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Show Our Man Hoppe Courage In Small Doses By ARTHUR HOPPE Chronicle Features The Army has flatly, denied reports re-ports that it is giving our troops in Vietnam "courage pills" to instill bravery on the field of valor. And it can now be corroborated that the reports is without merit. True, an effective courage pill was developed last year by Dr. Mark Hawkins, D.V.M., a civilian researcher in the Chemical Warfare Department. In a demonstration at the Aberdeen Aber-deen Proving Grounds in September, Septem-ber, Dr. Hawkins fed a courage pill to a field mouse, which then dove head first into a tank filled with man-eating piranhas. The report re-port noted that the mouse was able to "inflict severe damage" on several sev-eral of the fish before being torn to shreds. The demonstration was hailed at the time by top Army officers present. pres-ent. New Warfare "Since the dawn of history," said General Zip K. Zapp, "brilliant tactical maneuvers conceived by general staffs have been thwarted by the refusual of troops to change impregnable positions and other such acts of cowardice. This chemical chem-ical breakthrough will revolutionize revolution-ize the art of warfare." Unfortunately, the only field test of the pill proved disastrous. Take Courage Selected to conduct the test was Baker Company, 1346th Infantry, Captain Buck Ace commanding. Captain Ace chose a propitious moment: The company was pinned down in a drainage ditch by an entrenched enemy force that outnumbered out-numbered it 9-1. "Take courage, men!" cried Captain Ace. "Two tablets followed by a sip of water." The men bravely swaUowed their courage pills and the transformation transforma-tion was virtually instantaneous. Hunched shoulders were squared, slack jaws were firmed, and uneasy un-easy eayes shown with a new bold light. The first overt act of valor was taken by the Company ate First Clas Albert Gi . Removing his glasses, i : Grossman, with an air of isfaction, kicked Sergeant-Bullhead Sergeant-Bullhead squarely in the Ignoring the melee that Captain Ace shouted: men! Ours not to reason but to do or die. IntoJ- . death! Ch-ARRR-gSe! Charge To Rear - "Excuse me, Captains-something Captains-something I've always ' to ask you," said FW ; Drab, 378-18-4454, tugD;; i superior's sleeve. kind of a nut or something At that point, the men ;; Company, filled tM , courage, did, indeed, ; fortunately, they char . the thick of the enemy precisely the opg , According to thes ubJ .. some made it hall , with the intention oi ing a ship to take fore the courage pu ,0 c they straggled ba shame-faced and Hans |