Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, June 10, 1966 Page: 4 of 26
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Army Birthday
General George Washington wearing the buff and
blue uniform of the Virginia Militia rode past the ragged
groups of men clutching their handmade muskets. These
were the men of the first United States Army. Only a few
days before on June 14 1775 the Continental Congress
had created the Army and named General Washington as
its first commander. Yet Washington riding among his
troops saw little outward evidence in these men of an
Army which could defeat the imperial might of Britain.
In his diary he wrote "I found a mixed multitude of peo
ple here under very little discipline order or government.
Confusion and disorder reigned in every department."
Within months however General Washington had
forged the patriotism of these determined men into a force
which secured bold success at Trenton valiant triumph at
Saratoga and final victory at Yorktown. Born 10 months
before the United States itself was created the Army pur
chased with blood and iron the freedom of the new nation.
In years to come the Army's might and men grew
as the United States expanded westward and became the
bulwark of liberty around the world. At Chateau-Thierry
Normandy and Pork Chop Hill the Army made the world
safer for Democracy.
This year as the Army marks its 191st anniversary
new soldiers in a new land have added the names Plei Me
and la Drang Valley to the American lexicon of freedom.
From a helicopter in Viet Nam a patrol in Germany an
outpost in Korea the Army celebrates its birthday. Its mis
sion is unchanged since the days of Washington—to pre
serve and defend the United States and its allies from
aggression.
A Day To Remember
"Its highest beauty is in what
it symbolizes" are the words
used to describe the Flag of the
United States of America in
1877 by Charles Summer.
The Flag of our country is to
be cherished by our hearts and
to be upheld by us all.
The record of the Stars and
Stripes is as old as the history
of the country it symbolizes it
is in fact the dominant end
less thread woven throughout
the tapestry of American na
tional life.
The first national flag to suc
ceed the several colonial stand
ards was the Great Union Flag
which was raised by George
Washington on New Year's Day
1776 on Prospect Hill in Somer-
ville Mass.
The following year a truly
American Flag which severed
all ties with the past was creat
ed by the Marine Committee of
the Continental Congress.
On June 14 1777 Congress
adopted a resolution "that the
Flag of the United States be
13 stripes alternate red and
white that the union be 13
stars white in a blue field rep
resenting a new constellation."
When the Star-Spangled Ban
ner was flown by the Continen
tal Army General Washington
is reputed to have described its
symbolism as follows: "We
take the stars from heaven the
red from our mother country
separate it by white stripes
thus showing that we have sep
arated from her and the white
stripes shall go down to pos
terity representing liberty."
In 1795 following the admis
sion of Vermont and Kentucky
to the Union Congress enacted
a law approved by President
Washington providing that the
number of stars and stripes in
the flag be increased to 15 to
reflect the increase in the num
ber of states. It became appar
ent however that perpetuation
of such a system of enlarge
ment of the flag would create
an unwieldly design.
Congress therefore decreed
that beginning in 1818 the flag
would consist of 13 stripes and
as many stars as states in the
Union.
Following the admission of a
new state one additional star
would be added to the flag on
the succeeding July 4.
With the design of the flag
established by law the number
of stars in the field of blue con
tinued to grow in step with the
growth of the Union itself.
Through the work of B. J.
Cigrand and his followers Con
gress passed a joint resolution
on Aug. 3 1949 designating June
the productsor ®elj*
Wew #rk 17
14 as Flag Day 182 years after
the adoption of the Flag of the
United States of America.
The nation has continued to
grow thrive and prosper under
Old Glory in a dramatic dem
onstration to people everywhere
that such progress is nourished
by the fertile soil of liberty and
democracy.
Patriotism love of country
willingness to accept and to dis
charge the responsibilities of
citizenship are not the exclusive
province of any single segment
of Americans. Yet it is unde
niable that throughout America's
history one group has been par
ticularly aware of the majesty
and the meaning of the flag
and all it represents this one
group could always be depended
upon for allegiance to the Stars
and Stripes—the Armed Forces.
To the man in uniform Old
Glory has never been merely
a piece of cloth." It has been
and still is a rallying point an
in pi at on an a a
charge both in war and in
peace.
From Concord Bridge to
Southeast Asia is a long span
in time but the Armed Forces
of the United States have never
wavered in their defense of the
flag under which they serve.
With honor intact and bravery
unquestioned they carried the
S a an S a os
seas under the seas and
through the skies above.
And when the guns were quiet
as when the cannon roared men
in uniform continued to serve
loyally under the flag in sup
port of all it represents.
In 1917 on the 140th anni
versary of the adoption of the
Stars and Stripes President
Wilson said "This Flag which
we honor and under which we
is he of
unity our power our thought
and our purpose as a Nation."
In planting Old Glory im
movable in the path of Com
munist aggression our Armed
Forces are a visible tangible
proof that as long as the flag
endures "life liberty and the
pursuit of happiness" is not an
empty catch phrase devoid of
substance and beyond achieve
ment. It is the men in uniform
who reinforce and revitalize the
real meaning of the flag.
Let us remember on this Flag
Day June 14 those dedicated
American soldiers of the past
and present who are carrying
the banner of the United States
in that great tradition estab
lished by our forefathers in de
fense of those principals upon
which this nation was founded
and built.
By SP-4 DANNY E. MOUCHA
Need to save money? Need
a loan? The Fort Hood Military
Federal Credit Union which is
located in Building 59 on Head
quarters Avenue stands ready
to help an individual save mon
ey or to loan the individual mon
ey in time of need.
First what is a credit union?
A credit union" according
Maj. Gen. Kelly
Attends Meeting
Maj. Gen. John E. Kelly 2nd
Armored Division commander
last week attended the 77th an
nual meeting of the U.S. Ar
mor Association held at Fort
Tops on the agenda at an ex
ecutive council meeting in the
Fort Myer Officers' Open Mess
was discussion of the "Welcome
Aboard" program whereby
each newly commissioned ar
mor lieutenant upon entering
on active duty is awarded a
one year membership in the
U.S. Armor Association and a
subscription to "Armor" a
a a in is he
group.
Association president Lt. Gen.
F. J. Brown presided.
1 epor twasrpe stne edr Aaso
Also a report was presented
on the previous council meeting
held last December in addition
held last December in addition
to a brief discussion of the as
sociation's investment program.
Preceding the meeting Gen
eral Kelly attended a buffet and
a regular business meeting in
which a guest speaker Brig.
Gen. John K. Boles assigned
to combat developments at the
Pentagon highlighted the pro
gram.
General Boles' subject was
"Viet Nam and the American
Troops."
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Military Credit Union
Ready To Aid Hood Soldier
to the Credit Union National As
sociation "is a group of people
who agree to save money to
gether and to make loans to
each other at low interest
rates."
Membership in the Fort Hood
Military Federal Credit Union
is available to anyone in the
service upon his arrival at
Fort Hood and is also avail
able for servicemen's depen
dents and retired personel and
their dependents.
Services
What services are offered by
the Fort Hood Military Federal
Credit Union?
An individual may join the
credit union by purchasing a
$5.00 share and paying a $.25
membership fee. After that he
may save any amount of money
in one account up to $10000.
The Fort Hood Military Fed
eral Credit Union has paid a
yearly dividend of 4^-5 per cent
for the last four years on sav
ings.
Each account is covered by
Free Share Savings Insurance.
This means if a person dies
his beneficiaries receive an
amount double that of the sav
ings up to $2000.
Loans are available to mem
bers but you do not have to
be a member to apply for a
loan. In either case generally
there is no waiting period for
the loan.
Each applicant is interviewed
and counseled if necessary.
"Lending policies are as lib
eral as possible but still must
be consistent with the interests
of the Credit Union and the
individual members" stated
Mr. Jack Elam manager of the
Fort Hood Military Federal
Credit Union.
On a loan up to $10000 the
Credit Union offers Free Cred
it Life Insurance. This means
FINANCE COMPANIES
Estimated Credit
Insurance Cost
chance
Amount
$ 19.00
35.00
48.00
59.00
70.00
79.00
88.00
97.00
106.00
115.00
122.00
129.00
136.00
143.00
150.00
Weekdays—8-6
Monday and Thursday. 8-9
True*
$ 1.45
2.90
4.35
5.80
7.25
8.70
10.15
11.60
13.05
14.50
16.00
17.45
18.90
20.35
21.80
•Incudes Estimated Insurance
37.75%
34.98%
32.21%
29.85%
28.52%
26.98%
25.88%
25.06%
24.42%
23.91%
23.16%
22.53%
21.99%
21.54%
21.14%
Charges
of a La-Z-Boy Recliner!
GILMORE & DAVIS
FURNITURE
THE ARMORED SENTINEL FORT HOOD TEXAS
in case of death the loan is au
tomatically marked Paid in
Full.
The Credit Union charges 1
per cent per month on the un
paid balance of a loan and
there are no extra or hidden
charges.
A comparison of rates be
tween loan companies and the
Credit Union show that a per
son will save money by borrow
ing from the Credit Union.
For example take a $500.00
loan to be paid back in 24
months. The individual will pay
back to some finance companies
$696.00. Total charges are
$196.00. The same loan would
cost $64.86 from the credit
union which is a savings of
$132.14. (See chart for further
comparisons.)
Protection
The funds of the Credit Union
are protected in many ways.
One it is regulated by law and
supervised by the Bureau of
Federal Credit Unions a gov
ernmental agency second it is
audited quarterly and yearly to
keep a constant check on the
operations third the law re
quires surety bonding and sub
stantial reserves
History
The Fort Hood Credit Union
has grown from 1900 members
in 1961 to 2975 members in
1965. Since 1959 its assets have
grown to over $750000 and last
year alone has loaned over one
million dollars.
Mr. Jack Elam said "I invite
everyone to drop in and open
a savings account or to inquire
about doing business with the
Fort Hood Military Federal
Credit Union."
Shown below are further ex
amples between some finance
companies and the Fort Hood
Military Federal Credit Union.
CREDIT
Total
Annual Rate
$ 20.45
37.90
52.35
64.80
77.25
87.70
98.15
108.60
119.05
129.50
138.00
146.45
154.90
163.35
171.80
Everyday Is Father9s Day
in the Luxurious Comfort
UNION
Cost At
Credit Union
With Insurance
Charge
Indicated
Savings
$ 6.50
13.00
19.50
26.00
32.50
39.00
45.50
52.00
58.50
65.00
71.50
78.00
84.50
91.00
97.50
$13.95
24.90
32.85
38.80
44.75
48.70
53.15
56.60
60.55
64.50
66.50
68.45
70.40
72.35
74.30
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FATHER'S DAY
JUNE 19th
INC.
McGregor Texas
1st AD Takes
Post Re-Up
Award For May
For the second month in a
row the 1st Armored Division
has won the post reenlistment
award. Based on the number
of eligible reenlistees 01
Ironsides collected a total of
130.15 percentage points to cap
ture first place honors.
Lt. Gen. Ralph E. Haines Jr.
Ill Corps and Fort Hood com
mander will present the trophy
to the division in ceremonies la
ter this month.
The top battalion for the
month of May was the 2nd Bn.
81st Armor with a total of 150.00
points. Their "brother" battal
ion the 1st Bn. 81st Armor
took runner-up honors with 125-
.00 points.
Headquarters Battery Divi
sion Artillery collected 100.00
points to be tops among sep
arate companies in the division.
The leaders in the above cat
egories are also in the number
one spot for the fiscal year with
101. 72 and 66.96 points respec
tively.
Complete Coverage
To This Huge
Trade Area!
lO
Building bridges was not ex
actly what Pvt. Richard H.
Parker of the 2nd Armored Di
vision's 17th Engineers Bn. had
been prepared for before he
came into the Army about five
months ago. Nor did he have
very much knowledge about
the many other types of jobs
performed by the Army Engi
neers.
Private Parker was a jazz
singer and has recorded a num
ber of popular songs some of
which he has composed him
self. One of his records called
"Peace of Mind" was recorded
by M.G.M. a short time ago
and was rated among the top
ten hits for several weeks
around the New York City area.
A native of New York City
Private Parker worked in and
around "The Big Apple" for
about six years and has per
formed in such famous night
spots as The Baby Grand The
Palms Small's Paradise and
the Apollo Theatre to name
just a few.
One of the groups the 22-year-
old "singing engineer" has re
corded with is The Vontastics.
He has also done single record
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MG 1
Former Crooner Now Builder
ings on his own for several
different record companies.
He has received his associate
degree in Business Adminis
tration from City College of New
York but found that show busi
ness was not only more fun
than teaching it was more
lucrative too.
Now in his sixth week of Ad
vanced Individual Training
as advertised in TIME
ill
YOU UN BE SURE...
I READ IT IN THE SENTINEL
MR. MERCHANT
Friday June 10 1966
(AIT) with the "John Henry
Engineers" Parker says that
though engineering is a field
he had never even thought
about entering before he came
in the Army he finds much of
what he is learning "very in
teresting."
When Private Parker finishes
his tour of duty he wants to re
sume his singing career.
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