Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, March 14, 1969 Page: 4 of 18
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Fuss About Drugs
Why all the fuss about drugs?
What does it have to do with me?
And besides whose business is it anyway what I
think or do about drugs?
These are some of the questions concerning the
use and misuse of drugs being asked by the citizens of our
nation and of the free world. Dont be misled however
the communist world is also being plagued by an ex
tensive misuse of drugs.
The question of the sudden interest in tihe misuse
of drugs is easy to answer. In the past several years there
has been an increase in the misuse or abuse of beneficial
drugs as well as dangerous drugs. The dangerous drugs
of primary interest here can lead to psychological de
pendence moreover certain drugs such as LSD STP
arxd marijuana—the hallucinogens can damage your
mind and have no known medical benefit whatsoever.
To get a glimpse of why the fuss about drugs just
take a brief look at the effects that one of the hallucin
ogenic drugs alone might have on the human body and
mind.
Marijuana known also as "pot" or "grass is the
most frequently abused of the hallucinogenic drugs.
Very little is known concerning its long-termed ef
fects but in its mildest forms it does not appear to be
physically dangerous. Nevertheless you can't be certain
that it is totally safe for in its stronger forms marijuana
can cause psychotic reactions in almost everyone.
Marijuanas active ingredient tetrahydrocannabini
or "THC" is potentially very dangerous and while a
given dosage may not
have
On one trip the carrier was
an or in a a
an an so of
possessions including a heap of
rice straw. As the carrier
bounced along she accidentally
dropped the stogie she was
smoking. Within moments the
straw was ablaze.
The driver thinking he had
everything under control back
ed the ammo carrier into the
Gulf of Tonkin to extinguish the
fire.
While the fire was being ex
tinguished the outgoing tide
PROFESSIONALS' NEW S4
Capt. Vernon R. Stevenson of
N as vi re
assumed duties as the new S-4
(supply and logistics) officer for
Old Ironsides' 4th Bn. 46th Inf.
(Professionals). Prior to coming
to Ft. Hood Capt. Stevenson
it he it a
Assistance Command-Vietnam
(MACV) as an advisor to the
2nd Ranger Gp. Team 21 of
the ARVN rangers. During his
duty with the Vietnamese Staff
rangers he earned the Bronze
Star Medal for meritorious serv
ice the Vietnamese Staff Honor
Medal and the Vietnamese
•Cross of Gallantry.
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apparent ill effects on an
other person that fact is no protection for you.
The use of marijuana is particularly hazardous.
While under its influence concepts of time and space
can be radically distorted and response to an emergency
becomes unpredictable. A "pot' at the wheel of an auto
mobile makes it a deadly dangerous weapon to others and
a booby trap to himself.
Another important reason for not using "pot" stems
from its being against Federal law to use or possess. The
penalties can be as much as 10 years in the penitentiary
and a $20000 fine for a first offense. Its sale use or
possession is likewise a violation of the Uniform Code of
Military Justice punishable by court-martial with a dis
honorable discharge and up to five years in prison as
the end results.
Only the individual can decide if he desires to get
caught in the drug trap so take time out to think is a
few moments of false pleasure worth a lifetime of sor
row? (AFPS)
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Woman Smoking Cigar
Sinks Ammo Carrier
QUANG TRI Vietnam Can carried the vehicle out to sea. ants.'
a woman smoking a cigar sink Being slightly unseaworthy it
promptly sank.
a tracked ammunition carrier?
Well
Action started when an amno
carrier was being used to
transport Vietnamese civilians
from serveral villages near the
coast west of Quang Tri to one
central village a little farther
north.
A call went out to SSgt. John
W. Seth Wilmington Del. at
1st Bn. 77 Armor motor pool
for a recovery vehicle.
"I thought it' was just stuck
in the sand on the beach but
what a shock I had when we
got there" Sp4 James H.
Richerson Little Rock Ark.
said.
"We couldn't see anything but
the ships out on the sea" Sp5
Larry Prough Huntingdon Pa.
added.
Sp4 Ronald Caulk Pottstown
Pa. Richerson and Prough
swam out to the track which
was in about 20 feet of water
200 yards off shore and at
tached a tow cable. Within
about two hours the carrier was
back on the beach.
"It could only happen in Viet
nam" Caulk said.
Derived from wheat and with
out much taste gluten is used in
diet bread products.
Iron Horses Engage
In Eight-Phase Test
Like green dinosaurs the
tanks of 2nd Bn. 67th Armor
2nd Armd. Div. tore through
the field last week during com
pany army training tests. One
company at a time had a crack
at a primary and secondary ob
jective as umpires from the
1st Armd. Div. watched and
graded the tankers.
First Lt. Robert E. Cooper
the executive officer of Hq. Co.
2nd Bn. 67th Armor who work
ed with the S-3 during the tests
said that all seemed to be going
smoothly in the testing.
Cooper explained that there
were eight essential phases of
the training tests. The umpires
with their score cards and
various commanders watched
each phase carefully.
The first phase was a pre-
combat check beginning at
p.m. on the first day of the
52-hour company test. This
step was an operational check
on the vehicles. It was also
to see if the men themselves
were ready to move.
No particular time was set
for the beginnning of phase two
the tactical march to the
as a re a I a a
started when phase one ended
The S-3 requested the initiation
from the battalion which asked
for brigade approval. A time
was then given to march and
the move began from there.
Phase three the advance
guard began at 4 a.m. the
following day and ended at 8
a.m. It was a company move
ment to the front lines. All com
panies in the testing assumed
they were assigned to the front
ranks in a combat situation
Defense was the critical
fourth phase which began at
8 a.m. and lasted until 5 p.m
The companies being trained
moved from an advance guard
into a defensive position in
preparation for a movement by
the aggressor forces.
The aggressors in the testing
were the men of the scout pla
toon. Intermittently the scout
platoon "attacked" the tanks.
The retrograde phase the
fifth step was enacted from
5 p.m. until 6 a.m. the following
day. The company was hit by
the aggressor forces and moved
back behind friendly lines.
From 6 a.m. until 4 p.m. on
the last day of testing was the
offensive phase of the company
TWO EEENLIST
At a reenlistment ceremony
held recently at battalion head
quarters two senior NCO's from
the 2nd Bn. 13th Armor 1st
Armd. Div. reenlisted for a
total of six years. First Sgt.
Rufus Rios Corpus Christi
Tex. and Sfc. Ira Hatcher
Dayton Ohio both of Hq. Co.
each reenlisted for three years.
Sgt. Hatcher is chief medical
NCO for the battalion. Perform
ing the swearing-in was Bat
talion Commander Lt. Col. John
M. Norton a native of Rome
Ga.
Almost half of the approxi
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ATT. It was in this step that
the company began attacking
the intermediate and final ob
jectives.
The companies were provided
with the axes of the movement
and then decided exactly how
to initiate the attack.
A critique was held in phase
seven of the ATT. At that time
there was a maintenance check.
A thorough post combat review
of the company ATT was also
made.
The final phase of the com
pany ATT was the tactical
march back to the company
motor pool. It marked the end
of the 52-hour company test.
"The training the men of
2nd Bn. 67th Armor have
received in the past weeks has
paid off" said Sfc. William T.
Brown of the battalion's S-3 sec
tion. Brown believes the men
of the battalion are ready for
the next big step in the training
the battalion field training ex
ercise.
THE ARMORED SENTINEL FORT HOOD TEXAS
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Tiger Brigade
Leads 2nd Armd.
InReenlistments
Second Armd. Div.'s 1st Bde.
led the February reenlistment
figures for senior commands
according to statistics recently
released by the 2nd Armd. Div.
reenlistment office. The division
had the highest monthly total
for a division at Ft. Hood since
July 1965 and 1st Bde. con
tributed 23 of the 10 0
reenlistmfcnts.
Despite the Tiger Brigade
showing Spt. Cmd. continued
as the top senior command for
the first eight months of the
fiscal year. One of the major
reasons is the performance of
Hq. and Band which topped the
separate company category.
During February however
Hq. Hq. Co. 2nd Bde. was
the top separate company.
First Bn. 41st Inf. 2nd Bn.
50th Inf. and 2nd Bn. 41st Inf.
were awarded reenlistment holi
days for exceeding Department
of the Army objectives in all
categories for the moiith of
February
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The 2nd Armd. Div.'s 5th Bn.
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retreat and awards ceremony
in the battalion area.
Lt. Col. Harold V. Madden
Battle in s' commander
presented medals to several
Vietnam veterans. A number of
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promotions were presented at
the same time.
The Bronze Star Medal with
device was awarded to Sp4
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The Bronze Star Medal and
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Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, March 14, 1969, newspaper, March 14, 1969; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth255015/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Casey Memorial Library.