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VOL. 28 NO. 9
SENTINEL SHORTS
Happenings
THE COMMISSARY STORE will be closed
for inventory Thursday. The commissary annex
which is normally closed on Wednesday and
Thursday will be closed Friday for inventory.
THE FINAL LETTERS of the alphabet will
be treated tomorrow as the regular treatment
dates of the post "Brush-In" conclude. Dependents
whose last names begin with V W X or
can receive decay preventative treatments at
Sports Arena No. 1 beginning at 10 a.m. The next
three Saturdays will be make-up dates for those
who missed their treatment date.
U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY graduates are
reminded of the annual Founder's Day dinner
at 6:30 p.m. March 20 at the Officers Open Mess.
•Former West Point Cadets and Naval Academy
and Air Force Academy graduates are invited.
Gen. Hamilton H. Howze (Ret.) will be the guest
speaker. Information can be obtained from Lt.
Col. W. Colvin at 685-6215.
THE ANNUAL FIRE plug flushing for
Killeen will begin Monday in Pershing Park.
Housewives are asked not to launder clothes that
day since the hydrant flushing will stir up rust
which could discolor clothing.
TEXAS LICENSES PLATES are on sale in
Bldg. 4303 from 9 until 11:30 a.m. and from
12:30 until 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Prior Texas registrants who have received renewal
notices through the mail must present these in
order to obtain new plates. Those not having
previously registered their autos in the state must
present the certificate of title and 1969 state
registration certificate at the time of plate
purchase. Texas' 1969 plates expire March 31.
NEW LICENSE PLATE NUMBERS must be
reported to the Provost Marshal Office Registra
tion Division by April 15. Individuals may report
the changes in person or through their unit
commanders or directorate general or special
staff section chiefs. Failure to report the change
is a violation of regulation.
AN ART COMPETITION covering work in
xni or acrylic painting drawings watercolor
prints or mixed media will be held in July by
Fourth U.S. Army. All entries must be the orig
inal work of the entrant and both military and
dependents are eligible to participate. For addi
tional information contact the Arts and Crafts
Center Bldg. 3 or phoge 685-2417.
THE MONTHLY SIREN test will be held
at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Did You Know?
DID YOU KNOW that if you submit an idea
to the suggestion program and leave Ft. Hood
before it is accepted your award will be forwarded
to you? So even if you don't have much time
left in the service your suggestion can still earn
you some money.
Inside Story
Ft. Hood's Bob Wolf scored 22 points and led
the All-Army basketball team to a 128-56 rout
of the Navy team Tuesday night. Details on page
16.
Classified 19 Sports 16
Movies 18 Social Notes 8
Eye Catcher 17 Editorial 4
Project Transition in
troduces many soldiers who
are about to ETS to many
different jobs but very few:
of the programs offered are
as unique and attractive as
the radio broadcasting and
programming section.
"Most of our applicants
don't even realize that we
have a program such as this"
at us el a
coordinator of Project Transi
tion.
Hantke says that the job
holds a great deal of prestige
and even more important a
it re
Transition trainees are school
ed in all aspects of on-the-air
radio broadcasting. And in the
last week of training each
potential graduate is aided in
preparation for obtaining a
civilian job in radio.
so on to be pa at
soldiers are presently involved
in the radio program. Neither
have had prevous experience
in the broadcasting field but
both have a strong desire to
learn the great amounts of
material presented to them.
Spec. 4 Michael J. Martin
of the 2nd Bn. 52nd Inf.
1st Armd. Div. was an actor
as a civilian. He plans to
return to the stage upon his
separation from the Army. His
reason for requesting radio
By SSGT. TONI LOFTON
Information Supervisor
The National Health Agen
cies (NHA) and International
Service Agencies (ISA) joint
fund-raising campaign for
which a 100 per cent post
participation goal has been
set has reached the half-way
mark.
The 13th Spt. Bde. has
already reached the 100 per
cent mark in the campaign
which will end April 10.
The NHA and ISA offer hope
to millions who are victims
of disease disability and
human misery.
Project HOPE one of the
agencies covered under the
International Health Agencies
is a prime example of the
help offered our fellow man.
The S. S. HOPE is a hospital
which sails the seas bringing
a no
health and good will to
millions of people on four con
tinents. Aboard are American
to a
technologists who give their
time and talent to help others
help themselves.
In 10 successful years
HOPE has become a symbol
of effective self-help pro
grams.
In each country the ship
visits local medical personnel
are trained and patients
treated. Vast reservoirs of
friendship and understanding
are built. Seeds of knowledge
are planted to grow and
flourish long after the ship
has departed.
Training is conducted
through actual hospital pro
Ft. Hood's location between
Dallas and Austin creates an
ideal situation for the Army
to carry out various activities
in isolation but makes com
mercial television reception
somewhat difficult.
However the government
recognizing the need for
el vi on or
servicemen and their families
established a cable TV system
in 1968.
Cable TV consists of the
use of a large antenna to
pick up distant signals and
he is on of
signals to various subscribers.
The system is widely used
by civilians in remote areas
and subscribers may pay
anywhere from five to 10
dollars a month for the
service.
On post the added reception
ability of cable television is
offered to all occupants of
living quarters at no charge.
The entire system is govern
ment owned.
Hood's receiving antenna is
located atop a water tower.
Cables strung to the various
living quarters run along the
telephone lines throughout the
post.
For clearer and added
reception special antenna
sockets are located in all liv
training "I just couldn't pass
up an opportunity to enhance
my acting career with some
experience in another aspect
of show business."
Pfc. Rudy Maestas is sta
tioned with the 63rd Engr.
Bn. He got "the bug" for
a radio career while serving
in or a is N el a
a big influence on me" says
Maestas but being a disc
jockey would be a great job
with or without the good-look
ing girls."
Both men were surprised
at the amount of work and
training involved in becoming
an effective broadcaster. Says
Martin "I always thought be-
13th Spt Bde Reaches Goal
cedures classroom lectures
and discussions motion pic
re an
Teaching is stressed because
this enables HOPE to have
a more enduring effect on
local health conditions than
would attempts at widespread
treatment. Local mfedical peo
ple are in turn able to teach
others. HOPE'S impact thus
grows and spreads.
Although teaching has been
the key objective more than
100000 have been treated
over 10000 major operations
performed and more than two
million have benefited through
'immunization examination
and other services.
It was in 1958 that Dr.
William B. Walsh founded
Project HOPE. "The vivid im
pressions of the past decade"
says Dr. Walsh "will remain
with me the rest of my life.
"The look on the face of
the gnarled old man who came
back again and again to shake
our hand because our opera
tion had saved him from a
life of blindness the Peruvian
Indian who walked 200 miles
over the impossible terrain
of the Andres to bring his
2-year -old son for an
American miracle the
warmhearted gratitude from
heads of the country to the
very poor" were al recalled
by Walsh.
The philosophy of HOPE is
a fundamental one. Better
health leads to the ability
to produce higher production
leads to better living better
living leads to freedom and
A mushroom cloud billowed
skyward while members of
the 124th Maint. Bn. 2nd
Armd. Div. lay wounded
awaiting medical assistance.
The routine support ac
tivities of the battalion's Hq.
Co. A and B had been
disrupted by a nuclear attack.
Within moments after being
notified of the emergency a
triage (sorting and evacua
tion) team from Co. A 48th
Med. Bn. 2nd Armd. Div.
and its six ambulances arrived
at the scene to treat and
evacuate the wounded.
The Army Test (ATT) for
Co. A 48th Med. Bn. was
underway.
ng a disc jockey just meant
playing a few records and
commercials talking a little
bit and goofing off. But when
I got here I realized I had1
a to a a
coordinating all those things
together plus a few more
I didn't know about. It's really
complicated."
The training keeps them
very busy because there is
so much to present in so short
a time. As Maestas puts it
"I'm sure I won't comprehend
or learn all that is taught
here. I'll have to learn much
of it the hard way when
I get out in the business."
Two broadcasting specialists
ARMORED SENTINEL
FORT HOOD TEXAS FRIDAY MARCH 131970
peace. To the countless in
the developing nations who
ha so an
healthier happier and more
productive lives HOPE is in
deed a white hospital ship
and the people who provided
it are truely people who care.
Other Agencies covered by
the ISA include CARE Plan
ned Parenthood-World Popula
tion and the American-Korean
Foundation.
The agencies covered under
the NHA include the United
Cerebral Palsy Cancer Socie
Cable Brightens TV iewing
ing quarters. Lead-in wires
from television sets merely
need to be hooked up to the
sockets for utilization of the
cable services.
A in to
munications officer Robert J.
King the system has en
countered little problems since
its installation. The only
damages that have occurred
said King are difficulties dur
ing lightning storms or every
once in a while kids who
The channels that can be
received by the cable system
Although the nuclear attack
and its resulting injuries were
simulated the medical team
handled the mass casualty ex
ercise called Mascal as if
there had been an actual at
tack.
The explosion and it
mushroom cloud marked the
beginning of the test. Umpires
tagged approximately 3 5
personnel of the 124th Maint.
Bn. with cards describing dif
ferent injuries. The simulated
injuries included radiation
burns concussion and secon
dary missile wounds.
The initial step in the
Mascal for the triage team
was sorting the wounded and
Transition Course Puts Students 'On The Air'
who can count 17 years of
civilian me a 1 ex
perience in radio present the
training to the men. Sgt. Wen
dy L. Maloy head of the
department and Spec. 5 John
T. Neeld provide the in
struction necessary to get the
men started in a career in
the radio business.
"We don't have anywhere
near the amount of time we
need to teach these men the
material they need" says
Neeld. "But on the other hand
the Army is providing them
with much more training than
most of us had prior to our
first job in radio. They are
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Support The NHA-ISA Campaign Give Generously
Fund Raising Campaign Hits Midpoint
ty American Heart Associa-
on Arthritis Foundation
Muscular Dystrophy Associa
tions of America National
Society for the Prevention of
Blindness National Associa
tion for Retarded Children
N at on a is
Research Foundation Na
tional Foundation-March of
Dimes National Kidney Foun
at on N at on a
Sclerosis Society and the Na
tional Easter Seal Society for
Crippled Children and Adults.
Recruitment Film
Shot In McNair
With a cast of 200 a blue convertible and a
bewildered star "Welcome Home Sergeant
Moore" was produced directed and filmed in Ft.
Hood's McNair Village Tuesday.
The occasion was the filming of a U.S. Army
Recruiting Command commercial and men from
the 7th Bn. 6th Inf. provided the "star" and
crowd scenes.
As the call of "action" echoed through Ft.
Hood suburbia Spec. 4 Jim Connolly waved his
arms and broke into a wide grin as the converti
ble inched its way through a throng of cheering
GI's.
"I was standing in the crowd and they picked
me to play the part of Sergeant Moore a man re-
enlisting under the 30-month option plan" Con-
nlly beamed.
With housewives watching dogs barking the
2nd Armd. Div. band playing and children darting
in and out of the throngs of soldiers the mythical
Sgt. Moore made his joyous return to the Army.
decide to shoot arrows at the
cables.
King said the system makes
.more channels available
eliminates the unsightly forest
of antennas on post saves
individuals the trouble of put
ting up antennas and. saves
the Directorate of Engineering
from having to repair roof
damages caused b\ individual
antennas.
are KCEN-TV Temple
KTBC-TV Austin WFAA-TV
Dallas KLRN-TV San
a rcos-Austin KWTX-TV
Waco and KHFI-TV Austin.
In addition Central Texas
College will begin broad
casting its own television pro
am in so
September and that additional
channel will be offered by
cable TV. The system also
allows reception oi three local
FM radio signals.
Mushroom Cloud Signals Medic Alert
treating those who required
immediate action. The sorting
re in
categories of casualties: walk
ing wounded delayed treat-
me patients immediate
re at as a it a
fatally wounded.
Evacuation then began. The
casualty-carrying ambulances
stopped first at a decon
tamination station where pa
tients would normally have
been bathed and given a
change of clothing and bed
ding. This phase of the
is as a
Before the casualties were
transported to a clearing sta-
tion-a field hospital with 80
definitely getting a head
start."
The training lasts six weeks.
In the first week an orien
tation is given after which the
in it a ha of a in in
begins. These first lessons
cover news gathering writing
and rewriting. It then gives
each man a chance at a prac
tical exercise in getting a
news story piecing it together
and presenting it on the air.
It is also during this first
week that the trainees receive
their first experience with
being on the air. They begin
by recording their own copy
and then subject themselves
THE MUSHROOM This billowing
mushroom cloud signified more than
just a simulated nuclear attack. It
marked the beginning of an Army
Training Test March 5 for Co. A 48th
Med. Bn. 2nd Armd. Div. which treat
beds they were checked
with a radiometer for radia
tion level.
Upon arrival at the clearing
station the casualties were
adapted specifically for the
different types of injuries. The
pa re in
medical treatment received it
at this station. If it had been
necessary they would have
been shipped to a hospital
in division rear.
The first casualties
evacuated and treated at the
decontamination and clearing
stations were those in the im
mediate treatment category.
The Mascal was not com
pleted even when all the
to a critique by their in
structors.
The second week trains the
man in voice style and
delivery one of the most im
portant parts of the program
according to Maloy. News and
weathercast presentations are
taught. The week winds up
with a practical exercise
namely filing a story and
presenting it on the air in
the Ft. Hood News. It is heard
on KLEN-AM in Killeen.
Although Ft. Hood's radio
department no longer has a
live disc jockey show on any
of the local radio stations
the trainees are presented
casualties had been evacuated
however The process of tag
ging was continued to make
the situation more authentic.
Some casualties changed in
jury categories on the basis
of their condition before or
el a re at a
could have become an im
mediate treatment one or the
reverse could have happened.
The continued tagging re
quired constant and alert
medical care on the part of
the medical company.
"The concept of Mascal"
explained Lt. Col. Kenneth R.
Wilson commanding officer of
the 48th Med. Bn. "is giving
the most aid to the greatest
with all phases of putting a
record show together. "This
is possibly the most important
ha of a in in a
Neeld. "More of our graduates
be is a
anything else. But even more
so than before there is just
not enough time to effectively
introduce the man to the
operating of the control board
•developing an 'air
personality' and then putting
them all together. But it is
a start."
In the fourth and fifth
weeks training is give in rules
and regulations of the Federal
Communications Commission
20 Pages
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4
"V
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V'
ed and evacuated approximately 35
casualties from the. stricken Hq. Co.
and Co's A and B in a mass casualty
exercise known as Mascal. (U.S. Army
Photo by Pvt. Kenneth J. Tersten)
PIP
number of patients in the
shortest period of time." He
also emphasized that Mascal
involves all types of evacua
tion procedures and medical
treatment in one exerqise.
"Such an exercise is signifi
cant for it is the culmination
of all aspects of our training"
continued Wilson.
Wilson pointed out that the
remaining companies B
and D are equally capable
of performing a Mascal.
Although the Mascal in
volved a simulated attack Hq.
and Co. A demonstrated their
ability to perform their
mission and assist other units
in their mission.
(FCC) and study for the
FCC's third class broadcast
license.
The sixth week is dedicated
to preparing the man for his
first job audition. This in
volves making samples of the
man's abilities as he would
sound on the air. From this
and his resume potential
employers will judge a man's
or in or he
available.
"The program is a rough
and demanding one" says
in on N el
too so is the radio business.
The training serves as in
valuable practical experience
for the broadcast hopeful."
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