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Show Army Shows Correct Way to Salute gay "hello." "Tssk. tssk." says the poster in admonition, "shame on you!" The next panel shows a stiffly military, mili-tary, story-book sort of soldier, completing com-pleting a wide arc and ending with the back of his hand flat on his forehead. fore-head. This is entitled '"Foreign Legion Dangerous! Particularly hih eye casualty rate." Illustration D shows the sloppy soldier who ends his salute somewhere some-where in the vicinity of his nose and covering his eye. "Blackeye or peek-a-boo," it's called, "very difficult for those men wearing glasses." The last of the "wrong way" variety vari-ety is called "Broken Arm Poor form except when executed from a hospital bed." This is illustrated by a half-asleep soldier, his arm wearily finding its way upward in a lazy, bored recognition. At the top of the poster is the correct salute. There we find a trim-looking soldier, his hand slightly slight-ly above and to the right of his right eye at a 45-degree angle, strictly at attention. LINCOLN AIR BASE, NEB. Posted on bulletin boards in post headquarters, in squadron orderly rooms and other places throughout the air base is an illustrated chart entitled "The Correct Military Solute So-lute and some Inane Imitations." The pester is one of a series on military courtesy and dress. The first illustration shews a soldier sol-dier with his hand cupped over one eye. peering out into space. Beneath Be-neath this picture is the legend "In dian Scout this style went out with the buffalo." Illustration B shows a theatrical sort of soldier, chest thrown way out to there, just completing a swing as wide as a barn door. This is entitled "P. T. Enrnum very popular popu-lar rn the s'.ngc, superfluous on the field." ''.'j's to you." is the title of the i next cartoon. It shews the thumb placed squarely on the tip of the . I nose and the four fingers waving a 1 |