132Nd Brigade Conducts Annua Toy Drive
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u' ' Volume 1 Number 40 Published in the interest of personnel at Fort Leonard Wood. Thursday, October 22, 1987 132nd Brigade conducts annua toy drive By Jeffrey Peyton to the back of the closet, now "Before we give any toy to any year, but the project is a brigade given to needy families. we get the toys, the sooner they can restuffed, with eyes sewn on. The child, we make it safe," he said. effort. The entire brigade lends a be repaired and palnted, but we'll Imagine what it would be like for a 132nd Engineer Brigade imagines "For instance, a bicycle may need a hand in dressing the dolls when they "If anyone living off-post wishes to take toys as long as someone is child to awaken Christmas morning come in. And that each year. And every year, one new tire, or it may be rusty so it may Quartermaster donate to the toy drive, they can willing to donate." and find nothing under the Christ- battalion within the brigade spon- need a paint job." Laundry has agreed to clean all leave their toys at the Commissary, mas tree. Imagine the look on a sors a "Toy Drive" to collect enough SSgt. Daniel J. Campbell, a drill cloth toys for us free of charge. Main Exchange, or PX gas station Anyone wishing to donate to the child's face to find his stocking toys to give every child an exciting "When we turn the toys over to sergeant in the battalion, has Saturday and we'll pick them up 132nd Brigade Toy Drive can call empty. Christmas morning. volunteered to see that all the toys Army Community Service for their around 3:00 p.m." Murden at 368-2516 or 368-1649. Imagine what that same child This year, the toy drive is the look good and are in safe condition. annual Toy Store for needy parents, Murden stressed that Saturday Arrangements will be made for the would feel if he had that old fire responsibility of the 35th Engineer "That includes replacing parts, we know we'll be making a lot of kids would not end the drive. "The sooner toys to be dropped at building 806. engine your son used to play with Battalion. According to CSM Early repairing broken pieces and pain- happy," Murden said. years ago, now equipped with new Murden, battalion sergeant major, ting toys. It's a full time job," Last year's drive was extremely wheels and a fresh coat of red paint. although the 35th Engineers gather Murden added. successful for the 31st Engineer Imagine that child's face if he had all the toys, "once the toys have "The 35th Engineers are Battalion, Murden said. "Over 7,000 that old teddy bear you keep pushing been collected, the work begins." responsible for the toy drive this toys were collected, repaired and 'Hummer displayed , .,. ,W , ._.: ... _ .. ... PVT-,. The High Mobility, Multi-Wheeled and missiles. The Hummer may also \ ;\. m <A' ~ <"'A' % Vehicle (HMMWV), or "Hummer," serve as a troop or cargo carrier, or 4< <A. the Army's replacement for the an ambulance. 4 4, . <A World War II jeep, took a trip to } Lebanon, Mo. last week to show "The old jeep was too small to be workers at Detroit Tool just what it really fitted out as an ambulance," ;; is made of. Bushnell said. "This is much larger and a whole lot better as an all- Nine parts for the Hummer are terrain vehicle. It's faster and more y manufactured at the metal products maneuverable a than a jeep, and it F plant, so workers were given an gives a much smoother ride. At 35 s opportunity to inspect the completed mph, the jeep bounces all around." product for the first time. The Hummer out-performs the "This is the first time any of our jeep in water as well. With a special workers have seen where the parts kit, it can drive through water 60 i they manufacture for the Hummer inches deep. "The driver has to (. go," said John T. Russell of Detroit stand up and steer," Bushnell said. Tool. Without the kit, the vehicle still handles water 30 inches deep. It is hi mystery the center of at- "The jeep's 12-inch clearance .' traction in the parking lot of Detroit offered less fording capability," d A Tool Oct. 13 was the awkward Bushnell added. looking, camouflaged, convertible- According to the vehicle's top vehicle. specifications chart, the Hummer is s "Without its top, , it looks really 180 inches long, 85 inches wide and 69 funny," said Sgt. Richard Bushnell, inches high. The vehicle carries a 6.2 the Hummer's driver. liter, 379 cubic {. inch V-8 engine that 'j In spite of its looks, the Hummer is can travel at speeds up to 55 mph, t a sturdy vehicle capable of serving a carrying a two-man crew Q and eight py! i wide variety of functions. According V passengers. r to Bushnell, specialized equipment Bushnell said, "It rides a little allows the vehicle to mount different rough, but it's still a lot better than a weapons, including machine guns jeep." For the first time, a Detroit Tool Inc. em- High Mobility Multi-wheeled Vehicle ployee sees how a part-he makes fits onto the (HMMWV). (Photo by Jeffrey Peyton) Power outage planned Saturday There will be a power outage Buildings without electricity 310A, Medical Supply Warehouse, from Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. during this period include; 336, and Building 310, General for some areas of Fort Leonard Fire Station, 375, 76, 84, 85, Leonard Wood Army Community Wood, announced Col. Thomas Directorate of Personnel and Hospital. Events planned for Energy Awareness Week Reth, chief of the Directorate of Community Activities, 315, Reth's announcement added Engineering and Housing. Civilian Personnel Office, 311, that the power outage at the Energy Awareness Week, a promotion specific information, contact the A "help thy neighbor" The power is being turned off to Boiler Plant, 312, Engineer hospital will only last 30 minutes nationwide observance, begins is being supported by the Family Center at 368-7164. facilitate the move of a power Center Transition Office, 318 and before the GLWACH is connected Monday, and the post's energy Action Office for the communities. Two contests for the post's school line in front of the Engineer 319, Medical Barracks, 320, to a feeder line to restore its management office has scheduled a children will be held: a poster The purpose of the promotion, said School construction site. Medical Supply Main Building, electricity. number of varied activities for contest for grades 1-3 and an essay Col. Thomas Reth, is for neighbors _ everyone on post to remind them of contest for grades 3-6. A savings to help each other save energy. energy conservation. bond will be presented to the win- According to Reth, chief, Direc- Among the programs set for next ners. torate of Engineering and Housing, week are a photo contest, sponsored The hospital is sponsoring a 1.9 the week's events will, hopefully, by the Arts and Crafts Center. mile energy run on Oct. 29. The run, help "each person think of energy, Entries need to be submitted by which is open to anyone, will begin its importance to our lives and how Monday, with judging to take place at 3:30 p.m. at the picnic area across we can practice energy conservation Oct. 29. Prizes will be awarded. For from Wallace Pool. individually." Residential parking increased By Jeffrey Peyton $471,100 is projected over the next priority," he said. "It is a snow three years, according to Getsfred. route, and residents there have no If you live near Indiana Ave., on "We are trying to give each family other place to park." Immell, Bouquet, Sheppard, Hatler, living in townhouse units two Getsfred said other than Indiana, Ellis, Peden, or Turner, and parking places," Getsfred said. the work will be distributed evenly someone knocks on your door asking throughout enlisted housing. you to move your vehicles, please do "Parking spaces will not be added "We're trying to space the con- so. The addition of parking spaces in for families residing in duplexes or struction out so that no adjacent post housing has begun. single units, however, because these parking lots will be closed at one houses have driveways." time," Getsfred said. "Un- The contract for the installation of Getsfred said in two locations, the fortunately, there will a larger the additional parking was awarded east side of Indiana, north of parking problem during con- to Donald Maggi, Inc., of Rolla, Mo., Diamond, and the west side of In- struction. said Robert F. Getsfred, engineer, diana, between Young and Elwood, "But this has been a long time Housing Division, Directorate of new parking lots are to be built. coming. And there is no way to get Engineering and Housing. "Everywhere else, we'll be able to the benefits of additional parking Members of the Missouri Society of update. Their annual extend existing lots," he added. conference was held The four-year project will cost spaces without the initial hardship of Professional Engineers, headquartered in here last week. (Photo by C. J. Vanhorne) $397,500 for 1987, and an additional "Indiana Avenue was given the construction period." Jefferson City, arrive for an engineer school UCMJ rights Fort Wood mayors speak EFMB Testings See Page 2 See Page3 See Page 4 Mom" i W-loomm-rolmal.71, "'-WWil - --- I , This commercial enterprise newspaper is an authorized Department of Defense or the U.S.