Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, December 21, 1973 Page: 14 of 32
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VISITING A VULCAN Junior Marilyn
Qark learns about Vulcan missiles from
Pfc. Gary Jennings of Btry. "A" 2nd
Bn. 5th Air Defense Arty a topic not
covered in her courses at Walnut
The three Rs of Readin'
Ritin' and 'Rithmetic were
left in the classroom last
week and exchanged for the
three Ms of Marchin'
Maneuverin' and Main
tenance as 35 students from
Walnut Springs High School
spent the day as guests of the
2nd Armd. Div.
Hosted by the 2nd Bn. 66th
Armor the 9th 12th graders
got an overall glimpse and
behind-the-scenes peek at
what life is like for a Hell on
Wheels soldier.
The 35 bright-eyed visitors
and their four faculty
chaperones comprise the en
tire Walnut Springs High
School situated in the tiny
community of Walnut
Springs 50 miles northwest
of Waco in Bosque County. It
was the first time any had
visited Ft. Hood their
amazement mirrored in their
faces as they scrambled over
tanks and other vehicles.
"This is an exciting outing
for the kids" pointed out
SSG. Ron Ostendorf of the
Waco Recruiting Center who
organized the field day.
"Naturally we designed the
trip to give them as idea of
what the Army has to offer
but we're not showing
anything at them. Their in
terest is obvious."
Colonel W. Russell Todd
3rd Bde. Cmdr. and Lt. Col.
Richard L. Feeney "Iron
Knights" Cmdr. welcomed
the student visitors in a sim
ple and direct orientation and
inbriefing. Each explained his
role in the Division and gave
a short outline of Army
operations.
A folder engraved with the
High School name and con-
if a
Achievement for achieving a
Zero aircraft Accident Bate
during the period 1 July 1971
through 30 June 1973 was
presented to the 162d Avn Co
(AH) and the 131st MI Co
(AS) recently at an awards
ceremony held by the 13th
Avn Bn (Cbt) West Fort
Hood Texas. Making the
Presentation was LTC Jerry
B. Stratton Battalion Com
mander. He congratulated
both Companies for their out
standing performance and
emphasized that it was stric
tly "team effort" that gar
nered such results as a zero
aircraft accident rate. He
urged all personnel to con
tinue striving for a zero air
craft accident rate in the
future. LTC Stratton also
presented SP5 Kenneth B.
Haynes SP4 Albert K. Dye
and SP5 Lewis Highfield all
assigned to the 162d Avn Co
(AH) the 13th Avn Bn (Cbt)
Certificate of Appreciation
for their performance as Bat
talion Color Guard from
August 1971 to November
1973.
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Local students pay
visit to 2d AD
taining a Ft. Hood guide a
2nd Armd. Div. patch a pen
cil note paper the day's
itinerary and menu for the
noon meal was presented to
each visitor. An interesting
new film on the opportunities
and benefits of the 2nd Armd.
Div. was shown and the
students were able to ask
questions.
During the day the youthful
sightseers were bussed to the
Service Clubs Education
Center and Div. Aviation
facilities. After refueling in
the "Iron Knights" Dining
Facility they caught a quick
glimpse of living facilities as
they trooped through the
billets.
Though nearly half of the
freshmen sophomores
juniors and seniors were
girls the visit to the motor
pool for a close up look at
tanks and other equipment
proved to be the day's
highlight. Pfc. Nancy Bastian
of the 2nd Armd. Div.'s 2nd
Aviation Co. was on hand to
answer the girls' questions
about Army life.
Springs High School. Marilyn and her
classmates were the guests of the 2nd
Armd. Div. for a day of glimpses of
Army life. (Photo by Ivan Foster)
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"This is really neat"
squealed Junior Janie Reeves
as she tested out some radar
equipment.
The boys needed no promp
ting and were soon right at
home popping in and out of
tanks and scrambling over
Chaparrals and APCs. The
day ended as the tired but
pleased students loaded back
into cars for the return trip
to Walnut Hills having a
clearer picture of the Army.
"It sure beat doing
Geometry" smiled Senior
Bill Hodgkins.
ALL IN ONE PACKAGE
...to all our friends and patrons. May the
happiness of the season follow you into the
new year.:.we hope we will have the pleasure
to serve you again soon.
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When leaving the post by
the main gate there's a sign
which warns people that they
are entering the most
dangerous area in the world
the nation's highways.
These roads will be even
more deadly during the
Holiday period which is why
the safety program is being
emphasized so much at this
time.
However stressing safety
both on the highways and in
recreation won't be able to
help the six Ft. Hood soldiers
who have met untimely
deaths in the last few weeks.
Two d-ied as a result of
drowning while the lives of
four more were claimed by
traffic accidents.
The body of Pvt. Crisologo
C. Cruz CSC 1st Bn. 5th
Cav. 1st Cav. Div. was
recovered Dec. 8 from Lake
Belton about three miles
north of the Ft. Hood NCO
recreation center. Cruz had
drowned a week earlier while
fishing with three other Ft.
Hood companions near the
recreation area. Their 10-foot
flat bottomed boat apparently
capsized about 8:40 p.m. Dec.
1. The three other men swam
to shore safely but
discovered Cruz was missing.
Late in the afternoon of
Dec. 8 another Lake Belton
fishing accident claimed the
life of SSG Ralph Kismore
CSC 1st Bn. 67th Arm. 2nd
Armd. Div. He and a com
panion were putting out trot-
lines when the boat they
were in capsized. His com
panion survived by clinging
to the overturned boat but
Kismore was lost.
Sgt. Antonio G. Rodriquez
"E" Co. 17th Eng. Bn. 2nd
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Christmas is time for care
Armd. Div. and Spec. 4
Robert McCluskey "B" Co.
62nd Eng. 13th Spt. Bde.
were killed late Thursday in
a head-on two car collision
on Hwy. 190 in Nolanville.
According to witnesses the
car in which McCluskey was
a passenger was traveling
westbound while Rodriquez's
auto was in the east bound
lane in which the accident
happened. McCluskey was
trapped in the car for more
than 30 minutes as am
bulance attendants and the
wrecker crew attempted to
pull the two cars apart.
Nolanville was also the
scene of an auto-train
collision early Friday which
cost the life of Spec. 4 Fran
ces L. Mann "A" Co. 62nd
Eng. Bn. 13th Spt. Bde.
Mann was killed when his
car heading north on
Cemetery Road skidded into
the train. The collision threw
Mann from his car and the
engine was also thrown about
150 feet into a field.
Lieutenant Colonel Wilbur
You kids better be careful
when you run out in the
street like that. Why? We
never got hit by a car yet.
By Joyce Clark
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McPherson Hq. Masster and
his wife Sue were Med-e-
vacked to Brooks Medical
Center in San Antonio after
an accident at 1:30 a.m.
Saturday. Later that after
noon McPherson died.
The accident occurred at
the intersection of Hwy. 190
and College St. in Killeen as
a Department of Public
Safety uunit was pursuing a
car driven by Eugene Stamps
of Copperas Cove. Stamps ap
parently lost control of his
auto and struck the rear of
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Whatever the cause of
these accidents they were
undoubtedly avoidable. With
the increased traffic
congestion and the inevitable
alcohol consumption during
the Holidays it will be
necessary for everyone to be
especially careful whether
driving or just enjoying
leisure time around the
house. With a conscientious
effort by everyone tragedies
such as these could be just a
bad dream.
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Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, December 21, 1973, newspaper, December 21, 1973; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth255211/m1/14/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Casey Memorial Library.