Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, February 16, 1968 Page: 4 of 24
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Published in the interest ol the military and civilian personnel at Ft Hood
Texas every Friday by the Community Enterprises Inc. Temple Texas.
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As history progress our great figures become more and
more legends and less and less individuals with human
emotions.
Such has been the case with George Washington
whose birthday we observe Feb. 22. Here was a man deep
ly loved in his own time who has been transformed by
time into an impersonal legend.
The Washington legend differs from the reality of
the man. He was a wise modest and altogether human
individual blessed with an unshakable faith in self-gov
ernment and the ultimate attainment of national unity
for our fledging nation.
In the role of supreme military commander mili
tary misfortunes taught him much. He had the ability
however to learn well from experience.
Washington was far more than simply a military
commander. He embodied a cause and in spite of hard
ships and defeats he never lost sight of the original goal
of the revolution.
Once independence had been won his problems did
not end. With chaos threatening the new Republic Wash
ington firmly rejected all offers to make him king and
would countenance no move in the direction of a mili
tary dictatorship.
In later years as our first president he helped es
tablish a solid foundation for the Nation on which future
generations could build.
In peace as in war he showed the way toward the
maintenance of both liberty and union. (AFPS)
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The Law And You
The Cost Of Divorce
By CAPT. CHARLES M. BLEELj
Legal Assistance Officer
Marriage is generally throught
of as one of the basic foun
at on in
N he in or a it a
discord often will cause one
spouse or the other to consider a
divorce. In many instances it is
thought that a divorce is the
easy way out. This rarely pro
ves to be true. The great emo
tional cost which arises in
connection with divorce cannot
be measured. Any divorced
person can testify to this
proposition. Hence it should not
be undertaken lightly.
From a dollar and cents point
of view a divorce is a luxury
which few can afford. The hard
economic facts should be con
sidered by anyone con
templating divorce proceedings.
The first cost is the civilian at
torney's fee which may be hun
dreds of dollars depending upon
where the divorce is to be ob
tained whether it is to be
contested and whether the
property settlement will be
complicated. Additionally sup
port payments for all children
until they attain certain ages
and possible alimony payments
need to be considered. The laws
of the various states uniformly
require that a man support his
children until they are capable
of supporting themselves. Child
support payments will continue
even though both parties may
subsequently remarry. This
at on is on
through the courts and recogniz
ed by military commanders.
Further it constitutes a prior
claim on earnings and it must
be paid even though it
materially reduced the living
standard of the man or his se
cond family. Alimony payments
generally cease when the wife
remarries but if the former
wife does not remarry they
may continue for the rest of her
life. Alimony payments must be
pa id a on it
payments if the divorce decree
so provides.
Any wife consdiering the pro
spect of a divorce should
remember that the current in
come of her husband must be
ad to vi or
households: that the support
at on or re
terminate eventually that the
alimony may not continue after
the time required for her to
become self-supporting and will
automatically terminate upon
her remarriage and that she
will have no claim on her spouse
for any matter not provided for
in the divorce decree.
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Further
although a divorce
degree is legally enforceable
and the Army will recognize it
proceedings to compel compli
ance to the degree usually are
expensive and time consuming.
The ultimate action available
to military authorities in cases
where support payments are
not made is to court-martial
or discharge the service mem
ber who fails to comply with
the decree. Action of this
type however does not in
crease the member's desire or
ability to comply with court
orders. Finally a wife should
examine her income earning
potential its long term limita
tions and the prospect of bleak
years later in life.
The crux of any discussion in
regard to divorce however is
that it simply cannot be
Prior to any consideration of
dissolving a marriage due
thought should be given as to
how the marriage can be saved.
The chaplain will almost always
prove to be of invaluable
assistance in this connection
and his advice an assistance
should always be sought. Cer
tainly before anyone eeks a
divorce much thought should be
given to all possible means of
preserving the marriage.
Sergeant
Inspected
Jet Parts
Some of the jet planes now
flying combat missions in sup
port of Army troops may be
doing their job so well because
of the exacting work done by
SSgt. Clayton W. Breckon while
he was employed as a civilian.
Breckon was a machined
parts inspector for the McDon
nell Air Craft Corp. in St. Louis
making sure that the parts for
the versatile highly effective
F4C Phantom met the required
specifications.
When a group of parts came
to his desk Breckon would first
check out a blueprint and then
use micrometers and height
gauges to measure the finished
parts against the details outlin
ed in the blueprints.
'The work was well paid but
repetitious so I joined the
Army in 1964" Breckon said.
Leaving McDonnell Breckon
moved into another highly
technical area of defense when
he was trained as a Atomic
Demolitions Munitions special
ist.
Jungles
Infested
WithVC
By SP5 AL MIRABELLE
Information Specialist
Pfc. James E. Tindall 501st
Admin. Co. 1st Armd. Div. is a
Texan recently returned from
Vietnam.
Tindall 22 of Houston was an
infantryman with the 3rd Bn.
39th Inf. at Rach Kien a small
village in the Mekong Delta
about 16 miles southwest of
Saigon.
While with the Fighting Blue
Falcons an air-mobile infantry
unit he was awarded the Com
bat Infantry Badge the Army
Air Medal the Army Com
mendation Medal and the Pur
ple Heart.
About this time last year Tin-
dall's battalion was assigned the
task of securing Rach Kien and
all the area 20 miles south of it.
10017
When we first got there we
saw a lot of Charlie" he said.
We used to get snipped at
when we were walking around
our perimeter. But after about
five months he quit fighting
because he was losing too many
men."
The Viet .Cong went un
derground but they left mines
and booby traps for the Falcons
to contend with.
"For about three months
straight that's all they were hit
ting us with" he said. "The
jungle was just infested with
them."
During July while on a search
and destroy mission Tindall
received a shrapnel wound in
his right leg when a VC hidding
in the bush detonated a mine
that was about five feet from
him.
"I was evacuated to a hospital
in a place called Tan An about
30 miles south" he said.
"When I got back about three
weeks later I found that the
battalion was getting set to split
up. Only about one-third of our
force stayed in Rach Kien" he
said.
With the odds more to the
liking of the VC they came out
to fight again.
"That's always the problem
over there" Tindall said.
The troops move in and
Charlie hides because he can't
stand up against them. When
things get quiet we leave a
small force to keep the area
secure and the rest move on to
someplace else where they're
needed. But if Charlie likes the
new odds he comes out of his
hole and starts it all over
again."
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PFC. TINDALL
Sp5 Joseph Alcorta Co. A
57th Sig. Bn. his wife and six
children were forced from their
home in Killeen Jan. 29 when
fire struck.
Sgt. Lloyd Hugh A Company
57th Sig. Bn.. was notified and
within two hours the Post Hous
ing Section acquired a home for
them in Walker Village.
Company A supply furnished
temporary sleeping material for
the family.
THE ARMORED SENTINEL FORT HOOD TEXAS
Washington's Ideals Fought For Today
Family Given Helping Hand
After Fire Destroys Home
You have just been notified
that your home has been gutted
by fire. Most of the house was
heavily damaged by smoke
water and heat. All your
children's clothing is gone as is
everything in the bedrooms. You
have no fire insurance to cover
the damages. What do you do?
A Ft. Hood soldier recently
faced this situation and found
out just what could be done.
Army Community Services
provided the Alcorta children
with clothing and began work on
a loan from Army Emergency
relief. By noon the next day
Alcorta received a $300 grant.
Various signal units all over
post donated clothing household
items bedding money and toys
to the family.
N is on
Officers Wives Club pooled their
re so an
clothing and furniture.
First Lt. Millard A. Knecht
Jr. presented the soldier $300
given by the 57th and 142 Sig.
Bns.
Within a few days the Alcorta
family were back on their feet.
First Reserve Forces Aviation
unit of the Navy was organized
in 1915 in the Illinois Naval
Militia.
FLY HOOD AIRLINES
Won Stop to Dallas
Several Scheduled Flights
Per Day. For Information
Call LA6-3048
Charter Service Available
or
On Post
Main Airline Ticket Office
685-7249
Packing too many bills?
Call Seaboard for a loan. Seaboard specializes in
renting money to Army personnel. For high priority
service telephone for a personal (and top secret)
appointment. You'll be surprised how low your
monthly payments will be.
SiRBORRD FINRNCE COMPRNY
A lifesaver when you need cash
803 North Second Street Killeen—Ph. LA6-309I
Warning System
Testing Slated
Testing of the Ft. Hood-
Killeen outdoor warning systems
will be conducted Wednesday 10
a.m.
Tests are made on the third
Wednesday of each month to in
sure that the warning systems
are in proper working order.
The tests differ slightly from
actual warning signals. The test
signals are one-minute long.
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Carl and Brock have been commended by USPA for the outstanding serv
ice they have rendered to Fort Hood Officers and Senior Non-commission
ed Officers and their families during the past three years by assisting
them in the preparation of plans for their financial future to include each
family's specific needs for adequate insurance coverage an emergency
fund and after the first two requirements are met an investment program.
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Friday February 16 1968
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