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Show Saluting Uintah Sgt. Raymond R. Bullock Bullock sets memories to prose Staff Sergeant Raymond R. Bullock entered the I'.S. Army, March 24, 1941 from Vernal. He entered service in Fort Douglas, and moved to Ft. Knox, Ken. for six weeks of basic training in armored force school where he was issued new clothing and a haircut "All clothing issued was a size large or larger and all haircuts were very small," says Bullock. At Ft. Knox Bullock trained with wooden tanks and used sticks for guns. After six weeks of basic training, train-ing, Raymond was sent to Ft Lewis, Wash., to form the 756 Tank Battalion. While in Ft. Lewis. Dec. 7, 1941. Pearl Harbor was bombed. Immediately, ammunition, vehicles and tanks appeared from nowhere. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Bullock had guard duty at McCord Air Force Base and at Copalis Beach, Calif., when reports were received that Japanese Navy was supposedly sighted off-shore. Later the 756 Tank Battalion was called into active duty in North Africa. Bullock was left behind with a small group of men to form a new outfit. He was shipped to Camp Bowie, Texas where they formed a new tank battalion, the 749th. While there, they went on Louisiana maneuvers and later to Camp Shanks, N.Y. From there, they sailed to England where they moved to Hereford. While in Wales, England, Bullock had a short anti-aircraft training and later crossed the English channel to France, landing on Utah Beach on the Normandy Coast in June, 1944. While crossing Europe, Bullock's tank was hit three times. The first time, the tank was knocked out of action, but there were no injuriies or casualties to the crew. 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From June, 1944 to May 1945, Bullock fought through five campaigns cam-paigns in Europe: Normandy-Northern Normandy-Northern France-Ardennes-Alsace-Rhineland-Cenlral Europe, covering cover-ing 2200 miles with 194 days continuous con-tinuous combat without relief meeting meet-ing with the Russians on the Elbe River; they were the furthest eastern east-ern tank advance; the first tanks to cross the Seine River; the first tanks to reach Belgium and from there across Europe to line with the Russians. Bullock's tank battalion served with 17 units, in three armies (including General George Patton's Third Army), four corps, and served with seven infantry divisions, one armored division and one cavalry ' group. Bullock's tank battalion, the 749th, continues to hold the about Pentagon records today, what is believed to be an all time record for an armored unit. Bullock's unit also spearheaded the attack on La Have du Puits and lead the combat teams which later liberated Fourgeres, Laval and LeMans. They participated in closing clos-ing the Falaise gap, they also spearheaded spear-headed the attack in the Foret de Parroy, assisting in driving out the enemy. The 749th went on to aid in liberating scores of towns throughout through-out Europe. From the Russian link. Bullock moved back to Polzig, Germany where he received the following medals: Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, Purple Heart, Bronze Star, European-African Middle Eastern Sen ice Medal. From Polzig, Bullock was sent back to the U.S., landing on the east coast and honorable discharge on July 28. 1945 with a total of four years, four months, and four days military time served. The following is just one of many poems from Bullocks wartime documents: doc-uments: Somewhere in France "Going In" Through the thunder and roar of artillery. Through shrapnel and low flying lead. We are off on our mission's "objective." "objec-tive." That lies over the hill up ahead Through the air wild tracers are flying. fly-ing. Each looks like a hornet "hellbent," "hell-bent," By the wayside a "dough-boy" lies moaning, Twins earn assignments Joshua L. and Jody L. Boren, twins, chose to join the United States Navy even before graduating graduat-ing with honors from Uintah High School in 1998. The two signed up April 10, 199$ and by that fall, were on their way to new careers in complex and challenging fields. Joshua began boot camp Aug. 25, 1998 in Great Lakes, III. He graduated gradu-ated Oct. 30. 1998 and went on to complete 19 weeks of advanced electronic technician school during which time he was advanced from EI to E2. He went on to complete 14 weeks of engineering technician "A" school and Aug. 10, 1999 he graduated third in his class with E3 advancement. After completing two weeks of From his body, the life nearly spent. The radios are maintaining silence; Except for the static in tone. And each sober-faced one in the tank crew, Knows at last, he's all on his own. But there's a job to be done o'er the hilltop. No matter what may be the cost We know that some will be wounded. wound-ed. That some will surely be lost. But there's a Prayer to our God in Heaven, That the Price we may have to pay, Will not be too high and costly. That He will lead us throughout the day. So "In" we go with a smile on our lips; Even though the smile is grim. 'Cause we know we'll take our "objective," For our trust is always in Him. by Sergeant Raymond R. Bullock 28 October 1944 The mild-mannered CD has changed. Topically, CD rates are arbitrarily determined. The Ultimate CD, however, is tied directly to the interest rate of a higher yielding 2-Year U.S. Treasury Note. This creates two advantages: First, the interest rate can be higher. Second, you axid arbitrary rate changes. 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