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Show N "V ' T ' i M 1 ' ' ''"THT i A! 1 1 ' I'lliif irti :i ) hi 8 : - :i ni' 1 ' Original artwork, photo murals, backlit transparencies, slides and tapes, depict the story of basic combat training in the U. S. Army in the exhibit located in the lobby of the City and County building build-ing this week. The exhibit is open to the public, free of charge. Basic Army Exhibit Now Being Shown in Moab jB.isic combat training. i the form of a new and n'lrrr.srive Department I the Arir.y exhibit, is in Lab July" 22-27 in the : i:y of the City-County c::J:j. I'5 Entitled. "The U. S. " jzy Forward March," k exhibit tells the story the human experience basic training, an ex-erience ex-erience not readily foremen for-emen by 'those who have boon through it first hand. Basic Combat Training is where the Army begins, be-gins, and it is in Basic Combat Training Centers across the country that the effectiveness of next week's or next year's Army Ar-my is shaped. Through the use of original or-iginal artwork, photo murals, mu-rals, backlit transparencies, transparen-cies, slides and tapes, the exciting story of Basic Combat Training unfolds. First the viewer enters a Reception Area, representing represen-ting the first stop of the fledgling soldier on his way to basic training. Like the trainee, the viewer view-er is greeted by a drill instructor in-structor and introduced to what lies ahead by a series of color transparencies transpar-encies and taped narrations. narra-tions. From the Reception Area, Ar-ea, the viewer enters the world of Basic Training, making visits to areas representing rep-resenting General Military Subjects, Physical and Confidence Training; Weapons Wea-pons and Tactical Train' ing featuring a "break away model of the M-lo rifle; Testing and Special Training, where a 3-min-ute slide show is presented; present-ed; and finally the last step of Basic Combat Training, Graduation, at which the viewer interviews inter-views a drill sergeant and' trainee. The exhibit is open to the public and free of charge. It is accompanied by a team of soldiers ready rea-dy to answer the viewers' questions. |