: S*plMbOT 25, 1943
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ms oewspitper !■ pobUsbed weekly by ead for fte persooDel e
Seymour Jobnaea Flei^ 1« O.. iskdtf tbe dlrectloo cd tbe Special
Service OOlcer. ruB oorerace el ttie Camp Newspaper Service U
received. All material Is pa wad by tbe Public Relatiiona Offlce. AO
pboiovrapbs, uoless otberwlM credited, are Army Air Forces
crapbs. News appearlns tn thla paper is (or geaeral release provided
proper cr^t Is given.
COL. DONALD B. SklllB, Commanding Officer
MAJOP. 3. B. MtTRR, Special Servlee Offloer
BDfTOSlAL
Pto. LetH# WaOer IC/SgL Rlcbard B. Talk
SOT. yOE BOTBBA
Pvt James Beama Post Rioto SectlOB
The Buck Private
I am o soldier, commonly known as *')ust a buck priyote"
. . . the outgrowth of tbe rookie larrae the graduate oi BTC.
Some speak of mo with derision, others with disdain. Of*
tea I am the butt of o distorted sense of humor. But I hold my
head high, for 1 am well cmnpensoted when the knowing
onet say *'He is a soldier."
I om of the rank ond file. I om o small port oi the 80
pgr cent of oU forces. As one, I count for little. An integral
pc^l of tbe whole. I am the bockboae, sinew, muscle ond the
bulwark of this democracy.
Ify duty is to leoeive and obey orders. It is not for me
to command. Yet it is from' me that those who command orise.
So I obey with the some willingness and discharge my duties
wtih the ^eerfulnees thot I would wont others to do,
if ever I were colled upon to commond. My one inviolate
privilege is to gripe, but only after I have fulfilled the tosk.
My country knows me well, respects me, trusts me,
loves me. And I respect, trust and love my country. When
ct statue is erected in commemoration it 5s the figure of tbe
Buck Private that symbolises the event. It is my brother,
* long deported, that is universolly revered and honored—my
brother, the Unknown Soldier.
There is no shame attached to my statue except which
I may bring upon myself. 1 was with Washington at Valley
Forge. Heode at Gettysburg, Jackson at New Orleans. Teddy
qt San Juan. And the tiny crosses in the Argonne bear mute
witness that I was there too. You have heard of me recently
in the foxholes, iungles. in tbe fogs of Attu, or the cruel deseH
in Africa. Yes, I was there. I will always be there . .. where
and when my country needs me.
My uniform is my own personal decoration. And for this
honor. I give three things to my country, my services, my
loyalty, my life. 1 am tbe Buck Private. (By the author of
“The Non-Com's Creed").
Could You Do Better?
Every Wednowlay night, a lot of the boy, on the field go
down to the Sport, Arena and watch the fight,.
They’re pretty good fight,. Mine of them. An even match
between two fair boxers can bring plenty oi entertainment to
the oudienoB.. The lads obviously can't get much trab^g
done with the tegular Khedules they hove to carry, but they
get in the ring and slug it out os bert they con.
More than a lot of the lad, in the audience would ever
do. believe us.
Mote than a lot of the noisy, wlMCtacking bunch of gee,
who cluster atound the canvas every Wednesday night and
gripe and boo and holler their fool head, off about any little
tu-g that isn’t lust exactly lailoted to their fancy.
Imagine tbe nerrs of one joker we heard last week who
turned to us and said. "Do I hove to come here ovep lousy
week and see IhU stuff. These guys couldn’t punch their way
out of a paper bag." ^ i. j
Picture it. ThU guy sitting there on his big bench and
griping away because he wasn’t getting entertained enough.
N^y asked him to come. Nobody guaranteed thrt bed
hovTthe time of his life. What he obviously
blood, and ho couldn’t stand to see a boxer leave the Hng
niuler his own power.
Snectotors like him, with their unsportsmanlike rttitudo,
and a^^ me’’“ eer on their faces, can break any Hght.r ,
hoar* con toko the edge oB any bout, (md c™ si»U the
evening for everybody else who *• hmuig fun. Watch your
self at the next Fight Night. Maybe it s you, too.
Penonnel Of The Army Air Forces
Soldiers; Be Sore to Vote
In Forthcoming Elections
ors tntersstsd m voting In any
ol tbe elecOoDe can now
secure tbe necessary forms from
tbelr orderly rooms, a recent War
DepartmcDt announce meet stated.
According to the provlsloas ol
CIrctilar 106 members ol tbe armed
foroee take the following
steps to east a war ballot.
*'(1) iUrply to tbe organlAtlon
officer for a poet card:
fill In sl^ the postcard, which
must be certified a omnmls-
slooed officer. Xn addittoo to sign
ing the post card, tbe individual
should also print or type his name
legibly: mall tbe post card, postage
Baltimore lad tbou^ be
could beat tbe old Army games tbe
other week wbot he found out that
he was scheduled for induction. He
took out his d^t card, sprinkled
salt and pepper on It, and ate it
Dkm’t work, though. Be got a $10
floe (or disturbing tbe peace.
Walt tiO they gel In tbe Armvl
Harvard college undergrade are
threatening to strike for more and
better food. They aay that their
chow has hit an all-tlroe low. What
they realty are striking lor, they
say, U cream cheese, peanut but
ter, and Jelly sandwiches.
The city sHeker . . .
A lady from Chicago, recently
traveling throuidi the thriving me-
tropcdls of Denver, Colorado, was
stopiwd by a traffic cop when abe
crossed against a red light “Beat
it. bayseM," she la reported to
have said, “We don't have hick
rules Uke that back in Cail." They
do In Ilenver, tbou^ and tt cost
her CM to flM out
free, to ths Seerstary «t State d
boBse state.
(3) TTpoa receipt of war ballet
execute It in accordance with In-
struetlons acoompanying tbe baL
loi (baDot is also returned postage
free).
($> Zn eertetn states, sudi
New York, irttlch do not recognlu
the poet card as an rnTPUeathm for
ballot except for voting on Federal
Issues, sn atep is neoes-
■ary In voting cm state or local
4ssuee. Upon receipt of the post
card, tbe state sends an appUeation
(or registration and baBot; this
must be executed tn accordance
with tnstnmtiona accompanying tt.
sad returned to the state; the' state
win thereafter send the war ballot,
whlrii may be executed and dis
posed as in (3) above.”
It’s Teagh, beys, H’s leSih.
A warn ad In the Yakima. Wash-
faogtMi. paper read: “SUCKEBfi
Your attention Is called to
tDCreaslng number of puWtehed
statefflenta attributed to Air Force
□ersonnel. attaining expression of
opinion on the length of
tbe quality of our efforts end
sWtim ol our opposition, ^ch
opinions can. serve no good purpose
and when they are publicly Inter-
oreted to represent official vlew-
. Tz - 1....*. V.wv,r,il arul
The Army Air Forces are mak
ing a magnlficeot combat record but
we all must reallxe that we have
a long bitter fight ahead of us '
want you to maintam your en
thusiastic confidence In our pur
pose and methods. But only by
greater effort, greater sacrifice and
greater devotion to ’ duty can we
hasten the day of victory. Until
SSS. you, .ex,
djAMerous If the present practice authorised spokesmen speak
eoBUnues, the moral ol industrial
workers, our prod«ctl« of ^-
aiMl estimatlcns of the value
of attacka on tbe enemy will be ^
riousty impaired as each unfounded
tioa is proved to be erroneous.
iB^OKiaidered aaser-
(b) H. B. Arnold
H. B. ARNOLD
Qensral, U. 8. Ar^
Omnmandlng Oenera). AHW
Corps.
The Chaplain Speaks
Chihuahna Steen
There are thousands of acres
covered with scant vegetation hi
tbe State of OhOutahua. The quan
tity Is Mm tied and tbe quality low,
therefore, one nsiurally expects
poor proratiMi from a topograph
ic eondttiop of that type; nowe^.
.“there is meat tn ^t there grasa.
CTiihauhan steers constitute a
motley group; a comUnatioo d
most every color known to the ktaie
ftmSy can be found in moet any
tingle herd. This steer learns from
a vety smalt calf to sndure many
reverting conditions if be expects
to survive. From Infenoy tbe milk
stqiply is limited and tbe winters
are bard, and the summers loo&
hot and dry. But within a period
of from four to ten years; this
hardy peieevering. and hardship
|g bTougbt to mar
ket and produces *hil^tgr ftne
eating for a king’s dbmer.”
Scone of us come from tbe coon-
trv. the vShige, the town and tha
city; frem every nationality on tbo
lace of the gloDe, and with every
religlOQs bettef from the day o I
SJi3u?.SrtaSI 2
two ebUdren. a boy and a girt who *
are profesalocal bousebreakei*.'
breaki^ snythlng handy. We have JK2
been ousted from every bouse m^ilcM. fnm
rented, but sUO need a place to caB
borne. Dost anybody have courage .£22
enough to rent ns a fumisbed two- 22*
hmiMV* I**" Boms of US bave never
bed-room amisei ilearned to soMler, and probably
What did he back hsmeTt? 'ne^ win learn ^t there is a
A M»rin* from BCichigao looked Jcb for to do. tome ^ people
around his Boathweti«iciflc sta-j'
thm and tidied. Then, Inspiration i'
struck him. Ha grabbed a can ofl'
I of empty cans uving requirea a fight;
good soMierteg also requires
good ftyhU^. The mlnortty will
be OhrtotUn. neltheT wUl
they be soldleni, for the simple rea
son tbev- have not got the “stufr*
or else they bave never been will
ing to buel^ down to bard caraM
tofi. There are to many men like
tbe nunter's bound dog. which sat
on a cockle burr; be was too lasy
to get up. therefore, be whined,
and yelp^ for hety. but no help
.... of us admire tbe old steer
which weathers the storm, endures
the beat and eventually furnishes
a nice Juicy steak for the suste
nance of life What (eUcw who en
dures tbe pain, suffers the hard-
and laughs In the face ol
ilty is not graciously and
amply awarded both in this life
and the life to oome? “Let us not
be weary tai well doing: (or in due
season we shall reap, if we faint
not The flgfat is on; this is no
time for namby - pamby, moUy-
coddUng. pussy - footing. ti>ine-
less men, but it is time for pure,
clean, blg-bearted, bonest-to-good-
ness Ciiirstlan Uvlng and soldiering
EARL B. L. LANDTROOP
CHAPLAIN (1st LT.) USA
Marriage License CSerk: “Do you
bave the parents’ consent?"
Tro^iUDg O. L: “Parents* coo-
sent! Who do you think that ia In
tbe doorway? Daniel 1
peacbea, a couple
- - . npty cans
and kegs, and a steel coU from a
wrecked bomber. Be must have
had the old “know-how” becauee
what came out waa- ttM best peach
brandy in the SolomonB.
toxed M, w. s.'vssss,
• more time trying to keep
•Hon! hit of work than it would actually
ofItMke ihim to do tbe Job with tbe
tidU ol en artiet
Most men are Mhe idecko Too
last er toe slow.