Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, November 27, 1970 Page: 1 of 24
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By Spec. 4 W. K. LAWRENCE
Since the United States
entered the conflict in
Southeast Asia nearly a
decade ago more than 1500
men have been listed as miss
ing in action (MIA) and over
400 are listed as prisoners of
war (POW).
Slightly over a year ago
I a movement to free the
prisoners of war and release
the names of all men held
by North Vietnam began
a in in re a
millionnaire H. Ross Perot
flew to Indo-China last year
at Christmas time attempting
to bring presents to the POW's
but was refused entrance into
North Vietnam.
VOL. 29 NO. 45
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Since then massive letter-
writing campaigns and peti
tions have been carried out
all across the nation by civic
organizations. Here in Central
Texas the movement to "Free
Our POW-MIAs" is rapidly
gaining strength.
In Killeen. the three VFW
posts have been very active
in he S
Guthrie commander of VFW
Post 9192 said that his post
collected 223 signatures on a
petition asking for the release
of American POW's by North
Vietnam. Post 3892 in Harker
Heights collected 800
signatures and its ladies' aux
iliary gathered some 5 0 0
names for a total of nearly
1400 signatures according to
The civilian work force of III Corps and Ft.
Hood has been advised of a reduction in force
of not more than 49 employees to be effective in
January 1971. This action is necessary to adjust
skills to requirements for mission accomplishment.
Over the past two years space reductions have
been accomplished through attrition which has
resulted in excess skills in some areas and shortages
SENTINEL SHORTS
Happenings
BEGINNING TODAY all minor dependents
who ride bicycles on Ft. Hood must have their bi
cycles registered and inspected. The schedule for
this Bicycle Roundup is: today from 9 to 10:30 a.m.
at Theater 4 &nd from to 2:3© at 'Theater
1 tomorrow from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Pershing
Park School Wednesday from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
at the West Ft. Hood Community Center and
a make-up program Dec. 5 from 9 to 10:30 a.m.
at Theater 4. Children must be there at the begin
ning of the program.
A MAKE-UP SESSION in the dependent
brush-in will take place tomorrow at Theater 1.
Any dependent not enrolled in post schools who
missed treatment on his assigned Saturday may
receive dental treatment.
PROPERTY DISPOSAL SALES are being
held daily from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. in Bldg. 4274
280th Street and Terminal Avenue.
Inside Story
Project MASSTER is watching television in
arl experiment to determine the reliability of a
system which detects movement at night. Details
of this device and the experiments on page 4.
Editorial 4 Classified 23
Movies 20 Eye Catcher 12
Social Notes 8 9 Sports .15-17
Commander George H.
Anderson. The post is now in
the process of writing in
dividual letters to the North
Vietnamese representatives to
the Paris Peace Talks asking
for the release of American
POW's.
Post 9191 in Killeen collected
more than 4000 signatures
during a recent two-month
campaign according to 1st
Sgt. Moses Alloway Co. A
5th Bn. 6th Inf. 1st Armd.
Div. The petitions were mailed
to H. R. Rainwater national
VFW commander who
personally delivered the peti
tions to the North Vietnamese
go at or
North Vietnamese refused to
accept the petitions.
'Civilian Cutback Slated
Mrs. Ctonstance Joyce
Mooney was named Ft. Hood's
Military Wife of the Year in
judging held here Monday.
Mrs. Mooney wife of Col.
Charles W. Mooney was
selected from a group of 11
no in an
represent Ft. Hood in the
Fourth Army Military Wife of
the Year Contest
She was chosen on the basis
of her poise service to com
munity and contributions to
By Spec. 4 DAN EGLER
A up ha
"muscle" car rounds the cor
ner screeching on two of its
oversized tires. Behind the
wheel the young driver with
a gleam of speed and power
in his eyes is thrilled at his
control of the beast machine.
The driver is riding on a
popular wave of leaving the
classic standard sedan to the
grandmothers of America. He
is the owner of anew factory
a a in
machine. He reveals at the
mere thought of travelling
faster and more aggressively
than the owner of the standard
assembly-line product.
And perhaps greatest of all
By Spec. 4 JOHN DUFFY
Whether a soldier is cur
re a S a
Airborne cook or a diesel
mechanic he can be a
military policeman at Ft.
Hood in a matter of weeks
if a if or a
completes an unusual course
of training.
The Ft. Hood military police
advanced individual training
(AIT) course combines three
weeks of classroom training
and on the job training (OJT)
to train personnel for military
police work. Ft. Gordon home
of the official Department of
the Army military police AIT
school cooperates with Ft.
vi in
materials and lesson plans.
Soldiers in many
MOSs from heating and ven
tilation specialists and combat
engineers to artists and field
a
In San Antonio Randolph
Air Force Base recently held
a POW-MIA week. Also the
San Antonio Junior Chamber
of Commerce is in the process
of coMecting 400000 signatures
on petitions having set
a goal of 100000 letters to
be written by San Antonians
asking for the release of
American POWs. This drive
is scheduled to last through
Dec. 11. A San Antonio delega
tion plans to take the petitions
and letters to Paris soon after
the drive ends.
Also in that city 12000
"Remember S. A. POW's"
bumper stickers are being
distributed by Jaycees and
POW wives.
in others. To adjust this imbalance in skills requires
movement of employees to other jobs for which
they are qualified and separation of some whose
skills are excess to requirements.
While not over 49 employees will actually be
separated from the rolls many more will receive
bump rights and position changes. Individual notices
will be issued no later than Dec. 10.
Mrs. Mooney Named
Hood's W if Of ear
the improvement of people-to-
people relations.
Mrs. Mooney has been ac
tive in both military and
civilian community activities
at each of the posts where
she has lived. The mother of
four children she is deeply
involved in programs for
young people.
O of he a in on
has been the problem of
dyslexia a common reading
difficulty among children.
'Performance Machines' Involved In More Accidents
he thinks that every other
driver on the nation's
highways is secretly wishing
he was behind the wheel of
a new muscle car.
But along with all this glory
and pleasure he is amazed
when his monthly insurance
premium is due and when it
costs more for him to have
his streamlined bumpers and
scoops repaired.
High performance cars are
not new they are just more
popular. Since the first race
at the Indianapolis brickyard
Americans have been in
fatuated with speed speed and
more speed. At the turn of
the century however racing
cars were an expensive hobby
have volunteered for the pro
gram.
The program was begun in
October 1969 to alleviate the
shortage of military policemen
a S in
several cycles of training have
been completed and close to
500 military policemen have
been trained.
The training program was
originated by the 518th MP
Bn. Although the battalion is
responsible for the program
the 501st and 502nd MP Cos.
assist by teaching operation
and maintenance of the M151
jeep and qualification with the
.45-caliber pistol.
To meet the prerequisites
for the program a soldier
us a
igiradluafte halve a General
Technical (GT) score of 100
be at least 5'8" have no
courts martial or major
Area Communities Join 'Free POWs'Letter Writing Drive
The recommended format
for the San Antonio letters
is:
"In the name of humanity
I appeal to you and your
government and to your allies
to: treat all prisoners of war
humanely as specified in the
provisions of the Geneva Con
vention publish a list of all
prisoners provide information
about those known to be dead
release the sick and seriously
wounded and allow a free
flow of mail. In behalf of those
suffering mental and physical
torture I ask your help in
the name of common decen
cy."
Postcards bearing this same
message and addressed to the
ARMORED SENTINEL
Published in the interest of the personnel of Fort Heed
FORT HOOD TEXAS FRIDAY NOVEMBER 27 1970
Although dyslectic children
are able to learn by all other
methods they are unaMe to
make sense of printed sym
bols.
When she arrived in KUleen
Mrs. Mooney found-liat many
teachers and vaieiks here
were aware of the problem
an in re in in
something to help. She soon
a on a in a
organizing concerned teachers
Continued on page 2
available only to the wealtiest
and most devoted racers.
Today the scene has chang
ed. One major manufacturer
estimates that the muscle cars
will assume nearly six per
cerat of this year's new car
market. This would add some
500000 such cars to the many
thousands sold during the past
few years.
Marketing in the mass
media emphasizes the speed-
excitement and brute power
of competition and aggressive
driving. Today's youthful con
sumers have bought it and
along with the excitement of
the muscle car comes the
headaches of more expensive
insurance coverage more cos
"Published by Community Enterprises Incorporated a private firm in no way connected with the Department of the Army. Opinions expressed by writers herein are their own and are not to be considered an -official
expression of the Department of the Army. The appearance of advertisements in this publication does not constitute an endorsement by the Deparment of the Army of the products or services advertised."
President of the Democratic
Republic of Vietnam Hanoi
are being distributed by
Northwestern Bell Telephone
Company in Minnesota Iowa
Nebraska and North and South
Dakota. The cards which are
sent out with the plhone bills
require only a signature and
15 cents postage. Ap
proximately two million were
mailed out.
Also in San Antonio as in
many other American cities
replicas of North Vietnamese
POW cells and Viet Cong
"bamboo cages" are going on
display in shopping centers
parks and schools to remind
the area residents of the plight
of American prisoners of war.
San Antonio one of the more
tly repairs and a greater
vulnerability to accidents and
theft.
Statistics released by United
Services Automobile Associa
tion (USAA) show that since
special research was begun in
1 9 6 4 ha he
powered cars are producing
on the average 56 per cent
more thefts than standard
powered cars."
Besides being involved in
more street accidents than
regular cars the muscle
automobiles have greater ap
peal for auto thieves both pro
fessional and amateur.
The performance automobile
is more attractive to the pro
Training Can Make Anyone Into MP
civilian convictions on his
record present a neat soldier
ly appearance and have re-
tainability of at least five
months.
The soldier must also sur
vi re in to
assignment to the 518th MP
Bn. and again upon arrival
there.
Trainees must pass a series
of surprise tests and a final
examination after the initial
three weeks of classroom
training. OJT varies in length
depending upon how long it
takes the trainee to adjust to
his job. During OJT he is
active cities in the movement
has 18 of its citizens in North
Vietnamese prisoners. Twelve
Austin men fare also among
the prisoners.
The argument used b
persons involved in the move
ment is that in 1949 North Viet
nam signed the Geneva Con
vention and in 1950 they
ratified humanitarian stan
a vi
the immediate release of sick
an us in
prisoners a free exchange of
mail between prisoners and
he am a
identification of all prisoners
an an is on of a
to the nations concerned and
inspection of POW camps by
impartial observers.
since it can be resold at higher
prices and because the speed
parts bring good prices in the
underground market. If a
youthful amateur is going to
steal a car for kicks he could
get more kicks from stealing
a Corvette rather than a
Volkswagen.
"The research referred to
above showed an average loss
from theft of $200 on the mus
cle cars when comprehensive
claims were made as opposed
to $92 on cars with standard
engines" USAA reported.
A third strike against the
high performance care is the
relatively high cost of repairs
and insurance. The 1964 study
showed that muscle cars con
supervised closely by seasoned
military policemen.
The training schedule is rug
ged with reveille at 5 a.m.
and eight hours of class a
day and sometimes night
classes. The trainees are hous
ed in separate billets and
supervised by cadre.
Some of the subjects the
trainees study during their
three weeks of classroom
training are: authority and
jurisdiction apprehension and
search search and seizure
punitive articles entrapment
and conduct in court criminal
investigation obser-
New techniques of rehabilitation are being tried
at the Ft. Hood stockage.
Hood MPs patrol communities with local police.
More about these military police activities on
page 3.
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Persons involved in the
movement to free the POW's
say that North Vietnam has
not lived up to this agreement.
In fact Lt. Gen. George B.
Simler USAF commander of
the Air Training Command at
Randolph Air Force said
"Our servicemen many of
them injured or otherwise in
poor health condition are en
during suffering and in
dignities at the hand of the
enemy including being forced
to live in bamboo cagas ce
ment cells earthern holes and
so it a on in a
signing false statements being
hung in straps from the ceil
ing not being allowed to eat
or sleep and with no exchange
of mail."
FIELD MANEUVERS An M60 tank from the prepares for a static display for visiting Air Force
2nd Bn 50th Inf. 2nd Armd. Div. finds its way personnel. Included on the program for the Air Force
through the woods and is halted by the lens of pho- visitors was a simuated mechanized infantry attack
tographer Spec. 5 Bruce Whittey as the machine by the 1st Bn. Inf. 2nd Armd. Div.
stitute a much greater than
normal risk for automobile
insurance. Sports cars fare lit
tle better.
With this in mind the auto
insurance industry has decided
to at a an in a
surcharge on products not fall
in in to he a a
a to at go
performance cars will suffer
a 30 per cent surcharge. In
termediate performance cars
will be affixed with a 15 per
cent surcharge as well regular
sports cars.
The appeal of high
performance cars among the
country's youth is undeniable.
However the studies leading
up to the new ration program
vaJtion description and iden-
itificaition MP communica
tions civil disturbance CBR
physical security traffic con
trol traffic law enforcement
•traffic accident investigation
report writing confinement
and ijestriction unarmed de
fense and restraint in the use
of force procedures for handL
ling violators VACCAR sys
tem and stations and patrols.
Practical exercise is
stressed more than textbook
learning. Practical exercises
are given in apprehension and
search opera tion and
maintenance of the M151
jeep traffic control unarmed
defense and use of the .45-
caliber pistol.
The only MOS awarded by
the program is 95B or basic
military poMce work although
a trainee can strive for ad
vanced training in a specialty
such as confinement or
The Armed Forces Journal
has sparked a massive plea
to North Vietnam President
Ton Due Thang to release
Americans held prisoner. In
its Nov. 2 issue the Journal
is he a a
language letter which readers
can duplicate and send to Ton
Due Thang. The Journal hopes
that 10 million letters will be
sent to Hanoi by Christmas.
The Christmas season
which is near at hand is
especially significant to the
movement to free the POW's
since many of the American
prisoners of war will be
spending their fourth fifth or
even sixth Christmas in a
prison cell.
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were not confined to the young
people and indicated that any
surcharge should be applied
equally to all driver insurance
classifications.
The effect of the popularity
of the factory-built hot rods
is evident when the rising
costs of repair are considered.
USAA reported that the cost
of vehicle damage insurance
is rising about twice as fast
as the cost of personal injury
insurance.
If you own a one-year-old
medium-priced car and you
buy a typical package of auto
insurance you are likely to
spend nearly 70 per cent of
your total premium for car-
repair coverage.
criminal investigation if he
desires.
"There is still an acute
shortage of MPs at 'Ft. Hood
at the present time" said Lt.
Col. Guy Huskerson com
mander of the 518th MP Bn.
"and our prospective receipt
of replacements outside the
post is very small."
So the Adjutant General's
Office is currently studying
the possibility of recruiting
soldiers into Ft. Hood MP
it A a if a
percentage of soldiers are now
selected for the program
whereas it used to be con
ducted on an all-volunteer
basis.
No matter what MOS the
soldier comes fromorhow he
comes to join the program
the Ft. Hood AIT training
course is steadily making
military poicemen out of sold
iers.
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