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Show Force personnel and about 100,000 Army personnel Involved In this operation. It la the biggest field maneuver since the Korean War and will last until around the middle of December. Again I wish to thank you very much for the Springvllle Herald. Sincerely, A3C Charles R. Hyde Serviceman Writes Appreciation for Vingville Herald 2 November 1955 living roKuinriv 7 bccn re" March 2 t i 0 Alr Force last ti, ,! , 7' 1 hnve never been ,ta- T'i tnss sis tme nearer home. Indeed, it is welcomed wel-comed every week. It is especially welcomed while I am away from home and changing stations every few months. The Herald is true-ly true-ly Uie best source of news of the home town folks and bolsters my morale when it is in need of a lift. The Herald also provides me with an insight into the American Ameri-can way of life which' makes me feel there is really something here in great nation worth fighting for when that time arrives. The Herald aid helps greatly to unviel the dear and close things in a person's life and bring them into a clearer clear-er perspective. It is through such a deeper appreciation of the great and dear things in our country, the fighting man feels much more ready to fight. He then feels a rcal purpose for it. The Herald's( value should never be underestimated. underesti-mated. After I enlisted in the service last March 2, I was sent to Lackland Lack-land Air Force Base at San Antonio, An-tonio, Texas, for three weeks Indoctrination. In-doctrination. I was not required to go through basic training since I have graduated from the AF-ROTC AF-ROTC (I was tendered a certificate certifi-cate of completion upon graduation gradua-tion because I could not qualify for flying and there were no ground officer openings for the 1954 class. This allowed me to join the Air Force for two years after which a commission will be granted me.) From Lackland I was sent to Sheppard Air Force Base at Wichita Wich-ita Falls, Texas, where I was sent through the Air Intelligence Op- erations Specialists course. Shortly Short-ly after my arrival at Sheppard I was allowed to return to Black-foot, Black-foot, Idaho, for my wife and son, Russell, and return with them to Wichita Falls, Texas. I graduated from there Aug. 2, 1955, as an honor student and was assigned to the 461 bombardment wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. I was then assigned to the 766th bomb squadron of the 461 bomb wing. Nov. 1, 1955, I was sent back down here to Randolph AFB, at San Antonio, Texas, to participate in operation Sagebrush. This is a joint Army-Air Force maneuver with Army maneuvering in La. and the Air Force operating over most of the Southern States. There are about 30,000 Air |