Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, December 21, 1973 Page: 4 of 32
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Merry Christmas from the Sentinel Staff
Good news is ours this Christmas Day
The greatest news man can receive.
God sent His Son to light the way
He came to us on Christmas Eve.
The purest soul from Heaven born
A gentle lamb from Bethlehem.
The twinkling star on Christmas morn
Still guides the way to follow Him.
Above our deep and dreamless sleep
The troubled mind responds.
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Our world has loosed its bonds.
A
is a joyful heart~
and mind.
Dear Sir:
I have just read your ex
cellent article in the Ft. Hood
Sentinel dated Friday Oc
tober 26 entitled "Life In
surance! Who Needs It?"
You are to be commended
for this well written advice to
the military personnel at Ft.
Hood. It would serve equally
HisVv
FORT HOOD SENTINEL
RIGHT ANP UP!
Insurance story commended
well to the non-military
populace.
Life insurance is fairly
complicated for those who
have not had the occasion to
study its basic principles and
purposes and many people
postpone or refuse to pur
chase personal insurance
because they are confused
THIS WEEK:
Sfc Terry E. Snow
HHC III Corps
"I'm going to try to stop
smoking. To me that's pretty
important right now. Also as
part of my job I'd like to
help people that are ter
minating their active Army
career continue with either
the Reserves or the National
Guard."
Spec. 4 Willy I. Siedler
373rd ASA III Corps
"I'd like to quit smoking.
I guess that's about it."
White Christmas is very dear to all of us
By LINDA PRELLWITZ
"I'm dreaming of a white
Christmas." Well maybe if I
went home for the holidays I
wouldn't have to dream
because a white Christmas
would be a reality. Minnesota
has a much better chance of
offering this poor soul a
white Christmas than Texas.
However the rumor has
reached these ears that the
white stuff from up above
may appear if by some
chance a miracle (in the
disguise of a huge freak snow
storm) should happen.
But due to lack of funds
and something called the
energy crisis I have decided
to suffer through an unwhite
Christmas at Ft. Hood. While
remembering Christmas past
(white ones that is) and
thinking of the gas saved by
not driving to the North this
soul will be opening any
gifts she may have acquired
when December 25 rolls
around.
Yes this is the season for
jingle bells tinsel gift giving
and Santa Calus. Christmas
will arrive snow or no snow
in just four days for all who
wish to partake in the season.
The exact date of the birth
of Christ is unknown but
December 25 has been chosen
for the celebration of his bir
th. That date was chosen
largely because it coincided
with the date of the greatest
of the pagan festivals that of
winter solstice which occur?
on December 22. Originally
the season was known as the
about what to buy and even
their individual needs for it.
Your treatise in this article
should go far in dispelling
some of this buy reluctance
and to clear up much of the
confusion about life insurance
and those who market it at
Ft. Hood.
Pvt. Roosevelt Secrease
HHT 7th
Sqdn. 17th Cav. 1st Cav.
Div.
"To be a better soldier and
a better individual. I'd also
like to do a better job as sup
ply clerk."
Yule season and is now often
referred to as the Yuletide.
For those who may not
know there are actually 12
days that make up the
celebration of Christmas.
Remember the carol "The
Twelve Days of Christmas"?
The celebration begins
December 25 and continues
until January 5 which is
known as the Twelfth Night.
In the years that have
passed since the birth of
Christ there have been many
additions to the celebration of
the joyous season. When the
Christmas tree was first ad
ded is a matter for debate.
Some sources trace the origin
to the Romans and Egyp
tians and others give Ger
many credit.
Martin Luther is given
credit for setting up a tree
lighted with candles for his
children during the 1500's.
This idea spread through
Northern Europe and then to
the New World.
Another story gives the
missionary St. Boniface the
credit. The story relates how
he urged the Germans to
carry trees into their homes
at Yuletide.
As a regular institution the
permanent establishment of
the Christmas tree can be
traced back only to the 16th
century. The German
emigrant is said to have
brought the tree with him to
America. Today in the United
States many communities
make a large Christmas tree
I congratulate you on an
excellent job of writing this
article in easy to understand
terms. Furthermore I trust
it will accomplish the result
you intended.
the center of their holiday ac
tivities.
Several of these trees have
become traditional the most
famous of which is probably
the tree in Washington D.C.
whose lights are turned on
each Christmas Eve by the
nation's president. This year
due to the energy crisis the
lights will be turned off after
the tree lighting ceremony.
Here at Ft. Hood the
energy crisis has struck the
lighting of trees. The only
lighted trees that will be seen
will be those in family quar
ters. Outside lighted displays
are also discouraged.
The setting up of manager
scenes of the Nativity has
also become a popular
custom. The idea started in
1223 at Greccio Italy when
St. Francis of Assisi assem
bled one with real people and
live animals. It spread
through Italy and other lands
especially in southern
Europe. There it forms the
center of the holiday obser
vance rather than the Christ
mas tree.
Other Christmas customs
are the cards which area lit
tle more than a century old.
The idea of the Christmas
card originated in England in
the 1840's and by the 1870's
had established itself in the
United States. The Poinsetta
which is the accepted Christ
mas emblem in North
America is seen on many of
Christmas cards which are
produced each year.
SLOW UP TODAY
AND SAVE FUEL
TOMORROW
'IUAJLi lS'u M&tUuM-ttCOLlM/C
Sincerely yours
H.H. Wallen CLU
National Life and Accident
Insurance Company
SPEA KING OUT
Question: What are your New Year's resolutions?
Pfc Roy B. Gilmore "A" Co.
1st Bn. 41st Inf. 2nd Armd.
Div.
"I hope that I live long
enough to see my nephew
born."
Pfc Frank R. Vanryn H&A
48th
Med. Bn. 2nd Armd. Div.
"I'll try to look around and
help people out the best I
can. I'd like to be a little
more open minded towards
things."
The Christmas stocking can
trace its origin back to
Belgium France and Italy. It
has become an accepted
custom in this country to
hang a stocking somewhere
in the home to await the
visit of the man with the
eight tiny reindeer.
The jolly little man clad in
red originates from Holland
where he originally was
known as St. Nick. Santa
Claus is partly an American
contribution to the Christ
mas tradition. Three
Americans gave St. Nick the
personality he has today.
Washington Irving gave
him the laughing holiday
figure and Dr. Clement
Moore contributed the story
Friday December 21 1973
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NOTE-
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Pfc Jerry J. Trapp "A" Co.
27th Maint. Bn. 1st Cav. Div.
"I would like to try and cut *
down on my smoking. Right'
now that's my mainf
problem."
of him visiting homes on-
Christmas eve with his story
"Visit from St. Nick" in 1822.
In 1836 came the first actual
picture of Santa Claus in the
form of a cartoon by Thomas.
Nast.
Today many people may-
feel that the Christmas
season has become too com
mercialized. But despite all
the commercialization one
can still celebrate Christmas
with a joyous heart and
mind.
So while lamenting over an
unwhite Christmas (still-
hoping for a miracle'
though) this soul will join
millions of others in the!
celebration of Christmas and-
may all of you out there do
the same.
Fort Hood Sentinel
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