range from $3 to $15. Guarcl personnel who are regi sterecl owners of passenger cars are eligible for one free tag. As of April 9, more than 4,000 Guarcl tags hac/ been issued.

Guardsman Assist in Wake of Tornadoes

This trailer pork and its IS mobile homes near Resaca was completely destroyed.

-- more photos page 3

A Message from .Mai. Gen. Joel B. Paris,lll
My Fellow Guardsmen:
In this modern age there are few persons who can say they are self-sacrificing individuals;
persons who will do things for others without thinking of their own safety or special interest. ! am
extremely proud that some members of that select group are members of the Georgia National Guard.

One hundred fifty members of Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 108th Armor in Calhoun volunteered

their services to aid the victims of the April 4th tornadoes in that area. ,Having Guardsmen volun-

teer in situations like this is a common occurrence in the Georgia

Guard. However, after consulting with Gov. Carter, I authorized

these men to be put on State Active Duty both to compensate

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them for their time and to allow them to be covered by medical benefits in case of iniury.

Vke (ieorgia (iuarJJman
March - Apri I 1974

On April 5, Capt. Johnny Brown gathered the men together and told them they would be paid and asked them to complete the appropriate forms. Almost instantly, the men unanimously voted not to accept the pay. Their reason: there were a lot of other people, Civil Defense, policemen, firemen and civilians who weren't going to get anything extra and they didn't want to be the exception. Capt. Brown said the men especially felt guilty about being compensated in the miclst of such a tragic loss for so niany others.

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

To the men of that unit and to all Guardsmen and Georgians who gave so freely of their time and effort during this terrible eli saster, I say thanks for your hard work and your expression of kindness and sympathy.

OUR COVER
A beautifully painted "Recruiting Jeep" of the IIOth Maintenance Co. stands ready to attract the eye of prospective recruits (top photo). MG Greenlief, Chief NGB, speaks to delegates to the Ga. NGA conference held in Savannah on March 23 and 24 (Bottom photo - story and other photos on pages 6 and 7).

A publication of the Deportment 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 moteri al.
MAR- APR 1974

PILOTS COMPLETE TRAINING -- The first four pi lots of the J28th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Dobbins AFB, Georgia have completed the U.S. .Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training and the Combat Crew Training Courses since the unit converted from a transport to a tactical fighter operation in April 1973. Fron,t row (1-r) are 2cl Lt. R.M. (Mike)
Byrd and 1st Lt William A. Burleigh ancl back row 2cl Lt Eric B. Hedden and ~d Lt David G. Hammond.
The pilots are qualified in the. F-100 Super Sabre fighter aircraft.
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Air Guard in Kennesaw
SCENES FROM A 129TH WEEKEND

MSgt. Donald Palmer (I) and TSgt. Hank Higg ins (r) check radar alignment.

Connecting commun i cation Iines ore (1-r) Sgt. Stephen ButIer and SSgt. Randy Broome.

The 129th Tactical Control Squadron, Georgia Air Guard, is located at McCollum Airport in Kennesaw, Ga. The Squadron is commanded by Col . /.H. Copeland.

"How about a salad?" SSgt. Lorry Titshaw help s serve up on appet izin g noon meal for the Air Guardsmen.

In the simulator room, movement of enemy a ir craft is simulated for proficiency training of weapons controllers. Manning the console ore Sgt. Allan Saul (foreground) and Sgt. Thomas McCart.
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Calhoun Guardsmen Volunteer
TORNADOES DEVASTATE N. GA.

W03 C.L. Rutledge (I) and BG Mees (ctr) look on as Capt. Johnny Brown points out stricken areas.

Sp4 Roy Fox directs traffic at the trailer pork pictured on the inside front cover.

ISO GUARDSMEN VOLUNTEERED AND MORE THAN 200 PERSONS SOUGHT SHELTER IN THE ARMORY FOR 4 DAYS. Gov. Corter talks with the owner of the now destroyed carpet mill in the background.
One of the Governor's Emergency Di soster Relief Centers was set up in the Calhoun Armory of the HHC, I st Botta! ion, 108th Armor.
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NGAUS INFO:

NGAUS SUPPORTS LONGER HAIR FOR AIR GUARDSMEN -- More than 90,000 Air National Guardsmen will be allowecl to wear their hair longer if Air Force approves recommendations which were to be macle in February by the National Guarcl Association of the U.S.
National Guarcl leaclers ancl recruiters in 44 States responclecl to a survey prepared by a NGAUS special committee, with 37 States suggesting more lenient hair stanclarcls.
In the survey Air recruiters estimated that 39 per cent of potential enlistees who clecline to join the Air Guarcl c/o so because of restrictive hair regulations.
Basecl on the survey results, the Special Committee on Grooming Stanclarcls macle recommendations which inclucle that:
.Hair be allowecl to extencl clown to micl-neck, ancl that hair shoulcl generally conform to the contour of the heacl ancl neck.
. Hair coulcl touch, but not cover, any part of the ear. . Sideburns coulcl extencl to the lowest part of the ear lobe, flaring at the bottom to a wiclth not exceeding one one/ one-half inches. . Wigs coulcl be worn cluring periocls of active cluty for 30 clays or less.
FUEL SITUATION "CONCENTRATES" AIR GUARD 1974 ANNUAL TRAINING -A National Guarcl Bureau spokesman saicl that it is maintaining a close watch on how the fuel situation will impact on the Air Guarcl's 1974 annual training program.
Major General /.G. Brown, air director at the bureau, saicl that "our program must be fully in consonance with the current energy crisis one/ fully justified as mission essential." In that regarcl, he announced that the Air Guarcl training program is reviewed ancl upclatecl almost claily.
He urgecl unit commanders to "recluce in scope, whenever possible, the extent of training as an entire unit ancl cleploy to the training site only the personnel required to complete the clesirecl training."
Two Air Guarcl exercises, scheclulecl for Wisconsin ancl Michigan this summer alreacly have been reclucecl in scope.

GUARD RECRUITING SURGES ON; FEBRUARY INCREASE AT 8,500 -- Nothing seems to slow Army ancl Air National Guarcl recruiting. For the ninth straight month, the ranks continue to swell ancl the 8,513-man increase brings the total strength of the Army ancl Air Guarcl to 504,983.
The Army Guorcl recorclecl an increase of 8,249 last month, the biggest jump in strength in recent history. Its total strength is now 411,849.
The Air Guarcl nettecl a 264-mon increase for February, bringing its total strength to 93,134.
The total strength for the Air Guarcl cloes not reflect the 623 Guorclsmen awaiting basic military training, while the Army Guarcl's total cloes.

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MAR - APR 1974

MG GREENLIEF, NGB CHIEF,
TO STEP DOWN JULY 1
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NGAUS) -- Major General Francis S. Greenlief, chief of the National Guard Bureau since September 1971, announced he will retire July 1 for personal reasons.
The announcement came during the mid-winter meeting of the Adjutants General Association held here February 25-26. A successor has not been named, but the chief indicated nominees were to be sought in March.
The new chief will be selected by a JOlnt board from the Departments of Army and Air Force. His name is usually submitted for approval from the secretaries of both services and the Department of Defense before being considered for nomination by the President.
General Greenlief, a Nebraska Army National Guardsman, joined the National Guard Bureau January 1960 as executive officer, Army division. In 1962 he was appointed brigadier general and designated assistant chief (Army) at the bureau. In 1963 he was appointed deputy chief of the bureau and received his second star in 1964.
In 1970 he was appointed director , Army National Guard in addition to his duties as deputy chief.
General Greenlief received confirmation in 1971 by the Senate to be chief, National Guard Bureau.

New Bureau Air Director Named

WASHINGTON, D.G:. (NGAUS) -- Brigadier General John J. Pesch, currently the Deputy Director of the Air National Guard at the National Guard Bureau, will succeed Major General I.G. Brown as Air Director at the Bureau April 20 .
The announcement of the Bureau staff changes were made February 6 by the Secretary of the Air Force.
Concurr_ently , President Nixon announced General Pesch's nomination for Major General, also to become effective April 20.
A Maine Guardsman, General Pesch joined the
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National Guard Bureau in 1966 as Deputy Director. Prior to that assignment , he served in Air Force Headquarters and with the Aerospace Defense Command in Colorado Springs , Col.
General Brown will complete his tour of duty after serving as Director of the Air National Guard for more than ten years . The Arkansas Guardsman served during World War II and returned to active duty in 1951 to serve in the Bureau, Aerospace Defense . Command and Office, Secretary of the Air Force. He returned to the National Guard Bureau again in 1962 as its Air Director.
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Ga. NGA Holds 26th Annual Conference

''The Army ational Guard has a strength of 411,848--almost 12,000 above the previously mandated average strength," declared Major General Francis S. Greenlief, Chief of the ational Guard Bureau.
Speaking to more than 600 delegates to the National Gu_ard Association of Georgia conference at Savannah's DeSoto Hilton on March 23 , the head of the arion's National Guard forces praised the Guard offic e rs for their outstanding recruiting efforts.
Gen. Greenlief said the Air Guard was also over 100 per cent strength and added, "there is not another reserve component in the U.S. that has done it!"
After a welcome by Mayor John P. Rousakis of Savannah, other Guard leaders spoke, including Maj . Gen. Henry W. McMillan , Adjutant General of Florida and President of the National Guard Association of the United States; Maj. Gen. Joel B. Paris, III , Adjutant General of Georgia; and Brig. Gen. Mike Y. Hendrix, State Director of Selective Service.
Gen. McMillan echoed the concern of Gen. Greenlief about the proposed reductions in the Army and Air ational Guard . Both men called for restructuring of Guard units to more modern missions aq.d more realistic training programs to meet this nation's defense needs.
The new Association officers are (1-r) Maj. Blondeau, Lt. Col. Carlisle, Col. Patterson, Lt. Col. Karrh, and Brig. Gen. Jones. (Maj. Buckley not pictured.)
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Members and guests register at the DeSoto Hilton.
General Paris commended all the State's 12 ,5 00 Guardsmen for their remarkable recruiting results. He said morale was high, resulting in a 53 per cent retention rate in the Army Guard and 61 percent in the Air Guard.
He cited Georgia's Guardsmen for their continuing accomplishments in the fields of armory beautification, and community service programs. He also praised the Dobbins Air Guard units for their conversion from a military airlift mission to that of tactical fighter.
Gen. Paris concluded his remarks by predicting that the proposed conversion of Savannah's 165 th Airlift Group to a close air support mission would be deferred by the Air Force. He also lauded that unit for obtaining an "Outstanding" on its operational readiness inspection for the third consecutive year.
On Sunday morning, delegates gathered for the business session. Committee reports were made along with the election of officers. The new officers are Brig. Gen. Billy M. Jones , Albany, President; Lt. Col. Tobe Karrh, Swainsboro, President-elect; Col. Ben Patterson , Marietta, Vice-president; Lt. Col. Harold Carlisle, Macon, Vice-president; Maj. James Buckley, Swainsboro, Vice-president and Maj. Leroy Blondeau, Kennesaw, Secretary-treasurer.
THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

MAR - APR 1974

Maj. Gen. Paris

NGA Committee Reports on Guard Legislation

Maj. Gen. Greenl ief Maj. Gen. McMi II an

A Georgia Senate bill which would ~xempt from taxation 600 dollars of a Guardsmen's pay was among many pieces of legislation introduced in the 1974 General Assembly which effect the Georgia Guard. The exemption bill, House Bill .376 was reported favorably out of the House Defense and Veterans Affairs Committee but was recommitted to the Ways and Means Committee where no action was taken and the bill died.
A resolution to aid the Georgia Guard's recruiting efforts was sponsored by Sen. Floyd Hudgins. The resolution urged the State School Superintendent to request City and County Superintendents to cooperate with Georgia
ational Guard units in their efforts to recruit eligible students. The bill passed the Senate and as of the publi~ation of this edition was awaiting the Governor's signature.
Senate Bill .106, which would exempt Armed Forces retirement income from State income tax, was also introduced by Sen. Hudgins. The bill was passed by the Senate and referred to the Ways and Means Committee where it died. Sen . Hudgins plans to reintroduce this bill next year.
House Bill .1 301 providing for State retirement pay for Guardsmen at age 60 was given favorable action by the Defense and Veterans Affairs committee , but it was recommitted to the Retirement Committee where the bill died. It would have provided 50 dollars per month for 20 years service with an additional 5 dollars per month for each additional year to a maximum of 100 dollars.
Two other House resolutions , one calling for employer , support of the Guard and another granting veteran preference in State, County and City government employment both passed the House , but never reached the Senate calendar and therefore were never considered.
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"In lieu of no other s uggestions, I am going to take Lieutenant Barne's recommendation and rotate the chart one quarter turn clockwise!"

Ga. RRO Instruct s
To recruit and retain; that is the challenge! And what a cha llenge it is . To get good men and women in the Guard and keep them there requires the most skillful a pproach available and a lot of hours spent talking to prospective recruits and explaining the opportunities and benefits of the Georgia ational Guard. In assisting Georgia Army Guard units in their recruiting programs , the Recruiting and Retention Office , headed by Maj. Michael Chapman, is conducting area-wide recruiting chools to train recruiters . In the past four months, the members of the RRO have conducted seven schools and ins tructed 452 recruiters. A total of ten schools have been conducted sinc e June 1971. The school-trained recruiters plus those qualified through correspondence courses gives the Georgia Army Guard a tota l of 688 designated unit re cruiters. The two-day schools are conducted on a weekend. A central location is c hosen and

Recruiters
recruiters from many units come together to hear the gos pel about recruiting techniques.
During the s ixteen hours of classes , the students are introduced to ways of selling themselves and the opportunities and benefits of the Georgia ationa l Guard to prospective Army G uardsmen .
The RRO is also the clearing house for new recruiting materials a nd unit strength information. Personnel of the RRO collect and compile statistics and keep percentage figures on the strength of the Georgia Army Guard.
''These statistics are helpful to us because we can concentrate our effort s more on the units that a re having recruiting problems ," Maj. Chapman explained. "By closely examining figures on t e rmination of en li stments, we can a l so assist a unit in heading off a s trength problem in the future."
Recruiting is not a cut-throat system as some people might think, although each unit is encouraged to do its best. The idea of mutual s upport is constantly emphasized.

''IF YOU DON'T 66T ANY STRIPES, RIB.BONS OR. MEDALS, WHAT DO
you USE: FOR INCENTIVE:'? 11

Maj. Chapman talks to recruiters during one of the weekend schools.
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"No sir, I'm not gonna re-up. The recruiter tole me they'd send me abroad and I never got mine."
MAR- APR 1974

Capt. Marion Key performs one of his many duties in the RRO: compiling strength statistics.
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Ml NORITY RECRUITING SOARS

With a vigorou s and unpreced ented thre e-year effort, the 12,400-man Georgia Army and Air Nationa l Guard now has in its ranks more than 940 black members-ten times the number assigned in 1971.
Specialized intensive recruiting aimed at minorities began three years ago during the beginning of the overall drive to fill the ranks of the Guard after the slowdown and, finally, demise of the draft.
Figures since 1971 indicate remarkable progress in the recruiting of blacks as well as pointing out the Georgia Guard' s ability to keep up its strength in an "a ll-volunteer" situation. In December 1971, with more than 9,300 members total , the Georgia Army Guard had 26 blacks. In January 1974, the figures were 736 blacks out of more than 9,500.

The Georgia Air Guard has equally impressive statistics. In 1971 , blacks numbered 62, while in J anuary '74 there was a total of 206 blacks out of 2900 Air Guardsmen.
These comparisons are even more astounding when viewed in the light of the number of Guard positions available to new recruits and priorservicemen during the period.
To aid the recruiting effort, a group of the State' s leading citizens of the black community was appointed by Governor Jimmy Carter to serve as a ational Guard Advisory Council. Meeting every three months and observing Guard training at various times , the group offered suggestions that gave impetus to the drive for minority enlistments.
Maj. Gen . Joel B. Paris , III, Adj utant General of Georgia, says he is proud of the gains made , but emphasizes that the campaign is not over.

A brightly painted "recruiting jeep" of the I lOth Maintenance Company moves down Peachtree St. in Atlanta during the City's St. Patrick's Day Parade in March.

A Guardswoman By Any Other Name
When is a WAC not a WAC? Answer: when she's a Guards woman!
Th!it' s right, Guardswomen a re not members of the Women's Army Corps and therefore cannot be called WAC's .
The January-Febr uary edition of the GA . GUARDSMAN , however , made this grave e rror. The apologies of the editor are made to PVT Pat Leverston, who very tactfully pointed out the misnomer, and to Guardswomen everywhere .

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Husband-wife Medical
Few units of the Georgia Army and Air Guard can boast of a husband and wife team within their assigned personnel.
But one of those that is able to do just that is the !29th Tactical Control Squadron in Kennesaw.
Sue and Chuck Wallace are both airman first class and medical services specialist. However, Sue outranks her husband by three months.
Charles M. "Chuck" Wallace Jr. , joined the Air Guard in September 1972. He was sent to the Medical Services Specialist School at Sheppard AFB, Texas and while there met Pamela "Sue" Peavler, a graduate of the school assigned to Sheppard.
The two were married at orthside Baptist Church in Atlanta on May 5, 1973 and Sue , a native of Garland, Texas , joined the !29th in September of that year.
In civilian status, Chuck, a native Atlantan, is a dispatch supervisor for United Parcel Service while Sue is employed as a coronary care unit technician at West Paces Hospital. She is also attending Kennesaw Junior College where she is enrolled in the nursing program.
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Sue and Chuck Wall ace

belonged to the ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
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Commanding Officer
Program Aimed at Recruiting Youths
The National Guard has many recruiting tools it uses in introducing itself to prospective recruits. One of these tools is the "Guardsman for a Day" program. Individuals are invited to spend an entire day with a Guard unit during one of its training weekends. These young men and women sit in on classes, examine Guard equipment and even have chow with the Guardsmen. At the end of the day, the participants are awarded a "Guardsman for a Day" certificate.
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RECRUITERS AND UNITS GET AWARDS FOR SEPT DRIVE
For the most outstanding performance by a Guardsmen in a recruiting role ..........and the winner is SSgt. A.G. Dalber for his role in Headquarters Company, 878th Engineer Battalion, Augusta .
It really wasn't an OSCAR that SSgt. Dalber received , but it was a beautiful trophy for his tireless and very successful efforts in September's Intensive Recruiting Drive.
The 878th was also cited for the most outstanding performance by a batta l ion level unit.
Decatur's Detac hment 1, !80th Signal Company received a trophy for . the most outstanding performance by a company/ detac hment level unit in that same recruiting campaign.
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Sandra Calhoun is fingerprinted by TSgt. Jack Conner (left} and then (below} sworn in by Lt. Col. George Smith, Commander of the 202nd. (202nd Photo}

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Second Air Guardswoman
Enlists in 202nd
The 202nd Electronics Installation Squadron now has two members named Calhoun; both are female, both are from Milan, Georgia, and each has known the other all her life.
Glenda Calhoun , who recently left for basic military training, is the sister of SSgt. Sandra Calhoun who joined the 202nd in January. Sandra is a former member of the U.S. Air Force, completing a four year term with two commendation medals.
Glenda, on the other hand, is just beginning her career in the military. She is a graduate of Telfair County High School, the same school from which Sandra graduated. And she, like her sister Sandra, will be assigned to the 202nd Administrative Section.
With two pretty Calhouns around, there may be a little confusion by 202nd personnel for awhile. However, the pair of distaff members will be remembered for a long time as the first female members of the Middle Georgia Air Guard Unit.

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Ga. Green and Blue
The ll7th Tactical Control Squadron of Savannah's 155th Tactical Control Group now performs training at the Hunter Army Airfield as well as in the facilities on Eisenhower Drive. The unit's facilities were becoming too small for the large ancl sophisticated rac/ar cmcl other electronic gear. The unit now has set up its equipment including inflatable shelters at the site of the ole/ Strategic Air Command ready center at Hunter.
Georgia Army Guardsmen wishing to apply to the Georgia Military Institute must c/o so by June 1, 1974. Applications for C/ ass 14 must be sent to Commandant, GM/, P.O. Box D, Milleclgeville, Ga. 31061. The first training session, consisting of orientation ancl processing of approved ancl accepted applicants, will be held on the weekend of June 22 ancl 23.
En/ istecl recruiters in the Ga. Army Guarcl are being evaluated in order to select the most outstanding inclivicluals for nomination to the National Guard Bureau's "Chiefs Aware/". Commanders are being asked to submit names of their nominees by July 28 of each year.
The 165th Military Airlift Group at Savannah has been rated as "outstanding" on their 1973 Operational Readiness Inspection by the Air Force. The Airlift Group, consisting of 900 airmen in 10 units, has achieved this rating for the past three years. The Commander of the 165th is Lt. Col. Charles B. Culbertson.
Guardsmen from Co. B, 1st Battalion 121st Infantry, Thomaston, gave a helping hancl to the Upson County Cancer Society on Feb. 2. The men made shelves for storage ancl assisted in setting up the Society's new headquarters in the Thomaston Municipal Building. The members were Jim Wheless, Anthony Akins, ancl Jimmie Wilson.
Lt. J.E. Paulk, Co. B Det. 1, 2ncl Bn/121st Infantry, earned clean's list recognition for academic proficiency in 76 credit courses in the U.S. Army Infantry School correspondence course.
Five Guardsmen of Calhoun's Headquarters 1st Bn/108th Armor work eel an entire weekend in March installing about 3,000 dollars worth of playground equipment at the Gore/on County Training Center. The men are SpS Jimmy Pass, Sp5 Steve Watkins, Sp4 Terry Miller ancl Sp4 Danny Greeson.

THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

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Statesboro Arty Unit Aids Special School

One thousand three hundred dollars was raised by members of the 2nd Battalion, 214th Artillery in Statesboro and used to purchase a specially equipped school bus for the High Hope Center , the BullochCandler County Trainable Mentally Retarded Center.
Th_e money was raised during Mental Retardation Week ' 73, the annual fund-raising drive in Bulloch County. The 125 members of the Guard unit accep ted donations on a color television set with the proceeds going for the special bus.
MSgt. James H. Radcliffe, a technician at Organizational Maintenance Shop #7 in Statesboro, served as General Chairman of Mental Retardation Week in Bulloch County, and stated that "without the National Guard's assistance in the overall effort, High

Hope Center would not have been able to collect over $13 ,000.00 needed to purchas e the bus ." The
Center serves the educational needs of over fifty mentally retarded children and adults between the ages of 22 months a nd 57 yea rs of age from Bulloch and Candler County.
Mrs. June DiPolito, Director of the High Hope Center, stated that this was not the first time the Statesboro ational Guard had assi ted her school; and she appreciated the many hours spent by individual members of the unit in helping those less fortunate in the two-county area.
The Second Battalion is commanded by Lt. Col. Tobe C. Karrh. Capt. Paul L. Rushing is commander of Headquarters Battery.

Berry Promoted

BG KERSEY Dl ES
Brigadier General (ret.) Ben L. Kersey of Macon died Feb. 9 in a Macon Hospital after a short illness. Gen. Kersey was executive vice president of Dessau Realty Co. Prior to his retirement from the Army Guard, he was the Deputy Commander of the 122nd Support Center in Decatur . During WWII, he served with the famed 121st (Gray Bonnet) Infantry and was awarded the Bronze_ Star Medal with cluster and the Combat Infantryman' s Badge. Gen. Kersey was also awarded the Georgia Distinctive Service Medal and the Georgia Commendation Medal for his service to the Georgia ational Guard. He was a recent past president of the National Guard Association of Georgia and was secretary-treasurer of that orga nization for 19 years .
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Lieutenant Co l onel William M. Berry J r, Commander of the 116th Tactical Fighter Group, Dobbins Air Force Base, Georgia, has received federal recognition of his promotion to Colonel.
Colonel Berty is a Command Pilot and is a _graduate of the Air Command and Staff College. He was an honor graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.
Colonel Berry entered the Georgia Air National Guard in March of 1959 as a first lieutenant in Savannah, Georgia. He has served as pilot, Flying Safety Officer, Operations Staff Officer and Air Operations Officer prior to assu111ing command of the 116th Military Airlift Group which was redesignated as the 116th Tactical Fighter Group in April 1973.
Colonel Berry graduated from Richmond Academy in Augusta, Georgia in 1950 and received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Georgia in December 1954. He received his Master of Science in Public Administration from George Washington University in September 1968. He is employed by the Federal Aviation Agency as an Air Carrier Inspector.
THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

202nd Installers
Become TV Experts

Air Guardsmen from Macon's 202nd E lectronic Installation Squadron have installed the closed circuit television sy tern (CCTV) at Mcintire Air National Guard Base, South Carolina.
The six man team completed their field training w March by running approximately 3800 feet of messenger strand around the Tactical Air Command base. The me ssenger strand a nd associated television cable was run to all major buildings on the installation.
Braving high winds and occassionally blowing rain, the team was hard pressed to complete the installation in a "short" two weeks.
TSgt. Wiley C. Ellington , team chief, complimented his team members for their efforts in completing the installation. T earn members included SSgt. Theotis Thomas, Sgt. John Johnson, Sgt. Joe Halliburton , Sgt. Arthur Halliburton, and AlC Thomas Priest.
In addition w the installation at Mcintire , the 202nd has been involved with CCTV installations at Dobbins AFB, Georgia , Moody AFB, Georgia, and Dannelly A G Base , Alabama .

A Iift truck or "cherry-picker" is used to speed the instoll ation of the TV system. (202nd Photo)

How To Get 1n the PX

Members of the Selected Reserve (Reserves and ational Guard in a pay status) have recently been allowed unlimited exchange privileges during inactive duty training . Guardsmen had this privilege before only during annual training and other active duty or full-time training duty. But thi s new privilege ha~ brought up a few questions. For instance , are members' dependents allowed to use the exchange during drill days? Also, what type of identification is needed?
First, wives, husbands or dependents of members of the National Guard are entitled to exchange privileges only when the s ponsor is performing active duty or active dut y for training for more than 3 consec utive days. Don't confuse requirements for commissar y privileges with those for the exc hange. Remember a Guardsman mu st be on ac tiv e duty or active duty for training for mor e than 72 hours in order for
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him or his dependents to have commissary privileges. Another question arises when Guardsmen or their
dependents go to the exchange: What type of identification is needed?
The red identification card, plus a copy of orders, a letter of authorization, or published training schedule is all that is needed to gain entry to the exchange . The letter of authorization must be authenticated by the unit or installation commander identifying the Guard member by name, rank, social security number, organization and dates on which the inactive duty for training is performed.
Members of rhe Air Guard should already have the red i.d. card. For Army Guard personnel who do not yet have the card, forms are now available at all headquarters units .
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Ga ARNG Ann uaI Train in g Sche duIe

This sign, made with a pencil on a sheet of paper, was seen tacked on the bulletin board of the 190th MP Company in Atlanta:
SUMMER CAMP

27 Jul 10 Aug 74 Ft. Stewart

"Everyone Invited"

So, with the thought 1n mind that everyone is invited, here are the dates for all other Georgia Army Guard units:

DATES 26 May - 9 J un 74
15 Jun- 29 Jun 74

STATION
Fort Stewart, Georgia Travis Field, Georgia

UNIT 158th Ml Co (AS)
Co C, 878th Engr Bn

16 Jun- 30 Jun 74

Fort McClellan, Alabama

277th Maine Co

29 J un - 13 J ul 74

Fort Stewart, Georgia

124th PI Det 48th In Bde (MECH)

7 J ul - 21 J ul 74

Fort McClellan, Alabama

16Sth Hv Mt1 Sup Co

13 J ul - 27 J ul 74

Fort Stewart, Georgia

26Sth Engr Gp wI attached units

27 Jul- 10 Aug 74

Fort Gordon, Georgia

180th Sig Co

27 Jul- 10 Aug 74

Fort Stewart, Georgia

122d Spt Cen, RAO 116th Army Band 1148th TC Co HHD !lOth Maint Bn 166th Lt Maine Co 170th MP Bn w I attached
units 138th Med Co (Clr)

27 Jul- 10 Aug 74

Fort Stewart, Georgia

118th Arty Gp

27 Jul- 10 Aug 74

Fort Stewart; Georgia

HHC 151st Avn Bn 159th MI Co (AS)

28 Jul- 11 Aug 74

Fort Eusus, Virginia

1140th TC Co

17 Aug- 31 Aug 74 Year-round

Fort Stewart, Georgia
NIA

164th Hv Equip Maint Co
HHD,GaARNG 75th Engr Det

10 Aug - 24 Aug 74

Milledgeville,

GMI

Georgia

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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

Signal Co. Ai ds Walkers

Members of the unit get ready fo r the thirsty marchers at one of the check points.

A Humanitarian Service Award from the Atlanta Area Cerebral Palsy Center was presented to Detachment 1, 180th Signal Company, GaARNG, Decatur for their support of the Clayton County Cerebral Palsy Walk-a-Thon. The award was accepted by 1Lt. Roger Dunaway, Jr., Commander of the Detachment, on Jan. 19 by Mr. Wilson McClure, President of the Center.
During the 20-mile trek of the more than 550 young people, members of the Detachment acted as road guards and manned checkpoints. The unit also had two ambulances riding the route. The unit's kitchen was even set up at the end of the route to feed the tired, but victorious walkers.

One youngster cools his tired feet and wonders if his sneakers hove a 20-mi Ie unconditional guarantee.
Upchu rch Promoted to BG
Colonel Ben L. Upchurch, Commander of the Georgia Army National Guard's 122nd Support Center in Decatur, has been promoted to the rank of brigadier general during ceremonies held in February in the office of the Adjutant General of Georgia, Maj. Gen. Joel B. Paris , III. Commissioned in 1945, Gen. Upchurch served two years on active duty and then joined the Ga. Guard in 1949. He is a graduate of
orth Georgia Colleg e a nd he received his MBA from Georgia State University in 1963. Gen. Upchurch is Director of Student Activities at Georgia State. He lives on Dogwood Drive in East Point.

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RECRUITER GETS HIS WIFE TO SIGN UP Line/a
Carter, a purchasing ancl contracting clerk at the Ga. USPFO, puts her name to the enlistment contract in April whi Ie her husband, CWO Jim Carter shows1 her the appropriate spaces. Line/a will be a member of Headquarters Detachment, Ga. Army National Guarcl. Jim is a recruiting ancl retention specialist in the RRO ancl is a member of the 75th Engineer Detachment.