Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, January 20, 1967 Page: 3 of 20
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'Friday January 20 19(37
With the current conflict in
Vietnam many young men are
wondering how they can avoid
the draft. But a member of
the 1st Armored Division had
trouble getting into the Armed
Forces.
Private Maurice Gates an
AIT truck driver with Hq. Co.
1st Bn. 81st Armor related
that he felt deeply that he
should do his part in Vietnam
but that the services turned him
down because he was married
and had two children.
"I hashed it out with my wife
Connie and finally convinced
her that I had to help because
so many of my friends were go
ing to the Southeast Asian hot-
spot" said Gates.
Convincing his wife was the
24-year-old's easiest task. He
first tried to enlist in the Navy
but was refused when they
learned that he was the sole
supporter of his family.
Next he tried the Air Force
with the same results. "Even
the Army didn't want me it
seemed" Gates remembered.
"Finally I volunteered for the
draft." Gates also said that had
he not done so the chances
were that he would never have
been drafted because of his
family and his age.
Prior to entering the service
Gates was a mechanic with
Worthington Corp. a New York
manufacturer of steam tur
bines. Undecided as to whether
or not he will make the Army
a career Gates said that if he
does he will apply for Warrant
Officers School.
If he doesn't he said he
would probably return to Al-
^fred University in Alfred New
WYork and work toward a bach
elor of science degree in me
chanical drawing.
When he finds time Gates
likes to relax by hunting or
fishing or painting abstracts
with oils
His wife and their two chil
dren live in Tampa Fla.
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BOOTS BELTS OR BATHTUBS?—Military and civilian personnel look
over the items at the Ft. Hood Property Disposal Retail Sale. The sale is con
ducted every Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Bldg. 4274.
Volunteer Had 'Ft. Hood Property Disposal Sale
Is Being Held Here Every Friday
Trouble Entering
Armed Forcss
Need tires or tool boxes boots
or bathtubs fanbelts or furni
ture? The Ft. Hood Property
Disposal Retail Sale is the place
to go to get good buys on these
and hundreds of other items.
The sale is conducted every
Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
(no break for lunch) in Bldg.
4274 located at the corner of
280th Street and Terminal Ave.
All military personnel their
dependents and civilians are
welcome. The sale is conducted
on a first-come first-served
Five 2AD Units
Receive Awards
For Safety
For no military injuries or
military vehicle accidents re
cordable for a two year pe
riod five 2nd Armored Division
Units were presented safety
awards Jan. 11.
In the division conference
room "Hell On Wheels" Divi
sion Commander Major Gener
al John E. Kelly presented Cer
tificates of Merit for Safety to
the following units: Trp. D 2nd
Sqd. 1st Cav. (attached to
502nd Avn. Bn.) Co. D 48th
Med. Bn. Btry. B 6th Bn. 92nd
Arty. 28th Chem. Det. and the
502nd MI Det.
These units remained acci
dent-free for the two year pe
riod beginning Jan. 1 1965 and
ending Dec. 31 1966.
Maj. Gen. Kelly also present
ed the Commanding General
Safety Award to the 3rd Bde.
accepting was Master Sergeant
Freeman Harkey brigade safe
ty noncommissined officer.
The CG Safety Award is pre
sented quarterly to "the' senior
command with the best safety
record for the three-month pe
riod. The award will be retired
at the end of the fiscal period
by the senior command with
the best safety record for the
year. It was presented to Spt.
Comd. for the first quarter of
this fiscal year.
Captain Jimmie F. Huey justldures.
back from Vietnam where he
was assigned to Co. C. 1st Bn.
69th Armor will soon assume
the position of company com
mander Hq. & Hq. Co. 2nd
A or iv is on iv is
Troops. He replaces Capt. La-
zelle E. Free who becomes S-3
officer 1st Bn. 66th Armor 3rd
Bde. 2nd AD.
Need going home money?
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basis. All sales are cash with
no refunds and no exchanges.
The items for sale are sur
plus or obsolete and no longer
needed by the Department of
Defense. Before an item is put
up for sale it is carefully
screened to assure that it has
no alternate use in the. military
and is worthy of resale. The at
tractive prices which are placed
on the items are determined by
comparing original price to
present condition.
Many of the articles for sale
are especially alluring to avid
hunters campers and fishing
enthusiasts. Mess kits sleeping
bags wet-weather gear and
tents are just some of the items
that would be of particular in
terest in this category.
Tool boxes nuts and bolts
automobile jacks (both manual
and hydraulic) hammers
screwdrivers and wrenches are
a few things available to the
"do-it-yourself" fanatics.
Under the guidance of James
C. Dillon Property Disposal Of
ficer the 26-man staff at Re
tail Sales processes an average
of $85000 worth of stock for
possible sale each Friday.
Because of the intense inter
est shown by local people and
others from as far away as Dal
las Tyler and San Antonio the
weekly sales average in excess
of $1500 per week.
"We expect to expand" com
mented Colonel J. S. Tabb Di
rector of Services "and to of
fer more and more sale items
as they are made available to
our organization.
AIT's Fire Round
From Howitzer
Things were popping 1 as tl
week as advanced individual
trainees (AIT's) from the 1st
Armored Division took to the I
artillery ranges.
Last Friday 147 AIT's froml
the 1st Bn. 6th Arty fired their
first live rounds from the 105
howitzer. The main purpose of
the exercise was to acquaint
the trainees with firing proce-
The first firing session was
not primarily for accuracy but
the trainees showed otherwise.
Each of the three batteries hit I
their targets.
Each of the 147 AIT's had a|
hand in firing at least one of
the 90 rounds fired which took
place during their fourth week|
of training.
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.
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S&TBn. Receives
Certificate Of
Achievement
This marks the first time that
the division has had a battalion-
size unit achieve total partici
pation for a year.
Major General John E. Kelly
2nd Armored Division comman
der presented the award to
Lieutenant Colonel Homer E.
Gray 502nd S&T Bn. comman
der.
As of Dec. 1966 the Support
Command battalion also merits
eligibility to fly a Minuteman
flag with two Service Stars for
being a unit maintaining 90 per
cent participation or better over
the past 24 months.
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14rmy Personnel Retiring
I Military personnel
jing from the Army
creasing
The above subject matter is
only one of several to be dis
cussed at a Pre-Retirement
Orientation to be conducted in
Theater 1 between the hours of
12:30 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. Jan.
26 1967. In addition to employ
ment opportunities which will
be discussed in detail by a rep-
are retir-'resentative from the Texas Em-
ever-in-jptoyment
numbers" and at a'ans'
The 502nd S&T Bn. was:of these men will be facing the!^representatives
awarded a Division Certificate
of Achievement Tuesday for
maintaining 100 per cent parti
pa on in he S a vi
Program during 1966.
problem of launching a "second
career" in a civilian world at
a time when they can least af
ford to be unemployed.
While research indicates the
transition to civilian employ
ment to be a difficult one many
service retirees are finding
gainful employment. If you are
planning on retiring on or be
fore Jan. 31 19*58 now is the
time to give thought to this mat
ter.
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The HONDA 190 DREAM
Commission Veter-
RiShts-
Social
comparatively early age. Many PV1]. Service opportunities will
Security and
from these agencies.
By attending the Pre-Retire-
O at on a
held semi-annually the retiree
gets a headstart in converting
his military skills to a civilian
vocation and in some instances
allows time to acquire a skill
that can be directed to a speci
fic civilian job.
Handouts will be available at
the orientation which should
stimulate additional thought and
provide guidance for the retiree
and his dependents.
The new executive officer of
Hq. & Hq. Co. Division Troops
2nd Armored Division is 2nd Lt.
Dennis G. Schroeder who re
places 1st Lt. Thomas D. Cur-
rie.
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New Designation Approved
WASHINGTON (ANF) Sec
retary of the Army Stanley R.
Resor has approved the designa
tion of "Vietnam Counteroffen-
sive" as the third U. S. Army
Campaign in Vietnam.
The period covered by this
designation is from Dec. 25
1965 to June 30 1966 inclusive.
The campaign streamer bear
ing the approved designation
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will become the 148th streamer
attached to the U. S. Army
Flag.
The two previous campaign
designations for actions in Viet
nam were "Vietnam Advisory
Campaign" from March 15 1962
to March 7 1965 and "Viet
nam Defense Campaign" from
March 8 1965 to Dec. 24 1965.
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Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, January 20, 1967, newspaper, January 20, 1967; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth254917/m1/3/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Casey Memorial Library.