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791 St Holds First
Outdoor Service
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We’re not trying to ever*drftm*-
tlse thij but ve tMok, stnoerely.
ereryooe who peeeed tbe Wet lest
Sunday and wttneased Cdutplala
John Reavea cODdoettnc tbe first
outdoor Proteataat worship serr-
ices to be held In a Seymour John*
son aquadroB area, felt as we did
as we watched. We felt a sUstit
catch In the throat. There’s some*
thins about the sl^t of a body of
men In prayer that makes you
want to ^ve clviUisUoa another
chance The homo sapiens seems
to forget for a moment his clam
orous self-wor^p. kCaybe It was
lust tbe organ music: tbe way tt
sounded when the wind caught It
and carried It toward tbe cold,
blue sky. Maybe the gentle, al
most forgotten words of Kevin’s
“The RoMry” sung by Pvt. lind-
ley HUl stirred sometmng Sa mem
ory. It might of been tbe Im-
paaalooed pl^ of Reaves
reminding tbe men IbaC Ood baa
geolae*' Rago bou^t himself
car. He’s wandering now where
he’ll get the gas to feed die eight-
cylinder glutton.
O. I. Oossip — Pfc. Jedmny Ns-
poUello Is ready to take-off for Ca
det Training . . . T-8gt. Harold
Budding just missed the '’Aatumn
chill. He's O. C. SUig at MiamL
Let’s Try Again Dept: ’Those re
cordings by Hr. Benjamin Good
man jure could take the chlU out
of Wing Headquarters these morn
ings. . . We know this is the coun
try for It but we hope tbe rumors
of a ”feud between Pfes. Mike
Stanton and Uert Small are un
true. . . Sgt. Howard *'K. P. Car
penter has been transferred —
across the street — to the TMtb.
We miss his tables of small-time
political Intrigue back home. When
and where did Lt. John R3ey team
to throw a forward pass? Even
few of tbe squadron’s muscle-
boys admitted be’s good and when
they admit It. . . | We’re waiting
for the reaction of the "B Shift
sur^ved a mad, Wgoted. WM-torn,to the proposed plan to awakra
world uigny times, whatever | each barracks with a whistle-blow-
ISi* wn tK^ Mtmtr ^ runner. . . Remember those
Proudly we had the staff of the gyper fire gongs in Atlantic City
that almost rtisttered window-
panes along with your nervous eys-
tern?. ., ’’Button-nose Is back be
hind tbe cafeteria soda-fountain. .
Bad an over-dose of adnbura. . . .
What Pfr. didn’t think U funny
when an instructor was overtieard
to ten a class of ymmgsters. . .
tbe first thing you do when a plane
lands Is to remove sad replace
gunner? ‘The guy must have de
veloped his sense of htunor In i
morgue . . . Most of tbe kids
dream of becoming Gunners. .That
f new-arrivala are really
Snake Chaimer of Tilth Seeks
Girl Who Loves Reptiles
Medics Win
17th Game
By PVT. E. B. VAN BOOR, JR.
Tbe Medic's ball team woo iU
17th victory In IS games Tbursdsy
afternoon, wboi they defeated the
12th Mesa Team by default. Tbe
Uth Mesa got cold feet at tbe
last minute, maybe? The Medio
Sluggers utilised tbe Ume by a
sharp practice seeslon ao that they
would not go ’’stale." Ibcy showed
up very well and were M In the
practice by their stellar first base-
man. Sgt. James Smith. The "Pill-
pusherr” have been s credit to their
outfit, as well as to tbeir coach.
Lt. Michael J. Rlcel who works
tirelessly trying to whip tbe team
Into shape. Tbe Medics are after
a crack at tbe Cbamplonsblp, the
playKiff of which Is this week.
Slightly late, but nevertheless,
cur beai^ congratulations are ex
tended to Sgt. Charles Smith on
tbe occasion of hla marriage to
Miss Mary nt«erald of N. T..
nice work, Smitty.
With all tbe furloughs and all
tbe married men of the first seven
grades living ott the Poet, the Med*
iosl Barradca seem a rather strange .
and empty place these nights. We
are, all of us, thinking se^ously
of getting married. Do you blama
ua? Where la the old army with
Its "first three grader prtvllegeaT’'
tbe B^etln Board twice
dally'’ says tbe town Crier, It la
quite amusing these daya to see
the boys gather around tbe onoe
forgotten Information reservoir,
now that the furlough Usto are
being poeted. Twice dally sobm
O. X. comee ninnlng out of their
otficee, or from tbeir place of work,
for a quick look-eee nmiit^ to find
their names among tbe hi^ few
to be granted Purlougbs ea^ i>*iv
month, ibe predons ton or fif
teen furlough days pass all too
^LSnurlcan. Rcprceoto' almosts^r^Sn sicuaaor, ana cjmarft IrmntdiT jbiuuli^li V*lii
every state in the country in- Ofllcm of this gitnqi announced He has a of nvmr ^ frP-y .** ymr correspomrot wen
SSuyT^ M iStlSS* tSirSrwBte.ttoa ’’aoSSriS J'??
Paid'SliTiMpJaSissj°s-iSSfd?yoa.
9“« “"I,: once upon'i Uin. o' “-ke*- m the
Departraent.
Jt . OT Short Btoiv: Once unon a time ?®®" purensBco ana piano are un- girl not afraid of snakes in the
method?^i^^Bd ’mlbing along,^ *** ®f meantime he is ready to ^ snake
SrSS? fid^S^^Y? ®^way No. (eenaored> out^ i a i Main, thlstoe for tJbcle
SliK ^ >' (censored) with a field-1 Jr., Special Sam.
Si nnn. In his back pocket He waved
tattcos popphh, ^ ■‘'M E^kic-Uramb at a shiny black
“**” I* “car oiabi* TiWi -OK censored
?brJS:.dlaa«r..tbleto. cahl
vSJ? 1^ iriSSL.*^ Barracks Chief Rudy
Rdmer why tbe G. Is. call him
orar of lumber and hills ol ”air.. . . S-Set. Rsv Dunuls la a
d^S*o?M^tt3M**S5SL«"M SSi? *•“*“**»«“ea. Went
. ““ »*cKbnicy knows they
Sgt. Charlie Pappageorge lan^ wMbaw ^ "combat conditions at
to himself these days. Ask “oSed^ut^ WsteS^tfi
W up mater. Be’s oouBtlog the other moralng Into the frosen dusk
Bt^tee mUl be g^ a reply to and landed bead first In a "fox-
hla appUcalicn for Armorers'hole." How did sgt Jimmy
Kn"1SlS5S!fSfif SSftSS? o'Oesr ol the group has
By his No. S Mnwtioo vlU take flhvt conftised at l-df Bad hla already started claaacn hi ***“ ert
pS.* ^ 5# defense as part of the fan
_“W to PjJ" Pam *Beurge“ formatton two boora abaad of reereatkmad •"«* oitibAAMAtAi mto-
aks^Bagp tba llMt Fgnanr Jiaa Uau,. . . AM Im did Sgt. Haivi^*'^ SSe^!S«Mlfto
Of Ibe Week. A.—Pvt. Paul Bonr-ry Bcr^ make the same mlstaka (popular baa been demonstrated by
Ute Interwt shown by all mem-
i^tNcmw
new things. Aibbog many,
see that the well known "Diapen-
aary Plou^" L. J. Kdly. luw col.
o.-* ...gs, -a ^ . .1 lected some fun on bis upper lip.
m-egt. WUliazn Braden is quite whldi be proudly calls a moustache
amused at tte members of tbe
. talk and act like old
tlmera. A neat record of
years in tbe service as a member
of the Tank Corps, Motor Trane-
port Corps, Oidnanee. Coast Ar-
tUlery, machine gunner, and final
ly as s dope and fabric woiker
for the AAP has acquainted the
Bergeant with the workings of tbe
organlaatioo. Be la locking forward
to the next eleven years In tbe
aervloe and feels that by UM
will be reaV to retire.
The Wolf
12th Mess
Has Picnic
By PV
Ine lo]
Kw 1>ms of tble group. long anticipated Plcnlo of
oy sJoffB^iw jbgt chubby fellow running toe Utb Mesa Group took place
around the area day and night tost week at the BasebeU Park.
around the area day and night
with a teovel ever hla shoulder Is
none other than Pfc. William Bey-
ara. known to hla many frtends as
Buffalo. BUI la the oldef csighieer
In this unit, and Ida main eonoem
la. asfifng that hot water le al
ways OB band for hla buddies.
cause of his thougfattolneeB
consideration, BfQ la one of tbe
most popular msn hi the group.
What all the men on tbe oambM
force want to know la what ser-
geeiit who bolds a major Jte in everyone
dw oryaateatlOB has to carry a kowiky s
earblnr because be can’t readi tbe
trigger on a rtflet of two guesses
we might ma^ tt woidd have to
be one or tbe aittorl
B-8gt. Kane P. wipm-aui who
halls from Peoria Bllsola, oiiial^
has an attentive audlenee around
hfm trim be relates a few of his
interesting experiences In civilian
hfe.
_5 A Berpetolaglst ((be hranrii
of loolagy that treato of reptiles
and amphibians) Bgt. H has
traveled all over (he world. BO
was associated with the United
States Society of _
search and ednoattenai work. _
bla search for some of the twenty
five hundred dtfterent species of
Mkes he hss wandmed tbrmwh
IBngland. Sweden, ftaim SpaE
Portnval. Algtara, Baly, Cteeeoa
^ Central dasrieeL. b Wt
travteed ae a mssaher of fte XOalet
Both tba Officers and the *"““*“-*
Men let tbeir 'hair down', and a
grend and glorkNa Uom was bad
oy alL loe eold drinks, oUcken,
PMto aalad, and aoda was the
'ebow' for toe day — and
Baseball gamas held the q^rt
sportUfht — and were played with
keen intereet and good natured ri
valry. Lt. Casper starred for the
Officers, and U. finiieiihi amaard
V with Us apeedl Bgt Ba-
. and Pvt Naggy were the
fleldtng and *»«*««g aters for toe
Enlisted Men. Kc. *rbiy* Donov
an's umpiring hstd the boys lansh-
ing for sometline. Be malntahied
that tbe *nmp' wee atw»s ritfit
—and If the boys objectM to Us
declslona — be would send them to
toe sbowersi This *threat' proves
toe democratlo prtDc4te of our
yorte where a ne. tells the Of-
fleerf Picnics are Morale Builders
— can we have more of toemf
Tbe Music that Is played weekly
in toe different Mess aa&s ooinee
from tbe "Bteekhustere BaiM' ' ~
Oould bel With a lot of care and
lota of luck, we wonder how long
It wlU toko. ^
Tbe Detachment peraonnel wera
complimented on tfacir tina toow*
Ing in the Retreat on FiMay ig
September. IPtt. Major MU^ S4.'
thought tba formaUon a "Touch S
West Point’' Let us do aa weB on
our next Retreat y, Medlen?
Stneere rendolenoe Is
^ the whole Detatementto Pvt
Paul Wta^o on the sudden death
of bis -motber-lD-law.
Two BokUers were earryteg a
buddy In a stretcher. "Whatbap.
pened to fatanT’* asked e passerby.
**Ee Just came off KP."
^•Wg. that's not toe way to ttte
•Ttotyiltel, heUI Be’s fate on
guard duty."
PStoer:
my daughter win get a prtee.
Twng Men; "ifiy I see E. sir?'*
electrle gulte. Tltiieliliien
. .—m ptano and drum, 'iiriiid
Is the thing with Cteek end hS
bm — and pcmular nmolo as wen.
' e me veQ earned a»
I tbe O. L’a.
Me. Stanley OfeeslLiewlee nblle
‘ " wee yughtta shufwei'
New York whn Baly’a
B-Sgt wniard Dimean while
oms on furiough to Wltantaetan.
Del., enotateedte
glri > friend irieener.
latlane, Duaeent
Pfe. Stetey Woltedsn 1
—“ Bi iimy etUre — «
Mvn Hw -BKKKiwisn liana' wa laaBOB nois m Atnty atttra — or
'Brooits^Bra
anu — London — no.* Tsk...1tt.
Pvt Bveeltt ttelet teronotBWod
te) In anSSo
regnsgtteflft. Jotamy Mhtu
kite me gnmlnlilil fnlmnj