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Walker Service Club Open for Service :: ::: "Fantastic!" "Beautiful!" "Just great!" These were some ri of the superlatives used by Ft. Leonard Wood personnel when asked their opinion of the new Walker Service Club, which opened :!.K : s. Sunday, Aug. 23. ' ' ' .. The new club is named in honor of the late Major General George H. Walker, a former commanding general of Ft. Wood. Special guests at the opening eremonies included Mrs. George H. Walker, her son, George H. Walker III, and her daughter, Mrs. Tom O'Connor. Also present were Major General W. T. Ft. Belvoir, Va. He served >i: Bradley, post commanding gen- as commanding general, United eral, Mrs. Bradley, Major Gen- States Army Training Center eral Carroll Dunn, acting chief of Engineer and Ft. Leonard Wood engineers; Mrs. Dunn, Brigadier from September 1967 to October General Carleton C. Preer Jr., 1968. deputy commanding general, and Walker Service Club was Mrs. Preer. opened to all post personnel at 1 p. m. Sunday. During the day, Following a 30-minute outdoor more than 2,000 soldiers and concert by the 399th Army Band, their guests visited the new MG Dunn presented the key to facility. The afternoon's rnain MRS. GEORGE H. WALKER and MGW. T. Bradley, at the new Walker Service Club. (PIO Photo by the new building to MG Bradley. post commanding general, cut the ceremonial ribbon PFC David L. Teer) The presentation of the key sym- attraction was the appearance of The Golddiggers, the unique '* * * * bolized the transfer of control of the building from the Corps all-girl singing group. The girls of Engineers to Ft. Wood. mingled with the service club 'Dateline' patrons and signed autographs. Major R. A. Rhinehart, post Later in the evening the group 'Desert Rats' Welcomed "Dateline: Ft. Leonard adjutant general, then read the performed before a crowd of Wood," Ft. Wood's monthly memorialization General Order, 5,700 at Gerlach Stadium. The television program will be which stated in part, "Building girls also visited aired Sunday, Aug. 30, over General 1607, Ft, Leonard Wood, Mo., is Leonard Wood Army H-ospital, KYTV, Channel 3, Spring- hereby designated as George I. talked with patients and gave To Ozark Hills and Streams field, Mo. The time of the Walker Service Club in honor of autographs, airing will be announced Sat- Major General George H. Walker, By PFC Wynn Anderson urday at 8 a. m. and at noon equipment to carpentry tools, United States Army. MGWalker, In addition to the service club, on the Information Office Major General W. T. Bradley, with the exception of medical, veteran of World War II and the Walker also contains a large radio programs aired over post commander, welcomed the aeronautical, and parachute Korean conflict, died Aug. 31, library and Post Exchange Cafe- KJPW Radio, 683d Heavy Equipment Mainten- materiel. History of the 683d 1969 at DeWitt Army Hospital, teria. ance (HEM) Company to dates back to World War II, when Ft. Leonard Wood in ceremonies the company provided quarter- Monday, Aug. 24, at 11th and master maintenance for the op- Michigan Avenue. erations at the Mariana Islands Commanded by Captain Brad- in the West Pacific. At that PSG Phillips Is 5th Army's Best ford A. Claggett, the 683d, nick- time the company was organized named the "Desert Rats," arrived as the 5th Light Quartermaster 3D BCT BRIGADE - Colonel competition and now will appear ing at Ft. Knox, Ky. and advanced Saturday from an '18-month Maintenance Company. G. V. Reberry, 3d Brigade com- before the CONARC commanding individual training at Ft. Sill, James K. Wool- a drill in- assignment in Southern Califor- In the early 1950s the unit was mander, has announced that the general, General Okla. He trained as C. nia's Ft. Irwin. reactivated as the 378th Ordnance 5th Army candidate for the nough, for the annual Stephen structor at Ft. Jackson, S. with representatives PSG Phillips has been a drill Pointing out the company's for- Heavy Automotive Maintenance Stephen Ailes Award as Out- Ailes Award mer location near the Mojave Unit. In the mid 1960s the com- standing Drill Sergeant in the from each Army division. sergeant since February 1966. Army is Platoon Sergeant Ollis Stephen Ailes, a past Secretary He had a tour in the Republic Desert, MG Bradley welcomedt pany was finally reorganized as E. Phillips Jr. of A-3-3. of the Army, initiated the pre- of Vietnam from February 1968 the men to the "green Ozark the 683d HEM. PSG Phillips was one of two sent drill sergeant program in to February 1969 with the 11th hills and the flowing streams of During the 683d's last assign- drill sergeants to represent the 1964. Armored Cavalry Regiment. mid-Missouri." ment at Ft. Irwin, the company 3d Brigade at post level. He A native of Nashville, Tenn., PSG Phillips and his wife, MG Bradley made his remarks assisted the 78th Engineers in was selected to represent Ft. PSG Phillips entered the service Hattie, live at 220 Turner Street after an in-ranks inspection of Barstow, Calif. in bringing re- Leonard Wood at the 5th Army in 1962 and underwent basic train- on post. the 683d. He pointed out the lief to the flood-endangered abundance of decorations dis- populace of Barstow. The683d's played by the men as indicative efforts prompted a letter of com- of their superior efforts in commendation from the mayor. bat zones. For the past two summers, the The 74-man company will be 683d positioned surplus M55 attached to the 5th Engineer Bat- Howitzers in the Mojave Desert talion (Combat), and will support for the Air Force, simulating the 3d and 4th echelons in ord- North Vietnam surface-to-air nance and engineer equipment missile sites, repair, The 683d is garrisoned inbar- The 683d has handled the main- racks formerly occupied by the tenance of everything from heavy 158th Quartermaster Company. Fund Drive To Begin Sept.

The Ft. Leonard Wood Com- the Girl Scouts, the Springfield munity Services Fund Drive will Service Club, the Columbia Ser- begin Sept. 1 and continue through vice Club and the Waynesville Oct. 15 with Colonel Wayne F. United Service Organization. Pickell as this year's chairman. Each unit on post will have a Money received will be dis- designated representative to re- tributed among various com- ceive contributions. Individuals munity activities, including the making contributions may spe- PSG OLLIS M. PHILLIPS, rightis congratulated on General Carl L. Buck, 89th U. S. Army Reserve Army Community Services First cify particular activities to re- being named the 5th Army representative for the Division commander, at a recent meeting at Ft. Step Program, the Boy Scouts, ceive their donations. Outstanding Drill Sergeant of the Army by Major Leonard Wood. (Photo by PVT Jim Rifenbark) Page 2 Ft. Leonard Wood GUIDON August 28, 1970

" )R~ I I,()N.\RI) \O() CHAMPUS Questions Answered °(\G UIDON fI QUESTION: What is CHAMPUS? entitlement to the procee ds of the than to the provider of services. ANSWER: CHAMPUS stands for policy and, upon his request, Q: How does becoming eligible Civilian Health and Medical Pro- could have been paid dir ectly by for the Social Security Medicai'e The GUIDON is an authorized unofficial (offset) publication gram of the Uniformed Services, the insurance company. Also Program affect my CHAMPUS of the United States Army Training Center and Fort Leonard a program which offers to re- not considered in dete rmining eligibility? Wood, Missouri 65473. It is published weekly under the super- tirees and eligible dependents of the amount CHAMPUS will pay A: At age 65, all beneficiaries, vision of the information officer and is for the information and service members a wide range on a claim are: paynments by other than dependents of active enjoyment of military personnel, dependents and Department of of civilian health care services so-called income pr otection duty personnel who become en- the Army civilians at Fort Leonard Wood. News, features, photo- which are paid for in large part graphic and art material are solicited, Publication depends on by the government. available space and general interest value as judged by the editorial QUESTION: If I have private staff. GUIDON's phone number is (314) 368-3415. health insurance, will CHAMPUS still pay reasonable charges? Views and opinions expressed in the GUIDON are not necessarily ANSWER: For beneficiaries those of the Department of the Army. carrying private health insurance, if the amount paid by such Commanding General ...... MG W. T. Bradley insurance directly to a provider Information Officer ...... MAJ Willis J. Haas Jr. of services by the insurance Command Information Officer ...... Thomas H. Miller company exceeds the benefici- . . . NCOIC ...... SP 5 Richard M. Emerson ary's deductible and/or coinsur- Copy Editor ...... Mrs. Dee Dixon ance requirements under Editor ...... SP 4 Thomas M. Kruse CHAMPUS, CHAMPUS will pay Managing Editor ...... SP 4 Terrence T. McFarland the remaining charges .. . pro- Production Manager ...... PFC David L. Teer vided such charges do not exceed Production ...... PFC Gary L, Rich the amount CHAMPUS would have paid had there been no other insurance.

-9 ,r, Deountdow .: Q: Does that mean CHAMPUS does not duplicate payments? .. (' > A: Correct, in most cases. CHAMPUS does not duplicate Countdwn payments made directly to a provider of services by an insurance company. However, What happens when a car, traveling at 55 miles per hour, CHAMPUS does not consider such plans, other similar pl ans and titled to the hospital portion crashes into a solid, immovable object? payments when determining the those private health in:surance (Part A) of the Social Security The University of Washington, in cooperation with the National extent of the government's obli- payments made directly to the Medicare Program, lose their Council, learned the answer in a study and came up with Safety gation if: the insured had alegal beneficiary by the insure:r rather CHAMPUS eligibility benefits. these results: This is true whether or not they 1/10th of a second- are enrolled in the Medicare The front bumper and chrome "frosting" of the grillwork col- Social Dangers of Marijuana Program. lapes. Slivers of steel penetrate the object to a depth of 1 1/2 Detailed information on medi- inches. cal care from civilian sources Real as Iron Bars, Stone Walls under CHAMPUS may be obtain- ed 2/10th of a second- As the music man said, "We've Speed, Meth or whatever you from one of the following: The medical The hood rises, crumbles, smashes into the windshield. Spinning got trouble, right here in River may call it speeds up the rate facility of the rear wheels leave the ground. The fenders come into contact with City." of all activity in the body, The nearest military installation. The Executive the object, forcing the rear parts out over the front doors. The It's no longer spelled system of a "speed freak" be- Director, CHAMPUS, driver's body continues to move forward at the vehicle's original P-O-O-L, it's spelled capital comes like an electric genera- Denver, Colo., 80240. . The Surgeon speed. At 20 times the normal force of gravity, his body weighs D-R-U-G-S. The drug epidemic tor run at increasing velocity. General of the 3,000 pounds. His legs, ramrod straight, snap at the knee joints. is covering our country from. Sooner or later, most likely appropriate military service. 3/10th of a second- sea to polluted sea. sooner, the cells and gray matter (ANF) The driver's body is now off the seat, torso upright, broken But wait a minute, let's not of the brain wear out, they cease knees pressed against the dashboard. The plastic and steel frame talk in terms of the cliches that to function, first memory, then of the steering wheel begins to bend under his terrible death grip. our grandfathers used during the reason, imagination, and finally Fraud Victims His head is now near the sun visor, his chest above the steering "Opium Scare" of the 20s. Let's the life processes, are too much column. not talk about what we heard or for the dying system; Speed kills. 4/10th of a second- what our friends know, Let's LSD, an acid which twists and Can Fight Back The car's front 24 inches have been demolished, but the rear talk about the plain facts about bends the mind so far out of shape end is still traveling at about 35 miles per hour. The driver's body the abuse of mind-bending mon- it may never be right, is seeping is still traveling 55 miles per hour. The half-ton motor block sters. in from the fringes of our society. Each year thousands of crunches into the object hit. While the medical dangers of The trip that the acid head ex- servicemen and their families 5/10th of a second- marijuana are questionable, the periences, the Da-glo world that become victims of fraud or un- The driver's fear-frozen hands bend the steering column into social dangers of the drug are follows the ingestion of the psy- ethical business practices. an almost vertical position. The force of gravity impales him on as real as iron bars and stone chedelic serum, can be Thousands more are taken in by the steering shaft, Jagged steel punctures lungs and intercostal walls. The use of this drug is described, medically, as "fast-talking operators" but, arteries. Blood spurts into his lungs, a felony in every judicial code self-induced psychosis. Bending, possibly due to embarrassment, in this nation. So, while it may twisting, and wrenching the fibers do not file complaints. Not every- 6/10th of a second- not kill you or drive you insane, of your mind is just not a healthy one is out to take you, but be alert The driver's feet are ripped from his tightly laced shoes The it sure won't do anything for thing to do, Be smart, play it when dealing with strangers. If brake pedal shears off the floor boards. The chassis bends in the your future. straight. (CONARC-IO) you are victimized by false ad- middle, shearing body bolts. The driver's head smashes into the vertising or fraud, you can take windshield, The rear of the car begins its downward fall, spinning the following action: wheels digging into the ground. Form Errors Cause Paperwork Complain immediately to the 7/10th of a second- seller, If you complain loudly The entire body of the car is forced out of shape. Hinges tear, enough, the purchase price or doors spring open, In one last convulsion, the seat rams forward, To Pile Up At CHAMPUS deposit may be refunded. Con- tracts are usually binding, but if pinning the driver against the cruel steel of the steering shaft. number, the date filled and the Officials of the Civilian Health you think you have signed a dis- Blood leaps from his mouth, shock has frozen his heart. (AFPS) amount charged if and Medical Program of the Uni- it is a drug honest contract, take it to your receipt. In the case of insulin, formed Services (CHAMPUS)re- legal assistance officer. He may no prescription number is report that about 25 per cent of be able to help you avoid losing quired, but the receipt must the program's paperwork must money. If you cannot recover Command Information specify "insulin." be returned to beneficiaries be- your money this way, there are A receipt means statement cause of inaccurate entries, of further steps you can take. Through the Educational Television Facility at Ft. Leonard Erroneous or incomplete data services, or supplies furnished Wood, Command Information Films are presented on Channel in the first 13 items of identify- and charges marked "paid" and -- Report misleading adver- 4, Monday through Thursday, at 11:35 a. m. FRIDAY NOON ing information on forms DA signed or initialed by the source tising to the television, radio is presented on Channel 13 at noon. Commanders should en- 1863-1 and DA 1863-3 are blamed of the care or his representative. station or newspaper that carried courage personnel to view these films. The following films for the majority of returns, Similar evidence of payment the ads; the local Better Business will be presented during the week of Aug. 31 to Sept. 4. officials said. such as cancelled check or Bureau, the Chamber of Com- DA 1863-11is the form used for money order stub may be en- merce, and your local legal as- Aug. 31 - THE MEANING OF CITIZENSHIP: This program traces services or supplies provided closed with an itemized bill that sistance officer. the events leading to the writing of the Declaration of Inde- by civilian sources except hos- has not been receipted to -- Register complaints of un- pendence. 34 minutes. pitals. Form DA 1863-3 is for establish proof of payment. ethical business practices with services and supplies under (AFPS) the local Better Business Bureau, Sept. 1 - SAEDA BRIEFING: This tape involves the different CHAMPUS' program for the the Chamber of Commerce, your examples of subversion and espionage activities that affect handicapped. legal assistance officer, and the every soldier. 48 minutes, The first 13 items of both nearest Armed Forces Dis- forms must be completed by the ciplinary Control Board. Sept. 2 - KNOW YOUR ENEMY THE VIET CONG: This pro- patient or other responsible -- Report rackets or suspected gram shows the history of the Viet Cong from his predecessors,; member. rackets to the local police or the the Viet Minh, to the present. 36 minutes. When an itemized bill or re- Provost Marshal. ceipt is included, it must contain: -- Report mail fraud to: your Sept. 3 - THE CODE OF CONDUCT: This tape explains to the -The patient's name, diag- legal assistance officer; Chief soldier the Code of Conduct during wartime conditions. 44 nosis, care or service provided uSO Postal Inspector, U. S. Post minutes. and dates, and the charges if it Office Department, Washington, is a physician's bill or receipt. D. C. 20260; or the Federal information Sept. 4 - FRIDAY NOON: A live half-hour news and -The patient's name, the name Trade Commission, Washington, feature, 30 minutes. of the pharmacy, the prescription D. C. 20580. (CONARC-IO) August 28, 1970 Ft. Leonard Wood GUIDON Page 3

September 2, 1945 WAR'S END IL THE PACIFI

V-J 0. Y. Supreme Commander for the Allied IPowers, General of the Army Douglas MacArthur. signs the Japanese surrender document aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, Sept. 2, 1945. Standing, at left, are Lt. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright who surrendered to the Japanese after the fall of Bataan and Corregidor, and It. Gen. A. E. Percival, British commander who surrendered to the Japanese at Singapore.

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A TOKEN GESTURE - TOKYO, JAPAN. An American soldier offers cigarettes to BATTLESHIP U.S.S. MISSOURI in Tokyo Bay on V-J Day, Sept. 2, 1945. Japanese guards of the imperial Palace on VJ l)ay in Tokyo. Hostilities with Japan officially ended with the signing of the instrument of surrender aboard the ship.

A'I V-J DAY. Japanese officials await the formal surrender THE BIG THREE - Potsdam Conference, Germany. President Harry S. Truman (cen- ceremony abuard the U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Sept. 2, ter) meets with Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Generalissimo Joseph Stalin. 1915. Japan accepted the surrender terms on August 14, The Potsdam Conference was held to draw up terms for Japanese surrender and to dis- nearly three weeks after the Potsdam Proclamation called cuss military and political issues connected with the termination of hostilities. upon them to surrender unconditionally. August 28, 1970 Page 4 Ft. Leonard Wood GUIDON Chargin' CIiarlie C-5-3 Mascot

3D BCT BRIGADE - Chargin' To and from the training fire The stallion was purchased by Charlie may not be the most ranges, physical training areas, PVT Perryman's father in Salem, unusual company mascot on post, dismounted drill areas, and bi- Ark. Soon Chargin' Charlie will t i but he probably is the biggest vouac training, Charlie is led get a yellow horse blanket with and will get bigger, since he is and managed by his trainer, Pri- the company colors on it so that only two years old and weighs vate Danny L. Perryman. PVT all on post can identify him as approximately 1,000 pounds. Perryman plans to begin to break Ic the stallion to ride while he the C-5-3 mascot. Commanding Chargin' Charlie is the new is in basic training. Then in officer Captain Louis J. Dar- white stallion mascot of C-5-3. the future someone may be pri- nell feels that Charlie is an This well-mannered animal vileges enough to ride Charlie ideal mascot and brings back .- , follows the company almost instead of leading him around the spirit of the cavalry and everywhere it goes on post. post. the hard life of the old west. r 1~1

CPT RICHARD L. GIBSON, left, officer in charge Gibson of the Defensive Sub-Committee of the BCT Com- mittee Group, is congratulated by COL Wayne F. Garners Pickell, commander, following presentation of the Air Medal, second through the fourth awards for meritorious service in the Republic of Vietnam dur- Two ing the period July 1969 to December 1969. He also was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for Awards service in Vietnam from October 1969 to November 1969. (US ARMrY PHOTO by SGT Bruce Carlson)

CHARGIN' CHARLIE is proudly displayed by his left the cadre includes PSG Arthur Gibson, SDI trainer, PVT Perryman, far left, and some of William Gibson, PSG Wilford Ward, PSG Hubert the C-5-3 cadre with the company guidon. From Hughes and Asst. PSG Duane Smith. (Photo by Frank Messer)

SP 5 RANDOLPH F. LANGHOLDT, left, administrative clerk at 2d Brigade Headquarters is Joint Services presented the Joint Services Commendation Medal School for Two Sergeants by the brigade commander, COL Thomas U. Greer. Flight meritorious service Medal SP 5 Langholdt was cited for in the Republic of Vietnam during the period July M( cWilliams, a cial pilot. Prior to his enlist- Two men from the 1st SGT 1969 through June 1970. The ceremony took place na tive of Redlands, ment, SGT Seaman belonged to Brigade's NCOCC (Noncom- 27-year-old To Langhoidt Aug. 14 in COL Greer's office. (PHOTO by SP 4 missioned Officers Candidate Calif., signed up for Warrant the Civil Air Patrol in Wyo- he first became Weldon Edwards) Course) decided the 23 weeks Officers Flightt School with the ming, where of training encountered during possibility of making the Army interested in flying. Retired their stay at A-4-1 wasn't taxing his career. SGT McWilliams' Lieutenant Colonel Gene Issacs their ability to the fullest extent, foresight leads him to believe was the man who first started e "things of the Sergeants Curtis R. Mc- helicopters are SGT Seaman toward his career. Williams and George M. Seaman future." After 20 hours of flight time n, a 21-year-old Jr. have signed up for additional SGT Seaman with LTC Issacs, SGT Seaman Dale, Wyo., has training in the Warrant Officers native of Pine decided the best place to learn o be a commer- Flight School. future plans to to fly would be the Army. He wanted to enlist to become a Fixed Wing Pilot but at that time there weren't any openings. SGT Seaman believes the oppor- tunity to attend Warrant Officers Flight School will be a tremen- dous boost for his projected career. From NCOCC SGT Seaman and SGT McWilliams will report to Ft, Wolters, Tex. for 21 weeks of training and then on to Ft. ROBERT W. BENSON, right, B-4-3 com- Rucker, Ala. for an additional 17 CPT Benson manding officer, receives an Army Commendation weeks of training. Medal from COL G.V. Reberry, 3d brigade com- Pending class dates at Ft. Receives mander. The ceremonies were held outside Brigade Wolters initiated an early grad- Headquarters on Aug. 7. (US ARMY PHOTO by uation from NCOCC for both ARCOM SP 4 Thomas Hocker) men, Colonel William F. Brandes, 1st Brigade commander, presented them with in a cere- COL William Brandes graduation certificates From left are SGT Curtis McWilliams, mony in his office Aug. 19. Seaman. and SGT George ~:-:Y: I::::::::i ::::;:: ::: :1 Veterans -- Keep Those Cards Coming ., , _: :::::-1-_;-::: :I to Veterans who attended classes should fill out and sign the card Veterans intending to go not have during the spring and summer he received with his next to final school this fall who do of Eligibility sessions under the GI Bill should check, and mail it to his regional a VA Certificate their near- make sure their Certification of VA office. A veteran trainingbe- are urged to contact Attendance cards are returned to low college level should fill out est VA office immediately. the Veterans Administration (VA) and sign the card he receives A &8/rB6/r(R immediately. with his monthly check, and re- YOUR FUTua'S turn it each month to his regional The VA explained that unless VA office. The card also mustbe signed by a school official. . the cards are returned, veterans 1LT DANNY HOSFIELD, left, former command- cannot be paid the educational ing officer of B-3-2 and now special assistant to has lost his ARCOM money for their last month of The veteran, who commander, is presented the Army certification card, the battalion training. Neither can theybepaid attendance Goes to Commendation Medal by 3d Battalion, 2d BCTBri- for their first month of training should request another from his gade commander" LTC John F. McMahon. The VA office. He should then when they return to school this nearest ceremony took place at the battalion headquarters the completed card to his fall. return Hosfield on Aug. 12. (PHOTO by SP 4 Weldon Edwards) A veteran attending college regional VA office, 7kVA OF$ PvV 6P 'cAro/1 August 28, 1970 Ft. Leonard Wood GUIDON Page 5 3d Bde. Field Day Activities Bronze Stars- 1 Designed To Boost Morale

3D BCT BRIGADE - A new Battalion executive officer, ex- The eight events were the morale booster, Field Day plained the activities, "'We set 40-yard low crawl, one-mile run, Activities, has been organized this event up for a two-hour four-man relay, platoon drill, at 5th Battalion, 3d Brigade. period on a Saturday and included boxing, 20-man tug of war, foot- The officers and personnel of eight events which were run con- ball throw and the M-16 rifle 5-3 discovered that by having a currently. All five companies disassembly and assembly blind- Field Day they can help instill had trainees competing and we folded. Each event was limited enthusiasm in the basic trainee. held all the events in our batta- to a number of trainees from Captain Phillip L. Brown, 5th lion quad area." each company selected by their drill sergeants. About one-third of each company's trainees participated, allowing a large audience to give encouragement to the respective company entries.. The trainees placing one through five were awarded points on a 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis,respectively. Winning the four-man relay was Company D; low crawl, Pri- vate Dennis L. Herlinger of Com- pany A; mile run, Private Michael D. Sanborn of Company B; platoon drill, Company C with platoon guide Private Tom W. Burdett Jr.; boxing, Private Johnny L. d ' McMurray of Com- 9 Y pany A; 20-man tug of war, Com- SFC JOHNNIE B. HEWETT, right, Aviation sec- pany A; football throw, Private tion, receives the Bronze Star Medal with first W. Miner of Company B; Aviation Steven oak leaf cluster for meritorious achievementwhile assembly, Private and M-16 in the Republic of Vietnam. COL Radford D. Hyde, Steven C. Jirsa of Company B. Sergeant commanding officer of Headquarters Command, a To close the activities pins on the award during a ceremony July 29, in winner's plaque, to be awarded Honored the Post Confinement facility mess hall. (USARMY VICTOR F. COMO, 5th Brigade's eagle mascot, each cycle, was given to Company PHOTO) PFC After is promoted to private first class by COL John B. Privates Jirsa, Miner and W. Kiely, 5th Brigade commander. Victor, who Sanborn were presented plaques Four Years had four years time in grade as a private claimed by Lieutenant Colonel John J. "it was about time." (USAP) McGinn, battalion commander.

: 1, 2d Brigade, 5th Brigade Three New Chaplains Welcomed

2D BCT BRIGADE- 2d Brigade Corpus Christi, Tex. He then of the Baptist denomination and welcomes Chaplain (Captain) attended Southwestern Baptist will serve in the capacity of the Charles N. Russell as the new Theology School at Ft. Worth to 5th Brigade chaplain. brigade chaplain. obtain his bachelor of divinity. Chaplain Colbert, an Episco- He replaces Chaplain (Major) He is married and the father of palian by denomination, has been Hoyt A. Dudley Jr., who left two sons, Richard, 16 and David, assigned as the assistant 5th for Richmond, Va. to pursue 11. Brigade chaplain, He spent the N :::-::: an advanced degree in religious past 12 years as a parish priest in the Hawaiian Islands wj --- :-: :j N:::::::: a direct com- before receiving ::: : :::,: mission in the Chaplains Corps BRIGADE - Chap- 5TH CST recently. lain (Major) Carl H. Burton and' Chaplain (Captain) Douglass C.. Chaplain Bean came to the 5th Colbert have taken over the min- Brigade in October 1968. He SFC JAMES A. COLE, right, is congratuiateu oy director of personnel and isterial duties of the 5th Brigade. served at Ft. Sill, Okla and LTC Leo Dannemiller, upon They replace Chaplain (Major) in the Republics of Korea and community activities at Ft. Leonard Wood, Personnel NCO to the Bronze James Bean and Chaplain Vietnam prior to coming to the receipt of the first oak leaf cluster of- (Captain) Francis Smidt, who Eagles. Star Medal. SFC Cole, the noncommissioned Branch have departed for Frank- Chaplain Smidt joined the bri- ficer in charge of the Officers Assignment Awarded First and Com- furt, Germany and Walter Reed gade in August 1969 following a at the Ft. Wood Directorate of Personnel Army Hospital, Washington, D. tour of duty in the Republic of munity Activities, was battalion personnel staff C,, respectively. Vietnam. His duties at Walter Oak Leaf noncommissioned officer with the 6th Battalion, Republic of Chaplain Burton comes to the Reed Army Hospital will include 29th Artillery, 4th Infantry Division, (US Eagles after serving as Recep- attending a nine-month pastoral Vietnam from August 1969 to January 1970. tion Station chaplain. He is training course. ARMY PHOTO by SGT Bruce Carlson)

Chaplain Russell education at the Presbyterian School of Christian Education. Chaplain Russell came to the 2d Brigade in June of 1969 following a tour in the Republic of Korea with the 2d Infantry Divi- sion. He became instrumental in organizing "Sunday Evening With The Saints," a program designed to boost trainee morale during the men's first weeks of basic combat training. The program has been an overwhelming success since its inception. Chaplain Russell received his bachelor of arts degree from Corpus Christi University,

4 chief of CPT RICHA D . 53SON, left, receives con- Vietnam 1LT STANLEYE E:,i;LLNGTON JR. left, Adjutant gratulations from LTC Harold E. Ayres, Director the Reception Station Receiving Branch, was re- of the Leadership Academy, after being promoted cently presented the Bronze Star Medal for mer- Wears to his present rank in ceremonies held at the BCT Action itorious action against hostile ground forces in the C46CK WilIL You" Committee Group. CPT Gibson, recently returned Republic of Vietnam. Presenting the award is MAJ is the new com- Recognized Glenn C. Greenlee, Reception Station executive r- - New Bars from the Republic of Vietnam, mittee group adjutant. (USAP) officer. (USAP) August 28, 1970 Deputy Commanding General Com

Brigadier General Carleton C. Preer Jr., deputy commanding general, on Monday will Army career including service in three positions in almost every part of the world. The son of a Methodist minister, BG Pree hassee, Fla. in 1917. He spent his early yea father from church to church throughout the i in the southeastern United States. A supe school, he was admitted to Auburn U- 'ersity in economics. BG Preer took the advanced c. se in Training Corps and was graduated in 1939 ~ Smission in the Army. His branch choice, a Ft. Sill, Okla., where he met Miss Virgin Okla. They were married June 28, 1942. After the outbreak of World War II, BG I with the 83d Armored Field Artillery Batt battalion executive officer and later as coi participated with the 3d Armored (Spearhe campaigns in Northern France, Normandy, 1 and Central Europe. After the war, BG Preer returned to the L and again was stationed at Ft. Sill, on the fa school. In 1946 BG Preer left the Army to w Administration in Mobile, Ala. He returned within the year, however, this time commis, Army as a first lieutenant in the cavalry. vanced Armor Officer's Course at Ft. Kno: 1948 joined the General Headquarters of the mand, which later became the United Nat served there as executive officer to the As for Operations. In 1951 he returned again to the United Command and General Staff College at Ft. Upon graduation he remained to serve as a n S! r for three years. In 1955 BG Preer assumed command of the of the 11th Airborne Division. He completed: assisted in the Gyroscope Movement of that RG Preer remained the battalion commant July 1958, when he became the chief of tl G-3 Section, for the 7th Army. Returning to the United States in dly of Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, AS ROTC DIRECTOR for the U. S. Continental Army Command, BG Preer inspects the training in the field for ROTC cadets in 1967. uated that same year, BG Preer was then ass the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Dep, in Washington, where he served with the Joir During this period, BG Preer completed an a course at the University of Pittsburgh, and: arts degree in political science from George sity in Washington, D. C. In 1963 BG Preer returned to Germany to 50th Regiment of the Second Armored Cava he became the Chief of Staff of the 4th Arm ?, Story by PFC Scott Lilly a year at this position, he was assigned to

AS COMMANDER of the 76th Tank Battalion, LTC Preer receives a trophy for superior unit tank training. LTC PREER GIVES A BRIEFING on the movement of his unit, the 76th Tank Battal Ft. Leonard Wood GUIDON pletes 30-Year Career

., Ft. Leonard Wood's States Army, Europe, where he served as Chief, Plans and Force 11 complete a 30-year Development Branch, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. Upon his return once again to the States in June of 1966 BG Preer eer was born in Talla- joined the faculty of the Army War College, where he served as ears traveling with his course director for the U. S. National Strategy and Military e various communities Program. In February of 1967, BG Preer was transferred to Headquarters, ity in 19"" and majored United States Continental Army Command, Ft. Monroe, Va., to become the first director of the newly created Directorate of Reserve Officer Training Corps/National Defense Cadet Corps. It was while in this position that he was promoted to brigadier , artillery, took him to general. Later he assumed the position of Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Individual Training at the Continental Army Command Headquarters. Preer went to Europe BG Preer went to the Republic of Vietnam in June of 1968 and attalion, served as the served as the assistant division commander of the 25th Infantry commander. The 83d Division. He was transferred to the Military Assistance Command head) Division in the Vietnam in May 1969 and was named Deputy Senior Advisor, III , Ardennes, Rhineland Corps Tactical Zone. In December 1969, BG Preer returned to the United States to United States a major assume his present position as deputy commanding general of faculty of the artillery e wars and command Ft. Wood. BG Preer will return to his home in Pensacola, Fla. next week work for the Veterans with his wife and their three children, John Carleton, Valinda ed to active Army duty Jane and Carl Eugene.

He attended the Ad- iperior student in high AIRBORNE TRAINING at Ft. Campbell, Ky. in 1954 is com- ations Command. He n the RL :ve Officer pleted by LTC Preer. 9 with a reserve com- ed States to attend the giniat. Leavenworth, Price of Lawton, Kan. member of the faculty

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airy, and a year later PLAYING TENNIS, his favorite mored Division. After sport, is BG Preer, who also has been active in football, hunting and fishing, At SHeadquarters, United one and time he played on the Army Polo Team. theof training the j airborne attendedOfficeBranch.of INSTRUCTIONS ... ARE RADIOED to elements of the 76th Tank the Battalion by LTC Preer, battalion commander. to 1958, Plans ,f

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AN AIDE AND BG PREER, far right, talk with a South Vietnamese .ion, near Munich, Germany in 1956. officer and civilians in the Republic of Vietnam. Page 8 Ft. Leonard Wood GUIDON August 28, 1970 Wives Tour 4th Bde. Facilities CLUB CORNER OFFICERS' CLUB Undaunted by rain and stormy battalion projects under con- officer, was "to show the women Fri., Aug. 28 - Hail and Farewell, main ballroom, 6:30 p. n.; weather Aug. 6,severalperman- s truction. where their husbands work and Dancing, 9 p. m. ent party wives of the 1st Bat- The purpose of the tour, exactly what they do." CPT Sat., Aug. 29 - Dancing, 9 p. m. talion, 4th Brigade toured the according to Captain Ray Downing added that they also Sun., Aug. 30 - Special Family Brunch, 9:30 a. m. to 1 p, m.; battalion facilities and several DonIng, 1st BattalIon S-3 hoped "to give the women abetter Prime Rib Dinner Special, 5 to 8 p. m. understanding of their husbands' Mon,, Aug. 31 - Toastmasters Club Luncheon, Gaslight room, jobs and the battalion at the 11:30 a. i.; Beginners Bridge, Lantern room, 7:30 p. m. same time," Tues., Sept. 1 - Happy Hour, Corral, 5 to 6:30 p. i.; National Sojourners Cocktails and Dinner, Gaslight room, 6:30 p. m. The 11 women were escorted Wed., Sept, 2 - OWC Ladies Bridge, Corral, 12:30 p. m,; Duplicate and guided by Lieutenant Colonel Bridge, main ballroom, 7 p, m. Alexander R, Zenz, 1st Battalion Fri., Sept. 4 - BCT Committee Group Cocktails and Dinner, main commander, who conceived the ballroom; Happy Hour, Corral, 5 to 6:30 p. m.; Dancing, main idea of conducting the tour, LTC ballroom, 9 p. m. Zenz, a newcomer to the battalion and who had been in com- YOUTH ACTIVITIES mand for about six weeks, also Sat,, Aug. 29 - Beginners Bowling, ages 8 to18, registration felt that the women would bene- 10 a, m. to noon, bowling alley, fit by being acquainted with the Mon, Aug. 31 - Pop Warner Football, late registrations stil' battalion, being accepted during normal duty hours, practice, Hilitoppe The tour began with a stop at Field, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 5 p, mo.; Beginners Training Area 244, where the Horsemanship, ages 10 to 16, registrations being accepted It r ARTY 'WIVES of .BdLyuaon,4th Bri ge battalion operates three training at Youth Activities Office, building 465, during normal duty and L. Alexander H, 7enz pause for refreshments at the courses, the wheeled tractor, the hours, class size is limited, golf :ture pavilion during a tour Aug. 6. (PHOTO by PFC crawler tractor and the well diggers courses. Although very TEEN CLUB few machines were operating due Fri., Aug. 28 -. Platter time, 6 p. m. to the inclement weather, the Sat., Aug. 29 - Juke Box Danc', guests 50 cents, 8 to 11:30 p. m. Mo,, Aug. 31 - Challenge the Staff, Fussball ° i. d; of 'eligious Services women saw the large machinery, such as the 44-ton wheeled Tues,, Sept, 1 - Fussball Tourney, 7:30 p. m. Wed., Sept. 2 - Open Activities, 6 p. m, PROTES< \.JT SERVICES tractor, from a close viewpoint. From Training Area 244, the Thurs., Sept, 3 - Patio Barbecue, 7:30 p. m. 8 a, m,,,,,,,,3d Brigade Chapel bus carried the women to the 8:30 a. I..,...... Stockade NCO CLUB quarry, where rock was being Brigade Chapel Fri., Aug, 28 - Fish and Chips Night, 9 a. m...... 1st Brigade Chapel, 2d crushed, cleaned and graded for Oakwood Hall dining room, 9:30 a. in-,. Reception Station Chapel 5 p, m.; Dancing, Grand Terrace room, music by Lou Hobbs, of asphalt 10 a, m...... d Brigade Chapel, 5th Brigade Chapel use as the ingredients 8 p. and concrete. The next stop was M. in .,,.,,...,....2d Chapel, Headquarters Command Sat,, Aug. 29 - Dancing, Grand Terrace 11 a. Brigade the golf course levee project room, soul, rock and country music by Lou Hobbs, 8 p. i.; Pit Stop, 10:30 to 1 a, m.; Chap,,, Lieber Heights Chapel, Hospital Chapel on the Big Piney River. 11:15 a, n.,...... Post Chapel, 4th Brigade Chapel Look Out, 11:30 to 1 a. m, While at the golf course, the Sun., Aug. 30 - Brunch, Oakwood Hall dining room, 9 a. m. to 1 CATHOLIC SERVICES women stopped for refreshments p. i.; Game Day, Grand Terrace room, 3 p. m,; Dancing, 8 a, m...... 2d Brigade Chapel, Reception Station Chapel at the newly-opened pavilion, also music by Lou Hobbs. Grand Terrace room, 8:45 p. in.; Pit 9 a. in...... 3d Brigade Chapel, 5th Brigade Chapel a training construction of the Stop, 9 a. t, to midnight; Look Out, 11:30 a, m. to midnight. 10 a. to ...... Post Chapel, 2d Brigade Chapel, 4th Brigade 4th Brigade. Following coffee Mon., Aug. 31 - Steak Night, Oakwood Hall dining room, 7 p. n.; Chape and doughnuts, the women re- Pit Stop, Monday through Thursday, 10:30 a, m. to midnight; 11 a. m.,...... 1st Brigade Chapel, 3d Brigade Chapel turned to the battalion for a tour Look Out, Monday through Thursday, 4:30 p. m, to midnight, 12:30 p. , .. ,..,.... Hospital Chapel of the area. Wed., Sept. 2 - Game Night, Grand Terrace room, 7:30p.m. Thurs., Sept, 3 - NCO Wives Club Luncheon, Grand Terrace room, 5:30 p. ix ...... Missouri Avenue Chapel off The morning was topped 12:30 p. m. 7 p. nn...... ,Monday, Stockade Chapel with a luncheon at B-1-4 mess hall for the women and their husbands, ENTERTAINMENT SECTION, SPECIAL SERVICES Saturday The women were enthusiastic Tues, Sept. 1 - Choral Workshop, Post Live Theater, build- 11 a. m...... Hospital Chapel, Monday through Saturday about the tour according to LTC ing 1066, 7:30 p.m. 6 p. mo..,...... Missouri Avenue Chapel, Confessions Zenz, who said that he hoped to Wed,, Sept, 2 - Theater Technical Clinic, Post Live Theater, 9 p. mn...... Missouri Avenue Chapel, Fulfills Sun Obligation conduct another tour in the near building 1066, 7:30 p.m. future, when the weather Is more Thurs., Sept, 3 - Acting Clinic, Post Live Theater, building JEWISH favorable, 1066, 7:30 p.m. 10 a, m,..,.....Reception Station Chapel, Saturday 9:30 p. t..,. .. ~Reception Station Chapel, Friday Special Services has announced closing of library DENOMIN.A )AL OWC To Sponsor Silver Sale Aug. 29-30 facilities at Davis Service Episcopal onday, 5th Brigade Chapel, 11:15 a.,in.; Hospital Club, Lieber Heights and the General LeonardWoodArmy Chapel;i uy, 8:30 a. m. The Officers' Wives Club is 5 p. m. Saturday and from 10 Hospital. Latter D'' tts - Sacrament, Sunday, Post Chapel, 6 p. m. sponsoring a Silver Sale Satur- a. m, to 9 p. m. Sunday. All Closing of these facilities Lutheran cay, Post Chapel, 9 a. in.; 3d Brigade Chapel, day and Sunday, Aug. 29 and 30, silver items will be ordered with is effective immediately. Wisconsin 'niod, third Sunday of each month, 3:30 p. m. in the Gaslight and Lantern rooms a delivery date of Sept. 30. The closing is temporary and Eastern Or th . - 1st Brigade Chapel, to be announced, 9 a. to, of the Officers' Club. Post residents and civilian em- the library facilities will re- Church of Chr. : -" Sunday, 4th Brigade Chapel, 1 p. m. pioyes are invited to attend the open as soon as sufficient Christian cie - Sunday, Headquarters Command Chapel, 8:45 Jonco Diversified of St. sale. Proceeds will go to the operating personnel a. i. , "hurg c.sy,9:30 p. to. Robert will present the show club's welfare, charity and scho- become available, Seventh .y Adventist - Saturday, Hospital Chapel, 9:30 p. mo at the club from 9 a. m, to larship projects. M. I8 I m - -- I -1 ~---'_ -- 1 Bi5aker ~I South Nebraska 'E'North Nebraska -. Lieber Heights SUNDAY SUNDAY SU vwsStart at 1330, 1530, 1830, 2030Hrs, SUNDAY Shows Start 1330,1530,1830 & 2030 Hours Shows Start at 1330, 1530, 1830, 2030 Hrs. SUNDAY & SATURDAYShows Start 1330-1900 Hrs. MONDAY thru FRIDAYShows Start 1900 MON. thr, i. Shows Start 1830 & 2030 Hours MON,, tnru FRI. Shows Start 1830, 2030 Hours MONDAY thru FRIDAY Show Starts at 1900 Hours Hours 9 Special Matinee Sat. Tue. Thur. at 1330 Hours SATURDAY at 1430, 1730 & 1930 HOURS SAT, 1330,1730, 1 30-Special Late Show SAT,2200 SAT, 1330,1730,1930-Special Late Show SAT, 2200 Special LA;I SHOW SAT, at 2200 Hours Box office opens 30 min. prior to each performance SBox off ice opens 30 min, prior to eachperformance Boxoffice opens 30 min, prior to each performance Special Midm ointShow SAT. 2400 Hrs, (Approx. ) REVIVAL HOUSE SUN.3OAuG. MON.31AUG. SUN.3OAUG. MON.31AUG. Box office opv .s 30 min prior to each performance SUN. 30 AUG. MDN.31A G. SUN. 1)AUG. MN.31AUG. 10 RIFLES David Hemmings GARY oCIDR.M JIM BROWN 2ALTON HESTON GERALDINECHAPLIN LOCKWOOD CtaJWF YOU'RE ABIG Joanna Petet I ELKE lUnRB COLOR Ii~f~hRAQUELI SOMMER qr BOY NOW Elizabeth Hartman WELC,9~ H COL J TECXMRSCOPE&l Tony Bill Adults 50 Children 25 Best House JOHNF 'LAW P I KA Terrytoon Restricted B. T. 128 GP R T. 104 _ RESTRICTED RUNNING TIME 110 in London" i Return Engagement --- i No children's tickets are to he sold- Refer, TUES.1 SEPT. WED.2 SEPT. Paragraph 3-6(b) (4) AR 28-62/AFR TUES.1 SEPT, +®AitII 34-32 TOa" Jack 1 IBEIHTIFV GENERAL R. T 100 cooR"PAnAVISON/ Adult Admission Price 50C Cartoon Curtis . Lmu S--= X-Persons URPAUlmx Nata w oO under 17 not admitted R. T. 104 Aduits ' ;idren 25c WED.2 SEPT. THUR.3 SEPT. GuP _ EUNNING TIMF *, ISCUPR..IIIv mjH' ..TON HESTON wur I TUES.1SEPT. WED.2SEPT. WED.2 S PT. GENERAL R.2It.T 28PT MARLO ALAN EANNE THUR, SEPT, FR .4 SEPT. GERALDINECHAPLIN JOHNPILUP LIAW THOMAS ALDA MOBRE AU JJ~nrw- THEBRIDE i JUU[ GEORGE C. 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l~ ,, y U'I G TTIE 133 THURR3 SEPT. i'S. SEP. FRhetneite-t iR i 10) EG I' _ __ .!i ii I2.estzictedjhpernlljLle171i I ~...... FRI.4 SEPT. FR 'T. SAT.5 SEPT. SPECIAL LATE SIOWX FRI4 SEPT, SAT.5 SEPT. SAT.5 SEPT, 100 RIFLES Gth s of take WATERMELON Ferrell Roberts JIM BROWN RD&*1,,~ a. Magitficent Seven MKASH MIRI R.AQUEL L PANAVSlIN GEORGEKENEDY SA IJH PAAViSEIN C!OR stelr STERPSWLSBtS itE 0 COLOR RUN9 C NERAI L -1.108 Adults 50 Child, 25 GENERAL R T.100 Adults 50,' H Jdci 25G 0408PPEIdfl MSRASON Terrytoon Restricted RT,110 SPECIAL MATINEE Restrict . T. 111 SPECIAL LATE SHOW GENERAL R T. 1061 Restricted R T 103 Restricted R.T.104 A Return Engagement Yours, Mine & Ours A Return Engagement HELLO DOLLY GP R T 155 11 -.. - II - - I------iWWWWA ___ II I August 28, 1970 Ft. Leonard Wood GUIDON Page 9 B-3-5 Is Slow Pitch Champion By SP 5 Steve Jacobs

B-3-5 employed sparkling de- the tournament without a loss, Fletcher at first base, Randy An- fensive play and clutch hitting to winning six games on their way tkiewicz at second base, Mitch defeat the 208th Military Police, to the championship. B-3-5 start- Pruiett at third base and short- 5-3, and capture the Ft. Leonard ed the championship game off stop Mark Guerrero kept the MPs Wood Slow Pitch Softball quickly crossing the plate three, off the base paths throughout the Championship at Softball Field times the first inning. They added game. 3. one run in the fourth and one in It was the second meeting be-' the fifth. The 208th Military "It's hard to single out the one tween the two teams. In the first Police managed two runs in the player who contributed most to encounter, the Eagles were vic- third and one in the fifth. our winning," said Staff Sergeant By SSG Gary Wilson torious 1-0. It was the defensive play of the Richard Crebessa, manager and Playing with the oversized B-3-5 infield that made the dif- coach of the B-3-5 squad. "They Wilson's Vignettes 16-inch softball, B-3-5 finished ference. The maneuvers of Danny all practiced and played hard."''

San Diego Charger All-pro receiver LANCE ALWORTH came out of his short retirement and reported to the Chargers' training camp in Irvine, Calif. In a poll conducted by National Collegiate Sports Services, O. J. SIMPSON was picked as the greatest college football player of the 1960s. Runnerup Gale Sayers received 131 votes as opposed to Simpson's 267. MARTHA WILKINSON won the United States Women's Amateur t Golf Championship in Darien, Conn. The New York Yankees announced that former Yankee super-star --::-:: MICKEY MANTLE will join the club in a coaching capacity. ~as-~-~~ JOHN SURTEES of Britain took first place with a car of his own design in the International Gold Cup auto race at Oulton Park, England. The MINNESOTA VIKINGS announced the signing of seven more club veterans. Among the seven are quarterback Gary Cuozzo, flanker Bob Grim and tight end John Beasley. Players still not signed include quarterback Joe Kapp and defensive end Carl Eller. BILLY CASPER won the $32,000 first prize in the Avco Golf Classic in Sutton, Mass. Casper had a three under par 69 final round for a 277 total, Tom Weiskopf and Rod Funseth tied for second at 280. Wide receiver WILLIE RICHARDSON, acquired by the Pittsburgh Steelers last week, refused to report to the Steelers' training camp until the club agrees to renegotiate his contract. A Steeler spokesman, however, said, "We absolutely refuse to renegotiate any contracts. It has never been our policy to do so." MONTY N. LAMB slides safely home with the first 208th Military Police 5-3 to capture the crown and Kathy Ahern of Phoenix, Ariz. won the $20,000 SOUTHGATE OPEN run scored by B-3-5 in the Post Slow Pitch Softball finish undefeated in tournament play. (USAP) GOLF TOURNAMENT with a five under par 67. The victory in Championship. The 5th Brigade team defeated the the Kansas City contest was Miss Ahern's first in four years on the Ladies Professional Golf Association tour. Defensive end Glen Woods was traded by the Houston Oilers to Trainees Attend Cardinals Game Free of Charge the CINCINNATI BENGALS for an unspecified draft choice. JOHN KINSELLA won the 1,500-meter event in the National The men boarded Special Ser- Amateur Athletic Union championships in Los Angeles. Kinsella's Story and Photos wearing a uniform to free ad- vices busses early Sunday morn- time of 15:57.10 made him the first man in history to break 16 mission to all home games. The ing for the trip to the city. In minutes in the 1,500 meters. by SP 4 Weldon Edwards seating for military personnel charge of the group was Second The NEW YORK GIANTS announced that four veterans and three is in the general admission sec- Lieutenant Richard D. Andersen, rookies had been placed on waivers. Veterans cut were quarterback 2D BCT BRIGADE - Approxi- tion and affords excellent Bobby Davis, running back Pete Larson, tight end Butch Wilson and mately 130 basic trainees from viewing. athletics and recreation officer offensive tackle Steve Wright. John Schinall, defensive back; Larry the 2d Brigade spent an enjoy- Nels, linebacker; and Rodney Brand, center; were the rookies able and action-packed Sunday released. The move reduced the club roster to 53 players afternoon, Aug. 8, at Busch Free safety Dave Whitsell was placed on waivers by the DALLAS Memorial Stadium in St. Louis "COWBOYS. as spectators to the national Ralph Cornett of Sykesville, Md. won the Champion of Champions pastime, major league baseball. event at the 71st annual GRAND AMERICAN TRAPSHOOTING TOURNAMENT in Vandalia, Ohio. Cornett broke 100 straight The game featured the streak- targets, ing St. Louis Cardinals and their left-hander Steve Carlton going Observations... against the surprising Montreal Expos. The trainees were Remember Floyd Patterson? "Sure," you say, "he used to be treated to a loosely played but a boxer." That's what most people would say, anyway. Not Floyd almost heart-stopping slugfest Patterson, however. According to him, he is still a boxer. The in which the Expos edged the 35-year-old Patterson is currently in training for a Sept. 15 bout Cards 7-6 despite a desperate against light heavyweight Charlie (Devil) Green. Floyd has not come-from-behind Redbird rally fought in nearly two years. In his last bout he lost a much disputed in the ninth inning. decision to Jimmy Ellis. Remember him? Floyd does not need the money. What then. continues to drive him? All military personnel from the What makes a middle-aged millionaire continue to punish himself 2d Brigade were admitted to the as a successful professional boxer must do? game free of charge, a policy The answer is Patterson's tarnished image of himself. Floyd has instituted by the Cardinals' which entitles any never mentally recovered from the two first-round knockouts he management A TRAINEE GRABS 40 winks during the bus ride. suffered at the hands of Sonny Liston. He is still seeking to regain member of the armed services the confidence he had before those two defeats. Bouts with for the brigade. Cadre from the Charlie Green will not accomplish this. Only a victory over 2d and 4th Battalions acted as Liston would, Since Sonny is even older than Floyd it is highly supervisors. unlikely that the two will ever meet again professionally. This makes Patterson a man striving for a nonexistent goal. The trainees welcomed the op- Here are our choices in this weekend's National Football League portunity for a day away from the action: post and their training duties. For some, it was a chance to see New York Giants over Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh the city of St. Louis and a pro- Washington over Buffalo at Washington fessional baseball game for the Baltimore over Miami at Miami first time. New Orleans over Boston at Jackson, Miss. Cleveland over Cincinnati at Cincinnati Dallas over Houston at Houston Kansas City over Atlanta at Atlanta Los Angeles over San Diego at San Diego St. Louis over Chicago at St. Louis San Francisco over Denver at Eugene, Ore. Oakland over Green Bay at Oakland Minnesota over New York Jets at Minnesota Detroit over Philadelphia at Detroit Little known facts... The University of Michigan football stadium in Ann Arbor has a seating capacity of 101,001. Boston's Fenway Park is the only single-decked baseball HOT DOGS, trainees and baseball go together well. stadium in the major leagues. GUIDON August 28, 1970 Page 10 Ft. Leonard Wood College Courses Offered

In cooperation with the University of Both colleges are fully Missouri at Rolla and Drury College of accredited by national ac- Springfield, the Ft. Leonard Wood Army crediting associations and the Education Center offers evening under- courses will be taught by quali- graduate college courses to service per- fied instructors from the two sonnel and local civilians interested in schools. Classes begin during furthering their education. the week of Aug. 31 and continue through Dec. 14. The classes are conducted from 6:30 to 9:15 p. m. UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - ROLLA Since each class is held only Monday Nights once weekly, Monday through Thursday, and all instruction is Industrial Organization and Management given during the same time Psychology of Mental Retardation period, an individual may Advanced Surveying register for only one class each Elementary French I evening. Four different courses, Basic Scientific Programming however, may be taken during College Algebra the 16 weeks for a total of 12 or more semester hours of college DRURY COLLEGE credit.

Tuesday Nights Some of the areas of study being offered are mathematics, Business Law engineering, business, sociology, Principles and Methods of Teaching psychology, education, history, Introduction to Literature and government Approximately Mathematical Functions 25 courses are being offered. American National Government Active duty military personnel History and Philosophy of Science are eligible for tuition assistance amounting to 75 per cent of the Wednesday Nights cost of the course. Civilians military dependents are re- Federal Taxation-Income Tax and quired to pay the full cost which Personnel Management is approximately $70 per course Word Study plus necessary book and supply American History fees. Elements of Criminal Justice General Psychology Registration is now under way and will continue through the Thursday Nights first week of September. The Ft. Wood Education Center is Introduction to Business in building 838 and full-time Administrative Organization and Practice education advisors are available Effectivie Grammar and Composition to assist personte in registering Colomiij A me'rica.n History and for gcneral counseling in ed- ern eptsofI iJias hcmoi; = ucat .nal ma U s For further ' a3 o~ltgea a? sis i, .ia'6 Con ~rat~i Psv<'n v Cr A edoiSctr inforntion -i.1 3i8-7929

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C~ECK TH-iESE STATE DATE TIME ST E DATE TIME DATES AND TIMES Kansas Nov. 2 Noon, Monday before North Carolina Oct. 31 Noon, Saturday before date of election date of election No matter how much effort you expend to ensure each individual has been given "in-hand" a Federal Post Card North. Dakota Nov. 10 One week after Kentucky Nov. 3 Before polls close Application, and he has received an absentee ballot, it (late of election is all to no avail if the marked ballot does not reach date of election Nov. 3 Noon, date of election that serviceman's home State at the pre-established date Ohio Louisiana Nov. 3 In time to allow delivery and time. Oklahoma Oct. 30 5 p.m., Friday before This is the list of States, and their dates and times of ballot to commission date of election for receiving marked absentee voting ballots. Ballots date of election received after these dates and times will not he accepted Oregon Nov. 3 Before polls close and will not be counted. Maine Nov. 3 3 p.m., date of election date of election

STATE DATE TIME Pennsylvania Oct. 30 5 p.m., Friday before Maryland Nov. 3 Before polls close date of election date of election Alabama Nov. 3 Before polls close Rhode Island Nov. 3 9 p.m., date of election date of election Massachusetts Nov. 3 Before polls close South Carolina Nov. 3 Before polls close date of election Alaska Nov. 3 Postmark must be no later date of election than date of election Michigan Nov. 3 Before polls close South Dakota Nov. 3 Before polls close date of election date of election Arizona Nov. 3 6 p.m., date of election. Tennessee Nov. 3 10 a.m., date of election Arkansas Nov. 3 4 p.m., date of election Minnesota Nov. 3 Before polls close date of election Texas Nov. 3 1 p.m., date of election California Nov. 2 5 p.m., day before election Utah Nov. 3 Before polls close Nov. 3 In time to deliver ballot to Mississippi date of election Colorado Nov. 3 5 p.m., date of election officials date election returns are received and canvassed Vermont Nov. 3 Before polls close Connecticut Nov. 2 6 p.m., day before election date of election Missouri Nov. 2 4 p.m., day before election Delaware Nov. 2 Noon, day before election Virginia Nov. 3 Before polls close date of election I)isrict of (Nonein Montana Nov. 3 Before polls close Columibia 1970) date of election Washington Nov. 18 15 days after date of elction Florida Nov. 2 5 p.m., day br/oreelctlion Nebraska Nov. 5 10 a.m, Thursday following West Virginia Nov, 3 Before polls close date of election Georgia Nov. 3 7 p.m.. date of election date of election Nevada Nov. 3 Before polls close Nov. 3 Before polls close Hawaii Nov. 9 Noon, 6th day following Wisconsin date of election date of election date of election Nov. 3 Before opening of polls New Nov. 3 Before polls close Wyoming Idaho Nov. 3 Noon, date of election date of election Hampshire date of election Illinois Nov. 3 Before polls close U.S. TERRITORIES date of election New Jersey Nov. 3 Before polls close Nov. 2 Before date of election date of election Guam Indiana Nov. 2 6 p.m., day before election Puerto Rico Oct. 31 Before date of referendum New Mexico Nov. 2 Noon, day before election Iowa Nov. 2 No later than day Virgin Islands Nov. 3 Before polls close before election New York Nov. 2 Noon, day before election date of election

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ElII TO: INFORMATION OFFICE =I1 BUILDING 464 ATTN: GUIDON EDITOR FT. LEONARD WOOD iI I 40, MISSOURI 65473 Two portable typewriters invery Please run the following classified ad: 1966 Ford Mustang, 46,000 miles, Two sets of officers' greens, good condition, Olympia and new polyglass tires, one owner, 38R coats and 32W x 30L pants, Underwood, $30 each. Call $1,050. Call 8-3064. lightweight, $20 each; one officer's overseas hat, size 336-3914 after 5 p. m. --- 1967 Chevrolet Super Sport con- 6 7/8, $5; raincoat, size 38, Clarinet, two years old, $100. vertible, 396 four speed, .350 $8. Call 8-6864. Call 8-5359. horsepower, $1,400. Call8-4285. * * * Infantry officer's dress blues Tenor saxophone, $150; B-flat. 1966 red Oldsmobile Cutlass, with second lieutenant shoulder clarinet, $80. Call 8-7606. $850. Call 8-7604. boards, tailor made, worn twice, * * * * * * coat 40, pants 33Wx30L, hat Pistol, .32 automatic, $30; 1968 Plymouth Valiant, low 7 1/8, $45. Call First Lieu- (ALL FOR SALE ITEMS MUST HAVE A FIRM PRICE) casting reel, with mileage, one owner, $1,300. Call tenant Lorenzini 8-5181. free-spool snagging rod, $20. Call 8-6405. I certify that this advertising is in no way connected with 8-4807. * * * a commercial venture and that I am (underline one) * * * Floor-length white wedding gown, 1967 Chevrolet Impala, 283 cu. with train and veil, size 13, Television antenna, all channel, -civilian employed at Ft. Wood-on active duty-retired military in., automatic transmission, original price, $300, will sell with rotor, 35-foot telescoping $1,350. Call 336-3465. for $60 or best offer. Call mast, $20 or best offer. Call * * * 8-8476 anytime. 8-8379, NAME Rank/Grade 1962 Corvair Monza, two-door * * * hardtop-, radio, new tires, over- Traditional floor-length wedding Two-wheel covered trailer, hauled engine, $300. Call8-8651. gown, designed with embroidered $50. Call 336-3740 after 5 p. m. ADDRESS Unit/Organization * * * lace tiers, scalloped neckline and * * * wrist-length sleeves, size 10, 1957 Imperia 14-foot boat with $50. Call Jerome 762-2346. trailer and 40-horsepower mo- CITY DUTY PHONE HOME PHONE tor, $450. Call 774-5581. For Sale, Hsld Maternity clothing, sizes 9-10; four winter dresses, $5 each; Fiber glass boat, 14-foot with DATE SIGNATURE winter jumper and top, $6; six 40 horsepower motor and trailer, summer dresses, $2 each. Call new ski ropes and accessories Couch, $20. Call 8-3391 after Iberia 793-2581. included, $850. Call 8-7296. -Immm omommummum4 p. m. Baby stroller, $7 and car seat, Babyhood furniture set, birth to Play-mor camper shell, $225. The GUIDON will run free non- school age, $100; antique desk, $3. Call 8-1696. Call 336-3186. commercial ads from military $75; Admiral color television, Baby walker, $2. Call 8-2668. personnel, dependents and De- $300; color television antenna Homemade camper, sleeps four of Army civilians, Wanted to six, $100. Call 8-7057 or see partment and lead in wire, $20; two heavy Barbell and dumbbell com- Ads should be written and sent at 16 Elwood Street. gauge steel bed frames, twin to bination set, 120 pounds, neck or delivered to the Information Janitor work wanted, evenings queen size, $5 each. Call developer head strap included, 1970 Honda 450 street bike, $800. Office, ATTN: GUIDON EDITOR, only. Call 8-1754. 336-5216. $20. Call 8-8954. Call Richland Building 464. * * 765-4259, Military address and residence Want boy's 20-inch bicycle in Dining table and four chairs, Telescope, 60-100x, with tripod 1967 Kawasaki Motorcycle, 350 phone must be included. We can- $15; RCA Victor television, needs good condition. Call 8-1696. and sun filter, $20; two N-gauge A-1 street scrambler, new tires, not accept duty phone numbers. picture tube, $5. Call 8-2668. train sets with manual switches, A firm price must be given battery, custom upholstery, $575 Reliable mature woman wanted two-train power pack with AC-DC on all items listed FOR SALE. White French Provincial bed- or best offer. Call 8-7807. to take over household with three output, $25. Call 8-4454 after * Real estate for sale ads cannot room suite with chest of drawers children, ages 11, eight and four, 5 p. m. 1966 Harley Davidson, '74 electric be accepted. and powder table, $150; walnut for four days in September. Call glide, 1,200 cu, cent., good con- Ads relating to mobile homes desk, $45. Call 8-6405. 8-8465. Tonneau cover for 1965 Triumph glide, 1,200 cc, good condition, for sale or any for rent ads Spitfire, used one summer, $25. Bookcase, $7.50; one-.drawer $1,100. Call 8-7881. must be referred to the office of Standard size guitar for young Call 8-1579. Family Housing prior to publi- table, $15; Signature sewing * * * beginning student. Call Mrs. cation in the GUIDON, phone machine, $35; Wurlitzer organ, 1967 Honda, 65 cu. cent,, $175. Campbell, 8-7151. Rayette portable salon-type hair- Call 8-7604 or see at 96 Shep- number, 368-3415. cost $1,200, eight months old, dryer, $10; human hair blonde $950. Call 8-3401. pard Street. Personnel desiring services Want to buy used Honda 125, wig, flip style with bangs, $15. _,r cleaning quarters should con- Call 8-4056 after 5 p. m. week- Call 8-1551. Four magnesium Cragar super Couch that makes into bed and tact the Army Community Ser- days.. * * * sport wheels, $100; matching chair, $50; seven-piece plus four vices Office on post, building Portable home bar on rollers, stock rims for 66 GTO, will dining room set, $25; Loue-Opta fit 375, phone 368-1126. foam padded, vinyl covered, $45. most General Motors products. The deadline for all ads is German stereo set, $75; Good Call 8-4768. Call SP 5 Short, 8-3246 after 6 Houseke. :ing sewing machine, * * * noon Monday on the week of p. m. publication. like new, $100. Call 8-1656 Cortition eye glass frame hear- Sale, in aid, complete with battery For Autos chestnut gelding, Whirlpool 1970 electric range, charger, $35; Zenith eye glass Five-year-old very gentle, $200. Call 774-2802 $225 or best offer over $200. frame hearing aid, complete with 9 a. m. to 5:30 p, m. Evenings 1966 Chevrolet, 396 engine, needs Call 8-4486 or see at 73 Hatler extra batteries, Lost & Found $25, Call or weekends call 774-2356. a little work, $700. Call 8-1883, Street. 8-2375. * * * * * * * * * Black and white pony with saddle Mini bike, taken from storage 1964 Ford half-ton pickup, flat- Living room suite, Early Ameri- Westinghouse canister vacuum and bridle, $75; camping trailer shed during the night of Aug. head six, three speeds, partially can couch, straight chair, two cleaner, $7.50; AKC -egistered with sink, water tank 9, $50 reward for information and ice restored, runs good, $150. Call step tables, coffee table, $50. Cairn terrier, one year old, $60. box, $400. leading to recovery, HPE Cat Call Richland, 336-5225. Call 8-7883. Call 8-3401. 765-3726. 300 XL, yellow with black en- * * *' gine, can be identified by owner, 1970 American Motors Hornet, Living room set, conventional, RCA four-track stereo t ne re- Gait, d mare, very gentle, new Call 8-5668 after duty hours six cylinder engine, standard $125; Motorola color television, corder, $200 or will trade for saddle, blanket and bridle, $275 table, $300. transmission, 26 miles per gal- cabinet model on turn motor bike or baby furniture. or will sell separately. Call lon, $1,850. Call Rolla364-2789. Call 8-2788. Call 774-6659 after Yellow male cat with Rolla rabies 6 p. m. Houston 967-3118. * * * * * * tag. If found call 8-3396. cylinder, moss gold carpet with 1958 Ford pickup, six Kodell Voice of Music four-track stereo AKC registered white toy * * * pad, 12x12 feet, used one year, four-speed, $475; 14-foot tape recorder, model 749, for poodle pupp es, $55 and up. Call boat, new, $80; or both $75; 9x15-foot rose-beige car- Found medium size black dog V-bottom seven-inch reels, with two de- Springfield 8 3-4471. $550 or best offer. Call pet with pad, $15; both for $80; with white bib, very friendly. for tachable speakers, $70. Call 8-7751. oyster fiber glass drapes, fit Call 336-5155 after 4 p. m. First Lieutenant Lorenzini AKC register ed Pekingese pup- * * * living room of two-bedroom 8-5181. pies, two m:=.les, one female, 1959 Rambler six-cylinder sta- ranch-style home, $12. Call * * * ready Sept. 1, $50 each. Call tion wagon, radio, heater, six 8-6864. Welded wire, 85 1/2 feet of 8-1487. * * * tires, including two snow tires, 2x4x48 inches, with 10 steel posts, $150 or best offer. Call 8-4056 $25. Call 8-4768. Four-month-old black and tan Services or see at 64 Montrose Street * * * German Shepherd, AKC registered, male, has all shots, after 6 p. m. weekdays. Navy Colt, .36 caliber, 1851 model good * Other * * For Sale, ,y-sitting for working mothers rellica revolver, six-shot black with children, $50. Call 1967 Simca deluxe four-door 336-4549. in my home, Green Acres Trailer powder muzzle loader, brass radio, heater, less than Park, Number 7. Call 336-4733 sedan, frame, $35. Call 8-4392. 20,000 miles, $725. CallColonel 1967 mobile home, 12x60 feet, * ** Tobin, 8-8219 or 8-6571. three bedrooms, one and a half Will baby-sit in my home for baths, $4,800. Call 336-5216. Yashica Super 8 movie camera working mothers, infants pre- with zoom lens, $40. Ca118-2788. nine * * * To Give Away ferred. Call 8-1001. 1965 Impala station wagon, passenger, 327 motor, new auto- Titan mobile home, 10x52 feet, Set of Star drums, Remo heads, matic transmission, factory two bedrooms, front living room, hair wig, Will baby-sit for working mother $80; dark brown !uman four-season air-conditioner, just 8x0-foot Morgan shed, medium length, $25. Call 8-2709. Four kittens to give away. Call by day, week or month. Call $3,000; reconditioned, power brakes and $250. Call 336-4797. 336-4375. 8- 5290. steering, push button radio, lug- Deluxe swing set, $35; five-foot * * * gage rack, $950, no bargaining. 1969 Century mobile home, molded plastic pool, $4; Two male kittens to good homes, Sewing, back-to-school or new Can be ssen at building 448, 12x50 feet, carpeted, $3,500. Call three-foot molded plastic pool, seven weeks old, housebroken, fall wardrobes. Call 8-5096 Community Drive, after duty 336-5026. $2; net playpen, crib-size with will deliver. Call 364-7107. * * * hours. Available about Sept. 18. telescoping legs, $5; lined drapcs Dressmaking, sewing and alter. * * * 1968 Century mobile home, 10x45 for two 37x58-inch vindow . Five mixed breed puppies, six a' r. Call 8-5788. 1962 white two-door hardtop feet, front kitchen, two bedrooms, paper doll print, $5; l:ned cr'a weeks old. call 8-7892 or see ideal residence * * * Pontiac, automatic transmission, fully furnished, curtains and valrce :: at 69 Barkiey Street. * * * good tires, $425 or best offer. or good income property,$2,295. 71x58-inch ,;itr,0 ,w, ch" d's pr ., Will decorate baked cakes. Call Call 774-2148. $2.50; two tv' size t: : spr : Two black kittens, 12 weeks old, 8-8391. 'all Speci. ist Owens 8-3227. unused, S51 litter trained. Call 8-5659. ** * * * * * * * ** Page 12 Ft. Leonard Wood GUIDON August 28, 1970 FLW Flying Instructor 'Pilots' Mid-air Rescue Specialist 4 Donald L. Five- Santa Monica, Calif. prior to ash, an instructor for the Ft. joining the Army, was taking Leonard Wood Flying Club and one of his students, a member a member of the 208th Military of the post Flying Club, on an Police Company, made a chilling instructional trip when they rescue on Aug. 7 of a man, his landed at the Vichy Airport and wife, and two children lost in learned at the flight service sta- dense clouds above Vichy Air- tion of the plight of the other port in a small private aircraft. aircraft. SP Fiveash took the The family was flying cross controls of the flying club's single country to Lebanon, Mo,, when engine Cherokee 140 and flew they became lost above a dense above the clouds to locate the cloud bank west of Rolla, Mo. lost aircraft. With help from Their plane was too low on gas the control tower's radar SP to be directed to any airfield Fiveash found the plane. Having with greater visibility. The pilot the pilot fly less than 100 feet did not have a license with in- from his tail SP Fiveash was strument rating or adequate able to guide the lost pilot through knowledge of flying to land by the clouds and to the runway. The the plane's instruments. still shaking but happy occupants of the aircraft promised the flight SP 4 Fiveash, who was a flight instructor a steak dinner any- THEY MAY NOT be prospectors, but these Gold- the right place to find a bright and shiny act. (PIO instructor and charter pilot in time he could visit their home. diggers did a superlative job of showing everyone Photo by PFC David L. Teer) that last Sunday's Gerlach Field performance was Bue Cross Discontinues PASS The special short term Blue duty enrolled in the program, tual of Omaha remains in effect Cross and Blue Shield program Servicemen who were discharged and all separatees are en- for Armed Ser-,ices Separatees on or before July 19 may con- couraged to consider the benefits (PASS) and their dependents was 'tinue to enroll in PASS, and will of short term health care cover- discontinued effective midnight be eligible for the benefits of age, This plan, however, does July 19. the program for 90 days from the not cover maternity benefits dur- PASS, which offered the sub- date of enrollment. ing the 90-day period im- scriber 90 days of health Another plan offered by Mu- mediately following separation, coverage following discharge, was launched on Sept. 1. 1969 on a pilot basis, with the Washington, D. C., area Blue Took EED exam '699 Cross and Blue Shield plans 293,409 in underwriting and administering the program. It was hoped that The American Council on Ed- of years of formal schooling was the program designed to protect ucation reports 293,409 General 9.7. the separatee and his family Educational Development (GED) Nearly 40 per cent said they against health expenses during examinations were given during took the examinations to qualify the period following discharge, 1969. for education or training beyond but prior to the separatee gain- Most of the individuals taking high school level. Others ing civilian employment, would the tests were military men and indicated they wished to earn a win wide acceptance leading to the women, but the total also includes high school equivalency certi- establishment of apermanentna- American civilians and foreign ficate in order to qualify for SP 4 DONALD FIVEASH, a flight instructor at the Ft. tional program. nationals overseas and inmates better jobs or to gain promotion, Leonard Wood Flying Club, was responsible for the rescue However, according to Blue at federal correctional or health in their work. (AFPS) of a small aircraft lost in dense clouds over the Vichy Cross and Blue Shield officials, institutions. Airport on Aug. 7. (PIO Photo by SSG Thomas Radtke) less than five per cent of ser- The average age of those tested was 29.36 and the average number vicemen released from active Two FLW Men 'Master' Studies

Two men from Ft. Leonard week night and some weekends, had to assume additional Wood reached a long awaited goal preparing for the next class. responsibilities while the men this month when they were The total driving distance in-1 worked on their studies. awarded master of arts degrees volved in obtaining the degree Both men are now working part in business administration from amounted to about 40,000 miles. time for project transition, giving Drury College. It is jossible now to make it instruction in business. Mr. with less driving because many Gulliford is continuing in his The two, Claude Gulliford of of the prerequisite undergrad- position at the Civilian Personnel the Civilian Personnel Office and' uate courses now are available Office and Mr. Bloomfield is Walter Bloomfield, who has at the Education Center on post. going to Denver, Colo. to open served as Post Exchange Both of the men attribute much an office for the Mercantile Services Officer here for two of the credit for their endurance Security Life Insurance Com- years, worked full time at their to their wives and families who pany. jobs here while earning credits toward their degrees at Drury College, which is more than 90 miles away in Springfield, Mo. FLW To Offer Course From

Mr. Gulliford began work on his diploma in the fall of 1966, but took a year off starting in Command, General Staff College August 1968 to take a position A course leading to the duty personnel to complete in the Republic of Vietnam. Mr. completion of the Army all requirements for Com- Bloomfield began the program Command and General Staff mand and General Staff in the fall of 1968. College will begin in early College credit in less time. September, according to Classes will follow the The college requires 54 cre- Lieutenant Colonel Jacob normal university schedule, dit hours for a master of arts M. Putnam, Chief, Reserve four-hour blocks of instruc- degree, 24 of which are under- Components Branch, Di- tion, one block each week, graduate prerequisites and which rectorate of Plans and from September into June. Training. A two-week holiday will be can be waived. All graduate observed at Christmas and classes in business are taught The course, sponsored by a one-week holiday at at night, each class meeting once the 5038th Army Reserve Easter. Enrollment and an CENTURY 21 Amusement Ride Show will begin a a week for three hours. Both of School in St. Louis, is open orientation lecture are seven-day stand at Ft. Leonard Wood on Tuesday, the men took two classes a se- to all officers, who have scheduled at 6 p. m. Wed- HURRY! Sept. 1. Featuring adult and children's rides, mester during the regular school completed, or have received nesday, Sept 2, in building year and one class during family variety shows, refreshments and games the credit for, their branch ad- 1762 (Leadership Academy). Minne- summer session. HURIY! of skill, the show will be at the corner of vanced school, Formal study will begin Sept. sota and Nebraska Avenues, Hours of operation Normally a five-year per- 9. will be Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from This required them to dedicate iod of instruction for Army Interested officers are 4 to 11 p. m., Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, two entire evenings, from the Reservists, the course con- asked to contact LTC HURRY! from 1 to 11:30 p. m. Friday, Sept. 4, will be time they got off work until ducted at Ft. Leonard Wood Putnam, building 409, tele- children's day at the show and all attractions will 11 o'clock at night to attending is designed to permit active phone 368-1431 or 368-4615. feature reduced prices. the class and almost every other I- - ~- - I- II