The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 24, no. 4 (July-Aug. 1974)]

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YES, EVEN THE NEW GUARDSWOMEN WENT TO SUMMER CAMP THIS YEAR -- (Left photo) Ann Sancller (/) ancl Lincla Carter stancl by for the big blast while insicle a 155mm howitzer. The girls received a firsthand look at what other Guarcl personnel c/o in such areas as artillery ancl engineering. (Right photo) PFC Thea Hall of Augusta's 1148th Transportation Company checks the fuel level in this truck. To see what else whe cloes with this truck, see page 14. .Photos of ARNG AT 74 begin on page 2.
PRESIDENT FORD GREETED BY COL . KELLY OF GA. ANG -- Then Vice President Geralcl Forcl arrived in Savannah in June ancl was greeted at the Georgia Air National Guard's Headquarters in Savannah by Col. Wi II iam Kelly, Base Detachment Commander fo r Savannah bas eel Air Guarcl units. Col. Kelly talkecl with President Forcl as he stepped off Air Force TWO . Mr. Forcl came to Savannah to aclclress the Georgia Bar Association at the DeSoto Hilton Hotel.

A Message from Mai. Gen.'Joel B. Paris,lll

My Fellow Guardsmen :
As a close observer of many of this summer's annual training periods, I was extremely pleased with the enthusiastic attitudes Army one/ Air Guardsmen one/ Guarclswomen clisplayecl toward achievement of goals ancl unit missions. This reflected a maximum effort by all to further strengthen the Guarcl' s efficiency one/ effectiveness.
Our National Guarcl evaluators turned in highly favorable reports, citing every unit for their training accomplishments, with only minor remarks on deficiencies.

After hours recreation programs en hancecl morale one/ macle our two- week training phases more enjoyable. While regimen was more relaxed one/ opportu nities afforclecl for social activities, th e professional manner in which training was accomplished reflected highly upon the cleclication of each incliviclual Guardsman.
From my vantage point, this was the most successful training period in our history.
Congratulations to each of you!
Volume 24 Number 4

EDITOR'S NOTE: The Letters column has been omitted for this edition because letters mailed to the GUARDSMAN were not received in time. It will be continued in the September-October edition.
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July August 1974 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

GA ANG GETS C-130'S p. 10

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GMI CADETS IN A-T PHASE P. 9
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OUR COVER
Lockheed C-130 Hercules' aircraft break through the clouds. Pilots who've flown the craft say it handles like a fighter aircraft. Hi story has proven it to be one of the world's toughest and most dependable aircraft. Story and photos of Go ANG's first "130" on page 10.
The GEORGIA GUARDSMAN is a publication of the State of Georgi a, Department of Defense, Military Division. It is published in the interest of the Georgi a National Guard and distributed free to all members of Federallyrecognized units of the Georgia Army and Air National Guard. The GUARDSMAN uses Armed Forces Press Service, Army News Features, Army News Photo Features and the National Guard Association of the United States Press Service.

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MY GUAR U ITS COMPLETE M R
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A Mortar team of the 1st Battalion 108th Armor fires a round from its 4. 2 inch mortar.

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(Left) SP4 Mark Moore, SSgt. Roy Maddox and SP4 David Dav idson of B Co. , 1st Battalion, 121 st Infantry, Perry, Ga. set up live fire simulators for squad training.
(Below) Lt. Robert Nino (I), U.S. Army Readiness Group, gives instruction to SSgt. Hubert Tombed in on the " Re deye" missile launcher. SSgt. Tomberlin is with Support Company, 2nd Battalion, !21st Infantry , Am eri cus.

SP4 Michael Bazemore (I) and SP4 Jerry White, both of Dublin, inspect a medical kit and other equipment on their ambulance. They ore port of HQ Co., 1/ 121 st Infantry.
(L-R) I st Lt. Hugh Butler, Sgt. Mike Gibby and Sgt. Randy Cofts of Support Battery l/ 108th Armor receive and give out fire mission data for a 4. 2 Mortar team.

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(Above) One of l55mm self-propelled howitzers of the 1st Battalion, 214th Art i II ery mov es to a fir i ng s ite at Ft. Stewart.
(R i ght) SP4 James Griff in, Waycross, plots target information as a member of HQ Battery, 1st Battalion, 230th Artillery.
(Below} M-48 tanks of the I st Battalion, IOSth Armor practice night firing on a range at Ft. Stewart in July.

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BG Hoi den C. West, (center) Commander of the 48th Bri gode, vi sits troops o f the 1st Battalion, 230th Arti II ery.

Capt. Floyd B. Care, Communi cations Officer at the 122nd Support Center, checks a teletype. Capt. Core is from Sandy Springs, Ga.
These men of Battery C, I st Battalion, 214th Artillery, Waynesboro, have a briefing before a firing mission.

MG S.H. Matheson, Commander of Readiness Region 4, looks through a BC scope at an artillery observation post while vi siting Army National Guard troops.
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Gen. Paris talks with men of the I st Battal ian, 230th Artillery during one of his many visits to units in the fields.
SP 4 Frank Carter, 122nd Support Ctr, SP 4 Gary Head and SP 4 Donald Moore, both of the 178th MP Company, check aut a medical kit.

SSgt. Denny Cox (I) and PFC Dwight Webb, both of Newnan, man an M-60 machinegun during field training with Troop E, 348th Cavalry at Ft. Stewart.

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These two men of the !59th Military Intelligence Co. , Atlanta, work on the engine of an OV-1 Mohawk.
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Louisville Guardsmen of Company B, 878th Engineer Bn, erect trusses for a maintenance shed. The men are (1-r) SP4 Mic hael Salemi, SP4 Fred Davidson and SP4 Bob Nalley.

(L-r) PVT Lester Branch, SP4 Rollie Oglesby and SP4 Eu gene Smith of Co. A, 878th Engineers, prepare smudgepot mark ers for a construction project.
Georgia Representative Crawford Ware (I) talks wi th members of Company C, 560th Engineer Battalion. The unit is constructing a trestle bridge at Ft. Stewart.
(Below) Members of the Old Guard of Atlanta's Gate City Guard get a tour of facilities at Ft. Stewart in July.
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Ten Georgia Army National Guard officer candidates get a I ast briefing on the operation of a 106mm recoilless rifle before graduating from Georgia Military Institute in Milledgeville August 24th. The newly designated second lieutenants ore left to right James C. Perry, Athens; Michael F. Gay, Dublin; Dr ewey C. Hilburn, Bainbridge; David G. Mills, Twin City; Alvah T. Hardy, Macon; James K. Taylor, Moultrie; Michael F. Hennessy, Savannah; William G. Cone, Griffin; Chari es S, Rodeheaver, Forsyth; Michael E. Cowan, Warner Rob ins. At right is their instructor, Major Bob Young, Macon.
Cadet Boden hurtIes through the obstacle course.

(L-r) Cadets Emory Johnson, Tifton, and Roy Drake, Columbus, make a quick trip on the overhead bars.

2Lt. David McDonald of Thomaston, a GMI instructor, gives a class on the 4 . 2 inch mortar to members of the newest class at GMI. The cadets ore (1-r) Robert O'Borr, Eastman; Louis Samples, Decatur; Jimmie Bailey, GMI's first female cadet, Decatur; Phillip French, Calhoun; Michael Dunn, Macon and Charles Beacham, Macon.

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Savannah's 165th MAG Has New Mission Now Thaf

Gen. Paris accepts the C-130 from aircraft commander,
Capt. D. J. Brawn.

C-130'5 ARE ''IN"

The huge multi-colored comoufl aged oi rcroft come in low over Sovonn oh oi rpo rt on the morning of August 8. After three highspeed posses near the Air Notional Guard hangar, the plane landed and pulled up in front of o crowd of dignitaries, Air Guardsmen and newsmen.
The era of the C- 130 "Hercules" hod begun for the Georgia Air Guard.
Only o few more flights remained for the pilots and crews of the aging C-124 "Globemasters" of the 165th Military Airlift Group.
After the screaming engines of the C-130 were shut down the crowd moved closer. On the side of the aircraft was pointed the words <ity of Savannah" and near the door the nome of the new crewchief, MSgt. Tony Cessor of the 165th MAG.
The Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Paris, and Savannah Mayor pro-tem, Fronk Rossiter greeted the Air Force crew from Longley, AFB, Vo. as they stepped off the pi one. Mr. Rossiter gave the aircraft commander the key to the city of Savannah and Gen. Pori s officially signed for the aircraft.
After o flurry of speeches and photos, the plane was opened up for o closer look inside.
In his remarks to those gathered for the ceremonies, Gen. Pori s spoke of the great need for Guard units to get new and more modern equipment like the C-130. He soi d that the arrival of the C-130 was "the culmination of o three-year effort to upgrade Go. Air Guard aircraft." Lost year, the Dobbins Airlift Group converted too tactical fighter mission and received F-lOOD Super Sabre oi rcroft.

Both units at Savannah and Dobbins have flown the C-124' s for nearly seven years. The scarcity of spare parts and the age of the Globemasters weighed heavily in the decision by the Air Force to give the 16Sth the late-model Hercules. Most C-124's were
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The newly arrived C-130 comes to a stop in front of the A; r Guard hangar at Travis Field.
grounded recently when inspections revealed cracks in wing spar bolt holes.
The superb record of the Savannah Airli ft Group for the past three years was also cited as o reason for furnishing the 165th with the newer aircraft.
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A C-130 makes a I anding approach. In the background are C- 124 Glob em asters , the craft the 130' s wi II replace.

Nunn Inspects New ANG Transport

United States Senator Sam Nunn arrived in Savannah on August 10 to visit with members of the !65th Military Airlift Group and to inspect the new C-130E "Hercules" received two days earlier by the Savannah Air Guard.
As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Military Manpower, Sen. Nunn was one of the prime movers in the conversion of the !65th to the new turboprop transport . The Senator, along with other Congressmen from Georgia, was able to convince the National Guard Bureau and the Department of the Air Force earlier this year that a more compatible aircraft was needed to replace the C-1 24's. The Air Force wanted to give the !65th much smaller twin-engined tactical support aircraft.
On arrival at Travis Field, Sen . Nunn , escorted by Gen. Paris, was greeted by Air Guardsmen and officials from Savannah and the surrounding communities.
In his speech to the Guardsmen and visitors gathered at the Air Guard hangar, Sen. Nunn praised the !65th MAG for it's outstanding record of achievement. He referred to the unit as "one of the finest units in tpe Guard and the United States Air Force."

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Sen. Nunn addresses members of the 165th MAG . Looking on are Gen. Paris, Gen. Perkins, Asst . AG for Air, and Lt. Col. Charles Culbertson, Commander of the 165th MAG.

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Sen. Nunn and Gen. Pori s exit the Hercules after a tour of the croft's
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What's a C-130? F~rst off, it has proven to be one of the world' s most versatile and dependable transport ai rcraft. It has been produced in 45 different versiOns by the Lockheed Georgia plant In Marietta and sold to 37 military forces and to 13 commercial operators. The first C-130 prototype flew at Burbank, Cal ifornia on August 23 , 1954. One more aircraft was built there and then the productiqn shifted to Marietta, Ga. The U.S. Air Force's Tactical Airlift Command received their first 130's, A models , in 1956. The 130 is designed for heavy payloads , short take-offs and even shorter landings with each of its versions giving it different capabilities, such as air refueling, reconnaissance , and missile tracking. Other improvements in later models came in the form of more engine power, bigger payloads and longer range. But before all the models and versions hit the "dealer showroom", the aircraft already had more creature comforts than any other transport aircraft ever built. The Hercules boasts s uch things as air conditioning, special foot rests for pilots and instruments and controls placed for humans instead of long-armed, 5 foot high, craned-neck pilots. The C-130E that Savannah's !65th Military Airlift Group is receiving has improved performance over the earlier A and B models. This includes increased payload, and the use of removable external fuel tanks which make the Hercules a transoceanic aircraft. This "E" version can carry a 45,000-lb load 2,050 nautical miles with a normal cruise airspeed of 290 knots. The aircraft a lso has provisions for the attac hment of eight jet-assisted propulsion units of 1, 000 pounds thrus t each . The Hercules is manned by a crew of four and can carry 9 2 troops or 62 paratroopers or 74 litters. In Viet Nam , the C-1 30 was the evacuation link between the helicopter and the C-141 that flew wounded back to the U.S. A total of eight C-130's will be sent to the !65th to replace the venerable C-124 ' s .

A PFC And Ten Speeds
PFC Thea Hall is a 64C30. A 64C30 is a truckdriver. In th ese two photos she wheels a big rig for the 7148th Transportation Company of Augusta during AT. She's been in the unit a year. She attended Basic at Ft. McClellan and went to Advanced Individual Training at Ft. Leaven worth, Missouri. It was at Ft. Leavenworth that she learned the truckdriver's skill.

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GA ANG UNITS PERFORM CRITICAL TRAINING MISSIONS

(Top ond bottom) Members of the I 16th Tactical Fighter Wing prepare the F-IOO's of the 128th Fighter Squadron for gunnery practice on a range in South Carolina. The 116th set up it's annual training HQ at Travis Field in Savannah.

Pilots of the I 28th Tactical Fighter Squadron attend a briefing between missions.
Airman 1st Closs Keith Hansard prepares food for the Air Guardsmen during AT. He is a member of the 116th Combat Support Squadron.

SSgt. Kenneth Martin, 116th Support Sqdn, tokes core of some of the many odmini strotive details of the unit. He is from Cortersvill e,
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MSgt. Omar Owens (I) and TSgt. Ben Jenkins keep tabs on the operations of their unit, the 128th Toe Fi11hter Squadron.
Sgt. Fritz Shankel (I) and Capt. Bobby Wi I son, Commander of the I 16th Weapons Security Flight, discuss the day's operations.
Airman 1st Class Joe Cain sets up an X-ray machine in the ]16th Toe Hosp ital area at the Training Site at Travis Field.

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SSgt. Ronald Mills (I) and Sgt. Enos Slauson log in patients at the I 16th Toe Hospital.
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One of the !29th Tactical Control Squadron's men monitor' s commun i cat ions during AT at NAS, Jacksonville.
Lt. Col . Claude Strickland (1) , Commander of the 224th Mobile Communications Squadron, receives the Georg ia Distinctive Service Medal from BG C.J. Perkins, Asst. Adjutant General for Air. Th e presentation wos made at the unit's AT site at the Naval Ai r Station in Jacksonville, Fla.
An equ ipment setup of the !29th TC Sqdn resembles someth ing from a science fict ion plot with its two large antennae and paraphernalia.

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NGAUS INFO:
CONGRESS EXPANDS PXI BX USE FOR GUARD-- National Guard members and their spouses will have unlimited post and base exchange privileges any two days of the month as soon as the Department of Defense can get instructions out to the field.
AIR FORCE BACKS OFF THE HAIRY WIG ISSUE -- Bowing to pressure from a number of sources, Air Force has authorized Air Guardsmen and Reservists to wear wigs during drill periods and when on active duty for training for 30 days or less.
ENLIST A BUDDY; EARN A STRIPE-- The National Guard Bureau calls its new program "Enlistment Incentives," but for more than 8,000 Army Guardsmen awaiting basic training it could mean an extra stripe -- or two .
Beginning July 1, each State adjutant general may award a one grade promotion to Army Guardsmen awaiting initial active duty for training, who "cause" two qualified applicants to enlist in the Army National Guard. The non-prior service Guardsmen can be promoted to E-3, if four "buddies" enlist.
ARMY GUARD PLAYS MAJOR ROLE IN "BRAVE SHIELD" EXERCISE -- More
than 3,200 Army and Air National Guardsmen from nine States were pitted against
two reinforced battalions of the 101 st Airborne Division's "Screaming Eagles" in a recent Readiness Command joint training exercise, BRAVE SHIELD IX.
Air Guard units from eight States participated in tactical air support and other related missions. The 226th Mobile Communications Group with elements from Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee provided communications support.
The medium level exercise was jointly administered by the U.S. Readiness Command and Joint Chiefs of Staff to train and evaluate joint operations between Guard and active commanders and their staffs.
GUARD PAINTS A NEW IMAGE -- Army National Guard vehicles will be getting a face-lift, compliments of a new Army camouflage program. Tactical equipment will be repainted in camouflage patterns to replace the familiar olive-drab.
ARMY GUARD SETS RECRUITING GOALS-- As a mmmum, nearly 80,000 new
Army Guardsmen will be sought during fiscal 1975 to hold the line on strength that made it the stellar recruiting performer among the Reserve components last year.
In anticipation of keeping that distinction, an Army Guard recruiting goal of "at least" 79,658 people was announced by Brigadier General Joseph R. Jelinek, deputy director of the Army National Guard.

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"TILLIE THE TELLER~ INSPECTS TROOPS-Members of the l3Bth Mecli cal Company, Ga. ARNG, stancl at attention while being inspected by "Tillie the Telle~ during a unit training assembly this summer. Tillie promotes fulltime banking services for an Atlanta bank. She is in fact an employee at one of the bank's branches. She was invitee/ by PFC Jeff Young, unit recruiter for the l3Bth, to assist in publicizing the l3Bth. PFC Young spent a month on recruiting cluty this summer during which time he called on nearly every newspaper, raclio ancl TV station in the Atlanta area in seeking publicity for the Medical Company.
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NEW FIRST ARMY COMMANDER APPOINTED-Lt. Gen. James G. Kalergis became Commander of the First United States Army on July l . Gen. Kalergis succeeclecl Lt. Gen. Glenn D. Walker at the Ft. Meacle, Maryland Headquarters. The First Army stretches from Maine to Puerto Rico ancl has as one of its main objectives the combat readiness of the Army National Guarcl ancl the Army Reserve.
ANG's Outstanding Airman Named
WASHI GTON, D .C. ( GAUS) -- Staff Sergeant Duane W. Moss of Uta h' s 15l st Air Refue ling Group was na med as the Air Nationa l Guard's Outstanding Air man for 1974.
A National Gua rd Burea u s(;! l ec tion board awarded SSG Moss the Air Force ' s Outstanding Airman Ribbon and e ntered him in the Air Forcewide competition.
Six other Air Guardsmen received honorable mention from the selection board and will also receive the Outstanding Airman Ribbon. Among those six was SMSgt. James H. Crutchfield of Georgia' s 202nd Electronics Installation Sq uadron .
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ARNG AWARDS
EISENHOWER TROPHY, - MOST OUTSTANDING UNIT, GAARNG
1148th Transportation Company, Augusto, Go.

Gen. Paris Heads AG Awards Committee

DISTINCTIVE ERVICE MEDAL OF GEORGIA Lt. Col. John N. Bittick , 148th Support Battalion Lt. Col. John R. Ranier, 265th Engineer Group
GEORGIA C OMME DATION MEDAL SFC Robert H. Morris , 265th Engineer Group
ADJUTA T GE ERAL'S TROPHY FOR SUPPLY AND ADMIN! TRA TION De t. 1 , C ompany B, 878th Engineer Battalion
AD] TANT GE ERAL ' S TROPHY, SMALL BOR E RI F L E C OMPETITIO 165th uppl y C ompa ny
BE T MESS, AT PERIOD 14-2 8 JULY Company A, 878th Engineer Ba ttalion
BE T MESS , AT PERIOD 29 J E - 13 JULY Company C, 2nd Battalion 12lst Infantry
118TH ARTILLERY GROUP:
GE ORGIA HUSSAR'S TROPHY FOR BEST DRILLED SQUAD Service Battery , 1st Battalion, 214 th Artillery

WASHINGTO , D.C. ( GAUS) -- Six States were presented "Minuteman Mike" awards at the Ma y conference of the Adjutants General Association of the .S . for outstanding public affairs projects.
Maj. Gen. Joel B. Paris , III , the Adjutant General of Ga., was Chairman of the Awards Program with Col. (ret.) Douglas Embry, the P roj ec t Officer for Gen. Paris. BG Donald Mees, Asst. AG for Army made the presentations in Washington during the Conference.
California's 69th Public Information Detachme nt was commended for its 28-minute film on the State Military Academy. It won the Public Information_category.
Hawa ii's State magazine , the "Pu Pu Ka Hi", took Command Information honors , ebraska was la uded for its Learning Exchange Program for school students in Lincoln, and West Virginia was se lected for its ninth annual youth leaders camp .
The Arkansas Nationa l Gua rd earned Community Action honors for its recent immunization program that brought Guard medics to about 400,000 Arkansas children.
A special award was presented to the District of C olumbia ational Guard for its film, "Do Your Thing". Earlier, the film won top honors in the Army' s Keith L. Ware conte st and the defense department's Thomas Jefferson awards competition .

BEST DRILL E D SOLDIER AWARD SP4 Henry E . Johnson, HHB , l / 214th Artillery
MOST OUTSTA DlNG CO AWARD FC Barry D. icora, HHB , l / 214th Artillery

REPUBLICA BL ES TROPHY FOR BEST ADMINISTRATIO AND SU PPLY
Batte ry A, 2/ 214th Artillery

CHATHAM ARTILLERY CA NO T ROPHY FOR BEST DRILLED HOWITZER BATTERY, AT 74 Batte ry B . 1 / 214th Artillery
GRO P COMMA DER' TROPHY, AT 74 1st Battalion, 2 14th Artillery
MAl TE ANCE E FFIC IE NCY TROPHY, CY 74

BEST DRESSED SOLDIE R AWARD SP4 Reginaid G. Jaudon , Battery C, 2/ 214th Artillery
GROUP SMALL BORE RIFLE CHAMPIO SHIP Batte ry B, 2/ 214th Artillery
SAVA AH VOLU TEER GUARDS TROPHY FOR BEST PERFORMA CE, AT 74

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Battery B, 2/ 214th Artillery

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lnnecken, Former
TPO, Retires
Colonel Paul E. lnnecken, Technician Personnel Officer for the Georgia a tional Guard, retired in June and was awarded the
ational Guard Commendation Medal by Maj. Gen. Joel B. Paris , III, the Adjutant General.
The veteran ational Guard officer was promoted to the retired rank of brigadier genera_l.
The ceremonies in the Adjutant General's office marked the end of 33 years milita ry service for General lnnecken who served during WWII in the South Pacific with the 101 st AntiAircraft Artillery for three and a half years .
General Innecken, a native of Savannah, was employed by the 108th Anti-Aircraft Brigade of the ational Guard in Savannah in 194 8. Two years later the 108th was mobilized for active service during the Korean Conflict and Innecken served as Operations Officer on active duty with the 108th, which was charged with the Air Defe nse of Pittsburgh , Philadelphia a nd Baltimore.
Returning to Georgia in 1952, he served as Executive Officer 108th Brigade in Winder. When the 108th was converted to the Third Brigade, 48th Armored Division, in April 1963 , he became its commander.

Gen. lnnecken receives the NG Commendatio n Medal from Gen. P aris.
Innecken was promoted to full colonel in 1962 and assumed fulltime duties as Technician Personnel Officer 1n Atlanta . However , he remained a resident of Winder until 1968.
General lnnec ken has he ld several more high positions in the ational Guard in recent years, including commander of the Alternate Command of Headquarters , Georgia Army ational Guard .
Among his many decorations is the Georgia Dis tinctive Service Medal, the State's highest, awarded for his service while an officer of the Winder Artillery Brigade.

AWARD FOR GAARNG CHIEF OF STAFF--Colonel O'dell J. Scruggs, Chief o f Staff of the Ga. Army National Guard, reads the citation of the Meritorious Service
Medal presented to him by Ma;. Gen. Joel B . Paris, Ill,
the Ad;utant General. Colonel Scruggs received the Meritorious Service Medal for contributing significantly to the "improved morale, welfare, discipline and effectiveness of individual Guardsmen and to the improved readiness posture of the Georgia Army National Guard." The accompanying citation was signed by Secretary of the Army Howard Callaway. The ceremonies took place in General Paris' office in Atlanta June 26th.
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ENLISTED GUARD ASSOCIATION FORMING IN GEORGIA

Georgia' s first effort at forming an association of enlisted men of the Army and Air National Guard will take place in Macon at an organizational meeting at the 48th Brigade Armory at 10:30 a.m. , 26 October 1974 .
A formative meeting was held in April in Macon by a nucleus of Guard enlisted personnel who felt that such an association in Georgia would facilitate a ttainment of their goals for the betterment of individual Guardsmen and their member organizations.
Command Sergeant Major Dempsey Q. Logue, interim president of the fledgling group, said a delegation of enlisted Guardsmen froJ;D Georgia attended a meeting of the Enlisted Men's Association of the National Guard of the U.S. in Biloxi in September. These delegates are to present the national organization's goals and policies

for adoption by the Georgia group. CSM Logue of Savannah ' s 118th Artillery Group said SGM Olen Carden is serving as interim secretary and CSM Jim Tucker is interim treasurer. SGM Carden is with Macon's 48th Infantry Brigade and CMS Tucker is a radar technician of Macon's 202nd Electronics Installation Squadron.
Major General Joel B. Paris, III, State Adjutant General, has pledged his support of the enlisted men's association.
General Paris said "I certainly hope that the Enlisted Men's Association of the National Guard of Georgia will become as strong and as influential as the National Guard Association of Georgia."
All enlisted Guardsmen have been invited to attend and partie ipate in this October meeting at the Brigade Armory. Command Sergeant Major Logue encourages maximum participation.

Guard Maior " Drops In"
And Now Has BS Degree

Major Levy C. Miller of Reidsville received his Bachelor of Science degree at Georgia Southern College at_ Statesboro in June . On the surface , this doesn't appear to b~ unusual , but in the case of this career Georgia Guardsman, this is a very unique situation, Maj. Miller is a high school dropout.
In 1970, Major Miller decided to pick up his formal education and specialize in criminal justice to coincide with his employment as a Lieutenant in the Georgia State Patrol. For the past four years , he has carried a full college course of study, commuting as many as four nights a week to such institutions as South Georgia College at Douglas , Valdosta State College at Valdosta, and Georgia Southern College at Statesboro. During the same period, he worked fulltime in the Georgia State Patrol
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and participated in his National Guard activities. Maj . Miller enlisted in the Georgia National
Guard in 1948, serving in each enlisted grade through E-6 prior to being commissioned in 1952. He helped organize the 75th Engineer Detachment at Fort Stewart in May 1971 and is currently assigned as Assistant Operations and Training Officer.
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COFFEE COUNTY YOUNGSTERS AT GA NG CAMP-Twenty young men from the Waycross/ Coffee County area were "enlistee/" into the Georgia Notional Guard Youth Camp helc/ at Ft. Stewart this summer. (Top photo) The youths receive last minute instructions before leaving for Ft. Stewart from the NG Armory, headquarters for HB, l st Battalion, 230th Artillery. (Below) SP4 Donnie Carter of the Medic Section gives each young man o physical exam before they go to camp. Funds to sene/ the youths to the camp were mac/e available through the Slosh Pine Community Action Agency.

30-YEAR AWARD FOR OFFICER PERSONNEL HEAD--Mrs. Mary Ellen Tippens, heoc/ of the Officer Personnel Section of the Georgia Army National Guard, receives a Faithful Service Aware/ from BG Donald E. Mees, Asst. AG for Army. The aware/, signee/ by Gov. Jimmy Corter one/ Moj . Gen. Joel B. Pori s, Ill, the Ac/j utant General of Georgio, recognizec/ her for her loyalty one/ service to the State one/ the National Guorc/ for the past thirty years.

PROPER SIGNALS for stopping and turning are a mu st for bicyclists, as well as car dri vers. It ' s easy to watch for a cyclist like this St. Petersbu rg, Fla. Coed , Shirley Keene. She makes doubly sure you can spot her at night, too, by attaching a ren ector and light to her bike.

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A Gnlld's Garden or venom

A noted pharmacologist has listed more than 100 plants contain-

ing poison which .are grown in the average garden. In an issue of a

standard seed catalogue alone, he counted 54 harmful plants.

There is enough poison in a 10-cent packet of castor bean seeds to

kill five children. One tulip bulb contains enough poison to kill a

grown man. Sweet peas contain a poison that causes a form of

paralysis. Although seldom fatal, it can keep a victim bedridden for

months.

There is a poison in elephant ears that causes painful swelling of

the mucous membranes of the mouth, tongue, and throat. "Dumb

cane" got its name because chewing the leaf can cause a person's

mouth to swell to the point where speech is impossible. Even honey

made by bees in an area covered with rhododendron and mountain

laurel has been found to be poisonous .

There is no reason , of course , to stop growing flowers just because

some of them contain poison , but avoid the common habit of che.)'V-

ing on a bit ofleaf or a stalk. Tell the children that it is dangero-u s to

put leaves or plant stems into their mouths. Above all, don't store

plant bulbs where children can get at them.

Below is a list of poisonous cultivated plants. All (except spider

lily, columbine, and sweet pea) can be fatal if taken in quantities

such as a child might eat.

Plants

Poisonous Part

Elephant Ear

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Narcissus

Bulb

Four O'Clock

Root, seed

Columbine

Berry

Cyclamen

Tuber

Ivy

Leaves

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Seeds, sprouts

Pimpernel

All

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Leaves

Lily-of-the -Valley

All

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Leaves

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All

Rhododendron

All

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All

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Bulb

Iris

Underground stem

Pinks

Seed

Mock Orange

Fruit

Spanish Bayonet

Root

Bittersweet

Berry

Castor Beans

Seed

Foxglove

Leaves

Scotch Broom

Seed

Bluebonnets

Seed

Tulip

Bulb

Mountain Laurel

All

Monkshood

Root

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