Page Twelve
Pagi- Two
Thursday, March 25. 1943
Camp Adair Sentry
Il’s A Great Life
Notes F foiti a Soldier's Sketch Book
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Pfc. Bob Ru-kauff
Sports Editor
Pfc. Don Lynch
. Staff Artist
AMP
OMMANDER’S
OLUMN
Camp Adair
“The right man in the right job
can mean a battle won. The wrong
man in the wrong job can cause
untold confusion and delay.”
In these words the Adjutant
General, General J. A. Ulio, sums
up the importance of cooperation
and coordination in this man's
Army.
The Army classification system
“OUR FIGHTING STRENGTH”
has performed a tremendous job of
Some time ago, one of our men fighting in the Southwest
placing the light man in the right
Pacific wrote a letter home which was published in many
job. Of course the system is not
fool-proof. It makes occasional mis­
newspapers throughout the country. He said: “I know the
takes. But, considering the vast
folks at home are backing me to the limit. I know that for
number of men it has Keen clas­
every American soldier who falls on the field of battle, a
sifying and assigning, the results
thousand more will spring up to win our fight for freedom.”
are truly amazing. It is a cheering
Yes, our men, giving their all in the combat overseas, look
fact to realize that our manpower
is not being wasted and disipated
to us here at home to provide an Army big enough and strong
in tasks and duties for which they
enough to defeat the savage hordes of the Axis. Our one
are unsuited but are getting a
thought must be to win this war as quickly as possible, and
chance to give the army the best
to accomplish that aim we must have an Army big enough
of their ability and talent.
to do the job.
BUT—and it’s a big “but”—all
cf this specialization, all of this
Our military leaders are responsible for the task of
planning so that square pegs are
winning this war. They have made careful plans. They have
not fitted into round holes, is of
studied the present situation and appraised the probabilities
scant purpose unless the man is
of the future course of the war. They have studied all avail­
(Inspired, no doubt, bv Pfc. Lynch’s cartoon of a soldier’s dream, fundimentally a soldier. Unless
able figures on domestic production, on transportation facili­ and also his own fine score on the range, Cpl. Sid Chaimowitz, who the specialist in, for instance, bal-
ties, on the needs of civilian economy. They have taken into no doubt should have been doing something more constructive at his lastics, knows ho wto dig and take
consideration the global aspects of this war. American job in the Camp Post Office, dashed off the following lyrics. They (it) advantage of a fox-hole, his value
to the war effort is nullified in
troops are at present stationed in more than 50 overseas go to the tune of "The Man on the Flying Trapeze.”)
pretty short order.
The
sight
of
my
gun
was
as
straight
as
a
“
G
”
localities. With al) this data on hand, they have been able
The Services of Supply has taken
The guy on my right always kept shoving me
to estimate how big an Army is needed to win the war.,
cognizance of this and issued a
The guy who kept score was the guy I owed three
training directive that applies
Our military leaders know that it is simple to check the
And
that's
why
I
didn
’
t
qualify.
without
fear or favor to every
growth of an Army, but it is an impossible task to build
officer, non-commissioned officer
(Next
Verse)
a strong Army on short notice.
and enlisted man on this Post.
Oh. I focused my eye on the big round black spot
Perhaps due to overconfidence, many of us believe that •
Reduced to essentials, it directs
And I hit the bulls eye every time
the United Nations forces are numerically vastly superiorj
that above all, a soldier must be a
A sharpshooter I'd be if I only had shot
military soldier. It points out the
to the Axis. But we must remember that the Nazis have
necessity and requirements of basic
At my own—not the one next to mine —OH ...
almost the entire European continent under their control,
military training. It stresses that
The next time there’s shooting and I get a call
from which they can draw additional manpower. The Jap­
officers
and soldiers must be
My name under “expert” you’ll see on the wall
anese have been building up their military machine for more
trained as disciplinarians so that
For 1’11 shoot with a cannon or nothing at all
than ten years and are now conscripting the men of the terri­
when placed in positions of author-
And that’s how 1 WILL qualify.
j ity, regardless of mud or difficul-
tory they have conquered. Only in the air do we have known*
superiority, and that is always being contested. But even if JIIIHIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIHillllllHIlUIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIU i ties of maintenance, commanders
will display proper leadership.
we do maintain our air superiorly, we cannot win the war
These are strict, explicit orders
OF
AN
=
by air power alone.
from the high command. It is not
OLD-TIMER
The big job for our Air Forces is to soften up the enemy
within the jurisdiction of anyone
By Henry Beckett
in preparation for a ground attack. Then the Ground Forces
on this Post to question them. They
must plunge ahead to conquer the territory and hold all gains diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiitiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir wili be carried out to the letter.
But neither the Air Forces nor the Ground Forces can success-, Governors Island. New York —I So we need to remember that During the past several months
—months in which many unpredic­
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fully operate without the food and equipment provided for The
It-Vl pity IS
eastern newspapers are full of , tbe auiui.,
ability to feel
is III
in USCII
itself table complications have arisen in
ess'nK- Even while our bombers I connection with the operation of a
blessing.
them by the Services of Supply. Our Army must fight as a | opinion as to proper American pro- I a ^l
,
..
..
_
.
destroy the enemy
enemy's
’s cities—fight- new camp—warning signals have
team at maximum strength. No football coach would think eedure
after the war. Too full.'.
.
..... .
“K"*
of sending his team into action with only a backfield, or with possibly, because the war remains I ing fire with fire because there is not, perhaps, been given the proper
no other way—we must regret the heed.
only a line, or without substitutes. In this war every member unfinished business.
is. "
Enormous ef- J necessity for it and reject the no­
That is of the past. Every of­
of our combat team and every substitute must be a “first fort, sacrifice and loss are ahead tion that it is cause for rejoicing, ficer. non-commissioned officer and
stringer".
before military victory can be won. aside from the effect in speeding enlisted man of this post will fol­
If is to make certain that our team keeps getting first' But this premature conjecture victory.
low through to make Camp Adair
k i ■ material, that we in Army camps such as Adair are1 about peace arrangements does On the other hand, compassion an efficient, co-ordinated unit in
make one fact clear. It serves to for the victim of tyranny makes the most efficient, co-ordinated
iiium II v training.
It takes at least a year to build an emphasize
the idea that the United
______ toward Ai my in the world.
righteous indignation
efficient conuh'V division. We must work 10 hours a day J Nations must fret tough today so, for
the oppressor and we need that
six full days a week. f<V become superior soldiers. Our leaders that tenderness may prevail tomor- j----
A MORON SAYS!
most ‘ of ...
all in ...
this war. *In their
know the job ahead, i They know that in modern warfare row. and it reminds us that we policy of enslavement and extermi- The Palmer Chiropractic School
every soldier must btf a specialist and his skill cannot be cannot afford to lose the capacity , ' nation the Axis powers make us j sent some “moron” notes to its
| ashamed as human beings We can­ members in the service and its
acquired overnight. 'To successfully handle the complex for being kind.
Otherwise
the
defeat
of
the
Axis
not abide with their deeds, cannot literary import should prove en­
weafions of our siqierV’ly equipped army requires intensive1
powers will have been in vain. ’ live in the same world with them. lightening.
training that leaves n<o time for thumb-twiddling. Yes. at' There is no point in fighting to | I They must be put down and kept
A moron thought he was going
Army camps only rumors are idle!
| overcome a cult of heartlessness if down.
to die so he went into the living
We know that it
ill take every ounce of our nation’s we ar* ,o imitate it in the end i | The work! situation challenges room.
-tnngth t<> build the iremendou« fighting forces needed to Physically and superficially our' us Americans most of all because A moron took a drink of whiskey
! side fights in resistance to the force | we still have the privilege of lead­
win the war. I But
’ * wr believe in “
*
before he went to bed so he could
the power of * American
of tyranny. Spiritually, ami more
industry and America
/.tan farmers to produce the food ami j profoundly, we fight to supplant 1 ing lives that are emotionally sleep tight.
healthy. undegraded by long, close
equipment we and our P allies must have. We hate faith in 'brutality with decency and to re-1 association with the .iepraved A moron put a clock under his
pillow so he could sleep over time.
the courage of the American people to endure the necessary cover those gentler virtues which agents of torture and wrong. Na­ A moron took a bicycle to bed so
sacrifices of war. W< must bear the brunt of the struggle .raise life to a level worth while. I tionally, we »till have a heart He wouldn't have to walk in his
To win the second kind of vic-! which is receptive to the appeal of
equally with our brake allies. We must realize that the j fory
sleep.
will take all of the tmagina-!'
bigger and better oud Army is, the sooner we who are in »ton and sensitivity that Americans i the homeless and the destitute of A moron took a ruler to bed to
other lands.
see how long be slept.
the Army will be able» to win this war and return home.
can summon out of their past. Else­
This i* a hron to be cherished.
A moron cut off hi» fingers so
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Sane good will u atoweat non-exist­ he could write shorthand
WHAll” NO tout MN’S today :
with horror and have grown so i ent in seme countries today. Tender
An embryonic moron is a little
We're sorry, to,, Apace exigencies made it neceaaary to leave out • familiar with cruelty that they I solicitude for the stranger is rare­ inside dope.
several column» from
uint contributor* To avoid eternal wrath we take it for granted. Merc children. I ly found. Yet these are assets of
A moron put his head on the
determinad tu piai ih »\ favorita» sud left them alL
The new« may an entire generation of them, have 1 the peace that is to come If civil- curb to keep his mind out of the
have cwaded by next »
»a. cowtnbe, could you drop in before Monda, seen such dreadful things that their i nation is salvaged the job must be (utter.
noon sad cheek your ;oro.>( a beet«. Thr Edit« may be uut, but if ne*, qualities of companion and trust i lone by peapie who feel and care
A raoron went to the lumber
have been blunted.
and are eager to help.
don’t fire ’ll! you see Qtw white» of his eye».
*»
yard to see hi* draft board.
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