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FORT ORD PANORAMA Vol.32 FORTORD, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1971 No. 41940-1971 Two Congressmen view Ord training procedures Rep. 'W. C. Daniel, D-Va. Rep. Runnels, a member of and Rep. Harold Runnels, D- the committee, and Rep. Daniel N.M., visited Ft. Ord Thursday, spent the day visiting with Oct. .7, to view training pro- troops, escorted by Colonel Wil- cedures in formulating ideas liam L. Webb, the post's deputy about recruitment and retention commanding officer. of servicemen. After breakfast at the con- Chairman of the Subcommit- solidated mess at 5th Battalion, tee for Recruiting and Retention, 1st Brigade, the congressmen House Armed Services Commit- were briefed on the Experiment- tee, Rep. Daniel said after the al Volunteer Army Training tour, "I've been very much im- Program (EVATP). pressed by what I've seen here. The representatives then They've got some fine leaders toured Ft. Ord's Reception Sta- on this post, from the noncom- tion and visited new arrivals to missioned officers to the top the post. Later they paid a call general. And I'm going away on the 4th Brigade's Field Wire- from here with a little bit dif- man's Course before seeing Basic ferent approach, or a little bit Physical Fitness Testing and different attitude than I had Bayonet and Mortar Training _„_„_.__,. 1V . ,. , , ,.,.,, r- . • •• . i, . , • when I came." sites EXERCISES IN map reading are a necessary part of the Wilderness Experience hike held last week ,,T,, , c ..r , , „ „ . , , , ., , . at Los Padres National Forest as part of an innovation in training. Pictured are (I to r) Platoon It s been a very fruitful day Rep. Darnel remarked that he $e Darro|d _,_ Hunf| $ ^f y L Lieutenant Andrew Peterson, and Sergeant Dallus so far as I m concerned^ We re was viewing Ft Ord to see what g^ For h see p ' 3 (us A hofo b Ryf ^ ^^ interested m morale and we re would make life better for the ' 3 \ / r / » interested in discipline and all soldiers. He also said he was f^ m • t 'mm of the things that go to make interested in improvement of Lf^ ^\Ci 1C i^m^Ct im^l up a good military command morale and creating a better m \J&I t& I I\J&I I \mf .and a good soldier." image of the Army. Operation^j_ Friendship^1— _ _ tour A group of 15 business- and headed immediately for Ft. Army chow. Then they toured men and women from the San Ord. some actual training and test Francisco Bay area visited Ft. ™ei* Lfirs[_ st°Pu was at th,e sites, including the DPT testing . ' .- . NCO club where they were wel- area, the Field Wireman s Ord last Friday to observe tram- comed by Ma-Qr General H G Course; a physicaj trainiflg area> ing methods as part of a pro- Moore, Ft. Ord's commanding a weapons range and the Recep- gram called "Operation Friend- general. They were then briefed tion Station. Throughout the ship." The tour was sponsored on the Experimental Volunteer tour the guests talked with sol- by Sixth Army Arm^ Training Program (EVA- diers undergoing training. y i j j i TP) and they heard about disci- The visitors also received ; t The group landed at the plin£ and challenge training. briefings from Colonel William Naval Air Facility at Monterey After the briefings the group L. Webb, Ft. Ord's deputy corn- Airport shortly after 10 a.m., went to C-4-3 for a taste of manding officer. First week of 1971 CFC fund drive sees 21% of potential contributing The first week of the Com* men held captive by North Viet- The Government of South obtaining facts to verify granting bined Federal Campaign (CFC), nam. Vietnam allows ICRC officials of emergency leave, which runs for five weeks, saw The thrust of the ARC's ef- to inspect prisoner-of-war camps Transmitting information be- 21 per cent of the potential fort on behalf of American cap- and to interview prisoners. The tween members of the armed donors at Ft. Ord making con- fives and missing men has cen- Hanoi regime has refused to al- forces and their families, tributions. Collections totaled tered on finding some way to low inspection of its camps by Referring military personnel $36,787. induce North Vietnam to honor any impartial party. and their families . to social Monies collected in the GFC its ratification of the Geneva The ARC also has a day-to- agencies which offer specialized go to 33 agencies identified in Conventions and provide hu- day relationship with the -armed assistance such as legal affairs, four main groups: the United mane treatment to prisoners of forces. Basically, it supports and medical or psychiatric care, em- Fund, the American Red Cross, war. supplements activities that affect ployment and child welfare ser- National Health Agencies and j the health, welfare, recreation vices. International Service Agencies. 197HFX ORD anc' mora'e OI" military personnel Providing money—loans or Of all these agencies, none pro- oS^H) J%A anc^ t'16'1 families. outright grants—to military per- MRS ALBERTA Ward, coordi- vides more direct or a greater d^ ^*s» ARC services to the armed sonnel on emergency leave. nator of selective placement of number of services to military O CAMPAIGN "y forces include: Making loans to military de- the handicapped at R. Ord's families than does the Red fc^-jfl: jjjmjjjmmjmm Providing blood and blood pendents when allotment checks Civilian Personnel Office, dis- Cross. IB ^&|^^^H "fe*~ Products to many military, Vet- are lost or late. plays the award presented last By Congressional charter, the . MHMHMMJ erans Administration and civil- Offering patients in military Friday at a luncheon of the American Red Cross (ARC) acts ^HHIH • 1S*~ ia° hosPitals- hospitals a wide range of Salinos Valley Chapter of the as the medium of voluntary re- <7KillHHHfl- " Counseling on personal and services. National Employ the Handi- lief and communications be- ^^m ^~im^mmmmmmmm :i ^ family problems. All these services are in ad- capped Committee. Ft. Ord tween the American people and HM^A ^^•^•^B .Si Furnishing information to dition to the well known relief was honored as employer of the their arnjed forces. Ill Wmmmmmmmm H mintary personnel and their de- activities of Red Cross in dis- year by the local organization. It is the official approach, ^^B Jr^rTOTAQi I Pendents a b ° u f Government asters such as fire, storm or Seven per cent of the post's through the International Com- H^l Lj^^«__. ^H ^ene^ts- flood and its many services in civilian force is handicapped, mittee of the Red Cross (ICRC) BH <t m,^^>^»^^^' Ijjjj Providing information to as- civilian communities. making R Ord the largest em- at Gene'va, Switzerland, for the ul| •• • ^j^jj^jp s'st military commanders in de- Our dollars collected under plover of handicapped persons U.S. Government to inquire cisions affectng morale and wel- CFC keep these vital activities in Monterey County. about the treatment of American fare of military personnel or functioning. Page Two, Panorama, Friday, October 15, 1971 Communication will speed equality It seems that every periodical we pick up these days contains hundreds or thousands of words directed at the inadequate way our society has dealt with race relations. There is a very valid reason for that, because it is the most serious problem our generation will ever confront. The tenets of our republic, the very basic freedoms upon which this country is founded are being tested by the issues involved in our admixture of blacks and whites. We must learn how all can be afforded the equalities guaranteed us without violation of those equalities to any. It is a challenge which each of us should consciously face in all of our activities. The many failures which have marred our progress in recent years must teach us to do better in the months and years immediately ahead. All of us in uniform can be justly proud that our military forces have led the way in American society in guaranteeing equality of treatment to all our citizens. Despite that, we are painfully aware that we must continue to make progress — that despite the great strides which have been taken, we must quicken our efforts — that much remains we can do. Perhaps some wonder what, how, where. And of course, that's the guts of the problem. If a majority in this country had recognized inequality of opportunity for what it was, perhaps restitution would have begun sooner and without violence. We have just now reached the threshold of understand ing that inequality has, in fact, existed. We have just now reached the point where public admissions are made that elements of our society have not always enjoyed all the freedoms they were guaranteed. And all we need to continue our progress is communication. There are better solutions to problems than those which are reached through violence. It is important to all of us that we collectively seek those solutions. (AFPS Editorial) MVA's master plan blueprint being distributed Army-wide The blueprint for a Modern commanders down to company the Army and improving the ac- Volunteer Army is now being level. cesson system— both recruiting _^ sent to the field in the form According to the booklet, its and reenlisting. ,, . .. , , ... „ of a 62-page booklet entitled objective is to "expedite the In the preface to the booklet, And to thmk' ' could have been a '"PP'v clerk' "The Army's Master Program development of a capably led, General W.