Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 1963 Page: 4 of 20
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terial without written permission trom AFPS.
In our haste to develop better weapons for our mod
ern Army we sometimes forget about the man behind the
weapons who is after all still the ultimate weapon.
Even with superior equipment and superior training
will still get inferior results if the individual soldier
does not have the desire to put this potential to its full use.
As long as the primary function of the line soldier is to
close with the enemy and destroy him it will remain es
sential for the soldier to be motivated to do his job to the
best of his ability.
The primary problem for the Army then is to moti
vate the soldier. Wliat can be done to motivate him.
Pamphlets and lectures are only part of answer. The rest
of the solution lies in the hands of the good soldiers the
ones who are already motivated to do their jobs well.
If they are good soldiers they must be concerned with
more than their own performance. They must inspire
others to follow their example. Esprit is contagious.
Any person has a tendency to do as others do not as
they say. A good example will influence others. Hypocrisy
is easily detected and reacted against. The man who sees
it will merely slack off to spite the hypocrite.
Harassment and threats will never get a soldier to
do his best. He will merely do enough to stay out of trou
ble but he will never do his best.
The enemy we face today has the sheer human
numbers to overpower us. His weapons system is probably
comparable to ours. Where then can we counteract iiis
numerical superiority? It is in the area of human motiva
tion where the United States can beat the enemy. And
this motivation can only be obtained through the example
of the previously motivated soldier.
The American soldier has always excelled over his
adversary from Concord to the Chosin Reservoir because
of his personal initiative when out of touch with com
mand. His famed Yankee ingenuity has pulled him
through what at the time apparently were impossible
situations.
The enemy perhaps better disciplined in the old
Prussian sense of the word has never been able to match
the initiative of the American soldier who has been taught
all his life to rely on himself in tight places.
This initiative is the direct result of motivation the
desire to excel at whatever task is presented no matter
how disagreeable. Since he has had more to lose in person
al freedoms the American soldier has always been more
motivated than his enemy. His motivation has most often
come from his fellow soldiers.
It is quite plain that the United States must rely on
the motivation of the individual soldier if she is to survive
as a free and great nation. This motivation must come
from the example of the good soldier whose deeds will
speak more clearly than his words.
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VIEWS ON
BOOKS
By BILL STEWART
Sentinel Staff Writer
("El Gringo" by D. H. Radler
(Chilton Company 169 pp)
Communist infiltration in Latin
America has become dangerous
ly apparent.
Ninety miles from the shores
of the United States is Cuba the
first Communist satellite in the
Western hemisphere.
Latin America is the fastest
growing major area in the world.
Its ever increasing size and its
proximity have made it an area
of at or an to
common welfare.
President Kennedy has noted
recently that "Latin America is
the most critical area in the
world."
The tactics of the Communist
infiltration and the deep vein of
an an el in in a in
America are examined in D. H.
Radler's book "El Gringo."
Raider also discusses the United
States' failure in its relationship
with Latin America and reasons
why the Communists have been
so successful.
"El Gringo" is a personal book
for the author. The author has
been for many years a resident
and traveler in Latin America.
His book is a record of some of
his findings.
Throughout most of the United
States' history according to the
author its been the policy to ig
nore Lajtin America. The relation
ship between the United States
and Latin America has been
characterized during different
periods by the policies of "Big
Stick" "Dollar Diplomacy"
"Good Neighbor" and with re
cent events troubled anxiety.
The political and economical
expolitation of Latin America by
most of the countries of the west
ern world has left the United
States in a poor position in Latin
America. Every act by the
United States government is seen
in light of a history of expolita
tion by the nations of the world.
The author points out that our
attitude towards Latin America
now seen as an act of political
expediency our attitu^afs of ar
rogant idealism and our failure
to appeal to the people of Latin
America through aid both eco
nomical and material is hurting
The Communist program of in
filtration agitation division and
conquer is working very well
Only through programs of true
economical military and techni
cal aid understanding of the peo
ple of Latin America improve
ment of press coverage and
education of our country's tour
ists the author states can the
United States hope to make
friends in Latin America and in
sure that Latin America isn't
a potential threat to our prestige
peace of mind and physical se
curity.
The new individual income tax
return offers taxpayers an op
portunity to take refunds in
U. S. Savings Bonds. The in
struction booklet gives details.
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suddenly
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measure
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46-Arabian
garment
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of
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51-iTrade for
money
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slender fish
(pl.)
55-Delirium
tremens
(abbr.)
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relatives
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attempt to
gain
possession
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A look-see into the future will
be discussed during next week's
troop information hour. Flying
platforms are on the drawing
boards. Nuclear powered trains
able to travel through snow sand
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American
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21-The
sweetsop
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plants
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coals
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measure
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board
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regiment
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Modernization
Modernization is a word fa
a to a A an N
week's troop information subject
deals with Army Modernization.
To do his best as a soldier it
is important that he realize just
how "modern" his Army is and
what is planned for the future to
make his task easier.
Each man if asked about the
modern army will naturally dis
cuss that which is familiar to
his every day duties. The infan
tryman will know about the new
rifle the tanker the improved
tank and the aviator about the
new versatile family of light air
craft—fixed wing and helicopters.
Improvements are being made
each day in all fields of Army
interest.
Research and' Development
headed by General Beach a re
cent visitor to Fort Hood is ex
perimenting on all ways to make
the combat soldier better
equipped to perform his duties.
In a recent speech General
Beach said "in the final analysis
all of our efforts are in support
of man .... most particularly
that lonely individual at the end
of the line the combat soldier
on the battlefield." There are im
provements in firepower mobili
ty and communications the three
elements necessary for an army
to function well.
or even marshy country are be
ing tested. Pilotless planes with
improved radar television radio
infrared and other sensory devices
being developed. Improve
ments in other fields too numer
ous to mention are being made
and will be within the Army in
ventory by 1970.
By continually striving for in
stant readiness the Army seeks
tc do its part in deterring war
or in winning if deterrence fails
are as true today as they were
in the past.
The words of our first president
nearly two centuries ago "to
be prepared for war is one of
the most effectual means of pre
serving the peace."
If war comes to be victorious
our forces must enter batle with
the best weapons and equipment
that man can design and fabri
cate. Anything less invites defeat
and trifles with the safety of the
nation.
Have a tax refund coming to
you this year? Take it in United
States Savings Bonds and let it
go to work for you. Check the
box on the tax return for "Sav
ings Bonds."
Richard D. Schumm Co. B 2d
Bn. 46th Infantry 1st Armored
Division was recently promoted
to specialist four.
Allen W. Frank Co. B 2d Bn.
46th Infantry 1st Armored Di
vision was recently promoted to
specialist four.
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A Primer
On Communism
(Forty-seventh of a series of
questions and answers from A
Primer on Communism by
George W. Cronyn edited by
Howard Oiseth. Reprinted by
AFPS with the publisher's per
mission.)
QUESTION What is the in
come of the ruling class in
Soviet Russia as compared to
that of the workers?
ANSWER—There are five dis
tinct classes or strata in the
USSR. A few hundred families
at the top make up the ruling
element. High officials of the
government and the Party and
top-level military officers have
incomes of half a million rubles
or more a year.
Less important officials and
officers leading artists
writers scientists and other
intellectuals and directors of
large state enterprises all
told about five million per
sons have incomes of sev
eral hundred thousand rubles
a year.
A third class composed of low
er Party functionaries engineers
technicians managers of collec
tive farms and smaller plants
and a few Stakhanov or "high
speed" workers has an average
annual income of about 20000
rubles. These top three classes
comprise less than 10 per cent
of the Soviet Union's 200 million
population.
In the fourth class the mass
of workers and peasants are for
tunate if they make 8000 rubles
a year. (That income will not
support an urban family of two
ad an re
average semiskilled worker gets
600 to 700 rubles a month the
unskilled half that amount.
This year the treasury per
mits taxpayers to receive tax re
funds in risk-free inteest-paying
U. S. Saving Bonds. Check the
right box in the return and it's
automatic.
Carl E. Wilbourn Co. B 2d
Bn. 46th Infantry 1st Armored
Division was recently promoted
to specialiast four.
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Having just returned from Viet
Nam Sgt. Alfred Fagon is glad
to be back among peace-loving
people.
"People are always talking
about what happens in the hills
of Viet Nam but you never hear
too much about the incidents in
Saigon" Sergeant Fagon said.
Sergeant Fagon has a good rea
son for saying this. From Jan
uary 26 1962 to January 11 1963
he was assigned to the MAAG
STAR-COMM office in Saigon as a
Communication center specialist.
Sergeant Fagon recalls two inci
dents which left a vivid impres
sion upon his mind.
The first concerns the bombing
of the presidential palace in Sai
gon a year ago this month by two
rebellious Vietnamese pilots. "It
was about seven in the morning
and I had just finished breakfast
and was having a smoke on the
roof of the Bachelor Enlisted
Quarters Plaza Hotel.
"There was a loud noise and I
turned toward the direction of the
noise. I saw two planes making
passes on the presidental palace
which was about a half a mile
away. The pines were from the
Vietnamese Air Force and at
first I couldn't understand why
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"Later that day I found out
that the pilots had turned against
President Diem and his relatives
who are the central core of the
government."
He continued by saying "The
planes were old World War II
prop planes and each one made
about eight or nine passes. After
they dropped their bombs they
continued making strafing runs.
The second incident struck clos
er to Sergeant Fagon. "I was
walking toward the door of the
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stopped in the lobby for something
and then continued toward the
door. I noticed that four soldiers
were standing outside talking."
"The next thing that I remem
ber happening was that the men
were being knocked down like
ducks in a shooting gallery. A
Viet Cong terrorist had thrown
a grenade in the midst of the
men and then disappeared into
the crowded street. The men were
not hurt seriously but it shook sill
of us up pretty bad."
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Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 1963, newspaper, March 29, 1963; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth254736/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Casey Memorial Library.