The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 27, 1977 Page: 4 of 28
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Waiter M. Tilley 526-5141 .............
By JEANIE KITCHENS
The moon was bright and full on this spooky starless night. The little fellow in a
pirate’s costume felt a chill run down his back and held his sister’s hand tighter. She was
dressed as a princess and looked so very pretty. They rang the bell and a wicked-looking
man came to the door. He snickered as they said the traditional words and dropped
some candy in their bags. The children said thank-you and went on to the next house. By
9 p.. the little pirate and the princess were in the hospital. The young boy had eaten some
of his goodies on the way home and was poisoned. The pretty princess wasn’t pretty
anymore she had been run down by a speeding car and her small body was broken
and bruised.
This story may sound a bit dramatic but incidents like this can and have happened in
the past. People who pull these malicious pranks have turned a once fun filled tradition
into a nightmare of caution and mistrust. Many parents won’t let their children go trick
or treating anymore because of this. Try explaining why to a youngster it’s hard to do.
To fight for the Halloween tradition they grew up with some parents give
neighborhood parties for their kids instead of letting them go out ringing doorbells. Also
schools have Halloween carnivals to provide yet another opportunity for children and
parents to take part in the festivities.
Trick or treating however has not completely faded away and there is still a good
time to be had if precautions are taken. Damall Army Hospital has been luck so far in
not treating any Halloween prank victims and makes the following suggestions for this
year’s Halloween safety:
1. Always accompany your children on their trick or treating rounds regardless of
their age. Parents should go directly to the door with the younger children.
2. Limit the trick or treating to your own neighborhood preferably only at houses
where the residents are known and trusted. Go only to those houses whose fronts are
well lit.
3. Never let your children eat trick or treat goodies until after you are home and have
inspected them. Check each item carefully for opened or punctured wrappers. Some
tricksters have been known to insert drugs into chocolate bars where their taste is
camouflaged. Soft candies can also be injected with liquids right through the wrapper.
To be sure unwrap and hold the wrapper up to the light to check for pinholes. If you
have any suspicions at all avoid these candies altogether.
Homemade goodies such as cookies candy apples popcorn balls and fudge should not
be eaten unless the giver is well known and trusted. Fruit (apples and oranges) should
be inspected very carefully for cuts or punctures. If they look to be safe wash them
thoroughly and cut them into pieces. Check each piece and look for pins or needles that
may have been inserted or a discoloration that may be a result of a drug injection.
4. For safety sake costumes should be light in color or heavily trimmed with reflec-
tive tqpe. Eyeholes in masks should be large enough to allow a full range of vision. Bet-
ter yet use makeup instead of masks to achieve a more realistic effect make sure all
the hems on loose costumes (witches ghosts gypsies and such) are raised securely to
prevent tripping. Slip resistant shoes will help in case of mud puddles or smeared
goodies.
If you follow these suggestions your children’s Halloween can be safe and fun. So
have a happy Halloween and don’t let the goblins get you!
by the Armadillo
Letters submitted are subject to being edited! Write: Armadiib. Ft. Hood Texas
76544. Or caff 685-2436
Dear Armadillo
First let me say that my husband and I really enjoy your column. So come on folks get
those cards and letters in. We don’t want to lose the Armadillo.
We have been at Ft. Hood for quite a while but I’m beginning to wish I had never seen
this place. Don’t get me wrong I love Texas and Ft. Hood but there is a problem. Not
just for my family but for all the families that live in our area.
Recently anew family moved into our area and there has been nothing but problems
since. The man is an E-7 in the Army but he is also the meanest rudest most vulgar
human I have ever met. He treats all the kids like they were monsters.
We live on a small street with only six families. So most of the time the kids play in the
street (they don’t really have anywhere else to play.) The only traffic there is is the
families that live here.
Well on three different occasions this man has almost deliberately hit one of the kids
with his car. If the kids so much as set foot in his yard he flashes some kind of phoney
badge and threatens to have them arrested. If they accidently throw a football or
basketball in his yard he pokes holes in it. He talks awful to everyone around here.
I have kids of my own and I know they can be mean but the kids here are not bad.
They’re just normal everyday kids. They are also scared to death of this monster I have
to call a neighbor. This man has three kids of his own so you would think that he would
be a little easier going.
But why do our kids have to be constantly harrassed by this 35 year old bully?
Well I got it off my chest. Thanks for listening.
Signed
Dear Parent
Since it wasn't entirely clear in your letter whether yon lived on or off post I’m going
to go on the assumption that yon live in one of Ft. Hood’s housing areas.
If this is the case yon can bring this man’s behavior to the attention of your Area
Housing Co-ordinator Military Police and the Housing Office. I don’t really know what
action can be taken against this man but wit's obvious from your letter that a conflict does
exist among the families on your street and nothing can be done until he is reported.
Maybe he’ll read your letter recognize himself and mend his ways. Yon might even
consider dropping a copy of this in his mail box to insure that he does read it
Sorry I cant be of more help. Thanks for caring.
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TH E ARE!
STA RT TH E
S O E
Editor’s Note: The chain of
command is considered a
primary organizational techni
SPEC. 4 CYNTHIA NEVITT
256th MP HI Corps
“Well I haven’t used the
chain of command since I’ve
been here but I think it is
tighter in Germany. If you
didn’t use it there you could get
in a bind. I really didn’t like us-
ing it because everyone knows
your problem.”
Advertising Manager
FT. HOOD SENTINEL FT. HOOD TEXAS
(Ed. ote—Edim entary Forum is dedicated to personal viewpoints expressed in editorials and com entaries.. Free lance writers are invited to participate in the Forum
All com ents should be addressed to: Editor Ft. Hood SENTINEL and n\ust be signed.)
que for the Army. However
soldiers may not consider the
structure or responsibilities of
SPEC. 5 ISMAEL REYES
HHC 1st Bde. 2nd Armd. Div.
“As an HREO specialist in
my brigade I stress the use of
the chain of command. It is im-
portant for the chain of com-
mand to listen and relate the
problems of the lower enlisted
to higher up and vice versa. It
should be used at all times to
eliminate misinformation.”
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YOU CALLED THE
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SO N ED AWFULLY
A I I A I
By SANDY McCHE YNE
IN THE SMOKE OF BATTLE I
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Private Sadie Sunshine assigned to the
Moonglow Battalion as a tent repairman
went out to the field last week. Since it was
her first time in the field she agreed to
share her views and experiences on field
living with us.
“The first day out in the field was a real-
ly beautiful sunny day” Sadie said. “I
though that the exercise was going to be a
snap.
“After we set up our tents and unloaded
our gear (which took about three hours '
we realized it was time to stop for lunch.
Lunch was quite an experience! The dining
facility people gave me a box of cans and
told me to move along. Then someone gave
me one really hot can. The specialist
behind the vat of steam informed me that
the hot can was the meat portion of my
lunch. I struggled trying to open the cans
for about a half an hour. Then this guy is in
a strange uniform (which I later learned
were jungle fatigues) showed me how to
use a P-38 to open the cans. The food was
kind of weird. I’d never seen canned breast
of turkey. How they got it into that little can
I’ll never know. Anyhow that was my first
experience with what I later learned were
the infamous C-rations.
“After I found my way back to our en-
campment site which took like what
seemed forever my C.O. told me it was
time to check in with Headquarters Com-
mand (Hq. Comd.) and get our assignment.
Since we didn’t have a phone -he asked me
to run over and pick up the assignment. I
took me about two hours wandering
around through the labrynth of trails to
find Hq. Comd. When I got there the
Sergeant Major said that Captain Schnoze
would have to come over in person as these
were classified documents and they
weren’t sure about my security clearance.
This meant that I now had to find my way
back to my unit tell Capt. Schnoze and
probably come back to get the documents
anyway all before dinner!
“It took me an hour and a half to locate
LUCKY
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Sunshine shares her views
my unit after I left Hq. Comd. The only pro-
blem now was that Capt. Schnoze was
nowhere to be found. He had gone off look-
ing for the officer’s dining facility and
hadn’t returned yet. I gave my NCOIC the
message from the Sergeant Major and
sure enough he gave me a note that said I
had sufficient clearance and sent me
back to Hq. Comd.
“By this time I was really becoming a
Pathfinder. It took me only five minutes to
get to Hq. Comd. Inside of ten minutes I
had the documents and was on my way
back to the unit. Success at last! I’d con-
quered the maze of trails leading to and
from our unit area.
“The rest of the day was rather un-
eventful. We found Capt. Schnoze wander-
ing around lost in the middle of the woods.
At dinner time we all ate together. There’s
safety in numbers you know. At least if we
got lost again we’d all be lost together.
“Day two began rather uniquely. We
woke up to the sound of heavy rains falling
around us. Not only that but our tents had
partially collapsed during the night. Ter-
rific! Going to breakfast was a real fun
time. We waded through six feet of mud to
a dining facility that had all but washed
away. To top it all off for breakfast they
served ice cold powdered eggs and luke
warm orange-grapefruit juice. What away
to start a day!
“It seems that lightning had caused
several trees to come down and ruin what
seemed like a hundred tents during the
night. Needless to say we were busy all
day. The worst part was that we had only
five people in our unit and one of them was
on KP at the semi-totaled” dining facility.
Were we ever busy! All day long I was run-
ning around in mud up to my waist trying
to patch up or at least partially repair the
tents of about a thousand units. Lunch was
the ever formidable C-rations. This time I
got a hot can of tuna that tasted like cold
liverwurst. For supper we had a combina-
tion of soggy mashed potatoes and hot
liverwurst that smelled like limbecger.
Have you ever used the Chain Command to help solve a problem
Do you think problem solving through the Chain Command is effective?-
a chain of command until faced
with a problem they are unable
to resolve. In a recent “Quality
S/SGT. CARDELL WILKINS
“C” Btry. 2/5 ADA 2nd Armd.
Div.
“I never had a problem to
use the chain of command.
Yes I think the Chain of com-
mand if used correctly is an
effective way to solve a pro-
blem. It is important that peo-
ple care about you in the chain
of command. If they don’t care
or leaders conspire between
each other against a soldier it
won’t work. I think it should be
used and can benefit ever-
yone.”
of Life” survey soldiers were fectiveness. For a look at these
asked their opinion of their startling facts and an indepth
chain of command and its ef- look at the function and
PFC. JAMES CLARKE
“C” Btry. 1/14 FA 2nd Armd.
Div.
“I haven’t had any cause to
use it. If a person starts with
the squad leader and moves
up does it right things will get
done. I feel though that in
many cases the people are
stopped at the first sergeant
level.”
Thursday October 27 1977
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cheese and tasted like cold Toiockwurst.
Fantastic'!
“The third day whoever was in charge of
the whole show decided to move us
somewhere else. At first we weren’t sure
about the move but when the orders came
we were ready. In mud and sludge and with
vehicles getting stuck up to their axles we
moved sort of right into the middle of a
field whose last inhabitants had been a
huge herd of cows. There were cow drop-
pings absolutely everywhere! It took about
five hours to set up again.
“On the evening of the third day we de-
cided to try and find the shower point. It
took us about two hours to find it. When we
took our showers the water was so cold we
were sure they were piping it in from a
frozen food locker somewhere. When one of
the girls Dorcas decided to shut the water
off she had a surprise coming. We weren’t
supposed to shut it off from the inside.
Well the next thing we knew Dorcas had
an inch and a half hose spraying her in the
face. We yelled outside to whoever was
running the show to shut the water down.
They did and Dorcas refitted the hose to the
nozzle it had been originally hooked to.
“On the fourth day the sun came out
and so did the bugs! We were under attack
by every manner of bug imagineable and
they were big! Those things attacked us at
every turn. They didn’t care whether you
were an E-l or an 0-8. They were hungry
and there we were: ergo instant lunch!
We were not as busy as we were the day
before but everyone was getting edgy and
wanted to go back to the barracks and re-
gular jobs away from the mud and the
bugs
“Friday the last day was a day of mixed
blessings. At 7 a.m. we began to pack to
leave. By 10 we were well on our way back
to post. When we reached our destination
everyone was really glad and didn’t care
who knew it. We spent the rest of the day
unpacking and cleaning our field gear.
After dinner we were released to take care
of our personal busiriess. We were given a
three day weekend!
PFC. LAZARMDN McCLAINE
256th MP HI Corps
“I think the chain of com-
mand is a good thing to use.
Most people don’t tell their pla-
toon sergeant or squad leader
and go straight to the company
commander when the NCO’s
could have taken care of it. I
don’t have to use it because I’m
the unit clerk. But I have and it
did solve my problem.”
responsibilities of the chain of
command refer to the story on
the opposite page.
2nd Lt. Deborah Compton
15th Finance 1st Cav. Div.
“I have never used the chain
of command myself. However
I do feel the chain of command
and its effectiveness depends
on how willing the people are to
help the individual. If they are
not willing it may not be as ef-
fective.”
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