Show SERVICEMEN'S s 's NEWS FORT POLK LA Army George W. W Hansen 19 whose parents Mr 1 and Mrs frs George E. E Hansen live in Sterling completed advanced infantry training including a week of guerrilla warfare at Fort Polk La July 16 During his guerrilla training training training train train- ing he lived under simulated Vietnam con conditions for five days fighting off night at attacks attacks attacks at- at tacks and conducting raids on enemy villages He was taught method of removing booby traps setting ambushes and avoiding enemy ambush ambush- es Other specialized training included small unit tactics map reading land mine warfare warfare war war- fare communications and firing fir fir- firing fir fir- ing the 14 M rifle 60 M ma- ma and inch rocket 4 launcher 1 Mrs France re received received received re- re the following fallowing letter from h her r daughter Cadet Nelly Nelly Nel Nel- ly M M. a member of the US U.S. Army V ACs at Ft McClellan Alabama She says in her letter Here it is Sunday June 27 I have been here four days Time flies and yet it seems as if I have been here a long time No I dont don't mean that the time drags on but I do means that we have seen and heard so much and learned so much it seems impossible that we can learn so much in such sucha a short time We Ve get up at am a.m. dress eat and then march or stand at a parade or see sec the flag go up It makes you proud to stand there at attention in an army uniform as ns an honest to goodness true American and salute that great flag During our time here we have received our clothes vaccinations vaccinations vaccinations vac vac- learned to marchand march marchand marchand and salute learned the role of the Women's Army Corps learned about the army in the field military customs and courtesies army in national defense military ry instruction chemical and biological war war- fare We Ve are in classes about eight hours a day We Ve see films and also have lectures For recreation we can hike 1 go bike riding tennis or swim swim- ming All we ever want to do is swim Its It's hot here degrees That may not sound bad but it damp Its It's so damp that it takes a wash cloth two or three days to dry out My address is Cadet Nelly M TM WR VR 8 Officer Training Detachment US U.S. WAG WAC V AC School US U.S. V WAC AC Center Ft McClellan Alabama Ala Ala- Alabama bama |