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Show U: 2 The Sampler, May 10, 1984 much, but the efforts of everyone in Dugway during these and about half the population of Colorado and Utah got into that act. Finally, with media all over Stapleton Airport in Denver,' and Michael Army Airfield, the first plane took seven years have certainly .made 'my job easier. Every .time we invited the media out here to watch you do some-- . thing, it was a good feeling to be confident that everything would go off without off and landed, without incident. All of the bombs were Shortly after I arrived at Dugway on the 2nd of. May 1977 I commented to someone that the only way I would leave Dugway would be feet first. I also smugly said that I years. Then just a few days after that Tooele Army Depot moved. all their chemicals that were stored in the North Area to their South. For would never been seen further east than Heber. I just got finished eating those words. On the 26th of May we will be dropped from the roles of Dugway and the following day picked up by Lexington-Blu- e Grass Depot in Activity Lexington, those of you who were here, I am sure you remember the run-awa- train ramming the y train loaded with pigs heading for California. Then came the move of chemicals from Dugway to the South Area of Tooele. That was called. DTS. We, once again, proved that the Army could do it, and the move went off faultlessly. Press from all over the country looked over our shoulder while those trucks Kentucky. When the day arrived that a decision of go or no go came, and the decision was made to go, I got to thinking of all that had happened since that Sunday morning when I drove through Johnsons Pass the first time. The commander then was Colonel Toepel, and he had made a big deal of the fact that you could play golf all the time, without fear of getting rained on. That first day I broke out the clubs and head- . lumberd over Lookout Pass. We found 30 land mines out in the desert, and because of their deteriorated condition, had to blow them up in places. That was the first time there was a deliberate release of agent since the ban in 1969. As it turned out, the flame of the explosion consumed all of the agent, and there was no actual release. Again the media watched.There was the new DATS system that was brought to Dugway for its trial run. A ed for the course. At the seventh hole it rained cats and dogs. I went back to the room, changed clothes and headed back, this time my playing partner was the Catholic chaplain. Again on the seventh hole we . were - muninumber of agent-fille- d tions were destroyed without drenched. I told Col. Toepel that I felt that I had a genuine grievance. It was just a short time after that the Army rounded up more than 100 wild horses, and we held the first incident, again the media watched as the system worked flawlessly. The biggest event, as far as media coverage was concerned, was the Weteye .move. For two years it was bantered about. Congress, the Governor, many Generals auction of horses by the Army' in something like 100 incident. There were times I held my breath, and wondered if you would come through, but you always did. AH of the Commanders, Toepel, Bay, Klugh and now then trucked to South Area of flown to Dugway Tooele and tucked away in igloos, and ' the media watched. I cite these incidents because they were the major Colonel Carruth have ex- ' pressed their appreciation to the Dugway workforce. Medals, awards, letters of appreciation flow in from higher headquarters for what you do under pressure, but do you realize how you have the general public through the media events-wher- e watched. They watched the Army move chemicals, and saw we could do it. As a matter of fact the Army has proven they, are far more suc- cessful in these endeavors than the public. How many times have you heard of train and truck accidents involving chemicals that forced the eva- helped me? My job, essentially is to make the Army look as good as' possible. To tell your story. That has always been easy. Thanks. cuation of complete towns? Not that my opinions mean Armed Forces Day 1 984 dedicated and better pre- Following is text of mes- sage from Secretary of De fense Weinberger: "On this 35tn observance of Armed Forces Day, we Americans pause and recognize those who volunteer to defend and maintain our pared to preserve peace with freedom. Our whole nation is the beneficiary of your courage. Your skill and dedication. . freedom. We require much of our men and .women in uniform. You accept the dangers, the hardships, the military discipline, the family separation, the travel on short notice and the long hours. Yet, Americas Armed Forces have proven themselves in every chal- lenge. In Grenada, you conducted a major rescue operation and restored freedom. In exercises around the world, you have shown initiative and flexibility. You have never You perform your duties knowing that being prepared to fight is the best way to deter a fight. Maintaining a strong defense will never be ' easy or inexpensive. It requires a lot of effort by everyone in uniform, and you have done the job well. Hie best measure of success, of course, will be if your efforts and skills never have to be used in battle. ' With your deeds and words, you bring honor to the nation you serve, and the uniform you wear. Today, May 19, 1984, a grateful nation honors you. been more talented, more dry ini Repsstthe stories, not the mistakes By SFCPhil Hale June 6, 1984 is the fortieth anniversary of the allied landing in France. For some members of our workforce, this is more than a date of historical significance . . . its a vivid memory. I remember my father telling me of his landing at Normandy with the 26th Infantry Division (The Yankee Divi- sion), and the stories he would tell of his "walk across France to a little town in Belgium called Bastogne. Some 25 years later. I too went to Bastogne, not on foot carrying an M-- l but ironical- I ly in a Volkswagen, while. was stationed in Germany. Bastogne for me was a rush of national pride. Flying everywhere were the stars and stripes, in downtown there is a museum whose entrance is flanked by Sherman tanks in near mint condition bearing the markings of General Pattons 3rd Armored Division. On the outskirts of the city stands a garble monument the size of a football field in the shape of a star. On the face of each point are the shoulder patches of all of the American units who fought in the Battle of the Bulge that liberated the city from the Nazis. A chill ran up my spine as I rounded a comer and spotted halfway up the wall the blue YD of the 26th Infantry Division that I had admired on my n "Ike jacket dads tucked away in the hall moth-eate- closet. An equally chilling exper-ienc- e happened just recently when the Public Affairs Officer of a major installation SIPRDNI told a group of Command Information Officers of the results of a survey of the soldiers on his installation. The survey questions were simple . . the results appall62 percent of the soling diers could not identify the role Japan played in World War II, 45 percent thought she was an ally of the United States! A famous saying goes "those who fail to learn from their mistakes are doomed to repeat them. Not educating our soldiers, or our children for that matter in the significance of history can only spell disaster for our future.' thank my father for recounting his experiences during WWII so that.I may learn from him how to be a better soldier and leader today. Difficult as it may be at times, we owe it to our descendants to discuss the past with them openly and objectively, so they will recognize the warning signs that freedom is threatened. Perhaps we take for granted that the schools are teaching our children to recognize historic events thait our children see only as an afternoons I- - television entertainment. Thats not fair to anyone, they cannot do this alone. It would be a shame indeed if our children were unable to recognize the man behind the voice who said, "ask not what your country can do for you . . . rather what you can do for your country. Lets let this 40th anniverremind us to sary of help our children avoid the necessity for another liberation of such magnitude. D-D- ay Letter to the editor: Looking For More Room In A Family Car, But Need Economy of Operation? Come Look Over. Our Large Selection of New Generation, Front-Whe- Drive Wagons el I NEW 1904 L PONTIACS1 PONTIAC FIREBIRD ps. pb. air cond.. stereo. 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