N. C. National Guard Prepared For Civil Unrest While Primary Mission Remains Unchanged
I VW. BRAGG —Ask today’s
man on the street to define
the primary mission of the
National Guard and chances
are he’ll say riot control
'f That’s wrong, of course, but
it comes as no surprise to
military leaders. They know
the guard’s growing role dur
ing times of civil unrest has
created false priorities in the
minds of much of the public,
y ''Call-ups” to quell racial
disorders are commonplace.
'Duty to enforce court orders
is occurring with more and
more frequency. So are calls
during times of natural dis
aster.
Still, the guard's primary
mission is the same as it al
ways has been—guarding the
nation—as the name implies.
Maj. Gen. Ferd Davis, the
state adjutant general em
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Someone said years ago: “An adult who ceases after
youth to unlearn and relearn his facts, and to recon
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info a familiar room where someone has moved the
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Life changes! When we were children it seemed
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more value -to us, and we are more concerned with the
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The happiest of all people are those who say: “There
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phasized this point recently
while appearing on N. C.
News Conference.
‘Technically,’’ he said, “the
guard’s primary role is to
serve aa a backup force to
active Army components in
the event of war or threats
of yar by foreign powers.”
He allowed, however, that
even though riot duty is sec
ondary it has assumed a role
of prominence in guard plan
ning. Just how prominent
might be shown in talks Dav
is had with guardsmen while
in Georgia and at this poet.
“When you go out with
these young soldiers,” he told
staff officers at Ft. Stewart,
“your personality is going to
affect them. I want you to
practice restraint. God for
bid that well ever be order
ed on duty in civil disorder
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' again. But if we are, we
. must practice this—restraint”
Guardsmen themselves are
< sometimes confused. It’s little
i wonder. f
i At the moment, Tar Heel
i guardsmen. are undergoing
i conventional warfare exer
cises in the field here. Regu
; lar Army infantry and air
borne troops are grading the
■ activity. To them the only
mission is combat.
And, if the N. C. National
Guard is to maintain the
high degree of influence it
has won with federal plan
ners in the past, it must
measure up to its tanks in the
eyes of the evaluators.
Many guardsmen, particu
larly those still in or just out
of college, are acutely aware
of their role as "civil peace
officers,” but are vague about
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“And I especially look for
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and Russia.”
After Iris Harrell returns
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for the rest of the year to the
local, civic, religious, educa
tional and professional organ
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Conducted through the 'Ex
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was started in 1954.
Past ambassadors have vis
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England, Switzerland, Japan,
Czechoslovakia, Turkey and
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at the Medical College of
Virginia., was runner-up to
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There doesn't seem to be a
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commanding general of the
30th Infantry Division, be
lieve that thorough training
of an individual in his prim
ary mission will fully qualify
him to assume a role of re
sponsibility in times of civil
i emergency.
After watching a tank-in
fantry team defeat an. imag
inary enemy at Ft. Stewart,
Davis told .crewmen, “Ycu
measure up. I hope you’ll
never have to pull duty in
time of civil disorder again,
but if you do, I know you’ll
measure up the same way as
you have here today.”
Edwards told his command
ers at the opening of camp
here, “I don't need to preach
to you. We must progress.
Progress means learning all
up and down the line. Pro
gress will result in the nitty
gritty requirements which we
must meet to accomplish cur
primary mission.
“During the two weeks we
are here,” he continued,
“there will never be a better
chance to make that progress.
This is a difficult type of
training operating under
combat conditions. It in
volves a lot of different pieces
and parts. It will be tough,
but we can do it.”
The general concluded his
remarks by saving, “We can
be effective in the perform
ance of our primary mission—
or any other mission for that
matter when we coordinate
as one —as a unit —as a
team.”
So, all day and many
nights, guardsmen are train
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ing. Not for riot duty, but"
combat.
Some might say they are
practicing to kill. But guard
commanders look at it differ
ently.
They think they’re learning
how to survive—and learning
restraint.
The people of Chowan
County make the county;
every citizen should make his
or her contribution in service
in some .unselfish cause.