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The Fort Wolters Trumpet
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VOL. X, NO. 40
FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1967
FORT WOLTERS, TEXAS
Fort Wolters To Host
Fourth Army Art Contest
Nearly 200 entries from throughout the five-
state Fourth Army area have arrived for judging
in the Fourth Army Art Contest. Fort Wolters is
hpst for this year's finals.
Contest entries are from Forts Hood, Bliss,
Sam Houston and Killeen Base Tex., Fort Polk
and Bozier Base, La.; Fort Sill, Okla.; Manzano
Base and Sandia Base, N.M.
Fort Wolters has 29 entries in the contest.
Entries will be on display in the Service Club
(Bldg. 921) April 10-12 for public viewing. En-
tries may be viewed from 1-9 p.m.
Judging is set for April 11. John Schrup of
the University of Dallas art department has been
selected as the contest judge.
He studied at the University of Wisconsin,
Madison, where he received his Bachelor of Science
degree in 1961, Master of Science, 1963, and a
Master of Fine Arts degree in 1964. He has taught
at the University of Wisconsin and Wichita State
University, and presently he instructs graduate and
undergraduate painting and drawing at the Uni-
versity of Dallas.
He has works on exhibit throughout the coun-
try in numerous private, public and industrial
collections.
Mr. Schrup will judge the Fourth Army Art
Contest in three categories of competition; paint-
ing, graphics and mixed media,, Competition will
be divided into two groups, military and their
dependents.
Each category in each group will have first,
second and third place selections as well as a
"Best of Show" for the two groups. In addition,
two installation awards will be presented to the
posts that accumulate the most points in the con-
test.
Entries will be judged on originality and in-
genuity, design or composition, craftsmanship,
plastic quality, appeal to the observer, apparent
meaningfulness for the participant and technical
skill.
Prizes will be in the form of gold, silver
and bronze medals.
SGT RAY E. SUE
.Attends Ceremony At White House
Search For Talent
Begins At Wolters
The 1967 Fourth Army En-
tertainment Contest has been
set for May 21 —28 at Fort
Bliss, Texas.
According to Gene Thomas,
Wolters* entertainment direc-
tor, "This is the high spot of
the year in entertainment."
Shows and acts representing
all installations in the Fourth
^Army area will be present to
"compete for honors in nine
classes of competition. The
winners and selected acts from
this competition will remain on
TDY at Fort Bliss and put to-
gether CLOVERLEAF VARIE-
TIES of 1967, Fourth Army's
annual touring show, and tour
military installations during the
month of June.
Five categories of competi-
tion are open for individuals.
They are: 1) Classical Vocal
Soloist, 2) Popular Vocal Solo-
ist, 3) Folk Singer, 4) Instru-
mental Soloist, and 5) Individ-
ual Specialty. The Individual
Specialty solo class of com-
petition would include such acts
as comedians, dancers, novelty
acts, or acts that feature both
voice and instrument. The
Group categories are: 6) Vocal
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FELLOW SOLDIER HONORED
Local Soldier Attends
White House Ceremni
Group, up to four members,
7) Instrumental Group, with a
six member maximum, and 8)
Specialty Group. The Specialty
Group category is the same as
the Individual Specialty cate-
gory except for number of par-
ticipants in the act. The Spe-
cialty Group category is limit-
ed to a maximum of two mem-
bers, a team. The ninth
category is an installation
class of competition which
uses all members from an in-
stallation attending the contest.
It is the Team Production Num-
ber.
Military personnel at Fort
Wolters can enter the contest
at the Service Club (Bldg. 921)
any time between April 7 and
28. Those who enter the con-
test will rehearse the week of
April 24 through 28 with the
installation contest to be held
Tuesday, May 2. Installation
winners will put together a
show to represent Fort Wolters
at the Fourth Army contest.
Both the installation and
Fourth Army contests are open
to enlisted, warrant officer and
officers.
Interest is of great impor-
tance. The Entertainment Divi-
sion will work with local en-
trants to polish their perfor-
mance. The earlier an act en-
ters, the longer will be the
length of time available to se-
lect material and rehearse
numbers.
Further information can be
obtained by calling the Enters
tainment Division at Ext. 299
or the Service Club at Ext.
341.
Service Sunday
Honors 5thWOC
The Fifth Warrant Officer
Candidate Company will be re-
cognized at the 8:30 a.m. Pro-
testant Worship Service Sun-
day. Conducted in Chapel II
(Bldg. 900), the service will
honor the members of this new-
est class at Fort Wolters.
Chaplain (CPT) J. S. For-
rester will conduct the service,
and Bob Goodwin will serve as
organist.
By JANE COATS
"If they ever get my leg
fixed where it'll hold me I want
to go back to Vietnam because
I've got some unfinished busi-
ness awaiting me there," said
25-year-old Sergeant Ray E.
Sue of Mineral Wells who at-
tended ceremonies yesterday at
the White House at which time
President Johnson presented
the Medal of Honor posthumous-
ly to his buddy Speicalist Fourth
Class Daniel Fernandez of Lov-
ing:, N.M.
Specialist Fernandez, 24, was
killed in action Feb. 18, 1966
when he threw himself ucon a
grenade to save his fellow sol-
diers. "I recommended Dan for
Wolters Plans
Third Summer
Job Program
Fort Wolters is again making
plans to hire young people —
between 16 and 21 years of age
— to fill summer jobs.
This is the third summer Fort
Wolters has participated in the
President's Youth Opportunity
Campaign, a program tailored
for students in need of jobs
to supplement educational costs
and to develop skills.
Fort Wolters is one of many
installations throughout the U.S.
Continental Army Command
taking part in the program.
Last year about 3,900 summer
jobs were filled throughout
CONARC.
No announcement as to how
many will be hired here has
been announced yet, however,
Mrs. Patsy D. Murphy, Fort
Wolters Civilian Personnel Of-
ficer, anticipates it will be
about the same as the number
hired last year.
Eighteen were given jobs at
Fort Wolters last summer.
The young people are hired
in jobs for which high levels
of skill are not required.
Last year, the young people
hired at Wolters worked as
helpers in aU trades, and in
offices as typists and filing as-
sistants.
The maximum work week this
year will be 40 hours; the mini-
mum wage will be $1.40 per
hour.
Jobs are open to both male
and female applicants, without
regard to race, creed or color.
"A definite educational eco-
nomic needs standard must be
met in the case of each per-
son appointed to fill these jobs,''
said Mrs. Murphy.
She added, "The program is
an invaluable asset to the young-
sters in that they gain from
experience on-the-job and at the
same time are able to earn
their own money to continue
their education."
Free Nursery Sunday
The post nursery (Bldg. 335)
begins opening at 8:15 a.m. this
Sunday, April 9, in order to
provide for the children of par-
ents attending the 8:30 a.m.
worship service. . There is
no charge for the use of the
nursery while attending any of
the religious services.
the Medal of Honor," said Ser-
geant Sue, who was his squad
leader. "Pm very proud and
honored to have been invited
to attend his ceremony."
Sergeant Sue and Specialist
Fernandez served with the 25th
Infantry Division in Vietnam..
"There were 16 of us out on
a raiding patrol that day. We
were about 2000 meters out-
side our peremiter when we
found ourselves surrounded by
a force of about 200 Viet Cong.
It was one helluva fight. By
the time we were extracted
from the area, there were only
two out of 16 unscratched. We
had two KIAs and four ser-
iously wounded. I was one of
the badly wounded as I took a
.50 machine gun slug in my
left leg. In addition, I got pep-
pered with shrapnel from the
grenade that killed Dan."
Sergeant Sue, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ray T. Sue, Route 2,
Mineral Wells, has been at Dar-
nell Army Hospital at Fort
Hood, Tex. since Feb. 28,1966,
undergoing treatment for his leg
which was badly shattered by the
bullet which struck him.
He is on convalescent leave
visiting his parents.
Sergeant Sue was 17 when he
entered the Army in Decem-
ber, 1958. He graduated from
High School in Ranger, Tex. in
1956 at the age of 15.
He went to Vietnam in May,
1965 and served for six months
with Company A, 501st Aviation
Battalion,, He earned nine
awards of the Air Medal while
flying as a gunner aboard Huey
helicopters.
The sergeant joined the 25th
Infantry in January, 1966. With
the 25th he qualified for the
Combat Infantryman's Badge
and the Purple Heart.
Sergeant Sue is quite empha-
tic about his desire to go back
to Vietnam, "It makes me fur-
ious to hear about these 'hip-
pies', or whatever the heck they
call themselves, burning their
draft cards and making fun of
someone who loves their coun-
try enough to fight for it. I got
mad when I got shot in Viet-
nam and I want to go back and
do some more shooting of my
own," he declared.
As to his status, Sergeant
Sue wants to make a career of
the Army, that is if the medical
authorities will judge him com-
bat fit.
NEW AAAA MEMBER — Marshall Hamilton
of Mineral Wells, left, is given an honorary
membership in the Fort Wolters Chapter of
the Army Aviation Association of America
at the Chapter's March 31 meeting at the
Fort Wolters Officers' Open Mess. COL
William T.Schmidt, chapter president, makes
the presentation. (Photo by SP4 O. B. White)
Return To RVN Expectations
Clarified At AAAA Meeting
"The skies are overcast now
but they should be clear by
1969," LTC Garold Waldron
told those attending the Fort
Wolters Chapter of the Army
Aviation Association of Ameri-
ca last Friday night.
Colonel Waldron, who is from
the Office of Personnel Opera-
tions, Department of the Army,
was speaking about Army avia-
tion requirements.
"We're behind in Army avia-
tor requirements now, but we
should meet these requirements
in 1969 when we level off at
22,000," said the colonel.
He further indicated the Army
aviators below the grade of
lieutenant colonel can look for-
ward to two tours in Vietnam
and a limited number with cri-
tical flying skills, such as the
Flying Crane (CH-54) may
serve three tours.
Aviator requirements in
Vietnam today are for about
75 per cent rotary wing quali-
fied pilots.
Colonel Waldron and MAJ
Wilbur Middleton, also from
the Office of Personnel Oper-
president, and MAJ Donald
Austin replaces MAJ Earl
Carlson as secretary.
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ations, DA, were guests at the Till/] Ef/|VVS TfdJWn
Wolters AAAA Chapter's meet- WU1 I Ulll£ltf€
ing.
The meeting was held in the
Fort Wolters' Officers Open
Mess.
During the meeting, Marshall
Hamilton of Mineral Wells was
presented an honorary mem-
bership in the Wolters AAAA
Chapter. COL William T.
Schmidt, chapter president,
made the presentation.
Two new officers were ele-
cted by acclamation. LTC Ewell
L. Brown will replace LTC
J. B. Love 11 as executive vice-
Parents Reminded Of Child's Need
For Immunization Against Measles
Parents of children from 12
months to 12 years of age are
reminded of the need for active
immunization against "hard"
measles, also known as rubeola,
red measles and 10-day mea-
sles. "An intensive effort is be-
ing made by the U.S. Public
Health Service and other health
agencies to eliminate measles
as a common disease in this
country this year," said CPT
David E. Knoop, Medical Corps,
chief of the Pediatric Service
at Beach Army Hospital.
According to Captain Knoop,
a number of cases of "hard"
measles have been seen in the
civilian community this year,
but so far none have been recog-
nized among the children of
military personnel. Neverthe-
less, there are a large number
of children on post who have not
received the benefit of immuni-
zation against this important
and potentially serious illness.
"This reflects a lack of un-
derstanding by some parents
regarding the seriousness of the
illness," said Captian Knoop.
In 1963, there were 364 deaths
due to measles; and in 1964
there were 421 deaths. With the
use of the measles vaccine na-
tionwide, the number of deaths
decreased appreciably. Other
complications number in
thousands, however, and
National Association for Re-
tarded Children estimates that
approximately 1,600 cases of
mental retardation are caused
each year by the after-effects
of measles.
Parents may have their chil-
dren given lifetime immunity by
bringing them to the immuniza-
tion clinic at Beach Army Hos-
pital on Monday, Wednesday or
Friday from 1-5 p.m., and 3-4
p.m. on Friday for older chil-
dren. Parents who do not know
if their children have had the
natural measles should obtain
the vaccine since no harm is
done and some benefit maybe
given.
This vaccination does not
provide immunity to rubella or
German measles, also known
as three-day measles, the mild-
er illness which is of great
concern towomeninearlypreg-
nancy. Another vaccine is un-
dergoing tests for this disease,
but is not available at present
at Fort Wolters.
Hundreds Ask
For Warrants,
Commissions
Hundreds of applications have
been received by Fourth U.S.
Army headquarters in the past
few months from individuals
seeking appointments as com-
missioned officers and warrant
officers, according to CPT B.
J. West, chief of the officer
procurement branch, reserve
components division in the of-
fice of the Fourth Army ad-
jutant general.
About 90 per cent of those ap-
plying are asking for active duty
concurrent with appointment.
AtFourthArmy
Conference
Audio-visual communication
methods and how they may be
used to further the Army in-
formation program is the theme
of the two-day FourthU^. Army
information conference which
opened April 6 at El Tropicano
is San Antonio.
Among the 100 military and
civilian information people at»
tending this year's conference
are MAJ W. D. Phillips, Fort
Wolters information officer,
and Miss Jane Coats, assistant
IO.
San Antonio's Mayor Walter
W. McAllister and Major Gen-
eral Chester A. Dahlen, deputy
commanding general of Fourth
Army, opened the conference.
Civilian lecturers are dis-
cussing the latest equipment
and techniques in the use qf
color by all news media. Dem-
onstrations and displays are be-
ing shown of the latest record-
ing and photographic equipment
by General Electric, Ampexg
Concord, Eastman Kodak, Leitz
and Minnesota Mining and
Manufacturing Company.
COL Roger Whiting is Fourth
Army information officer.
Conference project officer is
Fred Wilkins.
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CONTEST WINNERS — Winning entries in the Fort Wolters art
contest are held by artists, from left, LTC Steven N. Kash, who
won first place in the mixed media and graphic categories;
Carmen C. Jernigan, first in oils; SP5 Warren Wofford, winner
of the "Best of Show,"' Judith Johnson, second in graphics;
and PVT James E. Johnson, second in mixed media and oils.
Their entries, along with other winners in the Wolters contest,
will be entered in the Fourth Army Art Contest. The Fourth
Army finals will be held here next week.
(Photo by Ted Nipper)
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