Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1963 Page: 4 of 16
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A weapon a machine a vehicle—each is only as good
its care and maintenance. Neglect it at your peril—it
ay malfunction when you most depend on it.
Man Is The Uutimate Weapon—it's true even in this
ge of missilery and space marvels. The infantryman out
ranks his rifle the pilot his plane the astronaut his capsule.
It stands then that part of our job as members of
the Armed Forces is keeping ourselves in good physical
condition. We wouldn't be in uniform today if we hadn't
been physically qualified when we entered the service. The
doctors found us sound in mind and body then. How do
we measure up now? Is President Kennedy's call for
physical fitness aimed at us—or rather aren't we expected
to exemplify its standards for the rest of our fellow Ameri
cans? You can bet we are!
True it's not easy in all cases. Many of us are vet
erans of WWII which means that we've reached middle
age or stand on the threshold of it. But just because we
can't keep up with the kids in every department doesn't
mean we can allow ourselves to go to pot through over
indulgence in food or drink and lack of exercise. If we do
that we're not only letting the service down we're hurting
ourselves.
All perfectly obvious and undeniable you say.-But
look around you and ask yourself how many of the people
you serve with could do with some determined dieting or
physical conditioning through sports and games. If you're
in a combat unit you will probably see few physically unfit
men indeed. But a lot of us today have desk jobs more
remote from programs of organized athletics. And for some
of us it's wintertime—hibernation time.
So after looking around us let's forget about the
other fellow and take a good look at ourselves. (AFPS)
Troop Inf ormation—
Soviet Soldier
The Soviet soldier his training are attached to all units and
and motivation will be discussed!their job is to create the proper
in next week's troop information!mental attitude in the soldier by
classes.
The Soviet Military Service
Law enacted in 1939 makes all
citizens between the ages of 19
and 50 eligible for military serv
ice. This obligation can be satis
fied by service in the reserves
as well as by active service in
the armed forces.
Annual induction time for the
Russian recruit is in the fall so
that his call-up will not interfere
with the harvest and yet will
allow sufficient time for comple
tion of his quarantine training be
fore the start of the annual train
ing cycle which starts Dec. 1.
Training is very similar to ours.
Military customs close order
drill familiarization with fire
arms and small unit training are
some of the many phases of train
ing that are taught. As a final
test of the training which is given
S vi so a
part in division maneuvers which
take place every September and
October thus winding up the an
nual training cycle.
Great stress is placed on politi
cal indoctorination during all
phases of training. Zampolits
(Deputies for Political Affairs)
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"Cotton" Warren
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VIEWS ON
BOOKS
The Thin Red line by James
Jones (Scribner 495 pp.)
By BILL STEWART
Sentinel Staff Writer
considered
products
In his fourth novel "The Thin
Red Line" James Jones has
again returned to familiar terri
tory the Army and the infantry
man.
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fte Public in-
This has been a wise choice
for the author.
"The Thin Red Line" has
been criticized because the auth
or as a a in os to it
about the Army but one critic
said James Jones is only writ
ing about what he knows as
Henry James wrote about what
he knew when he wrote about
the rich.
The novel is the composite
story ol more than 60 infantry'
men in a forward rifle company
during the Guadalcanal cam
paign. The novel has none of the
conventional heroes. In fact the
only true hero is C-for Charlie
Company.
The men of C-for Charlie Com
pany are the same soldiers of
the author's first novel "From
Here to Eternity." They are reg
ular Army men thirty-year-
men men who joined the Army
during the depression because
there were no other jobs to be
had.
When the men first come on
the island they are afraid. They
are afraid of being killed afraid
of the jungle afraid. Somehow
some of them survive and leave
the island still afraid: spent
swimmers caught in the nervpus
embrace of war.
One of the things that protects
the men of C-for Charlie Com
pany is "Combat Numbness."
The numbness comes to the
men according to Jones when
they have been afraid or sick
so long their nerves collapse
and they are somehow able to
go on. The soldiers learn to wel
come the return of the numb
ness when they go back into
combat.
"The Thin Red Line" marks
a return for the author. A little
more than 20 years ago he
fought in the campaign he now
writes about. In writing he has
chosen to create no heroes but
the men of C-for Charlie Com
pany and the war a war Goya
drew in his "Disasters of War"
and Matthew Brady saw in his
photographs of the Civil War.
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controlling what he reads hears
and sees.
In order to maintain maximum
service from its soldiers the
Kremlin uses both incentives aricl
terror. In the form of incentives
the effort is made to create a
feeling of belonging. On the other
hand there is an awareness of
constant surveillance at all times
by dreaded Smersh the counter
pi on a it in
armed forces.
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13th Armor Unit Takes
Best Mess Honors
Co. C 1st Bn. 13th Armor 1st
Armored Division won the month
ly 2d Brigade Best Mess award
in an inspection of battalion
messes in the brigade recently.
Col. Lloyd K. Jensen 2d Bri
gade commander will present the
brigade's "Best Mess" flag plus
a check for $10 to 1st Lt. James
P. Cargile commander of Co. C
at a ceremony in the company's
messhall.
An additional award of $10 for
the best battalion mess was pre
sented to SFC Rosco A. Ander
son the company's mess steward.
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44-Suffix:
to make into
45-Killed
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Europe
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metal
52-City in
Germany
53-Night before
54-To achieve
55-Shabby
(colloq.)
56-To soak
57-To place
A series of field training exer
cises highlight the advanced unit
training at Fort Hood's newest
signa1 battalion the 54th which
is currently training for their mis
sion as a III Corps combat-ready
communication unit.
Each company in the battalion
is planning on training in the
field during the coming months
Day Off Awaits
Safest Units
Of Iron Deuce
A day-off has been added to the
list of prizes for battalion and
separate company winners of the
2d Armored Division's quarterly
safety awads.
The two winners already get
cash awards for their respective
unit funds plus official recogni
tion from the 2d AD commander.
The latest prize was announced
Jan. 24 in a letter from the di
vision Chief of Staff. The official
terminology is: "a one-day train
ing holiday at the discretion of
the battalion or separate com
pany commander."
Most recent winners of the
quarterly awards are Division Ar
tillery the 502d Military Intelli
gence Co. and the 14th Artillery.
By virtue of its status as a senior
command DivArty is not involved
in the newest addition to the prize
list according to Lt. Arthur B.
Esberg the division safety offi
cer.
The senior command prize is a
large gold trophy presented by
the division commander.
Lt. Esberg welcomes the new
est prize as an added safety in
centive. "Almost any soldier wel
comes a day off from training"
he theorized. "All he needs to
accomplish for a day off is make
sure that he doesn't have any
accidents therebey helping his
unit get the award."
The recent announcement did
not specify whether the new prize
would be' retroactive to include
the last quarter's winners.
Eugene D. Von Ach Co. B
123d Maintenance Bn. 1st Ar
mored Division was promoted
recently to sergeant first class.
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pleasure at
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8-Small
openings
9-Egyptian
skink
10-To erect
11-Playthings
17-Attempted
19-Injury
23-Lasso (var.)
24-Oral
25-Girl's name
26-Gave food to
28-Birds
29-Lamprey
30-Bitter vetch
32-Nocturnal
lemur
34-Imitates
37-Simpler
39-Moved with
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54th Signal Bn. Undergoes
Field Training Exercises
in order to sharpen up skills in
the techniques of good field living
and tactical combat readiness
The advanced unit training the
battalion is undergoing at the pre
sent time is all part of the overall
objective to get the unit ready
for their ATT and STRAC tests
which will be coming up in the
near future.
"This training will prepare our
unit for its mission for providing
III Corps with command com
munication control for attached
units" Lt. Col. John F. Wood Jr.
54th Commander said.
"Many of our men here at the
54th are new to the Army and the
training we are now working on
will teach them how to live in
the field under tactical conditions
Colonel Wood pointed out. "We
will stress field anitation CBR
a an
marches counterguerrella and
a it in
training" he concluded.
"The 54th is not without prob
lems" Capt. Peter .Gaughan
battalion S-4 pointed out. "The
problem of equipment for a sig
nal battalion are complex" he
a id an
install electronic components into
electronic motor vans piece by
piece" he continued. "The tedi
ous job of installation is often
frustrated by lack of the right
components which must be ship
ped into our unit by transport
and very often the correct equip
ment is impossible to obtain wnen
the technicians are ready for it.
he said "this lack of equipment
at the 54th often slows up our
drive toward combat readiness"
Working hard to accomplish the
goals set for them the men of the
54th are confident of their ability
to shape the new unit into a com
bat-ready III Corps communica
tion battalion.
Manuel T. Sanchez Co. A 1st
Bn. 6th Infantry 1st Armored Di
vision was promoted recently to
sergeant.
Ivan C. Martin Co. B 1st Bn
6th Infantry 1st Armored Divi
sion was promoted recently to
sergeant.
James Layton Wells Co. A
5th Bn. 6th Infantry 1st Ar
mored Division was promoted
recently to sergeant.
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Fife Drum
and Bugle
New Music Corps
Seeks Members
A West Point-patterned innova
tion for military marching bands
a Fife Drum and Bugle Corps
will be organized by the 2d Ar
mored Division band.
The announcement came Jan.
25 from Maj. Gen. W. H. S.
Wright 2d AD commander.
Auditions for the 2-man Corps
started Jan. 27 and are being
held daily at division band head
quarters in Bldg. 1285. Any 2d
AD soldier with the appropriate
musical background may audi
tion.
CWO Wilfred J. Hureau the
division bandmaster and chief
auditioneer said that eight bug
lers eight fife players five per
cussionists (drummers) and one
drum major are needed to com
plete the corps. Division bands
men are not eligible.
Musicians accepted are in
sured of immediate transfer to
the band detachment. Because
the new corps is a separate sec
tion it will have its own mem-
power assignment charts and
promotion quotas.
In calling for volunteers Hu
reau listed fast promotions as a
chief incentive. 'In the early
weeks we will fill all 2 slots
by promotions or from incom-
incoming personnel" he declared.
The table of organization calls
for 15 E-4 2 E-5 and 1 E-6 posi
tions plus four PFC slots. "Like
any other newly organized unit"
continued the bandmaster "we'll
make a lot of early promotions."
Hureau has set April 1 as the
official target date for comple
tion of auditions and the start
of actual full-corps rehearsals.
It is planned that the Fife
Drum and Bugle Corps will be
patterned closely after the famed
U. S. Military Academy drum
and bugle corps. Officials at the
Academy's field music section
have been consulted for guidance
as to uniforms marching forma
tions and repertoire.
Plans call for the 2d AD Corps
to be dressed in pre-Civil War
draggon-type uniforms similar to
those worn by the West Point
group. The uniform is blue and
white with yellow acessories fea
turing white leggings and white
belts crossed over the chest.
The new corps will play at all
division reviews and parades
awards ceremonies and will make
appearances in local community
parades and civic functions. "The
Corps is being organied as a
completely separate musical or
ganization" Hureau explained.
326 E. Ave.
'It can appear either with or in
dependent of the division band.'
Although the 2d AD has long
had a division band this marks
the first time that the Hell On
Wheels division will field any
other typ^ of marching musical
group.
A Primer
On Communism
(Thirty-eighth of a series of
questions and answers from A
Primer on Communism by
George W. Cronyn edited by
Howard Oiseth. Reprinted by
AFPS with the publisher's
permission.)
QUESTION—Do other types of
farms still exist or are there
now only collective farms under
communism?
ANSWER There are severed
types of farms in the so-called
"Socialist (Communist) sector."
For example in the U.S.S.R.
there are collective farms (kolk
hozes) and state farms (sovk-
hozes). The state farms are run
entirely by the state there is
no communal property and all
farm labor is paid on a work
day basis.
In Eastern Europe under Com
munist regimes there are state
a iv a a
"work cooperatives" that are in
directly controlled by the state.
Remnants of individual farming
are found in the ''private sector"
but private farm owners are se
verely handicapped by exorbitant
taxes and other levies. In the
satellite countries the proportion
of collectivized agriculture ranges
from about 14 per cent in Poland
to more than 90 per cent in Bul
garia. Collectivization is strongly
opposed throughout the whole re
gion.
In December 1959 the East
German Communist Party (SED)
central committee heard a farm
expert's report on widespread
arson and sabotage on collective
farms. According to this report
there were more than 900 acts
of arson on collective farms in
July August and September
1959 alone and property damage
for the first nine months of the
year came to $1.4 million.
Charles P. Reeder Hq. & Hq.
Co. 2d Bn. 46th Infantry 1st
Armored Division was promoted
recently to specialist five.
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