Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, July 2, 1971 Page: 5 of 24
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Friday July 2 1971
Scouts To
Make Trip
A Heart 0' Texas Boy Scouts
of America group will leave for
he ha S
Wilderness Canoe Base on
Moose Lake near Ely Min
nesota on July 6. They will en
joy 10 days of adventure ca
noeing camping and fishing
along the American-Canadian
border.
The adult leader for the trip
will be Carl Heironimus of Waco
Presently there are 24 Scouts
going on the trip. Two Jo
DeArmas and Cornell McGee
are from Ft. Hood Scout Troops
Any Scout wishing to try his
hand at this adventure contact
the Ft. Hood Scout office at
8400 Central Ave. in Walker
Village or call 685-5524. The cost
for the 10-day camp is $150.
This includes everything from
transportation to and from
Moose Lake down to food and
equipment.
A 20-year Ft. Hood tradition
came to a close July 1 when
the Fourth U.S. Army NCO
Academy shut down its opera
tions as part of the merger of
the Fourth and Fifth U.S.
Armies.
Junior colleges in several
states are establishing pre-
discharge education programs to
assist military service personnel
in making up high school defic
iencies or in preparing for col
lege.
Programs have now been
established in Massachusetts
Rhode Island New Jersey
Maryland Michigan Illinois
Virginia Georgia Florida Col
or ad I ah W a in to
California and Hawaii. Almost
100 more programs are planned
in many other states.
The Association which in
cludes in its membership most
of the nation's 1100 two-year
colleges is also developing other
few programs or veterans and
servicemen in all parts of
United States and in Europe
the Pacific and Vietnam.
AAJC is cooperating with a
major new education center for
disadvantaged veterans in
S a us N an it
Macomb County Community{
College Warren Mich. in aj
tutorial assistance program in-
volving counseling by fellow
veterans. The Association is also
involved with a highly successful!
program to prepare servicemen
Div Arty Has
New CO
Col. John A. Maurer com
mander of 2nd Armored Division
artillery turned over the reins
of command to Col. John T.
Price Jr. in a major change
of command ceremony July 1
at Ft. Hood's North Avenue
(DRRF) Review Field. Maurer
will assume the post of 2nd
Armored Division Chief of Staff.
The change of command
ceremony included a formation
of troops an inspection of troops
and a mounted review. Ap
propriate music was provided
by the 2nd Armd. Div. Band.
Maurer will replace Col. John
F. Forrest who left Ft. Hood
to assume a post in the Pen
tagon in Washington D. C.
Maurer has been Div. Arty
commander since Dec. 20 1969.
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DEPARTING VIEW Brig. Gen.
James A. Grimsley Jr. takes a final
look at assembled 2nd Armd. Div.
soldiers before leaving his position as
assistant Hell on Wheels commander.
The general who has served with the
division since January 1970 was hon
4A NCO Academy Closed
The Fifth Army Academy ati
Ft. Riley Kan. has taken over
the Ft. Hood load and the first
class under the new organization
begins July 6.
Created by the Ft. Hood NCO
Academy under the direction of
Junior Colleges Establish
26 Educational Programs
The American Association of
Junior Colleges is helping to
establish 26 educational pro
grams for servicemen at
military bases in 14 states.
for college conducted by Staten
Island Community College at
Fort Dix N.J. and is
cooperating with the National
League of Cities in developing
programs in all parts of the
country to recruit veterans to
return to college. Plans for
overseas education and counsel
ing for GIs in Europe and Viet
nam are being considered.
Maj. Gen. Bruce C. Clarke in
1951 the academy underwent
several changes during the '50s
and '60s finally becoming the
academy for the Fourth Army
in April of 1965.
More than 2000 E4s E5s and
E6s and an occasional E7 have
graduated from the school since
April 1965. The last class of
32 students graduated June 25.
The program was initiated by
Clarke to meet the academic
schooling needs of Ft. Hood. The
as os as
changed only the geographic
area of responsibility.
"We took the newly appointed
NCOs' Vietnam returnees for in
stance and taught them to be
leaders in a garrison situation"
a S a
operations sergeant for the III
Corps and Ft. Hood Troop
School and the academy when
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ored at a division color ceremony last
Friday. With him on the reviewing
stand are Maj. Gen. Wendell C. Coats
Hell on Wheels commander and Cmd.
Sgt. Maj. Dwight M. James division
sergeant major. (U.S Army Photo by
Pfc Kenneth Green)
it was in existence. "In recent
years we had classes in drug
abuse and race relations the
things that VOLAR stresses."
Located on Old Battalion Ave.
adjacent to the Commissary An
nex the academy and troop
school functioned together for
several years. Lt. Col. Glen
O'Quin formerly commandant
of both schools will continue
in his capacity as heafl of the
troop school as will most of
his administrative staff.
Maj. Gen. James C. Smith
1st Cav. Div. Commander spoke
to the last graduating class in
a re on 2 5 a
presented certificates.
Honor graduate for the class
was Spec. 5 Ronald W. Archer
375th ASA 311th ASA. Winner
of the leadership award was SSG
Willard R. Remines Trp D 2d
Sqd 1st Cav. 2nd Armd. Div.
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THE ARMORED SENTINAL FORT HOOD TEXAS
As flags from every Hell on
Wheels unit fluttered in a stiff
Texas breeze Col. John F.
Forrest 2nd Armd. Div. chief
of staff inspected the troops
and bade farewell to the 2nd
Armd. Div. and Ft. Hood.
A native of Mexia Tex. For
rest has been reassigned to the
Pentagon where he will serve
as executive officer in the Office
of the Personnel Director DA.
Col. John A. Maurer com
mander of the division's DivAr-
ty has been named to succeed
Forrest at Hell on Wheels head
quarters.
Since arriving at Ft. Hood in
1968 Forrest has served as com
mander of the 2nd Bn. 50th
Inf. 1st Bde. Spt. Cmd. and
as division chief of staff since
last July.
The brassy Hell on Wheels
band directed by CWO Harold
Emigh division bandmaster
vi a a in
music as Forrest trooped the
line for the final time at Ft.
Hood. Maj. Gen. Wendell J.
Coats Hell on Wheels com
smander Maurer and Cmd. Sgt.
Maj. Dwight M. James division
sergeant major assisted him.
"Col. Forrest has contributed
outstandingly to this division
because of his broad un-
an in of he
morale" Coats said. "I do not
mean in the sense of happiness
but sociologically speaking the
morale that is a cohesive force
that holds men and units
together. We owe him a great
debt because of his un
derstandmg of this cohesive
quality. It is what makes units
and what makes Armies."
Forrest indicated that he and
his family a wife and 10
children were sad to leave the
Central Texas area and the
friends they had made. He urged
the Soldiers at the "nation's
stronghold of armor skills" to
keep "their eyes focused on the
division's mission and to keep
Hell on Wheels doing its job
successfully."
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Members of the division staff
greeted Forrest and his wife
with a formal reception last
Friday night at the Ft. Hood
Officer's Club where thel receiv
ed several gifts from staff mem
bers.
Every Scout likes a campout
In fact that's probably the
greatest allure that the Scouting
program has is the fun of get
ting a bunch of boys together
to sleep under the stars—or in
the rain to cook their own
meals or burn their fingers
on the pan to build fires
and get choked up with smoke
but generally have a good
time at everything.
Boy Scout Troop 2 2 5
sponsored by the 502nd Admin.
Co. 2nd Armd. Div. went on
a campout to the Colorado River
Valley last weekend to practice
their scout skills learn some
new techniques and have fun
in the process. That's part of
scouting too learning and doing
new things.
CG To Speak
Maj. Gen. Wendell J. Coats
2nd Armd. Div. commander has
accepted an invitation to speak
at Fourth of July ceremonies
in Tyler Tex. this weekend.
Accompanied by his aide
Capt. James R. Johnson the
Hell on Wheels commander will
helicopter to the Texas city
northeast of Waco Sunday and
present a 10-minute speech on
patriotism to a group in Rose
Stadium before the town's an
nual fireworks display.
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Forrest Leaves Hell On Wheels
in a
ceremony well-wishers gathered
in the Hell on Wheels conference
room where they said their last
farewells to the or re s.
Among them were Lt. Gen. and
Mrs. Beverley E. Powell III
Scouts Enjoy Campout
While Cooking Hiking
Eighteen boys in the Troop
in or in a
a in in or
weekend. The troop explored a
cave gouged out of the rock
face of the valley. The boys
went down below the water table
an he a
passages of the cavern over
a half a mile beyond the mouth
of the orifice.
Also included in the weekend
was instruction by assistant
Scoutmaster Mike Taylor of the
Admin. Co. in stream crossing
and rappel techniques. Teaching
boys how to handle ropes and
how to handle themselves in
difficult situation is not only
instructional it builds the boys
confidence and fitness and is
exciting to do. Thanks to the
help of Sfc. Donald R. Vickers
NCOIC of the III Corps Recondo
School the Troop was able to
'borrow the equipment needed
for the instruction.
Rappelling is the technique of
descending a cliff or mountain
using a rope and a harness tied
around the waist and legs. It's
quite an experience to start
down a sheer cliff and find
yourself dangling in the no-
mans-land between heaven and
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general and field grade officers
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intrepidity holding you there.
One stalwart Scout 13 year old
Mike Schneider wasn't satisfied
until he had conquered a 50
foot rock face.
Scouting is an experience a
learning experience and an
ad turesome experience.
Scouting is the best place
outside the home where a boy
can learn to be a man. And
it's the best place anywhere
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Page Five
ceremony at Hell on Wheels
Field.
The departing chief of staff
entered the Army in 1949 after
being graduated from the U.S.
miliary Academy at West Point
with a bachelor's degree. He
also holds a master of arts
re in a is
University of Wisconsin.
He has served in five cam
paigns in Korea Germany and
five campaigns in Vietnam
where he served as G1 (person
nel and administration) for the
Military Advisory Command
Vietnam (MACV) and as a bat
talion commander with 101st
Abn. Div.
He has earned the Silver Star
with two oak leaf clusters the
Legion of Merit the Bronze Star
with device and three oak
leaf clusters the Air Medal with
device and four oak leaf
clusters the Purple Heart with
an oak leaf cluster the Republic
of Korea Presidential Unit Cita
tion Ranger Tab Parachute
Badge and various service
medals.
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Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, July 2, 1971, newspaper, July 2, 1971; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth255119/m1/5/: accessed May 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Casey Memorial Library.