Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, February 16, 1968 Page: 1 of 24
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VOL. 26 NO. 5
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SENTINEL SHORTS
Vietnam Review
THE MAGIC NUMBER this week is 10500.
That's the number of additional troops that will be
sent to South Vietnam in the near future at the re
quest of Gen. Westmoreland.
The Pentagon's announcement of the troop
increase did not name any specific units. Spokes
men said the troops were being sent "for insur
ance purposes" in the wake of the current country
wide offensive. The troops will increase the total
of U.S. military in South Vietnam to 510500. But
for the time being the total authorization of 525-
000 which was to have been reached later this
year will remain the same.
The troops now being sent will not necessari
ly be outfits earmarked for Vietnam under pre
vious plans. Some of the units now being rushed to
Vietnam it was revealed include some men being
sent to Vietnam for the second time. The units are
being sent without taking time to weed out those
who are veterans of the war.
IN OTHER WAR news the Pentagon an
nounced Wednesday that Red China shot down an
American Navy plane after the plane apparently
strayed into Red Chinese air space off the island of
Hainan Tuesday. According to the Pentagon the
plane experienced "navigational problems" and
inadvertently encroached on Communist air terri
tory.
It is doubtful that the downing of the plane
will cause another international incident such as
the one over the USS Pueblo since the United
States has readily admitted that the plane was
over Red Chinese territory. In the Pueblo inci
dent the United States has consistently maintain
ed that the Pueblo was not in North Korean ter
ritorial water at the time of the capture.
IN GROUND ACTION in South Vietnam the
place not to be if you were a Communist this
week was Hue. The allies began mounting an all-
out offensive on the ancient city abandoning all
attempts at saving the great architectural trea
sures contained in the old imperial capital of Viet
nam.
U.S. Marines pulled back and allied dive bomb
ers slashed in against Viet Cong troops entrenched-
ed behind Hue's 12-foot thick walls. Bombs napalm
and rockets were used to weaken the Communist
positions. The Reds fought back with rockets and
antiaircraft fire. They have held portions of the
two-square mile forbidden city for more than two
weeks. Offshore U.S. Navy warships moved in
awaiting orders to use their six-inch guns to blast
holes in the three-story high citadel walls of Hue.
IN THE DIPLOMATIC area U.N. Secretary
General Thant increased his personal efforts to
get peace talks going over the Vietnam conflict.
He talked with Soviet Premier Kosygin President
de Gaulle and Mao Van Bo North Vietnam's top
diplomat in the West. What Thant accomplished
during his talks however was not readily known.
He refused to say anything about them except:
"I'm sorry I have no statement to make now."
Happenings
THE CENTRAL TEXAS Symphony Orches
tra and Louis and Adele Galanffy associated with
Central Texas College will present a concert at
3 p.m. March 17 in the Killeen High School Audi
torium. Tickets are available at all Special Services
libraries and service clubs. Price of admission is
$2 for adults and 75 cents for students.
ALL OFFICERS ARE urged to attend the gen
eral membership meeting of the Ft. Hood Officers
Open Mess Feb. 28 in the Open Mess ballroom at
4 p.m. for the purpose of electing members to the
Board Of Governors.
THE COMMISSARY STORE and the Com
missary Annex will be closed Thursday in observ
ance of Washington's Birthday.
Military News
CURRENT DEPARTMENT OF the Army
policy states that pregnancy deferments will be
authorized only if the pregnancy or delivery is
expected to have major or serious complications.
All requests for pregnancy deferments must be ac
companied by a certificate signed by the attending
physician specifying the nature of serious compli
cation. Previously a soldier could qualify for a
deferment if his wife reached at least eight months
pregnancy by the date of his scheduled transfer
overseas.
Did You Know?
DID YOU KNOW that Thursday is Washing
ton's Birthday?
Inside Story
THE LIFE OF an Army wife can be very
rewarding. That's one woman's opinion after
many years of being married to a military man.
More details on Page 6.
Editorials 4 Classified 11
Movies 10 Religion 6
Sports 9Social 6
Religious
Retreat
Continues
Ft. Hood's third annual
religious retreat which started
Jan. 29 and runs through next
Friday was highlighted Monday
night with an ecumenical dinner
featuring Chaplain (Brig. Gen.)
Ned R. Graves as the guest
speaker.
Approximately 300 people at
tended the dinner which was
held in the main ballroom of
the Ft. Hood Noncommissioned
Officers Open Mess.
In his address Gen. Graves
who is the deputy chief of
chaplains Washington D.C.
emphasized the importance of
man's need to listen while at
tempting to communicate with
God.
In this day and age we don't
want to listen to God. We are
too prone to talk. What the
world and American society
needs today is to take the time
to listen and believe in God"
Gen. Graves said.
It will take effort on your
part to learn to listen to God.
Through the years God has
never failed to listen to man
but man has often failed to
listen to God."
Tuesday night a chaplains din
ner and reception was held in
honor of Gen. Graves at the Ft.
Hood Offier's Open Mess.
Health
Benefit
By PFC BOB HEIMBAUGH
Information Specialist
How would you like to gas the
foodstuffs and medical supplies
from Israel across to the West
Bank of the Jordan River to aid
the Arab refugees whose homes
have been charred by the recent
war?
Perhaps you would like to
open the main that sends water
coursing through a 300-yeark)ld
irrigation system that had long
ago fallen into disrepair. Thus
giving hope to Korean families
who had previously been eking
out a day-to-day existence.
From the barren land.
Maybe you would like to be
the speech therapist who helps
Kim a 10-year-old who lost her
power of speech to measles
encephalitis to form the "K" in
her name for the first time
since she was two.
Opportunity
Few people have the op
portunity or training to
physically participate in these
efforts. However Americans
will have the opportunity to play
a vital role in causes like aiding
Arab refugees Korean farmers
and mentally retarded children.
The National Health Agencies
and the International Service
Agencies are cooperating in a
Driver Finds
Tank Becomes
Pretty Tricky
By PFC T. C. EMERSON
Information Specialist
When tank driver Pfc. Roy
Downing reached the edge of
flood-swollen Cowhouse Creek
he shifted his M-60 into first
gear and drove out into 11 feet
of water.
He wouldn't be around to tell
the story had his tank not been
equipped with a conning tower
and seals that are special equip
ment for the M-60s undergoing
the Underwater Tank Test being
carried out by 1st Armd. Div.'s
2nd Bn. 13th Armor.
Downing was the first driver
at Ft. Hood to take a tank
underwater.
'It was weird" he said.
"Underwater the tank becomes
almost silent and you can't tell
if you are moving or not."
'The bouyancy made the tank
very light and tricky to handle"
he said. "On the first two runs I
didn't touch the steering at all
and just used my throttle and
breaks."
Since the pressure of the ex-
(See DRIVER Page 2)
FORT HOOD
Traffic Toll
To Date This Year
Injuries 17
Fatalities 3
This Time Last Year
Injuries 9
Fatalities 3
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Participates In Retreat
Chaplain (Brig. Gen.) Ned R. Graves deputy
chief of chaplains Washington D.C. as he address
es the 300 people who attended an ecumenical din
ner highlighting Ft. Hood's third annual religious
retreat*
Agencies
Millions
Joint Crusade to relieve
Americans and citizens of other
lands afflicted by disease or
destitution.
The Joint Crusade will begin
Feb. 19 and continue through
April 1."
National Health Agencies
involved are: The American
Cancer Society American Heart
Association Arthritis Foun
dation Muscular Dystrophy
Associations of America Na
tional Association for Mental
Health National Association for
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Retarded Children National
Cystic Fibrosis Research Foun
dation March ol Dimes Na
tional Multiple Sclerosis Society
National Society for7 Crippled
Children and Adults (Easter
Seal Society) National Society
for the Prevention of Blindness
and United Cerebral Palsy
Associations.
Service Igencies
International Service Agencies
participating are: The American
Korean Foundation Cooperation
A a
Everywhere (CARE) and
People-to-People Health Foun
dation Inc. (S. S. HOPE):
Many of the national organiza
tions direct their efforts at
diseases that revage children.
Lucille Fennel! 5 of Archer
a is is in it
sensitive fingers a world of A's
B's and C's vowels and con
sonants that other people
discover with their eyes. Lucille
is losing her sight because of a
birth defect. Lucille may soon
be tracing her fingers over
Cinderella Peter Pan and a
host of other children's stories
because of the March of Dimes.
The March of Dimes trained
Lucille's mother at one of near
ly 100 Birth Defects Centers.
(See AGENCIES Page 2)
Ruwing Silent And Deep
An M-60 Tank commanded by 2nd Lt. Douglas C. Rice reaches the deep
est part of its initial underwater test. The tank was pulled out by a recovery
vehicle and except for minor leaks was dry. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc T. C.
Emerson)
By SP4 PETER BLUM
A N
SP4 BRYAN NOONAN
Information Specialists
When hostile Redland at
tacked Blueland an ally of the
it S at a
military assistance was sent to
drive the aggressor back. The
2nd Armd. Div. was among
those called to fight for the in
dependence of this small ally
and the "Hell on Wheels" was
ready.
This was the situation this
week at the start of a command
post exercise CPX Saber IX.
Participants in the exercise
were selected headquarters
units from within the division.
The exercise which was held in
the northwest portion of the Ft.
re at on a
through Wednesday was design
ed to train selected head
quarters in operations and
plans intelligence ad
ministration and logistical pro
cedures in a tactical en
vironment.
Imaginary Country
The Colorado river forms the
boundary between the im
aginary countries of friendly
Blueland and hostile Redland.
FORT HOOD FRIDAY FEBRUARY 16 1968 12 Pages
In Wet Damp Weather
Killeen Public Schools
To Host Big Open House
Do you find it difficult to com
municate with your children to
be straightforward and honest
to say what you think and feel
to keep abreast of their in
terests that are so often very
different from those of your
generation?
This is one of the themes
struck at the organizational
meeting of Killeen's Public
Schools Week Campaign planned
for Mar. 4-8.
Keynote speaker was Lt. Gen.
G. R. Mather HI Corps and Ft.
Hood commander.
Gen. Mather called his part in
the meeting a "pleasant and
happy duty" and noted the im
Old Ironsides Takes To The Water Again
ilUMMuLUl
Gen. Lincoln Comes
To Hood To Inspect
Division Goes Out
For Field Exercise
As an independent corps
Corps was located in the
western sector of Blueland. The
mission of the corps during the
exercise as a part of Allied
or el an as
defense of present positions and
preparation to attack in order to
clear Redland forces from Blue-
land territory. It was also
responsible for the defense of
the east bank of Cowhouse
Creek and south to Youngsport.
The III Corps area and
particularly the 2nd Armd. Div.
area had been the scene of
Present at the ceremonies will
be Maj. Gen. J. A. McChristian
2nd Armd. Div. commander
and Maj. Gen. R. G. Stilwell
1st Armd Div. commander.
Also present will be Brig.
mense contribution made by the
schools in "molding children."
The general recalled that he
participated in Killeen's Public
Schools Week when he was 2nd
Armd. Div. commander in 1965.
At that time he visited 16-17
schools during the open house
program. The ni Corps and Ft.
Hood commander described
these visits as "stimulating and
eye-opening."
Following Gen. Mather to the
speaker's stand were: William
Bowman mayor of Killeen Col.
Howard W. Gorier commander
of Killeen Base C. E. Ellison
superintendent of Killeen Public
S an a
chairman of school activities.
WarnImmmmmrnm
A
gift to Beet
III heavy fighting. Rainy and cold
weather in the area didn't seem
to dampen the fighting spirit of
"Hell on Wheels." The division
defended its territory against
enemy attacks in company bat
talion and regimental strength
Three Abreast
With three divisions abreast in
the III Corps area the 2nd
Armd. Div. was in the center.
While defending a position along
Cowhouse Creek for two weeks
the division had beeen building
up its supply stocks in order to
go over to the offensive.
Division To Open
Revamped Museum
The 2nd Armd. Div. will of-Gen. G. H. Woodward assistant
ficially open its renovated "Hell
on Wheels" museum Saturday
in a in
ceremony.
division commander for
maneuvers Brig. Gen. W. D.
it be a is a
division commander for sup
port Col. P. F. Roberts 13th
Spt. Bde. commander Lt. Col.
B. W. Lee 17th Engr Bn com
mander and Cmd Sgt. Maj.
Edd Melton 2nd Armd. Div.
sergeant major and president of
the "Hell on Wheels" chapter of
the .2nd Armd. Div. Assn.
Distinguished guests from the
surrounding area are expected
to include Killeen Mayor F. W.
Baumann Jr. Harker Heights
Mayor Brady Peterson the
re to of or a
Development at Central Texas
a
Edward G. Farrand treasurer
Central Texas-Ft. Hood chapter
AUSA Brig. Gen. (Ret.) James
I. King Copperas Cove Mayor
George Leonhard and civilian
aide to the secretary of the
Army for the Fourth Army
Area Roy J. Smith.
The schedule of events for the
debut of the renovated museum
in Bldg. 418 includes addresses
by guests refreshments and
tours of the museum.
Abandon Tank Exercises
Preparation for the underwater tank test con
ducted last week by 2nd Bn. 13th Armor included
"abandon-tank" exercises to test the crew's ability
to get out under emergency conditions. As Capt.
John E. Grabowski Co. commander looks on
driver Pfc. Roy Downing and gunner Sp4 Robert
Webebr scrambles down the 11-foot conning tower.
mnmb
every human need
Two-Day
Post Visit
Planned
By 2 LT. DON RICHARDSON
Information Specialist
Fourth U.S. Army com
mander Lt. Gen. Lawrence J.
Lincoln and members of his
staff arrived here Thursday for
a two-day visit.
Gen. Lincoln arrived at
Robert Gray Army Airfield
Thursday morning and was
greeted by Lt. Gen. G. R.
Mather III Corps and Ft. Hood
commander.
Gen. Lincoln and a staff of
eight officers are touring the
post in the annual commander's
inspection. Also accompanying
him is Cmd. Sgt. Maj. T. G.
in S A
sergeant major.
Following his arrival Gen.
Lincoln flew by helicopter to
post headquarters for a III
Corps briefing.
Later Gen. Lincoln received a
briefing from the 57th Sig. Bn.
and made a tour of the unit.
Following a luncheon at the
Ft. Hood Officers Open Mess
the Fourth Army commander
received a briefing by the 1st
Armd. Div. commander and in
spected the 1st Bn. 81st Armor
in the field. Inspections of an M-
60 tank and the Sheridan tank
followed.
Later in the afternoon Gen.
Lincoln received a briefing by
the 13th Spt. Bde. commander
and toured the brigade area.
Last night Gen. Lincoln and
Gen. Mather attended the Ft.
Hood-Central Texas Chapter of
the Association of the United
States Army (AUSA) meeting in
Temple.
After a greeting and briefing
by the 2nd Armd. Div. and
DivArty commanders this morn
ing Gen. Lincoln will receive a
briefing by the 1st and 3rd Bdes.
of the 2nd Armd. Div. In ad
dition he will receive a briefing
by the division supply office
observe an M-60 tank being pro
cessed for administrative
storage inspect Darnall Army
Hospital and receive a briefing
from the AC of S G-4.
After a luncheon at the Ft.
Hood Officers Open Mess the
Fourth Army commander will
conclude his tour of the post
with an exit conference.
The ceremonies will officially^
begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Melton will!scheduled
welcome the guests prior to the Gray Army Airfield at 3:15 p.m.
dedication of the museum. I this afternoon.
Gen. Lincoln and his staff are
to depart Robert
M-60 Tanks Go
For Cool Ride
Under Cowhouse
Underwater tank testing being
carried out on behalf of the
Army by 1st Armd. Div.'s 2nd
Bn. 13th Armor moved into
practical operations this week
with the submerging of an M-60
Tank in Cowhouse Creek.
The test was carried out to
check the installation of the
underwater adaption kit
mounted by the 13th Horse
motor pool.
"Everything went just fine"
said Capt. John E. Grabowski
Co. commander "we had a
few minor leaks on the first run
but they were quickly patched
and the tank was virtually dry
on its second trip."
The underwater kit consists of
an eleven foot "conning tower"
which is bolted into the main
hatch as well as dozens of seals
to render the tank completely
waterproof.
The tank commander sits on
top of the tower and radios in
structions to the driver.
Safety is being given special
emphasis throughout the entire
(See TANK Page 2)
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