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My Heart Beats High On

This Community
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and alcohol abuse. tralnm~.
public affairs. personal services.
military justice. and overall ad

Story IJ!dfhotos
by Dick Shermer

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NEl! l!LM - "As Communitv

Ass1s1ance Team Chier. my heart
bea1s high on this communlt)' ror
it makes me reel good," so said
Brigadier General Gcor~e M.
Shuffcr as he summed up his
reehn~s rollowlng a two day In
spection here. The USAREUR
1eam, probed vinually all areas
of life in the military community.
Team members looked into dis,
cipline . human relations. dru~

you supposed 10 be doing right

now?" or "How's your morale?"
In no time at all a group would
ministrative services,
form and one of the Army's newBG Shurfer. who was joined
est, yet oldest, managerial tools
by Lieutenant General Fillmore
- the rap session - would be unK. Mearns, Commanding Generderway. The topic usually cenal or VII Corps, inspected day
tered on race relations or. more
rooms. bay areas in the billets.
specifically, unit Equal Opporindividual rooms, latrines, and
tunity Councils.
dining facilities: However, most.
As Shuffer later noted in his
of his time was spent talking to
out-briefing. far too many solthe troops. Shuffer would frediers had no knowte<!Ae or underquently surprise a passing solstanding of the councils. The gendier -,ith a question: " V.' hat are
eral also expressed concern
about what he called .the "float
Ing population." He said that al
1Hough !ewer soldiers are awa)'
from their place of duty than on
his last inspection, there are still
quite a few in the snack bar and
elsewhere. The answer. accordIng to Shurter. is greater supervision by NCO's and junior omcers. who should be able to ac. count ror their men at a ll limes.
Another problem concem,ng
Shuffer was the haircuts or lack
of them on some of the men and
bearded black Gl's. He said that
there Is a lack of discipline in this

considerably. All members or the

team said that they were favorably Impressed, but indicated
that there Is still work to be done.
Genera I Shuffer reminded those

present that professionalis m

starts at the community level
and stated, "You look a lot b<>tter, you have a long way to go,
just keep It up."

BG Shuffer expiains how much the lst Bn, 81st FA has. lnipr~ve-d
since his last visit.

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. area. for ioo. o.ften men are inspected. told to correct the situ,
QliOn, but On! OQt re-inspected.
The fact \hat there !s ,no such,
thing as a permanen1 profile on
the skin problem which pre,ents
block men rrom shaving was
stressed. As a minimum, the general urged. these men should
sha\e every fourteen days for an
examination. Shuffer also left no
doubt In anyone'smlnd that the
wearing of stocking caps or hair .
nets with a uniform was contrary
to regulations.
The consensus or the CommuBrigadier General George M. Shuffer discusses Army regulations

on appearanceto members or th<, 1st Bn, 81st FA.

nit\' Assistance Team was that

the Neu Ulm area had impro\'ed

56th Artillery Brigade

IANT~

. I ta~e fireat pleasure in' e~tehdingm~ best wishest o all or y~

In thlsnew year. 1913 will ~ a i\JO'f"year fQr tlie 56th Fitld
Artillery Brigad~. You are gbing to see more:and more emphasis pui on ihe prolilems of t~ i!ldtv,idual sotdl~r. The chain,of-. .
command 111ill be used mor~ ~ffecti.vel to dealwl\h the.grass.roots causes of the problems \llh!ch face many.of .our sol!liers. I .
believe that fewer personal problems for' tlie iodivldual sol~h,r
-,;11 mean be!_ter p error;nance for ihe Brigade. ~. thi~.u[iei:t
~,11 00:strissed during the colllilJll Yl'.a~! -1,"'."peoJ eaclf leader in .
the chain to be personally Involved ltTthtproblems of'hls soldiers. and I will be checkin,g icrsee tfiahliir1s'the case. :
Already-, signiffcant improvements haJl!,i;,been m3de in th'e
living conditions or OUT personnel ahd, more win be coming. But.
In order to move forward an!! not 'Jt~gnat~. ~e have to 'be sure
that the progress which has already been made is not jeopardited through the thoughtless acti!,ns of a few. Specifically.' a
101 or money has been spent on facilities improvements, but
certain individuals have a ,l ready damaged portions nf renovated buildings, ruined new. equipment,' and m'a de .life less
pleasant for the majority. These individuals will be identified
and acllor, will be taken.

Let's wc:,rk together. to solve th~ pr~blems which face us and .
build a beuer place to live and ~ork. J,.et's make 1973 a very
~ood year.
Once again. a happ>" and prosp<'rous new year to all of you.
TOM J, PERKINS
BRIGADIER GENER.U
COMMANDING

"Pershing in Europe"
Vol. IX No. 1

Schwaeblsch Gmuend, . Germany

Taxes
SCHWAEBISC:H GMUEi'/D
Did you pay your -wile' s wa> 1(1
Germany during 1972? lf's6:lln.
itemized listing of your c,qjerises
will help lower your taxes this
year.
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Although the mllitary will .not
pay for the moving of noncommand sponsored dependents
to Germ any. the govemmeni
does rccogni.e the expenses vou

Friday, January 19, 1973

It's That Time

Of Year _Again_

Ized deduciiory . sectioh o! !'1~ packages -ol clothing o( house

standard lCMO form. -1ns1ead. 1hct hbld items are rnalle(j,.th'ecost ol

experises incisfred with themove t~e posiage arid ,insur11nce
are entered'.as a!i _adjustrrient to_' also be deducted. . .. . . - . '
your income.
These are "mei'elf a lew of /he
When filing the retu."11, a F orni
deductlon.s' you can
'9 n your
3903 which' lists th<, mo_,lng e,- 1049 form this season.
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pense under s~lllc categories.
: May 15th Is the deadlipe for
should be included. However, 1r
Federal income tax; but why
1he form Is not .available. an
wait till the very last minute. Remel)'lber the sooner you file your
itemited listing of the expenses
incur when you move your faini ~ on a separate sheet of -paper is claim the sooner you will receive
ly 10 a new duty station.
acceptable.
your return.
These mo\'mg expenses cari be
Expenses which can be deducGe1 to know your battery tax
deducted rrom your total taxable
ted
include
transporta lion . consultant. He can give you more
salary when you me your return.
(plane. bus, train. taxi i,r ca'r ex- . information about which form
Yet these expenses do nol elfect
penses). food. lodAing and s h~ . you should use and how tn fill It
your use or tht standord or Itempin~ or p~rsonal belonging~. ,11 . out cornctly.

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A karate teaching Pershing Professional?? Lovely Robbi Lalonde

"1shes all the Sith Brigade a very happy new year. ( Photo courtesy
of Sands Hoiel)

THE GIANT

Friday, January 19, 1973

Page 7

Happenings
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SCHll'AEB!SCH GMU.END - Sergeant Den.nl5 M. Jauch. Della

Banerv. 1st Battalion. 81st Field Art1llery. has been selected as the
Soldier or the Quaner for the ~th Field Artillery Brigaae: Ja~ch. wllo
is a Pershin missile crewman, was Soldier or the Monlh for the 1st or
the Sls t In October.
The 21 year old ~llssouri native. who wears a Pershing-Professional
Badge. auended South East Missouri State c ollege in Cape Girarek>au. Belore en1erin~ the service. he worked for KFVS,TV in Cape
~N ~N~

As Bri~ade Soldier or the Quarter. Jauch recthed $25. a trophy.and

a lt:>lltr of c-o,mmendation from Brigadier General Pac rick \li. po....e-rs,

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former bngr1dr commander.

ARCOMs Given At 1/8 1

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:,;n L'L:vt Two departin~ members or the Isl Baualion, 8Lst

F<"id Mt illi,ry have been awarded Army Commendation Medals.
Choe! Warrant Officer Alben A. Lan~ and Master Sergeant Curtis W.
Harden receiwd their ARCOM's from Lieutenant Colonel Harry W.
Crandall. battalion commander.
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Mr. l.;rn~. who has been vd1h the ballalion s ince June 19i0. served
as omcer ,n char~e (OICJ of the Power Equipment Section. Accord
m~ to th{' cu;ition. his assignment 10 the battalion has b~en characterozed by a posi11ve. professional a11i1ude, loyalty and intense desire IQ,

:1ccomplish bis mission.

OIJ,:

;\1SG Harden. who joined the 1 st of the 81st in December 1969.

sened as a plu1oon ser~eant. chief Inspector for Projcci SWAP. and
:,s._matH Hol readiness NCO w11hin rhe Direct Suppor,1 Ma,ntcMnce

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M.i les Gets B Command.

1:-;NF.Rl :siGE)I
Caprain Kenneth G. Miles has assumed com
mand of "BTa,o" B,mery, ISi Batta lion. KIS<Fitld Artillery. The new
Banco, Commander replaced Caprnin Charles B. Cochrane. who is on
order:; for 1-:orca. Miles comes ro the 81st from Charlie Bauer). 1st
Battalion. -Usr F iefd Artillery. where he served as exec1.11lveofricer. A

lfl71 ~r:1dua1e or !he Field Artillery Officer Advanced Course, Miles

was baueo, commander with t he ;1h Baualion. 8th Arti llery Jn Viel
nam .

Bonner /s New DCO

)I Et: t:LM ~1ajor John I::. Bonner has been named Deputy Command,n~ Officer of the ls1 Batta lion. 81st Field Artillery. MAJ Bonner. "ho replaces Major Da, Id R. Carrier. was with the ~6th Artillery
llngade Headquarters as Assistant s.:1 before becoming battallon
DCO.
..-..-mum 1cternn. MAJ Bonner is in the midst or his second tour
Jr'l'rshonA, having served as u ba ttery commander a nd S-J whh
el:l-l1hArt1ilcryin l96.5and61i.

ROUNDING. A BEND, this Dock ol rttbful fol . neat the town f Bmten -th <Of He ii bninn by
Si,eciaHit S Stne llobhlsop,' 3d B11t_1~1lon; 84th
t\11 appear to _be welklothed for a ,oln~'s day . fk!ldAnlllerr'_j>hol~." _ - _;

lowers, 'follow ln ,the leotsteps JI U,elr mu1er. .

- mOSlly In -..a_r;m '!"'OI. This photo ~as shot

NCOA Meets With Students

To Discuss Minority Groups
And Problems In The States
SCHWAEBISCH GMUEND
Members of the local chapter or
the Noncommissioned Officers
il.ssocia!ion attended a freshman
English class last week at a local
uni,erslty to discuss m inority

group proble ms In AmerlCJI.

Master Sergeant Merrill P.
Phillips, chier maintenance NCO
of Service Battery, 1st Battalion,
41st field Artillery's Suppon
Maintenance Platoon, indicates

PERSHING SCOREBOARD

Gls Repair The Pound

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Nine American soldiers f rom Neu Vlm's Wilev Barracks

spent fl rew days recently mending f<.nc.:es wi1h the Ge rm:ln community. The men, all from Alpha Buttery. 1st Baualion. 81st Field AMII
lei,. performed a public senice project at Tierheim. the Ulm area
dog kennel. The men might noo hal'C made man's best friend too
happy thOuRh for the job consisoed of constructing a new rence around
the area.
Ti<"rheim. which senes both the German and American communities in Ulm . takes in stray dogs. cares for them, and then sells the
dogs for no more than the cost of the care.
The nine \'Olunteers were Sergeant Eddie Reynold. Specialists 4
Johnny Hunt. Jim Thrasher. and Alvin Nussbaumer, Privates First
Class Walte:r McCumber. and Tom Rodaks. Pri\'ates Daniel Smith.
Raymond Oaks, and Jame~ Bradley a lso ~ave a helping hand.

AFRC Hos Ski Races

The Garmisch Recreation Area has scheduled seven ski races ror
the 19-;z.73 season.
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For the first time the Garmisch competition will include cross
country events along with the regular slalom races.
The Hausberg and recently acquired Gralnau slopes will host the
six races. All events will be conductP<I in accordance with the 1972.73
lntema1ional Ski Federation (FIS) rules and regulations.
Entries should bll made lly, letter er ltlephanl to the Garmisch
Recreation Area. Spons and Toumamen1s Section, APO 090.'>3, te-lephonc Ga rm Isch Military (2m> 824 or6i9. Entries may be made up to
JO.minutes prior to the start of competition.

Rlgistration fees are SI per event for each racer and may be paid on
the day or the event bet~een 9 and 11 :30 a.m. a1 the regimation podnt
where ohe race is scheduled. All races are scheduled to stan at noon.
Billeting arrangements must be made by each contestant by contacting the GRA Billeting Office. APO 0905.1 or telephone GM (25.'l.'H.
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that media news coverage. bO'lh

elec1ronic and printed pro,ide~ a
distorted view of another coun
try's internal situation. He also
indicates ,that mo,ies provide a
very distorted view or life. yet
they are what we base much or
our attitudes toward anorhcr
country on.
.. 1 our organization," suues tkw
sergeant . " is striving to_promote
social well being between senic~
men a nd young Germans. We
make It quite clear at the swrt of
our . discussions thllt our 9ews
are our own, not those of tile
Army."
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The service men were in,ited
to address the English class at
Paedagogische Hochschule by
Richard Friedauer, the lnstruc
ror. "Last month," remarks
MSG Phillips. "we addressed cin
advance English literature class.
The topic at that seminar was th~
American political situation.
One area of discussion durinp.
rtie minority group problems was
equal opportunity. "J Indicated
that the mill1ary pro\'ldes equal
opportunity.-"
states
MSG
Phillips, "but educational and
social problems. many extending
back some 200 years. hold back
members of minority groups."
He explained that a member or a
minority group. having not
always received a quality educa
don. cannot lake advantage or
many or the educational opportu
nities offered in the milirary.
"We are treating the symptoms,
not the disease," he.elaborates.
Accompanying MSG Phillips
were Sergeant First Class
Adolpho T. Salazar and Specialists 5 James E . Maxwell Ill and
Lloyd Dixon Jr. All four are
members of the Battalion's Sel""\
ice Batte ry ...