Commentary

AG Speaks

TALK FROM THE TOP This issue I would l ike to c;hare part of

a ll'ttcr from th<' wife ot SGT Del mas ) . Roy, 3d Sq, -W7th Armd Cav, one of our Out standing Guardsmember who spent a WC<'k at Cam p Pe rry re cently;

" Fi rst I would like to say what an honor it was ior my husband, SGT Del ­ma' I. Roy, to be chosen O utstanding Cuardsmcmbc r of the year 1rom 3rd Sqdn 107 Armd Cw for 'jg77_ I am very pmud oi hirn for his <H complish ments and p leased lhal he ha., been rPwarded for his dedication to , and pride in , rhc Ohio '-:at ional Guard.

I am also proud of thP q ual ity of lead­ership he has had since jo ining th is or-

gan i7.ation . The un iiorm of an officer commands rc·sp<'Ct b ut the rnan in the uni form mu'il earn the respect o f his men. Tlwn' is one oificer in pa rticular who ha-, been most responsib le ior my husba nd 's achieven1enls . Because CVl/O 1- [. Duke has earned till' respect of his men, my husband has a leader ot whom he can be proud and stri ves for the ex­cellence ,\i\r. Duke expects".

Note the lady say., the un iform com­mands respect but the man i n the un­iform has to earn the respect of hi s men. A reminder t he re for each of us. Are we setting an exam ple by ha rd work. good instruc tion, p rofessiona l

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knowledge, and a solid interest in each of our members an d his fami ly's w<>l ­fare? Take d few minutes for a sel f­eva luation of your performance. Are you really lead ing or are yo u re lying on a uniform with a few stripc>s o r o the r in­signia to C'arn yo u tht' rc>spect o t your men? Remember w h at the l ady say~, " It's the man in the un ifo rm".

Congratu lations to ,\1r . DukP and wik Betty who are working hard l o make their smal l part of t hP Oh io Guard the best p latoon in the >late.

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Free Tuition Now A Reality Hy the t ime this gets into print,

H.H. 228 shou ld be: in a wa it ing period to be come law. As yo u prob­ably all know bv now, H.13 .. )28 pro­vides frC'e tuition to anv Guardsman or woman who reen li sts o r extends an enl is tment on or atter I ) c'p­temlwr 1')77. Th is wi ll bPc1J11w Ont' of the most importan t recruiting tools.

Our st rC'ngth h ;1s gone downhil l steadily since ~ Opcratron Go Guard. This must bP turned around ii we arl' going l u mainta in the authorized '> twngth we have now and k<><' [l on hand the equ ipment that is so vital to o u r mission i n ou r n<1tional defense> ro le . Thi s also provid<·:-, u, with the mean-; of rP '>ponding to a 'ita t l' emergency. Our ab il ity to se rve is t he sole reason for ciur C'x istence .

Tlw ultimd tP importanrP oi the re­crui ting incentive in providing scho l­arships wi ll not be felt for a number ot months. The g r Pa te-;t i 111 pact wi 11 occur atter ·t March l<l78 when the currP n: .,t>nior'> become eligible to enlist in a pc1id status. In the nwan­time , however, we have a tremen­dous selling point that can be used to br ing people now in college into the National Guard .

fhe bu.,i !ll'SS o f rPUUiting ,\t1d re­lenliOn i ~ e'Vl'rybocly's r<' >pomibility. While we 've tended to focu~ ra ther clram citically on corrnnanders .incl th i s i~ whPre the primary respomi bilitv

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belongs, if w<•'r<' going lo be part of an organization of wh ich we ' re all proud , we're all going to have to cont ri bute to m,1king the O hio Na­tional Guard something we want to ta lk abou t.

RESPECT THE UNIFORM I wear· my uniform w i th a g reat

deal of pride ancl alw,1ys haw from the ti me when I wa~ a Private.' hack in WW II all the way through the ranks to my present po.,ilion . For what it's worth, let nw ,1.,.,ure vou that there is no c hange in my fee.Ii ngs tor the re­"pect that I have for th e· uniform clur­i ng all those years and during a l l those rank c.hanges. tvly cl;iy., in the ;\rmy as a buck private~ are a., well renwrnbt•red and arc as important to nH: today as the rank that I presently hold. The inte resting thing is lhc1l ex­c.ept for srnpP and possibly to tal in­i luencc, w hat I was able lo do dS a Private wa'> just as important in th e success of the A rmy as w hat 1'111 ahl t' to do now il'> the Assistant Adjutant Cene ra l. For those of you who Me betwcC'n those.~ lwo ranks, yo ur focu., must always he on how to best utiliL<> all t hat talent , dll those hurn .m re­sources that we have wearing the un­iform and who want to cont ri b ute. Anyone who does not al low the maximum con tribution or does not do c'verything possible' to cncouragP <'V1·ryone lo do his b<'.'>t within their

Cod-giwn abilit i<'s is sh irking his re­sponsibi lity.

VVhat I'm getting to is that we arL' going to be successful if we work as a team and i f everybody contributes toward tha t ll'am effort. There is no room fo r individu al periormance dt the expPn-;e of the tt'am . The quar­terback that calb his own play, t ime after l ime, is not going to w in ball games even thou g h he might ge t personal re cogn iti on by vi rt ue of con~tant exposure . That ki nd of quartNb.irk has no p lace on any of my tearn~ .

A VITAL ROLE As I 've said before, toclav mon'

t han eve r, the ro lP of th1' \iation .11 Guard is vitally important bo th i n uur nation al defe n se and for q"1le emergency. W lwn those· t hings arc nol going o n , jmt bein g proud .md recogn iLing that th e National Guard exist s for defini te' purposes lwlp~ raise the sta tu rP of our organiLation .

Sine<' this is the last issue beto re the end oi t ht' year, mv best wishes go to you and yo ur i.im{lies for ,1 Vl'ry \'1rrry Ch r istmas and a Happy New Year. Lt>t 's c11 1 rc>~olve dS onl' of our New Year ' -, Rl'-;o l utiom that " I'm proud lo be in the Oh io National C uard and t-hat I 'l l take ewrv oppo r­t uni ty to let eve ryone elSl' kn ow how I feel." BG IAMES ABRAHAM

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A Grateful Village

EDITOR 'S NOTE: The Mayor of the.: Vil­lag e of Plymouth recently sent this thank you feller lo BC Abraham:

Dear Genl'ra l Abraham, Our vi llage is so grateful for the help

we re ce i ved fro·m the A r my Nationa l Cua rd an d the Air National Guard. Thank yo u.

Pleas'e do not thin k we called "wolf" too soon . I simply co uld not take the gamble o f no water when il was neces­sary to t urn oft our water pumps and drain a ·100,000 dear well in o rder to re­p lace a simple va lve wh i c. h had been the re somP!hing li ke 75 yea rs.

During the bad snow sto r m~ l as t winter, we had a major water lirw break and ended up water less for ·almost a week, so I had been t hrough this be­fore~. There is nothing l ike being cal led in the middle of the night by our utili ty people and hearing them say there b no water.

Eve ryone was so cooperative which save d the day and this includes all of you in Co lumbu<> .

MRS. ELIZABETH PADDOCK Mayor Village of Plymouth

A Top Flight Chef

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following feller was received recently by RC Abraham. He'd like lo share it with the mcmhcrs of the .J.16th Fnginccr Croup:

Dear Si r : I am a membPr of the' Ohio Defc>nse

Corps, 5Jst Bn. of Alliarict·. Ohio. I Wd~ al Camp Perry at the last encampment. I have attended many encampnwnh at Camp Perry and haw always worked in t he kitc hen where I observe d bas ic good fooci turnl'd in to unpalatable and at ti mes hardly eciiblP i ood. In every in­stance this was brought <.1bout by the people in charge be ing unsk illPd an d . somctinws invff ic: ienl as well. ·

Sir, thi s l:ist ti me I was happy lo haw 'iPrved with a man who i<; no t only a lop flight cook but an out~tancling ad111 ini s­lrator and organi7er as wel l.lam retired from the Air f orce and know a good man when I s~e o ne' . The man I am spc>aking of is .. . CW3 Rus;,cll Wdn ­nemache r , of H HC 4Hith l: ng Group, Wa lbri dge, Ohio.

I belic'vc this man deserves some form l)f thank-, from your offin' for the: Pxn~l­lcnl job he pPrformed in the m c'ss hal l.

W01 GEORGE T TOMI CH Ohio Defense Corp~

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The Guard and Pride ... To the Editor:

\Nhen I graduated from Valley High Schoo l, 111ore years ago than I rare to recall , t he year 1977 seemed so far away. Being a long-time membe r of the Ohio Army National Gua rd didn 't cross my mind. Aftl'r all, my clrPam wa~ to fly ii) planes and enjoy al l tlw adventure that ai rplanes ofkrcd. With thi s goal in mind, l joined the Air Force and for four years my hopes were iulfillecl . The bat­tles of Korea and the beauty oi Japc1n u nfolded before me as if watching a st range wonderful 111ovi e, at times I wa tched w ith fear, sometimes in awe o f o rienta l cus tom _.,_ My adventure took me to Ko rea, lapan and several assign­ments i n Te xas, Ok lahoma, I ll i nois, California and New ,\\exico . It was 11w good fortune to see the fi rst Amer ican cxpcrinwnts in m issiles .;Jn d rm k<'ts ,1t WhitP Sands, N!'W Me~xico . At the time I had no idea tha t these trials wou ld lead to t he 111oon and return.

After my d isc harge frorn Artiw Duty, 'iOon I was a member of th e Porl'i rnoulh Naval Reserve for se·veral y<' Ms. Tht'

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U.S. 'lavy kc>pl i ts promist' of "Join the Navy and see the world." Cruis<!., led nw to j ,unaica, Cuba, Bermuda and t lw Ca rribcan.

The Ohio 1\rmy National CL1.1 rd was mentioned to me one clav so I invesli­gat ed t he possibility of joining t he modern .\\inute·me:n o i Ohio. The urge to scrVL' m y c nun try was strengthened bv the desire t o snv1' Ohio. I t hen began a part- t ime career as a Cuardsman that has covered a pt'riod oi several more years t hat I am proud o i . The Guard has a long proud history ot which part has been in wartime an cl part in ti me''> o i t rouble in side the state. ThC' Guard has sPrvecl the people o f Ohio during flood, tornado, ii re, and civil cfo;­tu rbancc"

Sou the rn Ohio has alwavs bl'<'tl my homl'. It i'> .1 p rivilege to C~)nt r ibute i r1 my small way to the' wC'll bein g of my friPnds and neighbors. Wherww r the Guard has been cal l t• d , the m en and women have r·psponded with hono r, tbtinction and pr ide , by bot h the· CH­tirer'> and the Fnlistl'rl Pt•r>onn('I. I hP

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B~eGuard 1977's TOP NATIONAL GUARD MAGAZINE

BUCnYt: GUARD MACA/1.'I ~ is an unofficial publicati lln of the Ohio N,itional Guard Association and is published in coordi nation with tlw Adjutant General's Department for the State of Ohio and the Ohio National Guard's 196th Public Affa irs Detachment. It is a bi-monthly off'iet publication with a pr inting run of n ,ooo copie".

ONGA OFFICERS

President ................ .. .... ... .... .. ............ .......... . 1st Vice-Pres .. ...... .. ... ... ...... .... ..... .... .. ... .. .. .... . 2nd Vice-Pres .. .... ..... .. ..... .. .......... .... .. ...... .... .. Secretary .... .................................. .. ,. ... ........ . Trt>asurc>r .. .. ....... ... .. .. ............... ....... ....... ... .. .

CPT Stt>ven Koper MAI John .'vl! Kenney I re Robert Zimmerman COi Lesl iP Pl~·tcher

,\\Al John ,\.1utchler

STATE OF OHIO - AG DEPT.

G(>Ye rnc>r . . .. . . .. .. ....... ... . . ... ... .... .. ... .... . . ..•....•.. Adju tant General .. .... .... ...... ....... ..... ..... ...... .. .. Asst. AG, Air .... ............... .. ...... ... ... .. .... ... .... .. Asst. AG, Army ... .. ..... .. ........ - .... ........ ...... ..... . . Public Affairs Offi('Pr .. ... ... ............ .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. Publ ic Information Officer ... .. ... ............. ..... .. .. !%th P.A . Dt>tachment CommJnde r ............ : .. . .

Editor ...... .. ........ .... .......... .. .. ..... ............ , .... .. Ed itorial A-,sistanl. ..... ................. .... ............... .

)Jmes A. Rhodes ,\.\G James C. Clem BC Paul !: . Hoover BC James M. Abr<1hd 111 CPT Dennis );rnkow;ki CPT Don Vaq uera CPT Steven C. Stone

SSC Bob DeVoe SP5 Nancy Withe r~poon

Op i n ion~ Pxprpo;spd lwrt> in <Hf' not nece-;sa rily those of the Department of De­fC' nse and its agencies; lhe Adjutant CPrwraJ"; Dt>partrncnt of tlw St;ite of Oh io; or the Ohio National Guard Associat ion. Tlw magazine is published undPr the provisions oi AK 360-1.

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MEMBERS OF Tl-IE 701th ARMORED CAVA LRY Regiment marched proudly down Euclid Avenue in Cleveland to a memorial service at the huge Trinity Cathedral. (Photo Ry 31th Signal Co. )

Parade, Memorial Service Mark 107th Armored Cavalry Centennial

BY DENNIS HITCH

October ·10, "1877, saw the formation of an unusual organ ization created to ease t lw minds of Clevelanckrs over the threat of a railroad st rike and the vio­lence that su rro un ded th l' labor dis­pu tes of those earl ier days. A group of c ivic-minded c itizens concerned about t he effect of t he strike on the people of · the c ity organ ized and privately f i ­nanced t he Fi rst City Troop.

O ne hundred years later the resu lts of that civic act is present in the Northern O hi o area . The J07th Armored Caval ry Regiment, Ohio Army National Guard, and the Fi rst Cleveland Caval ry Associa­tion recent ly revived th e dash and spi r it of the past w ith a wee kend of t r ibu te to members past an d present of th is his­

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toric unit. Th ere was the o bviou ~ con ­tras t o i the b lack - hor~e - moun ted -loca l - mi li t ia w hose ranks were fi l led with the eli te o f Cleveland':-. best known famili es such as Bolton, Blo ~som , H;iy, Mather, and Worthington; wit h the ar­mored - vPhic le - mounted - rnem t><' rs o f the pre sent Oh io Army Nat io n al Guard. Yet the ties w ith past and pres­ent were strongly felt by all those pres­ent at t h e O ctober 1977 c en ten nial weekend ce lebrations.

Members o f t h e "f()7 th Armored Cavalry Regime nt proudl y marched down E:u cl i d Ave nue enrou te to a memorial service at Tri n ity Cathedral.

Leadi ng the Regiment was a l im· of past Regimental Commander~ and the 107th Color Guard in th eir Hussar un­ifo rm.

APPROVI NG EYES Th e Bu ckeye Guard 's ·122nd Army

Band provided the cadence wit h thei r spi rited march mus ic. LTC Arthur Wal­l ach followed lead ing hi s Kegiment down Euclid Avenue un d er the approv­ing eyes o t past member~ and the i r ladies .

This was not just ano ther parade . It wa~ history tak in g p lace .

Thi s was t h e passing o f a legacy where those who partic ipated in th e successes of the f irst 100 years confer­red upon the active rnernbers the duty and respo n sib il i ty of main ta in ing that t radition for the next 1UO yea rs. Th e pro ud t roops marched w ith eyes for­ward and heads high.

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Cleveland Celebrates

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Tl I I CGAC RC i\11'1-, 'Nhat was that legacy passed to the

active members? Was it in th e li neage of th(' organ ization? The First City Troop was o rganized in 1877 and became part of the Ohio Nat ional Guard in 1887. In 189.5 the name was changed to Troop A, O hio National Guard. The un it served as the 135th Regimental Field A rtil lery in World War I and served in France. Upon return to Cleveland afte r the wa r i t was reo rgan ized as Troop A, 107th Cavalry. In 1929 Troop A became Troop B, 107th Cavalry. Kegimental Headquar­ters Troop was organized in 193q_ Wnrld War II saw the 107th Reconnaissa nce Sq uad ron partic ipating in Europe and the uni t was enroutc to Japan when WW II ended. In 1947 the uni t wa~ reor­gan ized in C leveland as the 107th Cavalry Regiment and became the 107th A rmored Cavalry Regiment in 1949.

Is the legacy in t he bearing, precision and attenti on to detail wh i ch was so much a part oi the olcl Cavalry sold ier?

The ab ove quali t ies su rely contrib­uted to the unit being invited to escort Governo rs Foster, Fo rake r, Cam pbell, McKinley, Bushnell and Herr ick.

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The unit also esco rted o ur natio n's Presidents such as Garfiel d, Hays, Harri­son , McKinley, The odore Rooseve lt , Taft and Hoover.

Is it the dedication to duty that gives the feelin g o f obligation to up ho ld the past reputation of the Regiment?

Activat ion for labor vio lence in Cleve­lan d in 1877, 1894, 1896, 1899 and in Columbus in 19·10.

The " Tobacco Wa r" between Ken­tucky and O hio growers req u ired the

PROVIDING CADENCE for the marchers in the parade was the respon sibility of the Ohio National Guard's 122nd Army Band. !Photos By 31th Signal Co.)

Troop t o be sent to Rip ley, Ohio in 1908.

Th e t roop acquired its name as the " Black Horse Troop" whi le patrol l ing the Mexican border in 1916. Arter re­turning from France in World War I, Troop A was the f irst un it on the scPne in Lorain, Oh io. to rende r assistance, with the American Red Cross, to the comm un ity's tornado-devast at ed ci ti ­zens in '1924.

Other natural d i saste rs in which the 107th Armored Cavalry assist ed w<'rc' in the 1950 b lizzard; the 1953 torn adoes; and 1959 floods.

The 1960's brought mo re action fo r the 107th w ith troops ass isting in restor­ing law and o rder in the Hough r iots and the Glenville d istu rbances.

The 1970' s saw the t rucker strike and Ken t State. The latest even t included in the unit's long list o f ~c rvicc to t he citi­zens of Ohio was the assis tance pro­vidPd in las t wi nte r 's snow d isaster.

\ Dlliilll'llC.L lliHFO .... T Frorn t he sabre and black horse to the

tank and heli copter, the 107th Armored Cavalry has disting uished it se l f as a well-tra ined organization .

As late as 1971 and until 1974 the Pen­tagon designatecl t he 107th a " h igh priority" unit.

The 107th Armored Cavalry is more than a m ilitary uni t; it is a living t radi­t ion generatPd by the co ncerned cit i­zens w ho forrned the First City Troop and the prese nt c itizen soldie rs of the Buckeye Guard.

Leaders Sought for Guard OCS

Tlw ne...-t O hio St at<' Ofii rP r~"Can­d i d dte Sl huo l w ill be gin in A pr rl, 1g73, at tlw O hio .'vlil itarv Acaclemv in Worthington. ·

Orientc1t io 11 !>ession<; arl' ~ld t P rl o n Apri l 1-2 and Mav 6-:-. Annual tr<i 111-ing for O M A w i ll lw rn nducted June 10-14 at C.irn p f'L' rry .

Accepting th v · c hallPnge·· oi OC:-i has mo ti vated ovN 1200 yo ung mPn and wo mt•n t <> '>e<> k <omm i ss i on~ with t h ~· Army '\J ational G uarcl over tlw p.ist 20 ye.irs.

Ii vou really want to rnd kc' th t-> rn o'ii of your time and talents yo u are urged

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tn look into the opportu nities OCS off1•r'>.

'>Orn(• of thv ma jo r initi nl q udli fi cJ­tion~ io r OCS include:

Fo r both rnt'n .rnd w ornt>n - a m ini m u m ag0 o f '.!IJ }'PMS an d a max im u m n f 28 ye.H;;, 3 mon lhs . \Vaiver<. m;iy IH' obtained un de r ce r­tain ri rcu m~tJncec; . Individuals must ;il.;o rncE't p rbcribed med ica l an d military tra in ing ~ t and.1 rd~.

In arldi tion , womPn rn u'>t have a rn in i rn urn oi 50 pe r cen l acadern i< nNlit tO\\ Md a b:iclwlor"'> dq.;rt'l' or Army l wo vear c ollt•gc' c'q tii va l1'ncv.

Ma li· .1ppli ca'1h m tl';t po'>~P~s an apt i tude arc' d ~cr>rP of 110 or higlwr and a sco re· o i ll'J on th0 OfficP r Candidute Tt-~t and a minimum corn ­po~ itP o f the OCT Tp-,t and OfficP r Q u ali ficatio n lnve nton · 'i c o re' of 200 . Yo u m u st abo be a h igh sc h oo l graduate o r eq uivale nt .

Deadline fo r OCS appli cations to reach Oi\1A i" Fc>b. l 'i , l q7B.

·i f vou 're in te rP'it c> rl '>P P vo ur unit com;n andL•r o r w r i tP to tht' Com ­mdndant, O hio National Guard Mi li­tary Academ y, 2811 W. Granville Rd., Worthington , O h . 4.3085.

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ONG Aids 'Battered' Wives

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BY DON VAQ UERA

When 1\.1arlynn Singlelon, a tele' i­s i on news repo rter fo r WB N , Co­lumbus, fou nd that tho usands of O hio \\ Omen are ba ttered an d beaten l'J< h year she dC'cickd lo do more lhan " ju~t repo rt" abo u t abu.,ed wornf•n .

\li ne months art er repo rt 111g her iirst storv about battered women ,; lw called in. t he Ohio National Guard 10 help open Phoenix House, a tem po­rary home for these wo men.

Phoenix House was recently given some small repai r!> and a f in.ii clean­ing by 20 Buckeye Guardsmen from l ~ t B;1tt al ion, 136t h A rt i ll E' ry and Head q uarters Co mpany, 7J rd Br i­gade.

The three storv , seven-bedroom houw loc_at ed in' Northern Co lum ­bu!., i'- the· second shE'lt<' r of it s kind in O hio .

" It took almost nine month to or­ganiz<' and get a home to tempo rarily house abused and beat en women," explained Ms. Single ton . " But it eemed li ke i t would take fo rever to

clean and fix up the place . We were getting discouraged."

A vetera n repo rte r o f t h is pas t \\ in ter 's snow sto ry, Marly nn wa familiar with the O hio Guard ' abi lit} to rc'i pond qu ick ly to comm unity needs.

.. We wP re impre!>sNl ," <oa icl M~ . Singleton, .. You r people r ame in and got the job done ."

\Vith the help or O hio Guard~men Phoenix Hou~e opened o ne month ahl'ad ot schedule.

' ' I do n ' t k now if yo u r peop le r<:' ,1li7C' i t," ~aid Ms. Singleton , "But 0 1ir being able to open a 1110 11th earlv mc;in t that real lives wc·rc• p robably si1 vcd ."

ri H' tormer M iss O h io exp lained battc rt•d w omen come from ,ill walks o f li k .

' [conomic bad.ground has no bearing on \\ omen that ..irt' habitually abused," said Ms . Singleton. " Wom­en need to have a place to go after

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(TOP) Pvt. John Ford ancl S G Steve Brown prepare a refrigerator for de­livery to Phocnrx House. Both are at­tached to H Q Co., 7Jrd Bdl'. (Bottom photo) ,\1arlynn Singleton, Columbus TV ncw.s personality, cliscus!>es the day's operat ion with Bev Dodson, p roject p ublicity chairman . fl'/107 OS BY DON VA ()ULRA!

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Keeping Fit: Special Spa Program Open to Guardmembers

BY BO B D EVOE

Bench Press SSG PAUL WA RD, and his son Bob, tried out some of the g leaming ch rome

exercise equipment available at the European Health Spas of Ohio. Europ ean now offers a special program for members of the Ohio National Guard and their dependents . (PHOTO BY BOB DEVOE)

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Worried about keeping in shape or being over\\ eight? Looking for a \\ay to help yourself that \\ill real!\ \\Ori-.? her hear of GR b00-9? You \\di!

GR 600-9 is a ne\\ -.:ational Guard Bureau Regu lation titled " Arm at1onal Guard Phy-.i< al ritness and Weight Con­trol Program··. Th is reg provides all co 1mn.1nder<; w ith po lil ies and proce­d ures ior the ,1(Jministration ot physical fitness and weight control program .

Uncer the \\ eigh t con trol p rogram there are both maximum and minimum allowable weight standard~. For exam­ple, a mule 68 inches in hP ight would be allowed a min i mum weight of 1 l 'i po un d~. and a max im um weight of 18 1 poun d'>. A woman 64" tal l wou ld be al­lowed .1 min imum wl'ight o t 102 lb~. and a 111<.1>.. imum o f 1.18 lb~.

Ii you're lool-.i ng for a phv'>ical 11tnes~ program to reduce , European Health Spas 01 Ohio may have the answer.

ow you can help }Ourself under a nC'w program and membership plan dP­~i gned exdu..,ively for members of the Ohio National Guard and their tamilies.

Between Januaf}' I and Mar<.h I the first five Guardrnembt•r!> \\ho 1oined \\ill receive a .w per cent dis<.ount on the normal membcr~hip fee, plus a 5 per cent rebate. After the first i ive, the re­maindN will rec~ive a straight 25no d1<;­co unt on th e· rc'gu lar membership f e.

Thref• d iffe rent member ... hipi, an.' cur­rent ly uvuilable:

The Gold •n cmbership, regularly 5665, is offe r~·d to G uard·11embcrs tor $499. With 20 percent d iscount, th<' mcmb<'f­ship can he pai d ior hv put ting $2'i down and maki ng payment!> of $26.24 per mon th for 24 months . After thcc;e payments ure made renewal is o nly SSS. pe r year for l i fe. (W ith 2'i pN cent cl i~­co un t the p.1yment~ wou ld be $24.66 per 1110111 hl.

The Si lvc·r ,\\embt.>r hip , regu larly $465, i offered to Buckeye Guardmem­bers for S M<J. Under this plan a (jlS dow11p.iyment i s required w i th pav­ment!. of $18.51 per month (with 20°0 discount) and $17.41 (with 210.., di~counl) for 24 month~. The Silver Member..,hip expires ,1fter 24 months.

The BronLe Member.,h1p i.., avai lable to Guardrnembers for $244. This pro­gram, which covers a one year period, i'>

· payable at the ra te of 525 down and S'.U.6.'> per month (with 10% di.,count) or $20.96 per month (\\it h 25'·o dbcount).

A Silver or Bronze membership ran "be tra n!.f<.>rr(•d to a Go ld {lifetime) membE>rship.

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Pag_er War . ..

Soggy Battlefield Greets 1,500 Guardsmen, Reservists

8\ O~\<ID CROSSO

The words are dry. "This exercise is to provide and environment for mission training for National Guard and Reserve Components ... Participating units will assume the mission of the exercise units

· designated ... " But with a littl(' imagination, and a lot

of help from the weather, Ravenna Ar-

se nal in Northeast Ohio became a soggy battlefield headquarters in Korea. Some 1,500 men and women spent this first wee kend in October fighting a war on paper.

Ohio's contingent included members of the 54th Support Center (Rear Area Operations), the 16th Engineer Brigade headquarters and t he 112th Medical

Brigade headquarters, all from Colum­bus.

Other Ohio National Guard units rep­resented were the 437th MP Battalion, Youngstown, the 112th Transportation Battalion, Middletown, the 371st Sup­port Group, Kettering, t he 737th Maintenance Battalion , Newark and the 137th Supply and Service Battalion , To­ledo.

The Army Reserve in Ohio was rep­resented by t he 307th Medical Group, t he 350th Evacuation Hospital, the 435th Medical Battalion, t he 169th Support Group, the 718th Transportation Battal­ion , and the 693rd Maintenance Battal­ion.

lJf- \/ORTh (,UAR [ Even the "state up north'' provided a

contingent for the exercise, the Michi­gan National Guard' s 72nd Support Center (Rea r Area Operations).

Controlling the mock war were mem­bers of the 74th Maneuver Area Com­mand, from Houston, Texas.

" Liberty Bell 77 begins on 25 Sep­tember 1985, which is 40 days D + 40) after US Forces began arriving in Korea . . . 10th Corps Support Command (COSCOM) furnishes combat se rvice support to the 10th US Corps .... the Corps was in a defensive posture ... the enemy attack is expected to begin in 24 to 46 hours." So reads the scenario.

Major General Charles H. Jones, of Ham ilton , is commande r of the Ohio Area Command, and during Liberty Bell 77, was co mmander of troops at Ravenna Arsenal.

" The US Army is trem endously de­pendent on a constant flow of supplies and equipment during co mbat, " Jones said. "Our purpose in co nducting these mock wars is to test our ability to serve the front-line units in action. Imagin e a b attl efield ccmmander who is faced with the enemy and f inds he has no ammunition. Or the doctor without medical suppli es, o r the foot so ldier without food and boots.

L~T TO [~ "I " Instances like this have really hap·

pened , so our job is to do everything we can to train our units to do thei r job right. If we are mobilized , it' ll be too late to learn t hen. "

Exercise participants began arriving in large numbers Friday afternoon. By that nig ht a small tent city had sprung up in

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RUNAMUCK ... A bulldozer was used to extract a wrecke r and truck out of the mire at Ravenna during field exercises. Driver of dozer is SGT Bernie Maharge, 214th Maint. Co.

(Continued from Page 8) a large field on the south side of the Ar­senal.

Li ke all cities, it had medical facilities, a police station, living quarters of vary­ing descriptions, t e l ep hon es, Porta­tohns and even a few t raffic problems. By midnight , all was in readiness.

It was up at six on Saturday . . . in the rain .

After the b ri ef ing by th e 75th MAC Controllers, the 24-hour exercise began at 9 a.m.

"These Command Post Exercises are for headquarters elements of battalions o r larger units," sa id LTC H . G. Cude of Houston, Texas, Deputy Chief Control­le r for the CPX. " The controllers pre­sent a situation to the units and they re­spond. We review the response ,from the standpoint of military doctrine, _bu-t also, was it a reasonab le response for the circumstances? We want the units to function in the rea l world. This gives the commander a chance to review the per· formance of his staff and subordinate command ers, and as a result, to de­velop more effective training and per­sonnel development programs."

" The 75th MAC has run CPX Liberty Bell for over 100 units, and I would have to say it's been very successful ," Cude continued.

r \' DOrTRl~l An unusual feature of th is year' s CPX

is the introduction of new Army doc­trine on rear area operations. Previous-

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ly, tactical troops were used to provide rear area protection , especially as a reaction force to secure supplies and eq uipment against guerrilla troops or " stay-behind" forces of the enemy. With the emphasis changing to placing more combat power on the front lin es, the rear security react ion force will be made up primarily of Military Police , with tactical forces used for co ntact with the enemy.

Engineer units are ass ign ed to Area Damage Control. They are responsible for assessing the effects of natural and man-made damage in the rear area, any­thing from floods to nucl ear blasts , and taking action to alleviate the problems that occur as a result.

Coordinating all these efforts is a major task, and one of the reasons for· an exercise like Liberty Bell 77.

" The object is to learn to work to­gether, to communicate, " sai d LTC Harold A. Schramm of Toledo, Ohio Area Command G-3, who se rved as Rear Area Operations Center (RAOC) com­mander for the exercise.

The RAOC mission is to coo rdinate the efforts of the MPs, Engineers, maintenance and medical units assigned to rear area support roles. To do this, the RAOC is divided into an administra­tion and logistics section, a communica­tions section, and the main element, the operations and inte lligence (0 & I) section. 0 & I is furthe r divided into Rear Area Security planning, Area Darn-

age Control planning, the operations section , which publishes operational policy, and a liaison section for coo r­dinating with supporting units .

E L T The RAOC does not command all the

units assigned rear area support ro les . Command remains with each unit's pa­rent organization. The RAOC serves as the nerve center. creating alternative plans, gathering intelligence , and send­ing out execution orders to units under its operational control for the time re­quired to accomplish particular tasks.

"We've had an occasional problem," Schramm said. " In addition to learning new military doctrine, several of our key sect ion heads are new, so we've had maybe a little more 'communicating ' than o therwise. But the controllers have been outstanding and everyone in the RAOC has put out a little extra effort to get the job done. This CPX is one hell of a training vehicle."

Somewhere on a f ict ional battlefield some ammunition got where it was supposed to get, food was delivered on time , and a washed-out bridge was re­.placed . A paper war but someday perhaps all too real.

196th PUBLIC L PHOTOS BY RICK LEWIS

AFFAIRS DETACHM..._EN.-T.;...._,

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179th Assists Girl Shawnee Moore , a 1.3 yea r o ld Mans­

fie ld g i rl, h as an open sp i ne. The young lady requ ires dai ly exercise to stay out of a w hee l chai r. Swimmin g is what the doctors have said is best. Her parents di d not have t h e money t o purchase her a swimming membership at th e local pool. The 179th Tactical Ai r­li ft Group at Mansfield Lah m A irpo rt was asked to help . The Guard members glad ly contrib uted more than eno ugh to cover the cost o f the membersh ip plus th ey provided Shaw nee with a free tour of the base faci lities.

Governor Signs Lease Oh io Governor JAMES A. RHODE S

has signed a 40-yea r ll•ase for Oh io Army Nati onal Guard aviation fac il ities at Akro n-Canton Ai rport. The present lease expires on June 30 , '1980. The new lease would be effecti ve from July 1, 1980 through June 30, 2020. The lease agreement is w ith the Summit and Stark Coun t y Comm i ss ione rs and th e Akron-Canton Reg ional Airport Authori­ty.

148th Hits the Range Nearly 600 men and women from the

1st Battalion , 148th lniantry, of Lim a, Findlay, St . Marys, Bowling Green , and Van Wert, part ic ipat ed in a li ve f i re exe rcise at Camp Perry i n October. Weapo ns were zeroed and record fi re was co n d ucted on th e 1000 meter range, according to 1SG Lloyd M arvin.

251st in 'Bold Eagle' Springfield's 269 th Com b at Co m­

mun icat ions Fligh t pa rt icipated in the United St ates Readiness Command Jo int Exercise " Bold Eagl e 78" on the Elgin Air Fo rce Base mil itary reservat ion in Florida between Oct. and Nov. Accord­ing to Maj. Edward C. Morley, the unit provided air traffi c contro l and com ­municati ons su ppo rt during the exer­cise. "Bo ld Eagle 713" involved nea rly 20,000 Air Force, Army and Navy per­sonnel.

Retired Officers Meet The O hi o National Guard's Second

Annua l Office rs Reunion was held at Camp Pe rry recently. Over :~oo retired Guard officers, and thei r w ives, at­tended the affair. MG James C. Clem, the Adjutant General, k i cked o ff the reunion with opening ceremonies at the Camp Perry t heatre . Hi gh light o f the af­fair to many was the supe r dinner.

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Retirees Sought The Enlisted Association of t he Oh io

National Gua rd is looki ng for ret ired Guard members to join its ran ks.

I f you are a retired Guardmember , or if you know the name and addres~ of a Guard reti ree, they' d like to hear from you.

The nam e, ad dress and retired grade should be sent to CSM (Ret. ) Wi lbur Jones, "1357 E. Hudson St., Columbus, Oh io 43211.

2/107th Hosts Children The 2nd Squadron, ·107th A rm o red

Cav., Canton recently hosted a group of chi ld ren from th e No rt heastern O hio Easte r Seals Association to a day at Sea World Amusement Park in Auro ra. This is t he thi rd consecutive year the squad­ron has cond uct ed the program and , aga in , it wa s a succe ss. Each Guardsman's family spon so red a child helping them to see and enjoy all the many attractions of the park and hosting

LETTERS National Guard has and w ill contin ue to .serve, helping t lw needy, boosting c i v ic p r ide, acting as lav\' enforce­ment backup, and if necessary, going off to war bravely.

A flag wave r? You' re darnNi r ight, I am . I still get cho ked up w hen "Old Glo ry'' comes in to view. I " now all the words to the " Star Spang led Ban ner " .. ancl I 'm st ill proud of Ame rica. Th is is th ro lan d of the free and the l an d of opport un i ty. Old time patriotism can never be forgot­ten as long as yo un g peop le who be­l ieve in o ur vvay o f l i fe se rve and w ear the un iform proudly. M~r tirne for ret i rement is getti ng closer each day, now rny fondest wish is that my son and daughte r wi ll feel the same emot ions and pr ide I fee l. No one can really exp ress the wondPrfu l feel­ing of patriotism.

Whenever some people degrade the M ili tary or make tasteless jokes about it, I hold my head up high, and am my proudC'St when I am calil•d "Guardsman''

SFC STANLEY L. FLAUGHER HHC, 216th Eng. Bn. Lucasville, Ohio

them to a noon picn ic . Acco rding to Maj . Jack McKenney, "the tired but happy faces of both children and adu:ts ind ica ted t his was a reward in g and worthwhile endeavor.'' We Goofed

In the las t issue of BU CKEYE GUARD the historical article on the 16(ith Infan ­try ind i<ated Herlwrt B. Eagon Sr. was a former State Adj utant General. This in­fo rmation was incorrect . Gene ral Eagon is the iormer f)eputy Commander of t he iarned "Buckeye" 37th IJiv.

Our "Oldest Vet Yet" story in that sam e i ~s ue failed to m ention th e 50 Guardmember honor guard composed of troops from Co .D., 216th Eng. Bn ., Tarlton , and t he A ir Guard at Ricken­backer AFB.

We also regret om itting SSC Ted Frost of the 612th Eng. Bn. , Walbridge, from our stor y on th e Ou t stand ing Guardmember Program .

Than ks to our read ers for pointing out t hese reporting errors .

• • • (Continued from Page 3) Th<lnk You Note EDITOR'S NOTE: Th e commander of the 737th S 8. S Bn, Toledo, recently received this thank-you feller. He'd like to share rt with the other mem­bers of the unit. Dear Connnancler,

On Friday, Sept. 23rd, the Linco ln Elem entary PT O an d the ·1ss 1h Mainte nanc e Company of the Na­tional G uard Armory in W ill oughby co-spo 11<;o red a " Fathe r-Son Camp ­out" .

The evening was a complete suc­cess and tlw fa ther~ and the bovs en­joyed the armory d emonstrat i ons and activit ie s extremc lv wel l. It's a pleasure to see how th e N<lti o na l Guard hc' l ps. and coo perates with t he comm unity on every leve l. It is also a pe rso nal p leasu re to see a co mmu n­i ty look up to the National Guard wit h respect and p ride once again.

VVe hope t hat we can continue to see cooperation between our co m­munity and the National Guard .

You haw a fine o rgan iza tion. Thank you so ve ry much again.

MRS. MARY ANNE STAGG Lincoln Elementary Toledo, Ohio

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Mystery Guest? AN UNIDENTIFIED AGGRESSOR, cap­

tured during a field training exercise at Ravenna .. was blindfolded prior to being taken lo a POW car-:Jp. The exercise was conducted hy Coshocton 's 2"14th Ma int. Co . in October. (PH O TO BY RICK LEWIS).

TSGT DALE A SECRIST, an administra­tive clerk for the 164th W eather Flight, Ohio Air Guard , ha5. been honored fo r an act of heroism he performed in Nov. '1976. MAJ. WALTER B. BAUER, the unit commande r p resented t he Oh io Com ­mendation M edal lo Sergeant Secrist for saving th e life of an auto accident vi cti m 'th rough mouth to mou th resuscitat ion.

pn August 19 SP 4 SARAH DORSEY and SSG EARNEST MOXLEY set a sa ndy preced ent . They were mar ried on t he beach at Camp Grayli ng. 73rd Bri.gad e C h ap lain MAJ. JAMES V INCENT pe r­formed t he ceremony. Bot h are mem ­bers of Co .D. , 237t h Support Bn., ML Vernon.

Ret ired MG ROBERT S. BE IG HTLER, World War 11 Commander of the Buck­eye 37 Division , wa~ honored at the d i­vision vetera ns' associat ion 59th Reu n­ion recen tly. He was presented a plaq ue expressing "everlast ing gratitude and adm irat ion" .

Another Ohio Guard couple ex ­changed vows recently - t his ti mt' in a firehouse and du ring their unit' s ann ual

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t rain ing at Alpena, M ich igan. LAURI ACORS (Pet erson) and JAMES S. ACORS, t he n ew lyweds, are members of th e 180th Tactical Fighte r Group, Toledo. CPT. SHERWYN MOWRER, un it chap­_lain , p erformed th e ce remony. COL KEITH KRAMER, un it commander, gave the bride away.

BG JAMES M. ABRAHAM, Oh io' s As­sistant Adjutan t Gene ral fo r Army, was a guest speaker fo r a noon lun cheon sponsored by t he Amer ican Bu sine ss Club in Dayton . He was accompan ied by CPT CHESTER LEWIS of Kettering's 371nd Engin eer Group.

2LT DANNY L. WHITE, T rp. E, 2/107th AC, Canton was the honor graduate at the Motor Officer Course for the U.S. Army Armo r School at Ft. Knox .

CPT. DAVID CROSSON has been ap­po inted Publ ic Affa irs O f ficer for the Oh io Area Command. He was p revi ­ously the commander of t he 196th Pub­lic In formation Detachment i n Worth­ington.

Three Gua rd smen from Newark 's 211th Maint. Co. fi red in th e 19 77 Winston P. Wi lso n Rifle Mat c hes at Camp Robinson, Arkansas. SGT. HARRY W . GREENE, SP5 GARY K. MERRIAM and SPS RICHARD ROBERTS fired in t he in­dividual matches w ith the M1 4 rifle and Sgt . Greene was selected to fire in the team matches. The Oh io Guard Team placed third overall i n the matches.

JAMES H. CHISMAN II, c urrently a member of t he 73rd Infantry Bri gade , has ?ecn appoin ted Chief of Employee Services for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources by Director ROBERT W . TEATER.

VERNON L. ROSE JR. was sworn in as a member of Eaton's 1483rd Trans. Co. by h is fat her, MAJ. VERNON L. ROSE, who is w i th USPFO in Wo rthi ngton .

Retired Oh io Guard SFC DONALD L. BOWMAN, of Co lumbus, received the Meritorious Service Medal recent ly dur­ing ceremon ies held by Troo p D, 1st Sqdn., 238th Cav. , Worthington.

THOMAS GILBRIDE, Manager and Promot iona l Director of Westland Mall, Columbus, rece ived an O hio National Guard Appreciation Plaque recen t ly fo r the mall's outstand ing support o f ONG recrui ti ng efforts. BG ABRAHAM made the presentation.

DONALD VAN WAGNER, Columbus , was promoted to t he rank of fu ll co lonel i n the O h io National Guard recentl y.

CO L Van Wagner , who has been a member of the Buckeye Guard since 1948, ha" se rved as the Supply Man­agement Office r for the U.S. Prope rty and Fiscal Office in Worthington for t he past ten year:..

Oh io Air National Guard TSGT TERRY L. MARTINO, of 3326 Zuber Rd. , Orient. O hi o, was a member of the All-Guard Rifle Team that captured fi rst place in the Nationa l Trophy Te am Match at Camp Perry recently.

To captu re the crown. the All-Guard learn, com posed oi Cuardsrnen from ac ross the nat ion, topped other servic<.> and civi l ian t Parns to finish with a score of 2803 .

Accord in g to LTC FRANK LADD, Oh io Na t iona l Guard State Ma rksmanship Coord in ator, " This is the f irst time an All -Guard team has won the national matchb " in ce 1905.

Martino is as~igncd to the Oh io Air Guard's '12 lst Cam Squadron at Ricke n­backe r AFB, Columbus.

New Colonel COLONEL KEITH KRAMER, the senior

tactical commander of the Toledo-based 180th Ta ctical Fighter Group, was pro-

, moted lo his present rank recently mak­ing him only the third full colonel in the history of the unit. (PHOTO BY TGST BOB BARKER. J

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211th Open

House Draws

Hundreds BY BOB DEVOE

The 211 \h Maintenance Company in ewark held a highly uccess ful O p<.>n

House recent ly at the local armory. Plenty o f act ivities were on hand for

those attending t he affai r including an O hi o National Guard modular recrui t ing di ~p l ay; co nti nuo u ~ ~howings o f the f ilm " Vo ices o f Free do m"; and free barbecue ch icken and other refresh­m e n ts .

Fo r the k ids t here were free po ny and armored-person nel-ca rrie r r i des and even an opportunity to ope ra te t he con­t ro ls on a h uge . ht'avy duty Guard wrecker tr uck.

The Newark ma intenance shop was al o open fo r public. inspection and unit pe rsonne l were on hand to answer questions.

1 LT Larry Loftus, Unit Exccu ti vP Of­ficer, indicated the Open House " gives the public an idea of what the unit does" .

A lot of credit fo r the succes!:> of the Open House goes to SPS Rod Heinz who was personally respo n ible for so­liciting a great deal of support from local businessmen.

Among those local business donat­ing eve ryth ing from fried ch icken to salad , hot dogs and charco al were: Landmark; Famo us Recipe; Ponderosa; Newark Meat; Mar Cel ls; A l 's Meat M ar kC't; Ke ntuc k y Fried Chi ck<'n; Matesich D ist; Wo nder Bread; Pep si ­Cola; Fi tch es Hebro n ; Brown 's D ist; Fife. and Dru m; Gard ner's Food; an d Kemper's Pizza . John ). Ca rro l l Depart­men t Sto re even loaned t he uni t a male mannequin fo r t he d isp lay of Guard un­ifo rms and equ ipment.

At the same ti me the un it was co n­ciucti ng its O pen House, Sergeant Ken Jenkins, and several other Guardsmen fro m the unit, were working on a co m­m uni ty action p roject at the loca l YMCA. The unit was ac;s i ting the " Y" with removing trees, level ing and grad­ing a field which will be used for soccer ..

Compan y CommandPr Cap ta in Joseph Campbell indicated the G uard aved the community nearly $17,000 by

performing this work . According to re cruiter SSC Leroy

Cenky, the Open House was vPry suc­ces fu l and the domestic action project was a worthwhi le effo rt .

Both p roved, beyond a doubt, the 2·11th Maintenance Company is impor­tant to the commun ity.

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APC RIDES for visitors were just part of the fun during a gala Open House conducted by the 211th Maint. Co. in Newark. Pony rides were also offered to those attending the affair. (PHOTO BY RICK LEWIS).

Governor Rhodes Signs Guard Education Bill On '1overnbf'r 2., 1977 Govt>rnor

larncc; A. Rhock s sign ed I lou~ li' Bill 2113 and openvd an entirely nt•w t'ra in (•due ational be>nPtrt!. for O hi o Na­tional Guarrl mC'n and women .

1 lw b ill allO\\' !> al l Oh io Nat ion.:i l Cu <1 rd e nli ~ t ed member~ the oppor­tunity to receive edutati ona l El rCtnt'i to <1nv co llege, urr h•er~ ity. or voca­tion,11 !>thool \\ hich is c,tate a-.<. ic;ted or ha-; received uuthorization from the Ohio Board of Regent'>.

I lo use Bill 228 recentl\ pa!>'ied both thl' Ohro Hou-.e and enate with u large rnajorit\ vote Th<.> Hou'>e pa!>.,l'd the bill \\Ith an 84-b margin whiil· thl' enat«.> voted .31- 1 tor frnal c.onfi rmalion.

I he ONG edulation bil l is applrc a b it> to all <.>nl i'ited memberc, of the O hio ational Gu.ud who have en­listC'd, cxtPndt•d their tu rrcnt l'nli-.t -

rnc'nt, o r rct•nl1!-tl'd tor a pc>rind 01 ;,rx yc•ar::. aitPr St>ptPmber I, 1977.

13uLkeyc Guard enl ist ed pt·r~onrw l w ill not he able t o takl.! advantage of tlw Bi ll until January 3 1, 1978. O hio law ~prrific " IPgisl.ition bet·ome~ c f­H'tt ivP <JO dav'> aftl' r t lw Covernor ~ i gn ~ the Bil l.

I or mt1ny Oh io Guard rnen and womC'n th i'i I-IOU<.(' Bill mCcH15 that a Jour-yt>ar college edurc1tio11 i~ nm\ a reailt1.

Dc•tail;, !or implC'nwnting thic, edu­c alional grant program <1re current I-. bt•ing \\ orkc;-d o ut hetweE'll thP Ohro Board ot RPgents .incl the Adjutant General ;, DeparlmPnl. B\ late De­< ember full inform<1tion \\Ill b<' di<,­tribulC'd.

All Ohio Guardnwmbc•r-. are re­minded to thank their r<">pec trH' legic,lator-, and the GO\emor for thl"ir 5upport of the mea:.un•.

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The New Pay Scale

Pay Grade

E-1 *

E-2*

E-3* BAQ $71.25

E-4 BAQ $81.75

E-5 BAQ $92.85

E-6 BAQ $101.10

E-7 BAQ $109.95

E-8 BAQ $1 18.20

E-9 BAQ $127 80

Years DI

Service

0

All

-2 2 3 4

2 3 4 6

2 3 4 6 8

10 12 14

4 6 8

10 12 14 16 18

6 8

10 12 14 16 18 20 22 26

8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 26

10 12 14 16 18 20 22 26

' Effective Oct., 1977

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Per Hour

$ 3.31

3 .69

3 :83 4 04 4.21 4 .37

4.21 4.46 4 .80 4 .99

4.51 4.73 4.94 5.26 5.48 5.70 5.90 6.01

5.59 5.80 6.01 6.23 6.56 6.76 6.98 7.08

6.56 6.76 6.98 7.20 7.52 7.73 7.95 8.05 8.60 9.66

7.84 8 .05 8.27 8.49 8.71 8.91 9.13 9.66

10.74

9.34 9.55 9.77 9.99

10.21 10.41 10.96 12.03

Per Drill

4 Hrs.

Per Week­

End

Yearly ANL TNG 48 Camp

Drills 15 Days

$1 3.25 $ 53.00 $ 636.00 $198.75

14 .77 59.08 708.96 221 .55

15.34 16.18 16.83 17.50

16.84 17.83 19.22 19.98

18.06 18.94 19.76 21.05 21.91 22.79 23.62 24.06

22.37 23 .20 24 .06 24 .94 26.23 27.05 27.91 28.34

26.23 27.05 27.91 28.79 30.09 30.94 31 .81 32 .22 34.39 38.66

31.35 32.22 33.08 33.95 34.83 35.64 36.52 38.66 42.98

37.36 38.21 39.08 39.98 40.86 41.66 43.86 48 t1

61.36 64.72 67.32 70.00

67.36 71.32 76.88 79.92

72.24 75.76 79.04 84.20 87 64 91.16 94.48 96.24

89.48 92.80 96.24 99.76

104.92 108.20 11 1.64 113.36

104.92 108.20 , 11.64 115. 16 120.36 123.76 127.24 127 .88 137.56 154.64

125.40 128.88 132.32 135.80 139.32 142.56 146 08 154.64 171-92

149 44 152.84 156.32 159.92 163.44 166.64 175.44 192.44

736.32 230 .1 0 776. 64 242. 70 807 .84 252.45 840.00 262.50

808.32 252.60 855.84 267.45 922.56 288.30 959.04 299. 70

866.88 270 90 909.12 284.10 948.48 296.40

1,010.40 315.75 1,051.68 328.65 1,093.92 341 .85 1.133. 76 354.30 1, 154.88 360 90

1,073. 76 335.55 1, 113 .60 348.00 1,154.88 360.90 1,197.12 374.10 1,259.04 393.45 1,298.40 405.75 1.339.68 418 .65 1,360.32 425.10

1.259.04 393.45 , ,298.40 405. 75 1 .339.68 4 18.65 1,381.92 431.85 1.444.32 451 .35 1.485. 12 464. 10 1.526.88 477.15 1.546.56 483.30 1,650.72 515.85 1,855.68 579.90

1.504.80 470.25 1,546.56 483.30 1.587.84 496 20 1,629.60 509.25 1.671.84 522.45 1,710.72 534 60 1, 752.96 57 4.80 1,855.68 579.90 2.063.04 644. 70

1,793.28 560.40 1,834.08 573.15 1,875.84 586.20 1.919.04 599.70 1,961.28 612.90 1.999.68 624.90 2 .105.28 657.90 2.309.28 721.65

Potential Income

(Per year)

$ 834.75

930.51

966.42 1,019.34 1.oao.29 1 .1 02.50

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2.353.68 2.407.23 2,462 04 2,518.74 2,574. 18 2,624.58 2.763.18 3,030.93

Buckeye Guard Magazine Nation's Best

The Ohio atronal Guard '~ BucA.e1 e Guard \.\agazine wa selectt•d t h<.> na­tion's be~t durrng recent 1uclging for the Seve nth Ann ual New paper Conte-.t tonductt>d bv the '- atronal Guard A-.­sociation 01 the Un 1tt• d State.,, Washing10n .

According to Mr. Bruce Hargreaves, association spokesman , Buckeye Guard placed fi rst in the commercial ly printed magaz ine category . The O hio Guard publication was selected on the babis of wri ting qual ity; story selection; balance of editorial co ntent; utitizat ion oi space available; layout ; proofread ing; and overal I appeal.

CSM Comments From

CSM CARL AR\/ State Sergeant Major

To the Non-Com: In my view, the most important a et

i n today's military is the non­commis5ioned officer.

He' s the leader closest to the young soldier ... the first line manager best able to train and motivate him .

As an experienced leader he knows his own skills and responsibilities and how to t ransfer these qualities to the jun io r enlisted Guardsman.

Today's non-commissioned o fficer i !> required to be mo re mission-oriented than ever before. Th rough him we con­tin ue to sharpen the fine edge of com­bat effectiveness which is e~scnt ia l to any successful un it m ission. The non­com is no occasional sold ier. He is defi­nitely the dominant member of today' s non-commiss ioned office rs corp.

So what we 're saying is take the bal l and run with it . You 're the key man in your un i t. Show yo ur j unior enl isted personne l that you care eno ugh to make tra in ing and drill interesting and challenging.

Physical f itness w ill be the name o f the garne for 1978. I urge each o f you to get yourself fam iliar with NGR 600-9. The requirements of thi!> regulation wil l be in ful l fo rce by July of next year.

Battered Wives . .. (Continued from Page 6) they've literally had the hell beaten out of them by th ei r husbands or boy-

. friends. Phoen ix House provides tha t kind of shelter.

" Anyway that you look at it, a bat­tered woman needs help," she ~aid .

Becau e of a concerned newswoman, volunteers, and a g reat deal of work, Phoen ix House is now a li feline for women in distress.

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At 1 BOth TFG . ..

'Welcome Aboard, Pop!' By The Five

Coy Brothers FATHER, MOTHER, SONS . .. (left to right) SGT John Coy, MSgt Bob Coy, June and Ray Coy, TSgt Ron Coy, TSgt Tom Coy, and SMSCT Oen Coy. (PHOTO BY TSCT BOB BARKER!.

\Ve don 't h.n ow if it's a ' Fi rst' or not, b ut it\ a personal accomplish­ment o f great pr ide to each of us i n the Coy fam ily. So, wc•'d like to share o ur special exper ience w i th you .

Since September, ·1976, the 180th Tactical Fig hter Group of t he Ohio Air Natio nal Guard located at the To­k:do Express Airpo rt, has had wit hi n its ranks all the five ('i) Coy brothe rs: Ron , Den , Bob, Joh n and Tom. Our ba~c comma nder kept wonde ring how many more brothers were in the 'wings' waiti ng to jo in. We told h im · that was all the Coy b ro thers, how­eve r we had one more pe rson to ' get in'.

This person is someone we great ly admi re and respect . T he pe rson

mainly respo nsib le fo r ou r earl y u p­bringi ng; te ac h ing us p r ide , sel f­respect, underst anding, se l f ­d iscipli ne, honesty, k indness and love. Th is warm and understand ing pe rson was an honest d isciplinarian, but not o n e of t h ose " iron- f ist " t y pes. We learned t o res p ect h i s ju dgement s and dec isio n s (some­ti mes t oo late , b ut we learn ed) . We co uld go on and on w i t h endless praise fo r thi s perso n, but the re are some t hin gs that o ne just can't pu t into wo rds. So, we exp ressed o ur des ire to have th is individual recog­nized . The idea was warmly and en­thusast ica ll y accept ed by our b ase commander, LTC Donald McGinley. Th e 'W heels of Fl ight' we re qu ickly

Saluting Our Best for 1977

p ut in motion. On Septembe r 17 ou r base he ld an

'open House' to ce lebrate our un it's 60th anniversary. It was th is day that LT C McG inley ac k now ledged o ur 'speci al' p e rson as an 'hon o rary member' of t he 'IBOth Tactical Fighter Group. That person, t he newest Coy member to 'join' was our dad -Raymond.

We ll , we d id i t - m i~s i on com­pleted ' Not on ly is our dad a part of us, b ut he is now a pa rt o f the Ohio National Gua rd and we don't m ind shar ing h im. O ur o nl y hope i<; that you can be proud of him as we arc .

Aga in , we lcome aboard, Pop!

. .. YOU R SONS

State Awards Presented to 140 PIO's The O hio N at ional Guard Pu blic t\f­

fa i rs Office honored numerous civilian an d m ilitary personnel November Sth at the Bcightler Armo ry.

App rox imately "140 O hio Guard men and women we re c i ted fo r significant accompli sh men ts in mili tary p ubl ic rela­ti ons.

Captain Dennis H i t ch , Sh ake r Heights, w as honored as the ou tstan cl­ing O N G Public Info rmation Officer fo r 1977. H e was responsi b le for coo rd inat­in g extensive local and nati o nal news coverage for t he Oh io Guard d uri ng thi s past w in te r's snow Pmcrgency.

C ivi li an awa rds we re p resen t ed to several O hio news media . Marl ynn Sing­leton , a news reporter fo r Co lumbus'

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WBNS-TV, was named Television Nt'ws Repor ter o f the Year for her "accu rate and d ramatic n(·w~ cove rage of O hio Guard activi ti es du ring t his past w inte r' s snow storm."

COLUMBUS DISPATCH repo rter­photographer Larry Blaney, Wash ington C.H . was named O ut-, tand in g f' hntog­grapher o f t he Year for hi s photo of an O hi o Guard hel icop ter rescue m iss ion d ur in g t he emergency.

Radi o pe rsona li ties Martin Petre:::-, V ice-P resident WMNI, Columbus; and Ms. Lesl ie La in e, WU BE, Cincinnati ; were p resented O hio Nat ional G uard appreciatio n plaq ues for the ir ou tstand­ing suppo rt of the O hio Guard.

CPT. {)f/'v'/\l /S //ITCH

The Buckeye Guard

Wives Club News

THE OTHER HALF The news is good from the Ohio Na­

tional Guard Officers' Wives Cl u b this ho liday season! As of th is w r iti ng , i t can be reported that response to owe re­c ru iting efforts has b~'Cn very hearten­i ng. From all over Ohio , members are corn in g t o join in the fellovvsh ip o f other Guard w ives. Each month ly meet­ing has b ro u ght new faces in t o t h(' grou p . President Jo Elle n G riffi t h has been most interested in e nlarging the act ive membe rship , and her enth usiasm and effort is paying off in larger atten­dan ce at the m eeti ngs. Spec ial c red i t should be given to those peop le who d rive to Co lumbus f rom o u t of town. Car pools arrive fro m several areas, and informatio n is avai la b le, from the tele­phon e contact ladies, about shar ing rides.

A n umber of Ohio Guard homes w ill be showcasing lovely new holi day deco­ratio ns, as a resu lt of the October pro­gram. OWC member, Mary Anne Doane, gave a fascinating se ri es o f demonst ra­t io ns on putt ing toge t her d0corat iom with skill and ease . The ladirs we re ve ry interested, and seemed cage r to t r y

Top Guardsmember Program Continues

The initial O u t standing Guards­rnem be r Program cond u cted by the O hio National G uard has proven -;o successful that Major Gene ral James C. C l em, th e Ad jutan t GPnera l , has ap­proved co nt inuation of the program .

Dat es fo r the FY 1'J78 program arP August :a -September 1, 1978.

In a recent letter Genera l Clem en­cou raged al l com m anders "to publiciz<' th is progran1 th ro ugh un it iniorm,1tio11 ch annels and to su p p lement thP pro­g ram withi n command capabil it ib". He em phasized , " Our top notch mc m bl'rs dese rve th is recogniti o n , and it is your responsibi l ity to assure they receive it". (In tlw October, ·1977 issue o f BU CK:FYF GUARD <rn artic le described how th is Past year'~ recip ient s enjoyed the pro­gram. )

Add i tional informat ion on this p ro­gram wi ll be avai lable i n su bsc•quent is­S UPS o f BUCKFYE CUARLJ and thro ugh o fii cial ch an 1w b .

Fo r addit ional info rmation o n t hi s program con tact CW4 Gordon I. Kin · fl(')', O utstand ing Gua rdsmernber Pro­ject Off icer, AGO H-P, te lepho ne (fil4) 8119 -7031.

The Buckeye Guard

BY SUSAN BROWN

creating some really spec i al cente r­pieces and ornamen ts. So n ice Lo have one of our own gals share her talents w ith the group! Than ks, 1'v\ary Anne' · A lso, at t he Oc tober meeting, Gen­eral Clem ve ry graci ou~ly took the t im e to jo i n the club fo r lunch. He rem inded t he ladies that it was the ann ive rsa ry of t h e fou nd i ng of OWC. Hi s rema r ks , preced in g t h e craft demons t ra ti ons, were ce rta inly appreciated.

"Go in g once 1 Going twice! So ld! " ec h oed thro ugh t he DCSC Office rs' Cl u b on the fo u r t h Tue sday i n November. The ann ual Auction was, as always, a bi g success and a lot o f fun . Each year the members co m e up w ith a marve lous asso rtrn l'nt lJf handmad e crafts, g if t items , and baked goods to be sold . And, also each year, ,V\ary Snyder, o u r VP ry own , Vl, r y l'llt<' rt<iini ng auc­t ion eer , keeps the sale moving . So111P­how, Mary always manages to ma ke us happy, even eage r , to spe n d our money! The bidding was l ively, and t he c lub t reasu ry pro f ited, as th e ladies com peted for the goodies! The auct ion i s the primary f und-raising even t for

sup port of the OWC. Thanks to all who came, brought items, and took o ther items hom e . Of cou rse, special than ks to Mary.

January's meeting will be a l ight, rt'­lax in g afternoon, welcome aft er t h e seasonal c r ush' Crazy Bridge is plan­ned. It is guaranteed to b e an easy , crazy game, having noth ing whateve r to do w ith Brid ge. So, brave the weather on Jan u ary 24 , have lunch w i th the OWC, and .join t he fun. Please , feel free to b ri ng guests to any of the luncheons .

Remem ber , Wives Club i~ trying to make it easy fo r members to attend the l unch eons. The re is nu rsery se rv ice , w ith ve ry competent help , at the DCSC. The telephone contact peopl e will assist in forming car pools from o ut of town areas. Again , all Oh io Nat ional Guard O ff icers' wives arc members , and are u rged to become as act ive as possib le , by coming to the meeti ngs .

The re is no meet ing i n December. Thl' refo re , the O ffice rs o f W ives Club take th is opport uni ty to w ish eve ryo ne ve ry Happy Holidays. See yo u in Jan uary!

Keeping Fit: (Continued from Page 7)

When you joi n , expert consultan ts wil l t'Vc1 luate your needs o n an indi­vidu;:i l ba~b and create t he exercise, diet, anrl health prog ram su it ed to rt ' ach your goa ls . Yo u r goals and prngrcss arc monitored expe rtly by profL•ssiona l s in each facet of the pr{lgrams ofkrPd .

rhL' Europl'an Health Spa~ offe r lot> ol t hi ngs to li ft you r spirits and soot ht• yo u r sens ual be ing likP a room C) f pools designed to float awa): your tPnsion . Th e re's a h et1 t ed swi1111n ing poo l with fil tered c rystal clea r IV<ltc>r for year-round v ita l exer­ci't' ,rnrl rl' laxat ion and a b i g, hot bubbl i ng wh irlpoo l t o gently mas­'>agl' and ~oo t he yo u. There's a roc k sauna to provide deep, penet rating, dry heat and a steam room w i th clvan>ing moist heat that w ill help hring a glow to you r complexion . Tht're' -, a Dan ish ice plunge fo r a quick, chi lly d ip and th ere are a lot o f nice ex t ra tou c he~. l i h.e priva t e d re~sing rooms, locke r, , e ll'gant van­i t y Jrl'a<;, and pr ivdk '>U n bo n t hs w h<'rl' )'<HJ l an tan all ov<'r.

An i nd ivid ual exercise and fi t ness p rogram is desi gned fo r each nwmb<·r acco rding to hi s/her goals.

You 'll bP instructed on the use of the gleaming exercise equipment i n their g leam ing fi tness area.

Oh io's European Hea lt h Spas are kK,l!ecl in C inc innati (at 8040 Reading Road, and 3267 Westb ourne Dr. -Western Hi ll s); Co lumbus (50 Grace­land Rlvd., 37 Rob inwood Ave., and 1357 D u bl i n Rd.); and a t 444 Board man-Canfield Rd ., i n Youngs­town .

Gu ardsmcmbt> rs desiring to jo i n the Spa m ust present their cu rrent ID card wh('n app lying for membership at the O hi o spa o f thei r choice. The SfWc ial d i scount is t1va ila bl e Lo all nwmbc: rs of t he O hio National Guard ,ind their fam ilies . Pe rsons interested in jo i ni ng prio r to Jan uary 1 sho uld con t.lct SSC Pau l Ward, at The Adju t­ant Genera l's Dept . ATTN: AGO H ­PA-RR (SSC Ward) 2825 W. Granville Rd .. Worthington, O hi o 43085, or ca ll fol l frl' l' 1-800-281-7310.

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The

BG PAUL E. HOO VER A t Adj Gen for Air

MG JAMES C. CLEM The djutant General

Wishing You And Yours A Blessed Holiday •

As we near the end of another year, we find ourselves still at peace and enjoying the many benefits of a democratic nation including the freedoms we have fought to preserve for over 200 years.

We continue to set the example for the rest of the world in government, research. industry and human concern. In our zeal to excel,

we overlook too often DlJr attributes and concentrate on our · shortcomings. However. this constant self-criticsim helps us set new

goals and look for new horizons. This is America and the Ohio National Guard is a vital part of it.

We wish fo r you and your families a most blessed Christmas and a New Year in which all of us will be able to meet every challenge.

BG JAMES M. ABRAHAM Asst Adj Gen for Army

JAMES A. RHODES Go ernor of Ohio

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