Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 52, Ed. 1 Friday, January 30, 1970 Page: 1 of 20
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VOL. 27 NO. 52
JMMMMBHPI
SENTINEL SHORTS
Happenings
HAVE YOU DECIDED to retire from active
military service on or before Feb. 29 1972? If
you have you should start planning now for your
retirement by attending the pre-retirement orien
tation in Theater No. 1 from 8 to 11:15 a.m. on
Feb. 19.
This program will cover the rights and ben
efits that accrue to retirees from military ser
vice and offer professional guidance in prepara
tion for a second career. Guest speakers from the
Texas Employment Commission the Office of Civ
ilian Personnel the Social Security Administra
tion the Veteran's Administration the Small
Business Administration and the Veterans Af
fairs Commission of the State of Texas will be
represented. Dependents and recent retirees are
invited to attend. Bring paper and pencil.
A DRIVER EDUCATION course consisting
of 30 clock-hours of classroom instruction and 12
hours of in-car training will be conducted by Cen
tral Texas College beginning Feb. 4. Students en
tering the course must reach 16 years of age by
March 30. Course cost is §35 and class times are
from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday and Wednesday. Fur
ther information may be obtained from the even
ing college office at LA6-1226 or LA6-1227 after
lp.m.
IN CONJUNCTION WITH National Dental
Health Week Feb. 1 through 7 Lt. Gen. Beverley
E. Powell HI Corps and Ft. Hood commander
has proclaimed that week as Children's Dental
Health Week at Ft. Hood. The first of nine
"brush-ins" will be held in Sports Arena No. 1
on Feb. 7 at 10 a.m.
Dependents' last names will determine the
treatment dates. The schedule will be as follows:
ABCD Feb. 7 EFGH Feb. 14 IJKL--Feb.
21 MNOP Feb. 28 QRSTU March 7 VWX
YZ March 14. Make-up dates are also included:
March 21 March 28 and April 4.
THE USO is taking applications for citizen
ship classes beginning the first week of March
and lasting for a period of twelve weeks. The
classes to be held one night a week will concern
U.S. history and government. For information
call'634-5445.
ARE YOU ADEQUATELY prepared to pass
the High School GED Test Battery? Courses in
Social Studies Science and Literature designed
to provide review for testing will begin Feb. 2 at
the Army Education Center Bldg. 212. These
classes will run from 6 p.m. to 8:50 p.m. Monday
through Thursday for six weeks.
Did You Know?
DID YOU KNOW that recent changes by
the Internal Revenue Service have eliminated
the 1040A "short form" for income tax returns.
Persons filing returns this year must use the reg
ular 1040 form regardless of their income. Income
tax returns must be postmarked no later than
midnight April 15 and the forms must be ac
companied by the W-2 wage and tax form the
distribution of which is in progress.
DID YOU KNOW that the odds on winning
at such games as "Football" Double Up" "Raz-
zles-Dazzle" and "Last Nevada Bank" can be as
high as 1679616 to one.
These gambling games run by oft-season
carnival people in the Killeen area have cost some
Fort Hood soldiers up to $400.00 in losses. The
best bet is to be aware and beware.
Inside Story
The Ft. Hood Tankers basketball team will
begin play in the Fourth U.S. Army tournament
Monday at Ft. Sill. Details on page 17.
Classified 19 Eye Catcher 13
Movies 18 Sports 16 17
Editorial 4 Social Notes 6
Gen. Bruce Palmer views field exercises from atop troop carrier
"Ft. Hood will become the
show place of the Army"
Gen. Bruce Palmer Jr. U.S.
Army vice chief of staff told
the Central Texas-Ft. Hood
Chapter of the Association of
the United States Army.
Nearly 1000 members of the
AUSA attended an annual
winter membership meeting
at the Temple National Guard
Armory Tuesday night to hear
the general speak.
Palmer told them of the
vital role Ft. Hood plays in
the defense of this nation and
to our NATO commitment. "If
NATO reinforcement troops
are ever needed in Europe
they will come right from the
heart of Texas ... We cannot
lose sight of our historic link
'In Honor Of A Brcrne Man?
The 2nd Armd. Div. honored
2 a
Hagemeister recipient of the
Medal of Honor in a special
Hell On Wheels ceremony
yesterday.
Maj. Gen. Wendell J. Coats
2nd Armd. Div. commander
officially welcomed Hage
meister to the division. The
lieutenant will serve with
Trp. B 6th Sqdn. 1st Cav.
In his remarks Coats said
"This ceremony today- is in
honor of a brave man." He
ad ha a
depends
upon bravery for bat
tle success.
The general noted bravery
ir not an abstraction but in
dividual acts which are in
What happens in Texas
when a community's main
water supply is cut off? In
movies a hero riding a white
horse and wearing a ten gallon
hat usually appears on the
scene and finds a way to pro
vide help until the water sup
ply is restored. But for the
Central Texas city of Rosebud
which found itself in this situa
tion Wednesday the hero
came riding up in an Army
truck wearing a military
uniform.
Actually there were 13
fatigue-clad heroes and four
trucks representing the 418th
Trans. Co. 180th Trans. Bn.
13th Spt. Bde. from nearby
Ft. Hood.
It all began when Rosebud
officials discovered the main
water line between the city's
reservoir and its water holding
a re a ha
Do you realize that under
the G.I. Bill if you were
a veteran with 18 months of
continuous active service the
Veterans' Administration will
provide you with $4680 in
educational benefits. Many
soldiers are unfamiliar with
exactly what their educational
entitlements are.
terans' Administration
pamphlets wil supply the in
dividual soldier with useful in-
formation con cerning
veterans' benefits. You can
obtain educational assistance
if you have had at least 181
days of continuous active duty
and your discharge or release
from service was under other
than dishonorable conditions
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something was done soon the
citizens would be without
water. Realizing that the U.S.
Army has a long history of
helping civilian communities
in emergencies such as this
an official suggested calling
the fort.
Learning of Rosebud's need
Lt. Gen. Beverley E. Powell
IH Corps and Fort Hood com
mander set the wheels in mo
tion for the post's 13th Spt.
Bde. to act on the request.
Col. Paul F. Roberts brigade
commander alerted the 180th
Trans. Bn. commanded by Lt.
Col. Torence A. Powers to
prepare his water tank trucks
and crews for movement to
Rosebud.
Determining what was need
ed four 5000 gallon capacity
water tank trucks and a team
of 13 men Powers committed
the 418th Trans Co. under
and occurred after Jan. 31
1955. Your service period of
181 days must be exclusive
of any period of active duty
for training under the reserve
program full-time assignment
by the Armed Forces to a
civilian school o.r service as
a cadet or midshipman at a
service academy.
If you were discharged for
a service-connected disability
while on active duty and the
service period was less thin
181 days you would still be
eligible. Furthermore you can
qualify and begin training
while on active duty if you
have had at least 2 years of
active service in the Armed
Forces of the United States.
by/the Department of the Army. The appearance of advertisements in this publication including supplements and inserts
I
ARMORED SENTINEL
FORT HOOD FRIDAY JANUARY 301970
with Western Europe for
there lies the balance of power
between the East and the
West."
He also spoke of the
important testing work of Pro
ject MASSTER (Mobile Army
Sensor System Test Evalua
tion and Review) which was
recently established at West
Ft. Hood and gave the
reasons why Ft. Hood was
chosen as the site for this
or a a id
William Westmoreland Army
chief of staff himself picked
Ft. Hood as the site of Project
MASSTER because "this area
has the weather terrain
facilities for ground and air
forces and above all the kind
of mobile minded leadership
Medal Winner Welcomed
tegrated into the pattern of
unit combat action. It is in
this way Coats explained
that the hero contributes not
only to combat success at the
moment but also extends the
tradition of bravery over the
ages.
The division commander
.said Hagemeister committed
himself to a demanding and
dedicated future. He pledged
the division's support of
Haemeister and the honor of
the lieutenant's commitment.
"We recognize that it is
upon such commitment that
the future of the Army and
the nation depends/' Coats
concluded.
Formerly an enlisted man
which has imagination and
vision. And here I'm speaking
of every officer non-com and
trooper at Hood."
Palmer continued "It is our
hope that Project MASSTER
will give us a quantum jump
in he A in
capabilities." He spoke of the
importance of new weapons
an in
necessary to keep us ahead
of any enemy. Specifically he
mentioned future plans for
a a or it
"Flying tanks are just around
he or A a
helicopters with anti-tank guns
and missiles will challenge
numerical superiority of any
enemy.
Speaki'ng of the AUSA
serving as a medic in Viet
nam Hagemeister received
the Medal for action May 20
1967 while attached to Co.
A 1st Br.. 5th a.v/'During
combat in Binh Dinh Province
Hagemeister assisted his pla
toon by giving life-saving
a at on to
wounded and personally using
his weapon to kill several
of the enemy.
Hagemeister 23 was later
to on a A
Hospital Ft. Eustis Va.
where he was stationed when
he received the Medal of
Honor. He was then sent to
Ft. Sam Houston for 14
months and promoted to Staff
Sergeant.
Water Emergency A verted
supervision of 2nd Lt. Jay
Shepherd to the mission.
By 5 p.m. the team
supervised by Sfc. Paul W.
Johnson had moved from the
FT. HOOD
Traffic Toll
To Date This Year
Fatalities 0
Injuries 5
This Time Last Year
Fatalities 6
Injuries 21
You can receive 36 months
of educational benefits. With
each month of service or frac
tion thereof you will secure
one-and-one-half months of
educatioal assistance.
An educational institution
approved for training may in
clude any public or private
secondary vocational cor
re on in
school junior or teacher's col
lege normal school college
or university professional
scientific or technical in
it on an
institution which furnished
education at the secondard
school level or above.
Pursuit of an accredited
medical residency
private t... w. .ep^.wbenefits
Palmer said "I believe you
are the third largest and
should be the largest chap
ter—I give this to you as a
challenge." The Central Texas-
Ft. Hood Chapter of the AUSA
has some 5000 members and
is currently running a
membership drive aimed at
bringing this number past the
6000 mark.
Palmer also referred to the
go el in of a
between the military and
civilian community he found
in Central Texas. "I don't
know of any other area of
the country where we get bet
ter civilian support."
Palmer toured and received
briefings on Project
MASSTER CS3 and 13th Spt.
The NCO made the decision
last summer too take a direct
is on a a
lieutenant .and was sent to the
Armor School Ft. Knox Ky.
He was commissioned Sept. 19.
1969. After Armor School the
lieutenant cajjne to Ft. Hood
and Hell on Wheels.
Col. James A. Grimsley Jr.
assistant division commander
served as commander of
troops for the ceremony. Sgt.
Maj. Arthur W. Hawthorne
Division command sergeant
major was also present.
The 2nd Armd. Div. Band
played and a special color
guard was present for the
event.
brigade area and was enroute
to the Rosebud reservoir to
begin an estimated three days
of constant water hauling. By
9 that evening the first load
had been pumped from the
reservoir and deposited in the
city water holding area.
Everything now became
routine and the "soldiers-
turned-city helpers" prepared
to work around the clock for
the next few days.
Imagine their relief when
at approximately 11 p.m. word
was received that the water
line had been restored to
opeiation and they could
return to Ft Hood the next
day This was a welcome
surprise not only to the bone-
tired soldiers whose duty day
had begun at dawn but to
the citizens of Rosebud whose
at if el in ha
restored.
GI Bill Abounds With Education Aid
would qualify an eligible
an or a a
as is an vi
course is approved by the
state approving agency and
leads to an identified educa
tion or professional objective.
A program of education
outside the United States may
be pursued only at an ap
proved educational institution
of high learning.
The educational allowance is
not payable in some instances
if the veteran is also enrolled
in a course paid for by the
United States Government un
der the provisions of any
other law where the allowance
would constitute a duplication
of from the Federal
Ft. Hood Will Become
Treasury. However if the
identity of such Federal funds
is lost by being combined with
funds from other sources they
are no longer considered
a duplication of benefits
from the Federal Treasury.
A determination will be re
quired on each application for
the Veterans' Administration
educational assistance aPow-
ance where a veteran-student
receives educational assist
ance from other sources.
A. change of program may
not be approved for
a veteran where his pro
gram has been interrupted or
discontinued due to his own
misconduct neglect or lack of
application. This restriction
The Show Place
Of The Army
Bde. activities and observed
training of 1st and 2nd Armd.
Div. and 55th Avn. Bn. units
during a two day visit to Ft.
Hood. He was impressed by
what he saw: "When you nail
a el he a 2 0 0 0
yards—that's shooting."
Palmer viewed an accuracy
fire demonstration by the 1st
Armd. Div. with the M551
General Sheridan and M60A1
combat tank Tuesday.
Highlighting the firings was
a first round direct hit on
a steel helmet located 2000
meters down range by a
Shillelagh Missile fired from
the Sheridan vehicle.
The demonstration gave
Palmer an idea of the ac
curacy and efficiency of the
THOUGHTS DURING RETREAT religious beliefs during Ft. Hood's re-
Spec. 5 William R. Hartsman 529th ligious retreat. Hartsman attended Ft.
MI Co. considers the thoughts of his Hood's 268th St. (Jewish) Chapel.
may be removed if there ex
ists a reasonable likelihood
that there will not be a
recurrence of such an in
terruption or failure to pro
gress.
Any type of course which is
avocational or recreational in
character may not be ap
proved unless the veteran sub
mits justification showing that
the course will be of bona
fide use in his present or con
templated business or oc
cupation.
Open-circuit television or
radio courses may not be ap
proved unless the veteran is
in a a
pursued in residence leading
to a standard college degree
..
20 Pages
Gen. Bruce Palmer
Sheridan M60A1 tank and
106mm recoiless rifle as firing
crews reacted to diferent gun
gunnery problems.
The firings followed a brief
ing. by Lt. Col. James G.
Campbell 3rd Sqdn. 1st Cav.
commander who .related to
Palmer and guests the ex
a in
performances of the Sheridan
and M60A1 crews. Palmer ex
amined a display of steel
helmets previously hit by 1st
Armd. Div. gunners at ranges
from 800 to 2000 meters and
a display of different muni
tions to be used in the
demonstration.
After Trp. B 3rd Sqdn. 1st
Cav. scored the direct hit on
See PALMER Page 2
which includes subjects
offered through open-circuit
television and the major por
tion of the course requires
conventional classroom at-
tenance.
Each eligible person may
select a program of education
an apprenticeship on-the-job
farm or flight training at any
approved educational in
stitution or training establish
ment which will accept and
retain him as a student
apprentice or trainee in any
field or branch of knowledge
or vocation which he is
qualified to undertake. Educa
tional and vocational counsel
ing will be provided by the
See GI BILL Page 2
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