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Show Page THE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS 12 October 1, 2005 t 2 eekend ae we oe and a lieutenant from Wisconsin who had a new Mercury convertible. visited Washington, D.C., the Virginia coast many times, the mountains of Virginia and surrounding states, Williamsburg, Monticello, and James of my life in which I learned that not all people behave the same. Nor do they always play by the same ethical rules. I came away from the army with three things: — G I Bill, which my thrifty nature would not let m waste so I went to Law School, a much iageoved knowledge of geography, and a better insight into the a of man. My life ini Huntsville and, for dthat ter, in college al standards. Not so in the army. The army experience convinced me there are good, straightforward people and there are bad, devious people. We make a big mistake if we don’t learn to observe the difference and deal with individuals as they really are. It doesn’t whether IGet ree large chutes We loaded the vehicles in C-119 cargo planes which had clamshell doors at the end. The item to be 1 1 laaaa ae d tied dropped was p P down until the drop zone was approached. A small chute pulled the vehicle Out | of the ‘plane and the large 1 hed 1 ‘o the chute. If all went well, theae chutes lowered the equipment rather gently to the ground. ite winter we went by convoy down through the South and over to Brownsville, Texas where we participated in maneuvers for several weeks. Not long after the completion of maneuvers, I left for Korea. : visited home in my shiny officer’s uniform, becam irked when, as usual, I was asked to “say a fewwere in church, and enjoyed going to a Saturday night ce. On the way to Korea we were held over at a base ar San Francisco while somebody, somewhere, was sighting out some aspect ofour orders. This gave We hd. 1 he aft P If for at least a week seeing all of the city. It was my first look at Fisherman’s Wharf, many of the fine restaurants, and some of the nightclubs. The city’s charm impressed me as it does most everyone. Even for a teetotaler in a group of soldiers on the town, it was an ead | a Bad cohad ule in one of the most colorful and picturesque cities in the country. We flew to Japan, went by ship to Inchon, Korea, and by truck convoy arrived in Chunchon, Korea in late summer was assigned to the Quartermaster Company of the 7th Infantry Division. The tents and living conditions depicted in the TV series M.A.S.H. are a fairly accurate indication of our RESULTS. actually saw romance and excitement in the prospect of fighting in a war. The trip to Graves Registration and one other event changed thisattitude 180 degrees. ghting, i some “ass in col a at the front, the Division head south of the Division to watol over the arrival by train of our supplies and the loading of trucks which arried the food, ammunition, beer, and other important supplies to the Division on the 38th parallel. I remember Our Captain, recalling : some ofmy earlier loose talk about shooting, rs what was involved in real fighting and I think it would have been disastrous if we had met a serious challenge. The artillery fire was enough. It is not a good feeling to be shot at and I became convinced that only a soo | places |= in that land of ‘position. Looking f the wars, all of Quartermaster Company was to the rear of the Division and we were relatively immune from ar real threat of action. Once in a while, some officer at the front trying to prove his ability at command or build a record for promotion would initiate a significant attack and we would see heavy traffic on the the dumb,i bach G } World War II. But to get to “that point, a lot of slow thinking soldiers on the other side had to be brain washed into believing that they should fight. It makes one think mankind is composed of a bunch of dull creatures who will believe anything. Considering the stupidity of what goes on in Ireland and the Middle East = we have learned nothing since the Crusades oe: tive and saturating flow of propaganda in the news media and movies to bring me to the point where I listening to a rounds coming in at me gave me a more realistic perspective of heroism. BOB an unforgettable evening with one of cycling’s most colorful personalities as he relates his cycling experiences, his thoughts on the future of the sport, and opens up the floor for a question and answer session. Registration for the dinner on October 8 can be done online at <www.goalfoundation.com> For more information on sponsor tables at the dinner (which includes a more intimate cocktail hour with Bob),or spaces in the Roll with Roll ride in Ogden valley, call 801-395-3212 ROLL cont. from page 1 zation’s efforts to promote a events and an active lifestyle in NorthernU Activities during Roll’s visit include a ridealong with the man himself in picturesque Ogden Valley for a limited number of cyclists. A donation of $175 secures c position in Bob’s “grupetto” and includes a GOAL Foundation jersey. Bob’s visit will Saiuinets in a fund-raising dinner at the Ogden-Eccles Convention Center. Attendees of the $50-per-plate dinner will enjoy PLANNING ES bl ting killed for king, country, or God. What is there in the make-up of us all that brings to the surface the blind loyalty ina land far , toward someone you” 've never seen before, and get yourself killed? ae most of us will fight ity of the Graves eee Section. My most sobering experience 0of thewar was the dayI first had an occasion to go over to on section that had the responsibility of processing dead bodies. Up to that time, Korea was like an extended field trip. The war was taken casually by me and those around me. We Treflect f that went up. Fortunately, we encountered only artillery fire and were saved the embarrassment of than heavy rains, the constant quest ofmy soldiers to fi nd” “refer” cars from which they could steali beer, and the lonely nondescript existence. After a month or two at the railhead, I went back to the ae ve eitoe on <¥ then es stable front line. Itw ual war. Neither side tried very hard to ai ay gon while I was there. The opposing forces dug i in several miles apart and limited pi cont. from approved, the amendment would limit new construction within 100 feet of the Weber River and the north, south and middle forks of the Ogden River; within 75 year-round sreatnds 50 feet of ephemeral streams; and 100 feet of Pineview Reservoir. The amendment is being considered in order to protect the county’s waterways. In July, the Planning commission approved the amendment on a 4 to 2 vote. page 2 three months before a final decision is made on the proposal to impose setback requirements along the Ogden River and other relevant streams and rivers within the county. The amendment is being fought by some residents in Ogden Canyon who state that the amendment would diminish their land values by limiting development on their properties that abut the Ogden River. 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At any rate, I came out of the army with a ed, though not totally untrusting attitude toward new people I meet. At the end of training at Fort Lee, some of us were induced by extra pay and the chance of staying out of Korea a little longer, to join the Paratroops. We went to Fort Benning, Georgia, where I learned to make parachute jumps and where, in the arduous physical training, I learned that for a skinny farm boy, I was in better shape than most of my fellow trainees. The actual jump out of a plane is fun. The wind of the open door is in your face, you see the tree tops below, and even though the tail of a C-46 looks as though it will slice you in half when you jump, you get out of the door easily. After being jarred by the sudden opening of the chute, there is an ecstatic Disneyland sensation while floating to the ground. During the night before jumping, and in the cold 1 th itis not fun. The fear of what you are about to do is not camouflaged by the distraction 7 — doing it, and you worry and sweat. At lea: id. Upon completion off eae school, I was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. It was oF and the weather was cold. My ae as Motor Pool Officer for et Quartermaster iny werea ae although we did have some examen droppit ing heavy saat such as jeeps = ur cont. from page Q GROWING |
