The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 26, no. 3 (May-June 1976)]

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First Phase Of Annual Training For '76 Begins For Georgia Guardsmen and Guardswomen.

ANNUAL TRAINING BEGINS Georgia Guardsmen perform the first of several summer camp phases. These photos and others beginning on page 3 show

the men and women hard at work striving to be combat ready and to maintain that readiness.

RECRUITER SIGNS UP SON -- Gregory Alan Bryant (ctr) receives congratulations from Lt. Col . Iverson H. Copeland, Commander, 129th Tactical Control Squadron, Kennesaw, Ga, upon his enlistment in that organization on June 26, 1976. Looking on proudly are Airman Bryant's JDrents Marie and Rufus Bryant.
The father, MSgt. Rufus A. Bryant has been a member
of the Air National Guard since October 1957 and has been a full time recruiter located at Dobbins AFB, Ga since July 1972. Airman Bryant, a 1976 graduate of Forest Park Senior High School, will report to Lack land AFB, Texas for basic training in August. After basic, he will report to Keesler AFB, Miss. where he will attend Radio Relay Equipment Repairman school.

My Fellow Guardsmen:

A MESSAGE .FROM

MAJ. GEN. BILLY M. JONES The question of morale within the ranks of the
Georgia Army one/ Air National Guard has been the

subiect of news reports in recent weeks.

I have maintained that our morale is good as a

whole one/ have been so informed by commanders

throughout the state. Of course, in any organization

as large and diverse as the Guard there is bound to

be some isolated discontent with situations one/

one/ personalities -- that is human natur.e. Measuring morale is an imprecise art, but there
are some inc/ices which are usually considered tangible evidence of good morale. One of these is the percentage of re-enlistments. Among Georgia's Army Guard comp(>nents the average percentage of re-enlistment so far in 1976 is 52%. Nationwide, during the same period, it was 48.8%
In the Georgia Air National Guard retention has averagecl 68.3% for the past year. This reflects a high degree of contentment within our units that shows up as a statistic. What does not appear as a numerical indication is the reason a person gets out of the Guard. It may be a change in ;obs, a family hare/ship, relocating to another State, the des ire to grow long hair, or discontent within the Guard structure.

assignments that provide a feeling of accomplishment at the end of a training period. One of the most frequently stated reasons for getting out of the Guard is that the inc/iviclual die/ not feel there was enough to c/o to stay busy, so my aim has been to get commanders one/ supervisors to provide more meaningful one/ productive training.
The Guard has a vital mission to perform. We need the cooperation of every inc/ivic/ual in uniform to work together toward fulfilling our goal of combat readiness. If we c/o that, bearing in mine/ our res fl)nsibilities to our State and Nation as a full partner in the Total Force, we can enhance our teamwork even more.
I can assure you that advancements, promotions, awards and other recognition of accomplishments will be on a fair one/ equitable basis. It is essential that

I have sought to improve the morale of the Guard we have enthusiasm as we c/eclicate ourselves to the

in several ways: authorizing incentive flights to resort cities, continuing p~blication of The Georgia

performance of our assignments. We inspire such enthusiasm by leadership at all levels of command.

Guardsman magazine, insisting that each inc/iviclual An "esprit c/e corps" comes naturally when Guard

Guardsman or Guarclswoman be given productive work personnel all work together to achieve our goal.

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May- June 1976
HONORABLE GEORGE BUSBEE
GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA
MAJ GEN BILLY M. JONES
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
COL DOUGLAS EMBRY (GANG, RET)
INFORMATION OFFICER
CAPT RUFUS R. BARBER, JR.
EDITOR

OUR COVER
An Army Guardsman and Air Guardsmen stand ready to go i nto action as the first phase of th is year's annual training begins. Photos of the h ighlights of annual training begin on page 3. The July-August edition will contain more summer stories and photos.
The GEORGIA GUARDSMAN is a pub I i cation of the State of Georgi a, Department of Defense, Mi Iitory Division. It is pub I i shed in the interest of the Georgia National Guard and distributed free to all members of Federally-recogni:r.ed units of the Georg ia Army and Air Notional Guard. The GUARDSMAN uses Armed Forces Press Service, Army News Features, ~rmy News Photo Features and the National Guard Association of the United States P ress Service.

MAY-JUNE 1976

Air Guardsman Chosen 'King For A Day' For Fathers Day

"~' h e n it come s time for you to perform , all you do 1 reac c."
Those words a re from :\lajor Buz aw ye r, r. of 25 0 5 Prin c e s L a ne, ~lari e tt a who re cu e d hi s mall on from drowning in th e icy wa t e r of La ke Allatoona. :\la jor a wyer , a me mbe r of th e Georg ia Air i'olational Guard' 11 6 th Tacti ca l Air ~' ing. a t Dobbins Air Force Base, is thi s year' s re cipient of W B Radio' "King For A Da y" conte t.
:\lore th a n 60 0 li s te ne rs submitted nominations for the "King For A Da y" honor. But fhe -year-old Buz
a wyer, Jr. with the help of his mother , told the heroic tor y of how hi s fa ther s a ved his life on April 8 , 19-;"5 . Buz , Jr. , a recent kindergarten s tudent , who wa six yea r old on July 16 , si g ned the letter actually written by his mother. He wrote: "WSB and ponsors: Although I went to kindergarten a nd did learn to read and write some , my mother wrot e this for me." Buz Saw yer , Jr. , 2505 Princess Lane , ~larietta , Ga . 30067 .
Here's young Buz' s winning letter: "To WSB and Sponsors , ":'-lost pe ople who save a life re ceive a medal , an award or some sort of citation . My Dad received none of these although he saved my life Apri l 5, 197 5. I was only four years old. "The :\larietta Daily Journal read on April 8 , 1975, "Dad Pulls Youngster From Ic y Lake." And it was ic y cold and very mudd y, also high and swift. My Dad did not see me fall in while he was tightening cable to the dock. By the time he discovered I was gone; I was floating fac e down unconscious about 30 feet from the shore. My Dad said by the time he swam to wher e he saw me , I was gone , but he found me under wa ter. I understand it was very hard to get me out because of the heavy clothes we both had on. Luckily for me , my Da d had taken a course in Life aving from the Heart Association and knew how to give mouth to mouth resuscitation. I wa in the hospital for a few days with pneumonia and other complications , but recovered quickly.

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Maj. Sawyer (I) receives the gifts from Elmo Ellis, vice pre sident and general manager of WSB radio in Atlanta. Buz, Jr. and his Mom look on.
"This i why I would like my Dad , William L. awyer , Sr., to be "King For A Day" on this Father's Day , June 20 19 6 . . . Sig ned "Buz S."
Recalling that frightening day more than a year ago , Major Saw yer is thankfu_l for his presenc e of mind , and the basic training he'd had in first aid. The son had become unconscious when the father suddenly discovered him missing from the dock area , while the family was doing winter "clean up work ." The water was about 20 feet deep in the area , some 30 feet from the embankment, where "Little Buz" went under. "I literally threw him out of the water ; he recalls. "And I sent my wife for help. When the back method of artificial respiration failed , I started mouthtomouth, and it worked .. ..."
In addition to WSB Radio's "King For A Day" crown -- a fit tribute on Father's Day , Maj or Sawyer took Buz , Jr., Mrs. Sawyer and their other child , De nise , 16, to the Braves-C hicago Baseball Game at Atlanta Stadium this Father's Day as guest of the Braves and WSB Radio. Major Sawyer also received $ 100 in cash and more than $1,000 worth of other gifts from Atlanta area businesse . As Buz , Jr. put it when interviewed by WSB radio , "He's the best hero in the whole world."

OUTSTANDING ENLISTED MEMBER CHOSEN-- MSgt. Lendon D. Gibbs, 129th Tac Control Squadron, receives the SFC CHARLES C. RICKETTS MEMORIAL AWARD given by the Enlisted National Guard Association of Georgia. Presenting the award is Col. (ret.) Charlie Ricketts, former State Maintenance Officer, GaARNG. The award is made in honor of SFC Ricketts who was killed in an automobile accident earlier this year.
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(Top Ieft) Art illerymen fire the 50 col. mac hi negun atop a ISSmm s e lf-propel Ied howitzer at Ft. Stewart. (Top rt. ) Sgt. Eugene Henderson, B/ 2/ 214th Arty digs in at on observation post pos i t ion. ( Ctr. l eft) CPT Mitche ll Soll e tte (lt. ) S3 for Hq/ 2/ 214th Arty talks with Lt. Jam e s Collar, A Battery, on gun e mplaceme nts. (Ctr. rt.) SP4 Bobby Floyd, B/ l/ 214 t h, set s up ammun it ion cover as h is un it prepares to fire. (Bottom l eft) SP 4 Jame s Duncan (lt. ) and SPS J eff Ayer s, HHB / I/ 214th , watch o ut for "aggr essors" whil e mov ing to th e f ie ld. ( Bottom rt.) A l55mm howitzer lets go a round during a f iring e xerc i se,

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SOLID SHIELD '76, a joint farces exercise involved the Georgia Air Guard's 117th Tactical Control Squadron during the unit's annual training in May. The 208 officers and airmen supported remote Air Force units at Ft. Stewart while operating a tactical control center at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah. Commander of the 9th A ir Force, LTG James V. Hartinger, praised the unit for its professional ism and the unit's contribution to the success of Sol id Shiel d. ( Top photo) Maj. Gen. Jones, the Adjutant General of Georgia, visited the unit at Hunter during the exercise. (Ctr) Food for 200 persons for three meals a day was the job of the mess section. Midnight chow was also served. (Bottom) This is the Radar Operations Center, o computerized component of o larger s ystem, set up at Hunter Airfield. Lt. Col. Bruce Beatty is the Commander of the 117th.

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(Upper left) SP5 Owen Fulghum, HHC, 878th Engineers shoves the hard way while on a field exercise at Ft. Stewart. (Upper right) These two Guard members man the radio during a field problem. (Lower It) PVT Bonnie Russell, HHC, 878th, prepares to move out with her unit. (Lower rt) SP5 Thomas Lovett helps clear land for on oi rstrip at Ft. Stewart.

(Upper left) MP's of the I 70th MP Bottol ion man a communi cations center. (Upper rt) SP 4 Mary Jane Yarbrough, 122nd Support Center, Decatur, performs a little pointing job while at annual training at Ft. Stewart. (Lower left) A Guardsman and Guordswomon of the MP's sets up a generator to provide power for radios in the field. (Lower rt) SSgt. Truman Robison, 178th MP Company, Monroe, gives orders to other MP's who will go on duty later.
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ARTILLERYMEN RECEIVE AWARDS -- ( Top left) !Sgt. Lawrence Kusic, 2nd Botto( ion , 214th Artillery, Savann ah, receives the Georgi a Comm endot ion Medal from Maj. G en. Jones, AG of Go. , during ceremon ies at Ft. Stewart in May. (Top right) CSM Dempsey Logue, HB , 118th Field Artillery Group, Savannah, receives the Go. Commendation Medal from Gen. Jones. (Ctr left) CPT Louis Beri, Co mmander HB , 1/ 214th Art illery, Elberton, accepts the Eisenhower Trophy from Gen. Jones. The unit was chosen the Georgia Army Guard Unit which attained the highest degree of proficiency for calendar year 1975. (Ctr right) CPT Marion Culpepper, Servic e Battery, 1/ 214th Arty, Washington, accepts the Not ional Guard Bureau Maintenance Eff iciency Award for 1975 from Gen. Jones. (Bot. left) CPT Beri receives Recruiting Award for his unit from Gen. Jones. SFC Wi ll iom Portwood, HB, 1/ 214th Arty, receives a recruiting award from Gen. Jones.

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MAY-JUNE 1976

(Upper h) Members of AtIonto's 166th Light Maintenance Company hoist on engine to be placed in a vehicle. (Upper right) P FC Rhonda Andersen, Newnan, and SSgt. Thomas Rustin, Atlanta, both of the 166th, Iog in work orders
at the Ca. Hq during annual training
at Ft. Stewart. (2nd from top, It) SP4 Keith prepares bread for baking in the 166th mess hall. (2nd from top, rt) The field kitchen is set up when the 166th goes on a field problem. (Jrd from top, It) Guardsmen receive training and instruction from a MAlT (maintenance ossi stance instruction team) member from the Army's Reodi ness Group. (Jr d from top, rt) (1-r) SP4 Henry Smalls, Atlanta, SP4 Henry Graham, Atlanta, and SPS J erry Slaton, Newnan, review spore ports orders for the 166th. (Bottom left) SP4 V ictor Kemp and PFC Gottie Douse receive instruct ion from SP4 Fronk Searl on equipment maintenance. (Bottom rt) Th ese Guardswomen from the !66t h check the inventory of repair ports for the 166th maintenance crews.
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878TH A-T AWARDS

The 878th

Engineer Battalion held on awards

ceremony at the end of their annual

training in Moy. Mo j. Gen. Billy M.

Jones, AG of Georgia, and LTC Samuel

Meyer, Bottal ion Commander, mode

the presentations. (I) Gen. Jone s

presents silver mug to CW3 Max I.

Perdue, Co. D, after awarding him

Ga. Commendation medal. (2) SFC

Wm . L. Crum, Co. D, also rece i ved

the Ga. Commendation Medal. (3, 4)

Outstanding Guardsman trophies went

to SPS John Gordy, Det. I Co. B, and

SSgt. Timothy Currie, Co. C. (5) SPS

James Stevens, Co. A, received pi a que

for proficiency in training. (6) SFC

Wm. Adams, Hq, accepts plaque for

Best Supply Room. (7) SFC Bobby

Wilson, Co. A, receives plaque for

Best Dining Facility. (8) I st Lt. Smith,

Co. A, receives radio for recruiting.

(9) SPS King Mack receives sweater

for recruit i ng efforts. ( 10) Cpt. Jackie

Perry, Co. D, receives unit plaque

for Outstanding Recruiting and

Retent ion.

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l59TH CHALLENGES ALL TO SOFTBALL -- The Georgia Army Guard's l59th Military Intelligence Company at Dobbins AFB is challenging all North Georgia Army and Air Guard units in softball. The team pictured here has entered the Dobbins Softball League and as of the printing of this magazine had a 4-0 record. The team uniforms sport the unit's "Mohawk" patch. The members are (1-r, top to bot.) CPT David Mattice, SSgt. Bob Stephens, CW2 Steve Hogan, SP6 Nick Scassco, Sgt. Lynn Holder, SSgt. Tom Mathewson, SP4 Jim Hartman, WOl Randy Koster, SSgt. Larry Rhadans, SSgt. Lloyd Allison, SP5 Mike Hausler, SP4 Lanny Acord, SP4 Tony Harmon, Sgt. Gene Newton, SP5 Charlie Brown.

POLICEMAN SWEARS IN POLICEMAN IN MILITARY POLICE -- CPT Allan Steine, former platoon leader of the l90th MP Company and now a member of the l22nd Support Center, swears in SSgt. Raymond Cain. Both men are members of the DeKalb County Police force.

TWO FRIENDS JOIN l29TH -- Rodney Hardy ( ctr), Stone Mountain, and Robert Nickerson, Lilburn, talk with Lt. Col. Iverson Copeland, Commander of the l29th Tactical Control Squadron, at the unit's foci Iities at Kennesaw. The two yoiJng men were sworn in on May 4 as members of the Georgia Air Guard and are attending Radar Maintenance School at Keesler AFB, Miss. Rodney's father, Sgt. Max Hardy is also a member of the l29th. The two were recruited by TSgt. Jack Tooley, l29th Recruiter.
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ll6TH SERENADES DOWNTOWN -- WO l Joe Maxey leads the ll6th Army Band in a concert at a downtown Atlanta bank. The concert was originally scheduled lor Central City Park, but rain changed the plans. Many persons stopped to listen to the wide variety of music presented by these talented musicians.
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The first Skycro ne makes its approach.
Skycranes Arrive At Albany

The old markings ore pointed out ond new ones oppl ied.

Two CH54 "Skycrane" heli copters for the Georgia Army Nat ional Guard ' s 1160th Transportation Company arrived at the former Albany Naval Air Fac ility June 12 to become the f irst of n ine to be ass igned to the new unit . On hand to greet the a ir craft were 150 Gua rd personne I of the 1160th and the State Av iat ion Off icer, Col. Robert H. Spra yberry . After c omplet ion of the on-go ing intens ive training of aircrew and su ppo rt personnel 1n the spiderlike hel ic opte r, the un it w i ll become fu lly operat io nal sometime
in 1977.

A crewmember checks out the croft aft e r landing.

Three members of th e 1160th look ov er th e new o i rcroft.

AWARD FOR 122ND JAG -- Lt. Col . Mitchell P.
House, Jr. receives the Georgia Distinctive Service Medal fro m Ma j. Gen. Billy M. Jone s, Adjutant Gen eral of Georgia. The presentation was made dur in g the annual training of the Georgia Army Guard's 122nd Support Center of Decatur. Lt. Col. House, Staff Judge Advocate for the unit and a resident of Macon, was cited for both his professionalism as legal counsel and also for h is contributions to the training and readiness of the 122nd.
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Guardswoman Chosen
Outstanding Graduate
of GMI

econd lieutenant Virginia M. Hodges of Athens was awarded the Minuteman Trophy as the Outstanding Graduate of Class 15 of the Georgia Military Ins titute at the school's graduation and awards ceremonies held in Macon on June 26 .
She was among twenty-one GMI cadets that received diploma s and heard an addres by the Adjutant General of Georgia, Maj. Gen. Billy M. Jones. 1aj. Gen. (ret.) George Hearn , former AG of Ge orgia, presented the diplomas to the Cadets and swore in 17 of the cadets as second lieutenants . Four cadets received eligibility certificates until they enter a Guard technician position requiring commissioned officer status .
en. L e e Robinson , State enator from the 27th District spoke to the graduates and guests at the evening banquet. Sen. Robinson is a major in the Army Reserve and a Vietnam veteran.
It was at the banquet that awards presentations were made. In addition to 2nd Lt. Hodges the other award winner were: 2Lt. Barr y Irwin , Dawson, Erickson Trophy as the Distinguished Graduate; 2Lt. William Childers , Calhoun, Ge orge J. Hearn Ill Tactical Officers Trophy; 2Lt. Charle Milburn, Thomson, Garrett Instructors Trophy; 2Lt. David Holland, Augusta, Association of the United States Army Plaque for Leader hip and 2Lt. Fredy Hand, Marietta, The Billy tripling Achievement Award.
The other grad uate are: Michae 1 Bennett, tone Mountain; Howard Brown, Milledgeville ; Bobby Dona lds on , Aug us ta; Ralph Driskell, Douglasville 1 Forrest Dumas , Jonesboro; William Eas om , Cordele; Lloyd Gree r, Valdo ta ; John A. Heath , Dawson; Martin Howard , Stone Mountain; Pau1 Hutcheson, Douglas ; E uge ne Martin, Aug us ta; Rob ert Morton, Decatur; Enoch Peacock, Baxley; Jerry lade, Cord ele; a nd Robert Willis, Hoboken.

Th e award winners sho w off their trop hies and plaqu es. They or e (1-r) 2nd Lt.' s Irw in, Hand , Ch ilders, Holl and, Mi Iburn ond Hodges.
Lt. Hodges solutes one of her GMI i nstructors. Gen. Jones ond Sen. Lee Rob inson talk with Lt. Hodg es after the awards ceremonies,

FATHER-SON TEAM IN l16TH -- Lt. Col. James Mercer, Commander of the 116th Combat Sup.port Group at Dobbins, swears in his son, James Robin Mercer. Airman Mercer will attend Basic Training at Lockland AFB, Texas and will then be assigned to the Finance section in his unit.

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MSgt. Palmer Outstanding Military Citizen

~laster ergeant Ralph 8. Palmer, of Marietta , a Georgia Air i'Jational Guardsman of the !16th Tactical Fighter Wing , has been recognized as one of 12 Outstanding Military itizens of Georgia.
Cited for his military initiative and voluntee r CIVIC actiVIties , M gt. Palmer received the high recognition at the Armed Forces Day Luncheon in Atlanta May 12th.
He was credited with humanitarian efforts 1n assisting the annual Lions Club / Salvation Army collection drive, Cobb County Parks and Recreation Department and Cobb County nit of the Heart Fund. In addition to the above, M gt. Palmer was recognized as the Atlanta Metro "Law Enforcement Employee of the Month" for December of 1975 as a result of being instru m e~tal in clearing up approximate ly one hundred

MSgt. Palmer and his family stands with Lt. Gov. Zell Miller at the Armed Forces Luncheon.
armed robberies in homes and businesses in the Cobb County area.
The Air Guardsman ts employed by the Marietta Housing Authority and is a resident of Marietta.
T he award is promulgated by Governor George Busbee. MSgt.. Palmer was the winner among all nominees of the Georgia Air 1ational Guard. He received the award from Lt. Gov. Zell Miller.

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ARMY HISTORIAN VISITS GUARD HQ

Janice

McKenney (rt) a historian with the Department of the

Army in Washington admires a drawing of uniforms

of the Georgia Hussars with Betty Neely, a records

manager in the retired personnel records section of

the Georgia Dept. of Defense. Ms. McKenney visited

with the Public Information Office in May at the

request of the Information Director, Col. (ret.) Doug

Embry. 1an ice searched through the Guard's records

with the assistance of Ms. Neely in an effort to

clarify and bring up to date many of the records and

histories of Georgia's revolutionary period militia

units. The Army offered its research assistance to

all states. Georgia was the first to submit the request

and to receive aid in researching its old mi Iitia organizations.

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KATHIE MADE IT -- In the GEORGIA GUARDSMAN magazine one year ago, Kathie Griffith was pictured in hard-hat and repair gear just after she joined the 129th Tactical Control Squadron in Kennesaw. , Now she has completed Basic and advanced schooling and is seen receiving some additional OJT from one of her fellow Guard members in the unit. In civilian life, Kathie is an intercom installer/ trouble shooter.
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YOU ARE PROTECTED: Reemployment Rights of
National Guard Members

Federal law requires that a member of the Gu ard or Rese rve shall , upon request, be granted a leave of absence by the individual 's employer to sati sfy a requirement
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Who Needs You?
Everyone recog ni zes the need for them , yet not everyone wants to be a full-time so ldier.
So America also needs another kind of military person to help safeguard our land and our freedo ms; the full-time citi ze n and part-tim e soldier of the National Guard .
As a Guardsman , you share a volunteer tradit ion which dates all the way back to 1636. And today , because of our Federal and State resp onsibility, it's the most important part-time job in America.
But without men and women like you , there would be no National Guard.
There are lots of good reasons for you to stay in the Guard , too . And you may not be willing to give them up so easily when you really give them some thought. For instance:
You could be throwing away from 5% to 20% of your annual income.
With 6 or more years longevity , you already have a good start on the promotion ladder.
The close friendships you 've made in the Guard are with people who have the same interests as you.
You ' re almost a third of the way to qualifying for a government pension and other retirement benefit!;.

for military training, including inactive duty training, whether such training is voluntary or involuntary.
Under the law, a Guard or Reserve member is entitled , upon completion of active duty for training or inactive duty for training , to return to his or her civilian position with such seniority, status, pay, and vacation as that individual would have had if he or she had not been absent for such purposes. Other provisions protect the employee should his or her return to work be delayed because of hospitalization , accident or other incident over which the employee has no control.
The law however, does not require an employer to pay the employee during the period of military training nor is the employer required to make up any difference between civilian and military pay. Such actions, while practiced by many employers, are the prerogative of the employer.
In addition , an employer may not discharge an employee because of Guard or Reserve membership and activity.
The laws assuring reemployment rights to all members of the Guard and Reserve are now contained in Chapter 43, Part Ill , Title 38, United States Code.
In the event of employer problems which cannot be resolved , Guard or Reserve members who are employed by the federal government or the United States Postal Service and Postal Rate Commission can appeal to the Civil Service Commission for assistance. All other employees , including those in private industry, can receive assistance from the Office of Veterans ' Reemployment Rights , U.S. Department of Labor.
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FOR 116TH - Thi s comp osi te ph otograph made by SSgt. Nea l Bate s, 116th T ac F ighter Wing , s hows th e new

bicen tennial paint iob on the FI OO

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near th e main gat e at Dobb ins and the
116TH -TACTICJ\L- new 11 6th TFW sign. The s ign, conceived by Moi. B iII Rid le y, Intel/ igence

Off icer for th e 11 6th , was pain ted by

FI-G-HTE-R- WIN(J_ Sergeants John Dunn and Charles King. Fram ing, mounting and con s tr uc t ion of th e s ign was do ne by the I 16th Ci vil

Engineering Flight and the 202nd

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Macon .