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Show Hows IS doing The REAL Army By SSG Phil Hale Special congratulations to SP4 Cliff Dawson for being named Soldier of By Doug Wliey Recently I have had numerous opportunities to drive through the metropolis of Stockton. A word of caution; I have seen no less than five different motorists pulled off to the side of the road by the Stockton police. They are really going after people who exceed the' speed limit. Incidentally it is 40 miles a hour through that town. Speaking of speed, I was on the Green River when the Indianapolis 500 was run. I did not get to see the telecast, but I did see a replay of Bobby Unser- passing those cars coming out of the pit. TTiat was stupid first class. But the reason I bring it up was did you hear how he found out about the decision to make Andretti the winner? After all the hoopla in the - winners circle, and the big party afterward. He went to lied. His clock radio went off the next morning with . the announcer saying Unser had been stripped of the championship and the win was given to Andretti. What a way .to hear that kind of news! . And that raft trip. . . the water was not as high as it could have been and the rapids not as rapid, but that scenery down through that canyon are worth the trip across the state to see. It was also worth the trip just to see SSG Phil Hale of the PAO staff get thrown into the murky waters at the end of the trip. Dinosaur National Monument is one of those parks that receive little press. It is unique and very beautiful. If you have any youngsters who are into dinosaurs, the quarry in the park is a wonderland of information. the Quarter. Well deserved, he is assigned to the Chem Lab, but has been seeing duty around the Company lately because of light work profile. Dugway had a fascinating visitor the other day. A gentleman had written to the Public Affairs Office asking for permission to visit the Granite Peak area. When I asked why, he said he was writing a book on the travels and studies of G. K. Gilbert, who in the 1870s had studied most of this region. I understand he also was responsible tor mapping old Lake Bonneville and for that matter naming it Lake Bonneville. This elderly gentleman, whose name is Charles B. Hunt, it turns out has lookedat every rock in the state of In 1935 he was placed in charge le geological field party, to study and map the Henry Mountains of Southern Utah. This was the last area of the continental United States to be . mapped. For almost five years Hunt crawled over that area. Most, of the traveling by packtrain.The last packtrain to cover that .area, as he said, the 1st of an era. During our visit to Granite Peak he would constantly make notes of the rock formations and the geology of the area. Sometimes picking up a handful of sand to check it with a small magnifying glass he carried, sometimes looking out in the distance to comment on that particular formation. I only regret I had one afternoon to spend with him. He i a walking encyclpedia. The Deseret Sampler will result in the refusal to print advertising from that source. Business and advertising matters Utah of Tooele, Publishing Company as a civilian enterprise in the interest concerning the paper should be adof personnel at Dugway Proving dressed to the Tooele Transcript-Bulleti- n, 58 N. Main St., Tooele, Ground, Utah. : Everything advertised in this Utah 84074 or call (801) News items for- publication publication must lie made, available for purchase, use; or patronage with- should be sent to the Public Affairs out regard to race, creed, color of Officer, Dugway Proving Ground, national origin of. the purchaser, Dugway, Utah 84022, or call (801) user, or patron. A confirmed violaThe Sampler is published twice tion or rejection of this policy of advertiser the monthly by offset method. equal opportunity by The Deseret Sampler is published by the Transcript-Bulleti- n 882-005- 0. - 522-211- 6. ' The real Army came to Dugway a couple of weeks ago, and 1 had the chance to spend some time with the", and Id like to share some of my impressions of them with you. Working for TECOM its easy to lose sight of these soldiers, many of us who wear green here at DPG are support specialists who in war or peace dp pretty much the same type of work, supporting the often imagined, seldom seen combat soldier. . .the infantryman, and to see to it that they are prepared for war. WATCHING the 2508 (Airborne) Infantry Battalion of the 82nd Airborne Division we realized what a small part we play in the overall mission of the Army, and that these 583 soldiers represented the sole purpose of this or any army. . .to put individual soldiers into battle prepared to defend the country. What shape is the queen of battle in these days? Well if this battalion is any indicator. Id have to say shes in great shape. HER complexion is, as youd expect youthful, pne of the first things one notices is how young most of these infantrymen are. Theres another aspect of this group that ii more striking than their youth, and that is their spirit. Imagine if you will what it would be like if you were a typist who only got to use a real typewriter once a year, I think youd probably say youd go nuts, yet for the Dragon Gunners of the 82nd thats the case. . .they only get to fire one live missile a year! Have they gone nuts? No, like one fine representative we met on the side of the mountain in a slick sleaved Private from Daisy, Oklahoma, they make the best of it, and every other opportunity that cranes their way. TODAYS infantryman knowshis job, and practices it with vigor and enthusiasm not found in many other army specialities. While we here listen to the troops griping about losing heat in the barracks one night, or training on a Friday, or having the buffer broken, these troops are waist deep in mud in 35 degree weather after flying all day Mothers Day and then jumping in full gear, while aggressors pound their eating cold simulators with and blank fire. They all adpositions mit its rough, but when you ask them how they feel I wish we could stay about it you hear Love omni-preseAirborne Sir! longer and the To a man they recognize their mission, are eager to accomplish it, and are willing to live with whatever inconvenience is thrown at them. This spirit is indicative of the American spirit our adversaries in previous conflicts so badly underestimated, and one thats extremely comforting to know still exists among the ranks of the greatest Army in the world. I INVITE all those who say we have a second rate Army, and those who criticize the all volunteer force to spend some time with them in their office a dusty foxhole or GP medium tent, and I challenge them to come out with the same attitude. Yes, the American figjhting man is alive and well, and just as motivated as his ancestors. If anything is wrong with him, its that we,as a country dont spend enough time and money ensuring that he gets the best available equipment to do his job. He wont complain about it, he lives in the worst and does his best, its OUR job to be outraged at some of the shoddy workmanship that hits the battlefield, and its our responsiblity to see to it that it gets corrected BEFORE it gets to him. C-rati- it, nt From Lexington to YorktowmPearl Harbor to Nagasaki and all the wars in between and since then, the destiny of this nation has rested on the stout legs, strong backs and tenacious determination of the American infantryman. As I found out with the 82nd, our destiny couldnt be in finer hands. Military members adding new collar devices include:' CPT Marshall Ferrell of PO-CPT Timothy Madere of MT; SSG J. Cofield of SSG Barry Farquhar of Michael Aimy Airfield; SSG Randy Blackburn of SP4s II. Abbenhaus, M. Brown, T. Ladd, L. Lester, T. Malauulu and S. Martin. A whole bunch of new folks have joined us in the past few weeks, and we bid a welcome aboard to: SSG Robert Duvall of the 65th MPs; CW3 Byron Wilkinson, SGT Tourance Tucker and SP4 Rodney Speth of Aviation; CPT Roy Speirs of JAG; 2LT Anthony Nailor of Community Activities; SP4 Mary! Fullerton of Community Activities; SP4 Claudia Dunn of the Clinic; and SSG Steve Caddy of Communications. SP5 James Burrell of MT and PVT Scott Wallace. Newcomers to the civilian payroll include: Ronald Davis of SO-. Charles Fox of FE-Diane Canning of CA-Robyn Mailhot of CA-Michael Roundy of the Clinic; Royce Cannon of the Clinic; Becky Ilal-pi- n of PT-Ilencer Kwak of the Clinic; Ron Lunsford of CA-Cheryl Michael Nath of MT-- L and Erwin Denke of FE-U-Mallet of CP-F- -: Joining us temporarily are: Debra Blackburn of the Commissary; Keith Martha Duncan of the Commissary; Gayle Martin of Day of FE-U-FE-and Kenneth Perry of FE-Heading for bigger and better things from the civilian side are: Butch Acker of SO-William Blain of Howard Smalley of FE-U-MT-T- ;. MT-of Croom Barbara of Cheri DiCarlo Timothy of MT-T-Deborah Porter of JAG; Mike Riddle of CA-MGerald MT-T-CP-of Richard of Stockdale Howard Smalley of MT; Sagers Clair Syndergaard of PT-and temporaries Stanley Stradley of FE-Chris Beaman of PA; Greig Moe of FE-Michael Greigo of MT-T-. Whos News? PT-M-- Heading this list of pats on the back to deserving .Dugwayites is one that made its way from 1600 Pennsylvania to Vic Pratt of Plans and Operations, he received a Presidential Citation for a suggestion he made. Other suggestion awards reported to us went to: Don Kirk of Plans; Harold Harthun of MT; Don Weatherhead of MT; Veil Phillips of LD; Kiyoshi Yd of MT; Dave Gruba of Comptroller; Minerva Bames of PT and FD; Robert Durant of FE and Sheila Gibson of MISO. These folks will tell you without reservation that the suggestion program pays off. Outstanding performance awards went to Wayne Asay and John George of Comptroller, Sustained Superior Performance awards to Merril Jensen of Security, Wendell Monson of MISO and Gregory Adams of Comptroller, and last but far from least congratulations go to Art Jones of Comptroller for his Quality Step Increase. Adding some extra punch to the paycheck through well deserved Harold Byington of MT; Buna promotions were: Michelle Bullis of PT-AD-WMT-of ; Davis of Jenifer Hunter of AD-Kathryn Chesley CP-of Vera Zaccardi of CA-Roy .Keeling of MISO; Robert Pratt SO-SO-Curtis Clark of SO-Jim Boegler of James Zamora of HSF-PC-Max Garbett of Helen Clugston of MT-Robyn fox of MT-Iris Newton of Safety; Carolyn Palmer Steven Lenz of Elaine Rawls of Martha Price of MS-Val Payne of LD-S-of PT-MS-of the Richardson of Commissary; EO; Allen Remington Kathy Robert Wietzel of LD-- Jackie Wilde of PT-Cheri Sagers of LD-S-and Dixie Zumwalt of AD-A- - G; S; B C; O; C; B; Michael Roundy of C; S; re S; F; D; Le-fev- T; M; D; M; G; A; V; M; T; E; D; MT-T-A- L; B. MT-DA-- G; T; H; H. H; G; H; H; C; C; B; U; T; U; C; G; DELAS-MS-MT-D- Q; Thompson of CP-F-- FE-- F; O; Howard McCosh of and Jennifer AD-- P A. Interesting new development on savings bonds program If youve been putting off participation in the U.S. savings bond payroll deduction plan until the bonds interest rate increases to the maximum of 9 percent, you neednt wait any longer. increase scheduled for May 1, The 1 --percent interest-rat- e and freedom shares you bonds The 1981, has been approved. now may own, plus any you plan to sing up for in the future, will be included in this latest adjustment. THE comptroller of the Army, in announcing the change, says that new issues of series EE bonds will earn a full interest when held to a new, shorter maturity of eight years. . If you need to redeem a bond early, youll also be better off than before. Hie interim rates are to be increased so that the new. issues will pay 6 percent when held for one year from the date of issue and 8V4 percent when held for five years. If the txmds you own now have reached their original maturity, the new rates apply to the next extended maturity, says the. comptroller. So if youre already a. bond buyer, heres your chance to increase your payroll deductionallotment to cash in on the prospect of higher rates in the future. As for you comptroller officials say its in your best interests not to remain on the sidelines. (ARNEWS) non-participan- ts, . THIS GREAT LOOKING ENERGY SAVING WASHER HAS TWO AGITATORS FOR DELICATE OR RUGGED WASHLOADS! n Handwash Agitator designed to wash small, lightly soiled, delicate loads. Uses up to 24 less water per fill than its own low level setting. Saves hot water and saves time by offering a shorter wash period. (Tegular agitator for heavy-so- il loads with ground-i- n dirt. Variable water levels.. WashRinse temperature 3 selections. 2 WashSpin speeds. 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