The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, March 7, 1975 Page: 7 of 20
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^Friday March 7 1975
Advanced elements of the
"3rd “Trident” Bde. of the 2nd
•?Armd. Div. left Ft. Hood last
^Tuesday am id tears well
wishers and cold weather to
begin forming together the ele-
merits of the Brigade ’75 in
Germany.
On hand for the departure
{^cerem ony at Robert Gray
j^Arm Airfield at West Ft.
jj’Hood were Lt. Gen. Allen M.
Burdett Jr. Ill Corps and Ft.
*vHood Commander Maj. Gen.
2*-Robert L. Fair 2nd Armd.
«*Div. commander Maj. Gen.
ZrRobert M. Shoemaker Deputy
*111 Corps and Ft. Hood com-
mander Brig. Gen. Warner S.
Goodwin 2nd Armd. Div. asst
a r. Roy J.
*Smith civilian aide to the
*5
Secretary of the Army 5th
Army area Danny R. Hurd
Mayor of Harker Heights and
p* wives children and even dogs.
I*. All were there to bid farewell
to approximately 65 officers
a noncom missioned of-
ficers.
Colonel William F. Goad 3rd
*tBde. commander stated that
*«the brigade is “Proud to be the
Jffirst unit to represent the
^Army and the concept of Bde.
m'75. The soldiers are anxious to
j£get over there and accomplish
£their missions. We’re glad to
••represent the 2nd Armd. Div.
*111 Corps and Ft. Hood and
^Central Texas in an outstand-
in manner. Auf Wiedersen.”
fCeremony
I honors
1 brigade
The “Eyes of Texas” were
•on the troops of the 3d “Tri-
rig a as th
HJmarched on HOW Field for the
Jfinal tim during their de-
rparture ceremony last Friday.
2 As th rid en rigade
ep lo to erm an for
^participation in Brigade ‘75
£they will no doubt remember
2the many words of encourage-
Wment expressed to them by
.their families the surrounding
^civ ilian com unities III
•Corps and Ft. Hood and the
^2nd Armd. Division.
The troops of the Trident
-'brigade were assured by both
•Lt. Gen. Allen M. Burdett Jr.
£111 Corps and Ft. Hood com-
•miander and Maj. Gen. Robert
5-. Fair 2nd Armd. Div. com-
£mander that their families
•Would be well cared for during
"•the brigade’s tour in Germany.
The men of the Trident
^brigade will serve approx-
im ate ly six months in Europe.
•They will serve on a rotating
[•schedule with other units and
•will be joining U.S. Anny in
♦Europe forces the 7th Army.
On behalf of the men of the
23d Bde. which include the 1st
•Bn. 14th FA 1st Bn. 41st
J(M ech.) Inf. 2nd Bn. 41st
*(Mech.) Inf. 2nd Bn. 66th
?Armor 498th Supp Bn. HHC
*“C” Trp. 2nd Sqdn. 1st Cav.
*and “C” Co. 17th Eng. a
^farewell was read. In part it
•said It is with great anticipa-
th awe fa this
^challenge. We pledge to stead-
tfastly uphold the tradition of
‘Patton’s Own’ and be ‘Hell on
•Wheels.’
Brigade 675 advance
element departs
He was not the only one say-
ing good-bye to wives children
and family pets at the airfield
many other men said a tem-
porary good-bye to a loved
one.
After saying farewell the
E ro ean -b sold iers
passed through a reception
line to say a final farewell to
ra ls rd tt a ir
By Ted Smith
During the first few days of
this week the Ft. Hood Legal
Assistance Office has received
numerous inquiries concern-
ing an organization that has
apparently been making a'
mass mailing in the Ft. Hood
area of letters indicating that
the addressee may be the heir
to an unclaimed bank account.
While never stating that they
have any proof that the ad-
dressee is in fact entitled to
anything the letter states in
bold print: “The depositor ot
record bears and the same
generic surname as yours. By
virtue of this you may be the
owner or legal heir to this un-
claimed money.”
The unsuspecting individual
might be led to believe that
there is something which led
this firm to him however all
th a is th a
somewhere there is an un-
claimed account whose owner
has the same last name as his.
The letter goes on to explain
th a hen you sig th
enclosed “Finder’s Fee Agree-
ment” which entitles the firm
to a cut of the money if you
are so lucky and enclose your
check for $15 Nationwide will
begin to work on your “file
number” right away.
One point of interest is that
all the letters received by the
Legal Office had the same file
number even though each ad-
dressee had a different last
name!
It doesn’t take much thought
to realize that even if this
company is legitimate the
chances of being entitled to
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Shoemaker and the civilian
dignitaries before boarding the
Air Force plane.
First Lieutenant James C.
W allace com wander HHC
4 9 8 th S t. . aid
“Everything is working good
we’re going to make it in style
glad to be going and we’re go-
ing to uphold the tradition of
the 2nd Armd. Div.”
any unclaimed account is ex-
tremely remote. What is being
asked of the addressees is in
reality a $15 payment to buy a
chance to win.
This organization is most
lik ly not th only firm
a ti ip a tin in su a
scheme. Gimmicks such as
this usually attract many who
are ate a ick buck.
However once these schemers
realize that the public is not
going to play their game they
soon fade away.
The 1975 Annual Armor Con-
ference and the 86th Meeting
of the United States Armor As-
sociation scheduled at Ft.
^Hood in ay as been
postponed until Septem ber
1975.
Postponement of the con-
ference from May 21-23 until
September was made because
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1974 McDonald’s Corporation
Annual Armor Conference
rescheduled for September
When held the theme will be
Combined Arms Team
Today’s Army Division.”
Both social and professional
a tiv itie are scheduled.
Included are plans for equip-
ment displays seminars a
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GOOD-BYE DADDY Young “Little John’’ Heffner
says good-bye to his father Sfc. John Heffner at Robert
Gray Army Airfield last Tuesday. Sergeant Heffner
was one of approximately 65 officers and enlisted men
who flew to Germany as an advanced party to elements
headed to Europe on the Brigade ’75 plan. Another ele-
ment of the 3rd Bde. 2nd Armd. Div. is scheduled to de-
part Ft. Hood on March 14. (Photo by Ivan Foster)
of funding and fuel limitations.
New dates for the conference
will be announced later as
plans become more firm.
major en eral John K.
Boles Jr. (USA Ret.) Armor
A ssociation President ex-
pressed the hope that the
postponem ent will not dis-
courage individuals who plan
to attend the meeting and con-
ference since the intention of
the event is to be “stimulating
and professionally rew ard-
ing.”
to
field training exercise and
banquet.
This year’s location at Ft.
Hood is an ideal choice for the
theme. The arm mored divisions
the 1st Cav. Div. and the 2d
Armd. Div. are based on the
installation. The 49th Armd.
Div. Texas National Guard
also has many units stationed
near Ft. Hood and frequently
conducts training here.
Armor has long been as-
sociated with Ft. Hood history
starting with its early years as
the home of the Army Tank
Destroyer Center.
Announcements concerning
a rran en ts for persons
planning to attend will be
made when the exact dates are
known.
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MMCgonaicrscgonaicrM
By KAREN PRATZ
Concern for the health care
of military personnel and their
families is demonstrated by
the com wander of Dam all
Army Hospital by the channels
of com unication that are
provided.
The com wander and his
staff desire to obtain satisfac-
tory solutions to problems this
is why patients are urged
“never to leave Damall Army
Hospital angry.”
Two units
activated at
HOW Field
A dual activation brought
another first to the 2nd Armd.
Div. as two new units were
welcomed into the ranks dur-
ing ceremonies at Hell on
Wheels (HOW) Field last Mon-
day.
Hosted by Col. Robert L.
S ro r ivA rty
mander the twin activation
adds to the division the 1st Bn.
16th FA and the 3rd Bn. 67th.
Armor.
Unit colors were presented
by Maj. Gen. Robert L. Fair
2nd Armd. Div. commander
to Lt. Col. Allan R. Borstorff
commander 1st Bn. 16th FA.
Receiving the colors for the
3rd Bn. 67th Armor was its
new com ander Lt. Col.
Martin L. Plassmeyer.
he 1 st n. 16th FA
participated in campaigns dur-
ing both world wars and until
deactivation in 1972 the bat-
talion served with the 2nd
Armd. Div. at Ft. Hood.
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art
Concern
Colonel Jam es D. Hefner
MEDDAC commander meets
monthly with the Ladies’ Aux-
iliary to discuss the health
care system at Ft. Hood. Staff
embers provide specific
answers to questions about
various areas of the hospital’s
activities.
Each major command of the
post has a member in the aux-
iliary. From these meetings
with the hospital commander
and his staff information
about the operation of the
hospital or changes in clinic
operations procedures are
passed from the auxiliary
ember on thru the sub-
ordinate units that member
represents. Ladies’ Auxiliary
representatives of the post’s
major commands include both
an officer and enlisted wife
representative.
Ill CORPS
O fficers wives represen-
tative Mrs. Howard Herron
532-4765. E liste wives
representative Mrs. Melvin
Fox 532-4148.
1st CAV. DIV.
O fficers’ wives represen-
tative Mrs. John S. Crosby
532-5949. E liste wives
representative Mrs. Homer
R. Moss 634-4534.
2nd ARMD. DIV.
O fficers wives rep resen
tative Mrs. Donnald Valz
634-4534. E liste wives
representative Mrs. Walter
L. Moser 634-0984.
MASSTER
O fficers wives represen-
tative Mrs. Arthur Carter
547-3026. E liste wives
representative Mrs. Lloyd
Reilly 532-4839.
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