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I f C6th CELEBRATES! The 96th Division has returned to ('amp with a flash of color and starts big doings tomorrow. A complete history of the division and details of what’s going to happen tomorrow are to be found on pages I, 3, 4 and 6. Vol. 2, No. 17. $1.50 a Year by Mail Camp Adair Sentry, Friday, August 13, 1943 T This IS the Army For August 18 Exercises 70th To Put On Display - * <■ PR GADIER GENERAL ROB ERT N. YOUNG, assistant divi sional commander, will be in charge of the Arm* phase of Portland exercises. Funds from nresertat’on of the dramatie Irving Berlin opus, which is pro duced by V arner Pros., will go to Army Emergency Relief.— Sentry photo. *■ SOLDIERS OF THE Trailblazer division will go all-out to help in observance of the huge program planned throughout Ore gon and Washington August 18 as part of the “This Is The Army" exercises. A great program planned at Portland, leading the way for other Northwest cities, will include weapon display at Victory- Center. Here S/Sgt. T. E. Smith, left, and Sgt. K. E. Streeter of the 70th demonstrate bayonet tactics.—Sentry photo. I A full day’s program of activity, to which distinguished civilian and military guests have been invited, has been lavishly planned by Bri gadier General Claudius M. Eas ley, assistant divisional command er. Starting things humming will be the awarding of 800 Good Con duct Medals to men of the division at company formations. At 10:00 a. m., before an assem bly of the entire division, Major General James L. Bradley, com manding general, will give a birth day address. Many distinguished guests, from both military and civilian walks of life, will be pres ent. Immediately following there will be a demonstration of combat fir ing, including an exhibition of aer ial fire power. All the 96th will at- tend, and officers and enlisted men of the Service Command Unit have been invited. (Continued on Page 3, Col. 1) i Capt. Waite Gets 100% Cooperation Citizens of the communities of Washington are 100 per cent be- I hind the “This Is the Army” pre- I miere to be shown with Army co- I operation in theaters throughout The premiere showing in the state Oregon and Washington simultane- of Oregon of the film, “This Is the -, ously next Wednesday. Army,” on the evening of August t This was the report brought 18, will be an occasion that will be back from a 10-dav trip through long remembered by all those who Washington made by Post Adju attend in each of the cities in which tant. Capt. Gilbert A. Waite, at it is being featured. ■ the request of Major General Ken In Portland the event will be Diana Barrymore, noted yon A. Joyce. Commanding Gen marked by the appearance of units ' eral of the Ninth Service Com of Camp Adair’s Trailblazer Divi i- I screen and stage star, and mand. sion under Brigadier General Rob- - ( Mischa Auer, comedian, will On the trip Capt. Waite contact- * 1 ert N. Young, assistant Division lead the group of six stars I ed civic leaders in a score of towns, Commander. who are going to entertain ; including Yakima, Seattle, Spo- The Trailblazer band, known to . kane, Everett, Olympia and Bell- 1 the peop’e of Portland from pre- at the 96th Division Field i vious visits, will appear at noon on : ingham. 96th Celebrates 1st Year With Big Party The 96th Division will mark its first anniversary with a birthday party tomorrow the like of which has never before been seen at this Post. MANNING A 30-caliber. heavy machine gun, water cooled, whose use will be demonstrated as port of the exercises are S/Sgts. Ce< •'re W. Spires Jr. and John W. Foyland. 2“5th Infantry. This will be part of the display at Victory Center.—Sentry photo. I Trailblazers Appear In Portland 96th In Eugene; SCU Band Locally FLASH! House dance Saturday night. August 18 in a concert at the Vic- tory Center. Highlighting the premiere per formance at the Paramount The ater will be a prologue in which over 400 Trailblazer Soldiers will participate. Featured as soloist will be T/5 Fordyce L. Waldo, who has ap- peared with the Chicago Civic Op- era Company and, in the years 1920 to 1922, was a member of the Ore gon State College Glee Club. T/5 Waldo will lead a picked chorus of 16 voices who will be fol- (Continued on Page 7, Col. 1) General, In General Supervision Friday the 13th Sentry New Era Not just because it’s Friday, the 13th, but for numerous reasons the Sentry now and henceforth will be published on Friday of each week. The date will help us give a more accurate and complete news coverage and, as designed, will prove more timely for you, the reader. With exception of most vi tal news, contributors’ deadlines will remain unchanged. Brigadier General Claudius M. Easley, assistant division com mander of the 96th Division, will take another role than the “sharp-shooter” pose shown here, in assuming general supervision of Saturday’s gala all-day birth day party of the 96th Division, which will bring everything from the “star-lights” of Hollywood to big league baseball and a huge dance, to Camp Adair.—Signal Corps Photo. The World This Week Monitored by Cpl. John Stump DECLINE AND FALL was foreshadowed for the axis powers in the moving events and important gains on the wide battle fronts of the world this week ... IN GERMANY, the meeting of army leaders, which resulted in a triumvirate headed by Goering, leaving Hitler as a facade, was considered as confirmation that the German military was taking over for a long war of defense and as a prevention of a political catastrophe such as occurred in Italy .... Victory conference of Roosevelt, Churchill, (Continued on Page 2, Column 3 and 4) ! i Licking The Axis Gallup , N. M. (CNS)-An eccen tric customer stopped at Dorothy Scanlon's war bond booth. “I’ll buy all the 25-cent stamps you can lick in ten minutes,” he said. He had to pay her $48.75. All-Stars Vs. Ft. Lewis Warriors 9th Street N Details in Sports Section)
