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i | Training i | In Asia Different By SFC RICH LAMANCE Southern Thailand--The life of an infantryman means long hours on foot, carrying a backbreaking load, using on- ly his wits, and months and months of seemingly endless does. But for a Charlotte man, in- fantry duty took on a dif- ferent twist in these Southeast Asian jungles where dodging cobras and other poisonous snakes, scor- pions, tigers, elephants and torrential monsoon rains made training a little more interesting. x Army Sgt. James E. Blackwelder Jr., son of on James E. and Barbara R. | Blackwelder, 414 Rutland Drive, is a member of the Hawaii-based 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry, of the 25th In- fantry Division, that travell- ed to Thailand for a month- long exercise to train with Army and exchange infantry tactics that would benefit both forces. operations, explained Blackwelder. ‘The dif- ferences are the terrain and the fact at we're able to train with the Thai army. “The heat and humidity have really caused problems for our troops. It doesn’t seem to affect the Thai soldiers the way it does the Americans. “I’ve noticed that there are some very basic differences between our two armies. They are taught by repetition of doing the same thing over and over until they know it by stresses independent reac- tion to different situations. Both sides have their good points. i “The wildlife is something else over here,” marveled training to be good at what he members of the Royal Thai heart. The U.S. Army pressions of the Thai people Army Sgt. James E. Blackwelder Jr. of Charlotte uses “The training I’ve received jungle tactics during a military exercise played out in the here is the same as I would jungles of southern Thailand recently. Blackwelder is an in- receive anywhere with fantryman with the 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry, based in movements to contact, am- Hawaii. bushes, raids and airmobile Blackwelder. ‘I have seen more snakes in the last cou- ple of weeks than I have seen in my entire life. The ants will eat you alive and the bees are killers. I ought to know; I stepped on a bees’ nest and had to be medically evacuated out of the field. I still jump at the sight of a bee. Overall, it’s been an ex- cellent experience, though.” Whether a veteran of other Asian training exercises or a newcomer to the sights and sounds of the orient, all soldiers came away from Thailand with indelible im- and their land and culture. “The thing that caught my attention about the Thai peo- ple is their living conditions. They live in thatched huts made of whatever they can ‘addition to Thailand. : nearly a year. find such as grass, logs, boards, rock, whatever. They drink water that I wouldn’t wash my clothes in, but sur- prisingly, they seem happy and content. “Whenever we pass by, they give us bananas, coconuts, or whatever they have to share. They are friendly beyond a fault.” Blackwelder is no newcomer to military exer- cises having travelled to such exotic Pacific countries as New Zealand and Korea, in He is a 1973 graduate of “Olympic High School, Charlotte. il He and his wife, Bertha, have three children: James, 9; Connor, 6; and Jacob, Airman Jeffery N. McGaha, son of Roger N. and Gail L. McGaha of 2416 Essen Lane, Gastonia, N.C, has completed Air Force basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The airman, who is remain- Thursday, August 22, 1985-KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Page 7C McGaha Completes Basic ing at Lackland for specializ- ed training in the security police field, studied the Air Force mission, organization and customs and received special instruction in human relations. Completion of this training earned the individual credits toward an associate degree in applied science through the Community College of the Air Force. He is a 1984 graduate of North Gaston High School, Gastonia. Army National Guard Master Sgt. Maurice P. For- tune, Jr., son of Mary V. For- tune of 2308 Pineview Drive, ‘Richmond, Va., has been graduated from the U.S. Ar- my Sergeants Major Academy at Fort Bliss, Texas. The Sergeants Major Academy is the highest level Cadet Michael C. Cornwell, . son of Paul R. and Kay M. ~ Suman of Rural Route 1, Kings Mountain, received ! prociieal work in military leadership at the U.S. Army ' ~~ ROTC advanced camp, Fort . Bragg, N.C. ~The six-week camp, attend- ed by cadets normally bet- ween their third and fourth year of college, includes in- Army Capt. Robert L. Ramseur, son of Robert P. and Pauline M. Ramseur of Rural Route 2, Bessemer Ci- w. has graduated from the Army’s Combined Arms and Services Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. The cornerstone of the Ar- my’s officer education system, the nine week course is designed to train officers in the skills needed to be an ef- of the Army’s non- commissioned officer (NCO) education system. The 22-week course prepares selected NCOs for positions of greater responsibility. Students receive instruc- tion on such topics as small group communications, the Army’s enlisted personnel Cornwell Has Leadership Training At For Bragg struction in communications, management and survival training. Successful completion of the advanced camp and graduation from college results in a commission as a second lieutenant in either the U.S. Army, Army Reserve qr National Guard for the cadet. Robert Ramseur Graduates Army Services Staff School fective staff members with the force in the field. The curriculum included reparing a command Pet setting up training programs, mobilizing and deploying mock units and giving staff presentations. Ramseur is scheduled to serve with the 5th Infantry Division at Fort Polk, La. He is a 1977 graduate of A palachian State, Boone, N.C. river is called a delta because its triangular shape resem- bles the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet called Delta. Fortune Attends Academy ‘management resource management and U.S. foreign policy. Selection for attendance at the academy is made by a Department of the Army board from among NCOs with fewer than 23 years of service who have demonstrated the highest standards of performance and job proficiency. Fortune will now serve in Richmond, Va. His wife, Regina, is the daughter of Carl F. Wilson of 4641 Grier St., Gastonia, N.C. He is a 1970 graduate of Belmont Abbey College, N.C. system, Wanda Scism In Germany Army Pvt. Wanda K. Scism, daughter of Sharon D. and Kent Scism of 204 New Orleans Blvd., Heritage E., Morganton, N.C., has arrived for duty in West Germany. Scism, a flight operations coordinator with the Mainz Military Community, was previously assigned at Fort Rucker, Ala. Her grandparents, Maude B. and Ralph F. Scism, reside on Route 10, Cherryville, N.C. She is a 1984 graduate of Freedom High School, Morganton. oe GALLON REG. *15.99 SAVE %.00 Reg. $19.99 BARRETT'S FLOOR COVERING AND PAINT 101 S. 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