The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 15, 1976 Page: 3 of 24
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Thursday January 15 1976
It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon. The
weather was clear and the sun was shining.
Men from 5th Bn. 7th Cav. 1st Cav. Div. were
lined up in columns of two’s marching toward
the small community of Twin Sister Tex. They
were already in their second day of a 76 mile
road march but fatigue was hardly noticeable
in any of the men.
With two miles left to the bivoac site the
troops had a look of anticipation on their faces.
At 4:30 p.m. they arrived just outside of Twin
Sisters they were right on schedule.
When the troops finally reached the
campsite echoes of triumph as well as relief
could be heard throughout the battalion. Pup-
tents were quickly set up and troops hurried to
the chow line. This was their last meal for the
day and they wanted to make sure they didn’t
miss it.
Troops from 5th Bn. 7th Cav. left Ft. Hood
last Friday on a 76 mile road march that would
take them through three Texas communities to
an end at Camp Bullis.
Trucking the first afternoon the troops set up
camp just outside Round Mountain on Satur-
day morning they began their 76 mile march
with a 20 mile trek to a site outside Johnson Ci-
ty. The next day they marched another 20 miles
to Twin Sisters and set up camp there. On Mon-
day evening the men camped on the northern
section of Camp Bullis and Tuesday they
marched in where they will train until Jan. 26.
While at Bullis the men will undergo two
weeks of rugged training consisting of small
unit tactics land navigatiofi and weapons
qualification.
“One reason we’re training at Bullis is
because the ranges used there can qualify an
entire battalion” explained 1SG L. Powell of
Combat Support Company.
Prior to the march the men were trained in
small unit tactics and undertook long hikes in
order to be in shape. The troops also performed
daily physical training and a few claimed they
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When asked if there were any specific reason
why the troops were going to Bullis LTC F. C.
Vossen replied "It affords them the opportuni-
ty to fire their basic squad weapons.” He
added “About 80 per cent of these kids are
young and eager and really look forward to it.”
The battalion was activated last September
and grew more quickly than anticipated. As a
result range and training areas could not be ac-
quired for their use now.
The march on Sunday was led by commander
of the 1st Bde (Iron Horse) COL. John W.
Woodmansee. He said he was “truly amazed at
the response of the men throughout the entire
march. They’re still a little green but they are
definitely an enthuiastic bunch.
Of the more than 400 who started the march
none have fallen out and there were no inci-
dents along the way. One young trooper who
was from San Antonio said “I’m just a few
miles from home and I wish I could make it for
supper tonight.”
The troops’ reaction to the march was ex-
cellent according to unit leaders. When asked
how he like the march so far PV2 Eugene
Sanchez replied “It was fun all the way.” His
buddy PV2 Rafael Gonzales added “It only got
bad when I got hungry and that’s when you re-
alize how delicious C-rations really are.” A first
sergeant at the rear of the company said “the
pace was incredibly good and you couldn’t
have picked abetter day for the march.”
Most of the men claimed to have acquired a
greater sense of unit pride along the way.
Corporal Joe W. Winter a trooper from Co.
claimed that “his company was the best.” He
added “We’re going to prove a point and that
point is that we can do it (the march) without
falling out.”
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clusion that if nothing else they would ac-
compli&i one thing by the march “prove that
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The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 15, 1976, newspaper, January 15, 1976; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth309229/m1/3/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Casey Memorial Library.