the journal of the adjutant general’s corps regimental

1775The Journal of the Adjutant General’s Corps Regimental Association

May 2002

REMEMBERING 9/11

LEST WE FORGET

1775, The Journal of theAdjutant General’s Corps RegimentalAssociation, is published by theAdjutant General’s Corps RegimentalAssociation, a non-profit organiza-tion headquartered at Fort Jackson,South Carolina, and is devoted to theadvancement and professionalism ofthe members of the AdjutantGeneral’s Corps Regiment. Articlesappearing in the journal do not nec-essarily reflect the opinion of theofficers and members of theRegimental Association. Articlessubmitted by members or civilianemployees of the U.S. military servic-es are expressions of personal opin-ion, unless otherwise stated, andshould not be interpreted as reflect-ing the official opinion of theDepartment of Defense.1775 is published in January, May,

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The Adjutant General’s Corps Regimental Association

Chief of the Corps, Colonel Mike Molosso

Association Officers

President, Colonel Mike MolossoRegimental Sergeant Major, Command Sergeant Major Michael Armstead

Senior VP, Colonel Paul ProffittVP, Awards, Chief Warrant Officer 5 David Ratliff

VP, Community & Corporate Affairs, Colonel (Ret.) Frank C. Foster, Jr.VP, Plans and Programs, Lieutenant Colonel Judy Boyd

VP, History, Captain Jeb S. ZollerVP, Publications, Captain Alisha Sanders

VP, Membership, Staff Sergeant Robyn HighbargerVP, Sales and Marketing, Sergeant First Class Lawrence Korn

Treasurer, Dr. James L. ArdAdjutant, Captain Hope Colon

Secretary, First Sergeant Vincent CollinsInformation Technology Consultant, Master Sergeant Philips B. Johnson

Honorary Officers

Honorary Colonel, Major General (Ret.) Ronald E. BrooksHonorary Warrant Officer Chief Warrant Officer 5 (Ret.) Arbie McInnis

Honorary Sergeant Major, Command Sergeant Major (Ret.) Carl E. Bowen

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On The Cover

During a September 12th visit to the Pentagon by President Bush, sol-diers of the 3d US Infantry (The Old Guard), unveiled this flag, donatedby The US Army Band at Fort Myer, Virginia, and draped it over the dam-aged Pentagon.

See more on the flag on page 19.

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Regimental Rumblings fromthe Chief

Greetings from your Schoolhouse. Forsome reason this has been the toughest edi-tion of the "Rumblings" I've had to write.Must have stopped and started over a halfdozen times. At some point, I'm sure ouresteemed 1775 Editor, CPT Alisha Sanders,wondered whether I'd ever get it done.Well, for better or worse, here it is.

To prepare for this, I took some time andreviewed our community's traffic and manyof the news accounts from last fall follow-ing 9-11. The many memorial ceremonies,the celebrations of life, the funerals, thepictures of family and community grief andthe devastation from the Pentagon and NewYork brought back to the surface the oldfeelings of frustration, anger, helplessness,and loss. Worst of all, however, was thelack of closure. The good news is the pass-ing of time also gives us accounts and visu-als of the many heroes, military and civil-ian, young and old, who have stepped up tothe plate and kept our communities movingforward, renewed in the belief that in spiteof the loss of our many comrades and citi-zens, we have endured. It demonstrates,beyond a doubt, that the greatest testimonyto their memory is moving forward with arenewed commitment to serving our Army,its soldiers, civilians, families and ourNation. It is the celebration of life and the"getting on with it" that must occur. It'swhat Tim Maude, Larry Strickland and all our comrades would want. Its whatthey all expect!

That being said, the question still in mymind, is: "Why is writing this still sotough? Why can't I just do it?" Could it bethat simply not enough time has passed, thefear it won't ever be good enough for thesegreat Americans whose memory I treasureso deeply or is it that I just don't get it?Then again, it might be the memory of myfinal day with LTG Maude last June at theFort Jackson Golf Club when he "whippedme like a dog" on the course and purposelywaited for a crowd to gather for at least 20minutes in the lunch room so he could"properly" request his latest winnings withthat victorious smile that those who knewhim best can still picture today. You see,tough competition, no substitute for victo-ry, and good timing were always key fac-

tors with M3. Maybe its when I seek advicefrom my CSM or other senior NCOs andthe memory of the one-on-one sessions andthe great advice and counsel SGM LarryStrickland always willingly provided me.Then again, it may be the chance picture Isaw recently of an award ceremony weheld in Sustainment and DevelopmentBranch for Ms. Lisa Young, a casualty of9-11. I came across it in my attic a coupleof weeks ago while looking for somethingcompletely unrelated. Lisa was mySecretary for over 2 years when I served inDCSPER. It was tough putting it backdown. Then there's the mug in my officegiven to me for being a guest speaker at a'92 AG Advanced Course Dining In. Thatclass's motto was "Write, Fight and Partyall Night!" It was a tremendous event, afterwhich I spent the entire night out "howl-ing" in the "finest" spots of Indianapolis,testing the veracity of that motto with manyof that class and, by chance, an up-and-coming great AG captain on the SchoolCadre by the name of Kip Taylor. Then Ithink about "Eye on America" and thepiece that had Kip playing on the beachwith his kids just before September. Notunlike what I did with mine in July. Why isit still so hard? I guess the answer is all ofthe above, and that's enough reason, butdown deep there's more. It is also the needto try and "make it right", to properly honorevery one of their memories, and a feelingwe're just not yet there.

I suspect many of you still labor with someof these same kinds of thoughts and feel-ings, some much worse than I, being evencloser to it, or worst of all, directly part ofit. In rare quiet moments when there isactually time to think, I tell myself it istime to somehow let the worst of it go. Iknow it's what our fallen leader and com-rades would want. I also believe, however,that focusing on preserving the best of whatthey left us is extremely important and let-ting go may somehow impede that.Whether it is emulating their values, work-ing to achieve their vision, or simply pass-ing on their leadership philosophy, styleand legacy for future generations to appre-ciate, it is an obligation we cannot ignore.

None of us can bring our comrades back,

but we can continue to make them proudthrough a renewed commitment to achieveour community's goals. For me, that'swhere I'm at today. I have a burningresolve for as long as I'm around to contin-ue the fight and help our community followthe path laid out pre-911. We must keep iton course to achieve our TransformationVision, a vision that was and remains thebest and most comprehensive I've seen inmy career. The simple fact, however, isonly unity of effort will solve the manychallenges these changes portend. Only we,as a community, can make it happen.

Inside this edition, we have tried to capturewhat you remember and want rememberedabout 9-11, its aftermath and the manythings our community has done and contin-ues to do to honor its casualties and sur-vivors, and to support our Nation's effort torecover from our losses and defeat thescourge of international terrorism. It is acelebration of life, both of those we lostand those who carry on in their memory. Itis a tribute and a rallying point for we mustnever forget our fallen comrades or the cir-cumstances that caused their deaths. Weshould not and cannot remain wedded tothe past, however, by retaining the best ofit we can certainly use it as a spring boardto the future.

I am confident that some day when I scrollthrough my personal e-mail address book

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and come across the names of Maude andTaylor which remain in there today (princi-pally because I still can't bring myself todelete them), I'll be able to say, "Missionaccomplished, guys!" Until then, closurewill remain an elusive thing to attain. Evenwhen that day arrives, I am equally confi-dent that every time I see a the table dedi-cated to "fallen comrades" at any event, itwill have in its chair, arguably, the greatestAG this Corps has produced in 226 yearsrepresenting an entire group of heroes thatmade the ultimate sacrifice in the defenseof freedom. I will never consider that a bur-den. On the contrary, it will be a source ofinspiration and pride as well as a lifelongreminder of what a privilege it was to sharetime with such great Americans as these,and how, in the face of such tragedy, thosethat remain must go on committed to makewhat they died for even better.

My eternal thanks to everyone who con-tributed their time, thoughts and inner feel-ings to this edition. Our intent was to pro-vide the community something that wouldbe thought provoking, special and a keep-sake for every soldier, civilian, familymember or friend touched by this event.From my vantage point, your efforts havemade that vision a reality. I sincerely hopeyou enjoy this edition for it has been trulyinspired and paid for by the sacrifice of ourcommunity's dearest blood.

God bless all of you, your families, thefamilies of our casualties, our Army, theUnited States of America and all our serv-ice members and their families who at thismoment serve in harm's way.

Defend and Serve!

- COL Mike Molosso

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CAMP CASEY, Korea (Army News Service, March 11, 2002) -- Six months after terror-ists crashed a jetliner into the Pentagon, the 2nd Infantry Division dedicated the Lt. Gen.Timothy J. Maude Soldier Support Center in tribute to the fallen warrior.

Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Maude, the Army's Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel,was killed in the line of duty Sept. 11 when terrorists crashed a hijacked commercial air-liner into the Pentagon. Maude was the highest-ranking soldier killed in the attack.

The center, named after Maude, houses the 509th Personnel Service and 177th Financebattalions, the division Adjutant General printing and publications office.

Maude served as the 2nd ID adjutant general and assistant chief of staff for Personnel,(G-1), 1986-1987.

"He had a passion, a passion for taking care of soldiers," said Teri Maude, widow ofthe Army's former top personnel officer. "That was his sole purpose in the Army."

That mission was inscribed upon his tombstone, she said. Mrs. Maude and her daugh-ters, Karen and Kathi, established a scholarship fund for soldiers in his name.

"He believed that taking care of soldiers was the greatest purpose in the Army that youcan have," she said. "Taking care of soldiers is a profession and the noblest calling... mak-ing sure they were ready to fight and defend this nation."

"We are here today to remember a soldier who was taken from the Army's ranks and afellow warrior who was taken from our midst," said Maj. Gen. Russel Honoré, 2nd IDcommanding general.

Maude was not the type of hero who earned his honors the easy way, Honoré said. Aneveryday hero, Maude's stature can be measured by his service to his country, to fellowsoldiers and to the family he loved, he said.

"The Second Infantry Division is honored to officially mark with this ceremony thenaming of this building in memory of a soldier whose life's work was taking care of sol-diers," Honoré said.

Construction of the $4.5 million Maude Soldier Support Center began in 1998 as areplacement for a Quonset hut structure damaged by floods in 1998. Elements of the509th PSB moved into the new facility in August 2001.

Maude's 34-years of service began when he enlisted in 1966. He was commissionedfrom Infantry Officer Candidate School in 1967. His two company command tours includ-ed the Heidelberg Regional Personnel Center, Germany; and Headquarters andHeadquarters Company, Adjutant General School. He also served as commander, 1stBattalion, Troop Brigade, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana; and commander, U.S. ArmyEnlisted Records and Evaluation Center, also at Fort Benjamin Harrison. His staff assign-ments included service with the 199th Light Infantry Brigade in Vietnam; assistant execu-tive officer, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel; chief of staff, 8th PER-SCOM; the adjutant general, and assistant chief of staff, G-1, 2nd ID, Camp Casey,Korea.

After his promotion to brigadier general, Maude served as the personnel officer, J-1,Headquarters, U.S. European command, Enlisted Personnel Management Directorate, U.S.Total Army Personnel Command; and deputy chief of staff for Personnel, U.S. ArmyEurope.

He assumed duties as the Army's chief personnel officer in August 2000. "May this building that now bears his name forever inspire and remind those who walk

its halls that this is a place where soldiers needs are attended to," Honoré said. "May allwho enter these doors during their service here on Freedom's Frontier be reminded thatfreedom isn't free."

Editor's note: Master Sgt. Dave Melancon is the noncommissioned-officer-in-charge of the2nd Infantry Division Public Affairs Office.

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Notes fromthe Regimental CSM

Greetings to you all.

Time really flies when you are havingfun taking care of soldiers. Since our lastissue I have moved from the low crawl tothe high crawl and now to the rush. I'vehad a chance to visit several commandsfrom the AG soldiers at Fort Lee, theSergeants Major Academy for proponentday where we exchanged valuable com-ments and concerns. The commandantand I had a chance to visit our soldiersassign to 1st PERSCOM to include the38th, 55th, 90th, 510th PSBs, and the 10thSSB from Fort Drum in Kosovo. In addi-tion to that we had a quick stop at VCorps headquarters. We did all of this insix days. I can tell you our soldiers aredoing great. This is indicative of out-standing leadership. Leaders like CSMDave Newman from 1st PERSCOM whohas a passion for soldiers that's indescrib-able. 1SG Walker from the 10th SSB,Fort Drum, in Kosovo is doing a fantasticjob and will soon become our BNCOC1SG here at the NCO Academy on FortJackson. The list of the great leaders overthere goes on and on. I will come back tomy comments above in detail in our nextissue. It's important that we get out andlet the soldiers know whom we are, what

is really going on behind the scenes, anddispel some of those myths. I continue totalk membership in the regiment to oursoldiers. This magazine alone is aninvaluable source of information. I solicityour help in getting this news out andhelping keep them informed.

As you know, this issue is being dedi-cated to our fallen comrades who gave theultimate sacrifice.

"Greater love hath no man than this,that a man lay down his life for a friend" -John 15:13, KJV.

This is the highest measure of love:when a person gives their life, nothing isheld back; they give all they have and are.

When the ties of friendship and cama-raderie are abruptly severed, faith andstrength lighten the load of our pain.Grief can be the greatest of teachers,allowing us to have more compassion forour fellow man. Death rekindles in us thevery essence and importance of life some-times left behind in our youth.

We were blessed to have had LTGMaude, SGM Strickland, SGM Ivory andmany others touch us and be part of ourlives.

I am sure the families would appreci-ate knowing how much we miss theirloved ones. Take a moment today toreflect on what is important in your life.To say we were wronged by so-and-so, orthis person has more than I do, is trivialcompared to the pain of loss. While wecannot quickly overcome the grief we feel,perhaps we can learn to cherish our life alittle more every day.

Buildings will go back up, the econo-my will recover, but there are some lossesthat are irreplaceable. During the memori-al here at Fort Jackson I made the follow-ing comments about LTG Maude andSGM Strickland who I've known for manyyears:

This is a difficult moment for us aswe pause to reflect on LTG Maude'sdeath. At such times we are often at a lossfor words to express the value of some-one's life, particularly someone who has

served with such a capable hand and com-mitted heart.

I knew LTG Maude as an outstandingofficer. His achievements are recorded onthe walls of our personnel community-hislegacy of technical expertise, integrity,frankness about and courage for a causehe believed in, and a value system thatcannot be denigrated. He was a man wewill not forget. Our collective memorieswill continue to hold him in high regard.

Pause with me now and, in your ownway, reflect on what traits we need toemulate and what tasks remain for us toaccomplish here as a group.

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Rather than our own death, it is thedeath of a friend that hurts us. But it's notof death that I want to talk today. Whilegood men die, their contributions do not. Ihave chosen to talk about living and giv-ing.

In one word, SGM Larry Stricklandwas a man who gave.

He gave us encouragement. He had away of putting things in perspective thatmade the situation bearable, if not actuallybeneficial. Someone has said that a goodway to judge a man is to see which hewould take if given a choice-a light loador a strong back. Through no choice of hisown, Larry's situation required a strongback.

He gave us time. I'm talking aboutquality time.

Yes, Larry gave us encouragementand time. Only the time is gone. Theencouragement will remain.

Adlai Stevenson once commentedabout a man and his contribution: "It isnot the years in a life that counts; it's thelife in the years." Larry lived. We willmiss him.

May the Lord continually, richly,bless you.

- CSM Michael L. Armstead

Command Sergeant MajorMichael Armstead


LTG Timothy Maude was a greatAmerican and a distinguished member ofthe Adjutant General Corps. He led ourCorps during a time when the Army wasundergoing significant change. His visionfor the Army and our Corps will impact usfor many years to come.

Tim completed OCS in 1967 and was com-missioned a 2LT in the Adjutant GeneralCorps. One of his first assignments wouldtake him to Vietnam where he served as apostal officer, making sure our soldiersreceived their mail from home in a timelyfashion. This was the start of a career thatwould span 35 years in the AdjutantGeneral Corps - taking care of soldiers andtheir families. Tim would go on to haveover 20 duty assignments - going in rankfrom private to a 3-star general.

He held every key billet in the AdjutantGeneral Corps. That was important in tak-ing care of soldiers. In all of these positionshe showed his total devotion to the Armyand love of soldiers and their families.

Tim wasinstru-mental inmyappoint-ment asHonoraryColonelof theAdjutantGeneral'sCorpsRegimentand

always had time for me regardless of whatwas going on. He loved the AdjutantGeneral Corps because he knew the impor-tant role the Corps played in taking care ofhis beloved soldiers and their families.

On September 10, 2001, the day before thatplane slammed into the Pentagon, I was inWashington and I called LTG Maude to

talk about his upcoming visit toIndianapolis. He was in a meeting; hecalled me back at my hotel at about 6:05p.m. I said, "Why are you working solate?" He laughed and said, "It is not latehere." We talked about how he would helpus on the new Commissary and PX projectat Fort Benjamin Harrison and his plan tobe our speaker at the Memorial Day servicenext May during the Indianapolis 500. Hewas also scheduled to speak at theIndianapolis 500 Race and ride in theIndianapolis 500 parade. Tim was especial-ly pleased with this because Indianapoliswas his hometown and he had served fivetours at Fort Benjamin Harrison.

He was upbeat and cheerful, even thoughhe was finishing up a 12-hour day at work.Tim Maude leaves a legacy of being a great

Adjutant General Corps officer who tookcare of soldiers, civilians, retirees and vet-erans.

Because of Tim Maude, our soldiers whowin fight the war on terrorism, will be bet-ter prepared and their families will be bet-ter supported. Clearly the strength of ourArmy is tied directly to his outstandingwork.

Tim Maude was one of the best things thatever happened to the Adjutant GeneralCorps. Tim's death has certainly left a hugevoid in our Corps and our Army. We mustnow regroup and continue our strong sup-port of our soldiers and their families. Thatis what LTG Timothy J. Maude wouldwant us to do. Defend and Serve.

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Tributeby

Major General (Ret.)Ronald E. Brooks.

Tim Maaude waas one of the best things thaat evver haappened to the Adjutaant Generaal Corps..

The DCSPERThe DCSPER

“Lieutenant General Tim Maude’s influence willcontinue to strengthen the Army’s readinessand our nation’s defense of freedom and liber-ty. The strength of our nation and the Army istied directly to his successes. His love of sol-diers and his devotion to the Army was deepand genuine. Simply put, Lieutenant GeneralMaude loved soldiers; he loved the Army; heloved this wonderful country.”

- Department of the Army message from the Chief of Staff and Secretary of the Army

In continuing LTG Maude’s efforts to“take care of soldiers”, the LTG Timothy J.Maude Memorial Fund has been estab-lished to provide resources to soldiers toassist them in their education. Donationsmay be forwarded to:

Association of the United States ArmyATTN: The LTG Timothy J. Maude

Memorial Fund2425 Wilson BoulevardArlington, VA 22201

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May 10, 2001 dawned a beautiful springday in the Republic of Korea. I was in theoffice very early that morning preparingfor a visit from the DCSPER of the Army,Lieutenant General Timothy Maude.

As the Director of Theater ArmyReplacement Operations (TARO) at 8thPERSCOM, I had heard and used LTGMaude's name much over the past year.On behalf of first Colonel Sean Byrne andthen Colonel Eric Porter, we were work-ing feverishly to have Eighth US Armyunits designated as early deployer unitsand filled to 100% of authorization by theend of FY01. However, the Chief of Staffof the Army’s Manning Initiative wasonly one of many personnel issues thathad bubbled on the front burner forGeneral Thomas Schwartz, Commander inChief, US Forces Korea, and LieutenantGeneral Daniel Zanini, CommandingGeneral, Eighth US Army. From ODP towell-being; from compensation issues viahardship duty pay to conditional promo-tions; from soldier extension incentives toone-stop in/out processing to the no-showproblem; it would all become part of thisopportunity to tell the Korea story.

The story line was incorporated in a 99-slide presentation assembled for his visit.After all, just how many opportunitieswould 8th PERSCOM have this year tobrief the architect and executor of theCSA's manning guidance, a key enabler inthe Army's overall transformation effort? Iwas in very early that morning to go overthose slides just 'one more time.' I hadused these slides to brief other high levelArmy Staff visitors to Korea, but thisbriefing was for LTG Maude and so Ipoured over the material 'one more time.'

You see in my previous job at the AGSchool I worked combat developmentsand had the opportunity to brief LTGMaude on several occasions. I knew him

by reputation and experience to be oneAG senior leader who really knew hisbusiness. No, not just the big hand waveover the small map level of detail. LTGMaude was capable of taking that plunge,a mile deep if need be, into the lowestlevel of the process where most of usresort to generalities, where he could stilltalk specific tasks, conditions, and stan-dards. Combine that knowledge with theview from his Army Staff vantage pointand a career's worth of insight workingkey Joint and Army personnel jobs atevery level, and you begin to see why Iwas more than a bit nervous about theupcoming encounter.

True, I worked these issues for two yearsfrom the ground level up, yet I was stillnot sure if I was ready to brief LTGMaude. Well, time for the briefing cameand we dove in to the Korea personnelstory. On each slide LTG Maude listenedto our story line. I could tell he was pro-cessing the information and was rightthere with us on every issue. When I fin-ished each slide, he proceeded to cut rightto the very heart of the issue and providethe rest of the story. He wanted to makesure that all gathered around the tableunderstood how that same picture waspainted from his foxhole and how it allrelated back to where the Army was head-ed and to the Army Chief of Staff's vision.Even after 99 slides, LTG Maude was asfocused and insightful on the last slide ashe had been on the first.

At the end of the brief, I had said all Istarted out to say and hit every key point,yet something was still troubling me.When LTG Maude shook my hand andthanked me for my efforts the twinkle inhis eyes confirmed my inner thoughtsabout what had just really happened inthat conference room. He had just provid-ed each of us with an in-depth tutorial onwhat the Chief of Staff of the Army was

trying to do and where he, LTG Maude,was leading us, the personnel community,in support of that effort. It was a subtlemasterful performance. We had all justbeen to school, but the master communi-cator did not present any slides, and hespoke without notes or hesitation, yet hismessage was crystal clear and unmistak-able. I remember leaving with the knowl-edge that he understood our Korea storyvery well but that he also understood thatcomplex mosaic that makes up the entirebig "A" Army. I felt reassured that what-ever LTG Maude could do to supportKorea he would do. I remember feelingproud to be an AG soldier, supremelyconfident in the knowledge that therewas absolutely no other officer in theArmy at this time that was as well pre-pared and equipped to serve asDCSPER of an Army in transition asLTG Maude.

As I made the walk that evening fromCamp Coiner to my quarters on SouthPost, I also knew that from the bottom ofmy AG soul I would treasure the coin heplaced in the palm of my hand that dayabove all others.

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Lieutenant Colonel Karl C. Thoma is theJoint/Army Concepts and Doctrine Staff

Officer, DAA, US Army War College.

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While a young lieutenant attending train-ing at the AG schoolhouse, I first metLTG Maude (a colonel at the time) on theracquetball courts of Fort BenjaminHarrison. He was playing on a challengecourt, and simply introduced himself as"Tim." I can remember thinking what agreat racquetball player he was for an oldman, and the prediction was realized as hethoroughly trounced me in several games.We talked very informally and casually,and chatted about a variety of subjects. Hewasn't the least bit offended by thisyoung, forward lieutenant (but maybe abit amused). I was later mortified when Ifound out who he was, and that I had beenmaking small talk with the Commander ofthe Enlisted Records Center!

Many years fast forward, I also had thehonor of spending some time with LTGMaude and Major Kip Taylor exactly fourmonths to the day before the Pentagonattack. This was just one of his many vis-its to Korea, and this time he had come toaddress a variety of personnel issues andspeak at our Regimental Ball. Heading toa golf outing at Songnam Golf Course

south of Seoul, we rode down together ina protocol van. For about an hour's ride, itwas just LTG Maude, MAJ Kip Taylor,COL Reuben Jones and me, and I imme-

diately felt that same casual and person-able Tim Maude from many years past atFort Benjamin Harrison. I realized that hissuccesses and prominence as the Army’ssenior personnel leader hadn’t changedthe man inside a single bit. During casualconversation, he mentioned that he wasstill in the process of finalizing hisremarks for the AG Regimental Ball thatnight, and we spent quite some timetelling each other jokes that he might wantto use. Arriving at the golf game, he andColonel Jones linked up with LTG andMrs. Zanini, and I had the pleasure ofteaming up with Kip Taylor along withLTG Zanini's aide, MAJ Lewis, and LTCDoriot Mascarich, then Commander of the516th PSB. I had known Kip only by rep-utation up until then, and meeting him, Iliked him instantly. His sense of humor,competitive spirit, graciousness (especial-ly in coaching Doriot!), and lively conver-sations made him the kind of guy you'dalways love to go out with for a round ofgolf.

Also during this visit, I had the pleasureof taking LTG Maude on a tour of our

new personneland finance cen-ter at CampCasey, which wehad named theWarrior SupportCenter (later tobecome MaudeHall). This build-ing was builtwith moneyapportioned aftera flood a fewyears prior,which haddestroyed manystructures onCamp Casey,including several

personnel and finance buildings and bil-lets. The building was just finished, andwe hadn't yet moved in. As I took himthrough the building, the first comments

he made were about how much better thisfacility would be able to take care of sol-diers. He noted the quality of lifeimprovements for our soldiers, sayingthey deserved to work in a nice facility,and that the layout was well designed toprovide good customer service. We touredthe facility, as well as our old battalionheadquarters next door (in a series of con-nected Quonset huts), which was pendingdemolition as soon as we moved into thenew building. When I showed him myoffice, he reminded me that the sameroom was his office when he was the 2dInfantry Division Adjutant General.

It clearly brought back memories, andalthough he regretted its destruction, hesaw it as a sign of progress and transfor-mation. Shortly after his visit, the 509thPSB and 177th Finance Battalion movedinto the Warrior Support Center, the oldheadquarters was demolished, and whereit stood is now the south parking lot nextto the AG Theater.

Shortly following the September 11thattack, MG Honore, Commander, 2dInfantry Division, proposed we name ournew Warrior Support Center in honor ofthe late LTG Maude. The 509th PSB tookthe lead and submitted a memorializationrecommendation that summarized LTGMaude's contributions to the Army as wellas his service as both the G1 and AG ofthe 2d Infantry Division from 1985 to1986. The installation held a


Maude the Manby Lieutenant Colonel Ray A. Graham

Commander, 509th Personnel Services Battalion

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Memorialization Board in November thatunanimously approved the recommenda-tion. In planning for this event, muchcoordination and preparation went intogetting the facility ready for the ceremonyand then planning the event itself. Majorpreparation issues were the installation ofexterior signs, the preparation of the facil-ity, the acquisition of Maude memorabil-ia, and the preparation of the ceremonyitself. As we spent the next few monthspreparing for the ceremony, many interiorand exterior improvements were made toget the building ready, including theinstallation of large brass lettering on boththe building and a sign in the front of thefacility.

On 11 March 2002, exactly six monthsafter the Pentagon attack, the 2d InfantryDivision hosted a MemorializationCeremony befitting this great soldier.GEN Schwartz, the Commander in Chief,

US Forces Korea, LTG Zanini,Commander of 8th US Army, MGHonore, CG, 2d Infantry Division(reviewing officer), all attended withtheir spouses, and CSM Barry Wheeler,Division CSM, was Commander ofTroops. MG Miller, USFK J3, BG Coker,

2ID ADC-M, and many other generalofficers and prominent Korean civiliansattended as well. The Division honorguard represented the soldiers of the 2dInfantry Division, and 50 soldiers fromthe 509th PSB held the state flags duringthis ceremony. Mrs. Maude was our hon-ored guest, attending at the invitation ofthe 2d Infantry Division Commander.During a 45-minute ceremony, theDivision honored him with a 21 gunsalute, solo renditions of "Wind BeneathMy Wings" and "God Bless the USA,"and LTC Brenda Andrews and I had thehonor of sharing personal anecdotes of"LTG Maude, the Man." Mrs. Maude alsoprovided a very inspiring message, as didMG Honore. Following remarks, a por-trait was unveiled that would be hung onthe wall in the lobby of Maude Hall.

Following the ceremony, a reception host-ed by the 509th PSB was held in the

lobby of Maude Hall. The 2d InfantryDivision Museum was very supportive indisplays, photo support and setup. Mr.Combs, the curator, also helped in theassembly of a collage of letters sent in byschool children expressing support to themilitary and condolences for the

September 11th attack which will be onpermanent display. MG Honore present-ed Mrs. Maude with a "Points of Light"plaque, and she again addressed thecrowd, talking about LTG Maude's pas-sion for soldiers and his love of the Army.

The Army will miss his leadership great-ly, but those of us who knew him willmiss him most of all.

Warriors First, Second to None!

. . . his successes and prominence as the Army’s senior per-sonnel officer


During the weeks following the death of her husband, LTC KipTaylor, at the Pentagon on September 11, Nancy Taylor estab-lished the Kip Taylor Memorial Fund to provide financial assis-tance to military couples in need of infertility treatment. Here isher story on how the fund got started and what she hopes toaccomplish.

I was seven-and-a-half months pregnant with our second childwhen I learned of the terrorist attack at the Pentagon on September11th. In the days that followed, I received numerous inquiries onwhere to send contributions on behalf of my husband, Kip Taylor.I knew I wanted to honor Kip's memory in a special way and soonrealized that the child I carried and his older brother were Kip'slegacy and the result of in vitro fertilization. It quickly cameapparent that the best way to honor Kip's memory would be toestablish a special fund that would financially assist military cou-ples requiring specialized treatment for infertility.

Kip and I were incredibly fortunate to be able to easily access theReproductive Science Center of Walter Reed Army MedicalCenter in Washington, DC-one of only two military treatmentfacilities world wide that offer specialized infertility procedures,including intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), which is a tech-nique whereby one sperm is injected directly into one egg. ICSIenabled Kip and I to have Dean (26 months) and Luke (4 months).The other military treatment facility offering specialized infertilityprocedures is Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.

However, Kip and I realized that couples stationed outside of theWashington, DC area and overseas are confronted with logistical

challenges that can translateinto financial barriers toreceiving assistance.Although the cost charged tomilitary couples receivingIVF through Walter Reed

Army Medical Center's program is approximately one-third what itwould cost to seek similar services through a civilian clinic, theadditional out-of-pocket expense for travel, lodging, and food dur-ing the procedure can be pro-hibitively expensive for cou-ples living off the income ofone active duty soldier/sailor,thereby dashing their hopesand dreams for a child or plac-ing considerable financial bur-den on them.

My hope is to raise enoughmoney to sustain the fund forseveral years. Although I amin the process of defining crite-ria through which coupleswould be eligible for assis-tance, I believe it will be forenlisted service members andperhaps company grade offi-cers, and will only cover travel, lodging and food, and not for theprocedure itself. I am not sure if it will be able to assist a couplemore than once, however, if enough money is raised, I will be ableto set more generous criteria.

On average, it takes three separate IVF cycles to be successful inachieving one birth, thereby requiring more than one attempt.Although the fund has received approximately $40,000 in dona-tions, this will not last long considering the demand for assistance.

I would appreciate anyone interested in making a contribution tomake a check out to the TRUE Research Foundation c/o KipTaylor Memorial Fund; 8610 N. New Braunfels, Ste. 705; SanAntonio, TX 78217. Additional information is available atwww.kiptaylorfund.com.

A Widow Establishes theKip Kip TTaylor Memorial Fundaylor Memorial Fund

by Nancy Taylor

From left, LTC Kip Taylor; Kip and wife Nancy; and Kip with friends Bob and Terri Campbell.

Kip Taylor with son, Dean.

LTC Kip Taylor was the finest Armyofficer I have known in my 40-year associ-ation with the US Army and he was mybest friend. I first met Kip at Fort BenjaminHarrison in Indiana. He was an instructor inthe Adjutant General School. Kip becamemy aide in 1993 and for the next two yearswe were together almost constantly. Kipdid everything, he was my go to guy. Hewas my Aide, Speechwriter and Advisor -especially on soldier issues. He knew oursoldiers and how to train them and takecare of them. In truth, it was like having anexperienced colonel as my aide.

Kip was an outstanding speechwriter.We used to joke about how a boy fromMichigan could write speeches for aTennessee hillbilly General.

Kip was also great fun to be around.Two of my most enjoyable years in theArmy occurred while working with him.We worked hard and got a lot done but wetook time to get in a little R&R. In additionto our official travel we went on severalpersonal trips together. Sometimes it wasjust Kip and I and at other times it includedmy wife and sons. On one occasion wedrove 900 hundred miles one way to fish inLouisiana for a couple of days. On our wayback, Kip was driving my truck with my20-ft. Ranger Bass Boat in tow.Somewhere in Arkansas - while I wassleeping - Kip grabbed my arm and said,"Sir, I believe the truck is on fire." Therewas smoke everywhere. We had to pullover and when we opened the hood smokebellowed out. Seems that Kip's foot was alittle heavy and he overheated the transmis-sion.

We turkey hunted in Tennessee at mybrothers mountain place several times. Onour first trip we arrived in Tennessee late inthe evening and stopped at a little old coun-try store to buy our hunting licenses. Theguy behind the counter said, "What do youfellers want?" Kip almost laughed out loudbecause he was having trouble understand-ing what the man was saying. I said "Kip,stop talking. The guy's going to find out you're a Yankee and we will both be introuble." Basically, I had to interpret forhim during the entire trip.

We hunted deer all over Indiana. It wasa standing joke at Fort Benjamin Harrisonthat to be my aide you had to be able todrag a big buck out of the woods. Kipcould certainly do that and we spent manyenjoyable days together deer hunting.

Kip became friends with my entire fam-ily, my wife, and my three sons and mybrothers in Tennessee. He even got towhere he understood the Tennessee lan-guage a little.

In one of my last discussions with Kipwe talked about getting together and goingto visit with my brother Dan. He has aplace in the mountains of East Tennesseeand we wanted to do some fishing. Kip wasan expert fisherman. He always caughtmore fish than I did and he'd never let meforget it.

I remember well when it came time forKip to rotate out of his job as my Aide. Ihated to see him go but I knew he neededto move on for career development. Kipleft Fort Benjamin Harrison in 1994 and Iretired from the Army in 1995, but westayed in contact. When I needed help onsome military issues, I always went to Kip.He never failed to help. He had wisdom farbeyond his years and experiences. Youcould depend on him to be right every time.

He was my best helper when it came todoing my job as the honorary Colonel ofthe Adjutant General's Corps Regiment. Hewas a totally dedicated Adjutant GeneralCorps officer who was quick to step for-ward to support the regiment and our sol-diers.

I was extremely happy when Kip wentto work for my friend, LTG TimothyMaude. Tim Maude and I talked oftenabout just how good Kip Taylor was. OnMonday night, September 10, I was inWashington, DC, and talked with LTGMaude by telephone. I had asked aboutKip. Tim said that Kip had been on vaca-tion was doing just great. We talked a littleabout what Tim had planned for Kip in thefuture. I asked LTG Maude to let Kip knowthat I would call him in a couple of days.

I take some comfort in knowing thatKip was happy with the way things weregoing. He had a great job and a great boss.

He had a great wife in Nancy. He was soproud of his son Dean, whom he talked tome about often. And he was looking for-ward to the birth of his second child. (Lukewas born about one month after thetragedy).

Kip Taylor was a great soldier who lefta legacy of good will with everyone hetouched. He touched my whole family. Hetouched the Adjutant General's Corps. Asmy wife said so often, Kip was very spe-cial. He will not be forgotten.

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A Friend Remembers Lieutenant Colonel Kip Taylor

by Major General (Ret.) Ronald E. Brooks

Remembering Greatnessby Colonel Ruth CollinsUS Army War College

Many of you know I had started a quiet butdetermined campaign a few years ago to"nominate" Kip Taylor as Chief of Staff ofthe Army. I know, you say, that's ridicu-lous because he was only a field grade offi-cer and an AG at that. But if you knewKip, don't you agree that he had all thequalities we need in a strategic leader?!Kip was a wise man well ahead of hisyears. He could see through a situationbetter than most senior leaders today andget right to the issue. He understoodvision, communication, systems, innova-tion, and on and on. And he actually had ano-kidding sense of humor and he wasloyal and kind and all those other qualitieswe admire. Kip somehow understood bal-ance and made us each better for knowinghim. In his presence, advice, and counsel,we saw greatness.


I was asked recently to prepare a piecefor 1775 reflecting over the past 30 yearsand 28 days of active duty. What a daunt-ing project, partly because age has over-come some of the more salient memories;partly because this periodical has a pagelimitation. Additionally, I am not sure thisneeds to be just a reflection of the past. Thefuture, at least based on the glimpses I havebeen able to grab from here, is exciting anddynamic. So, I look at this in terms of awindow, look through the window and seethe future, look at the glass hard enoughand you see a reflection.

This all starts in 1969 with the 6255USAR Dental Service Detachment inTacoma, Washington. As a student at theUniversity of Washington I needed someextra cash (probably had nothing to do withbooks) and one of myROTC friends hadjoined this unit so I fol-lowed suit. Assignment:Unit Clerk. Basic train-ing and AIT at lovelyFort Ord, CA. Musthave been lovely, look at it now. In May of1972 I became disillusioned with schooland transferred to the RA. Processedthrough Fort Leonard Wood for overseasmovement and much to my surprise theorders read 228th AG (Postal) Company,Frankfurt, Germany, instead of the ricepaddies. The 228th performed a dual func-tion in those days as the base post officefor Europe and the processing point atGuetleut Caserne for all soldiers arriving incountry (later changed to 21st and then64th Replacement Battalion). First Sergeant

Ronald Carson was more than happy towelcome a new company clerk and I wasyoung enough to think the idea of being inFrankfurt was great. Guetleut was rightdowntown and a good place to get in trou-ble; did not have to travel far. About a yearlater a new base post office facility was fin-ished and we were moved to a smallcaserne in Offenbach. Life was good. SPCStrickland was a pretty good learner and1SG Carson was a good instructor. Weworked hard during the day, a lot of it deal-ing with soldiers working in the postalfacility who were redirecting mail to theirown rooms; stereos, TVs, radios, even afake Christmas tree in one case. These werealso the days of DA Form 1 preparationwith no errors, AB Dick hand crank repro-duction machines and being serious aboutZ'ing out paragraphs in regulations to postthe changes as they came out. The CO,Major Francis Sherman, was pretty seriousabout trying to make something out of theorganization and was able to leaveunscathed by the tumultuous times in themid-70s. As I look back and compare ourcommand climate to what was happeningin other places in Germany I am amazed athow well we got along. Anyway, 1SGCarson made sure that this young 71B clerktypist took the 71F correspondence course,got mail clerk time for record purposes andgot recorded as a 71H in time to make theconversion to 75B. As I recall it was alldone legally and it was unit level personnel

management and professional development.PCS for SP5 Strickland to Fort Lewis in1974 came with mixed feelings about leav-ing a time and place that was certainly dif-ferent than today.

I reported in to my 1SG at the 9th AGCompany, Fort Lewis, WA, and the pipe-smoking Joe Himelick told me I was stay-ing right there, report to SFC Sonny Perrinand between SPC Broadfoot, SPCCartwright and me we were to keep thingsrunning smoothly. Third week there I wasput on DISCOM orderly duty. Report at

1600, empty trash cans, sweep floor, etc.Everyone called the DISCOM CSM "GrayFox". Had a huge desk he had made him-self out of a 4x8 sheet of plywood that hekept varnished. My first day of duty herevarnished his desk and I put both handson it as I leaned across to see if there wasanything in his trash can. This was a toughweek.

Some of you will remember the earth-shaking event of the early '70s, the intro-duction of SIDPERS. Most of our time wasspent with error reports and trying toexplain to the 1SG how we would fixspending so much time with error reports.Lots of "hands-on discipline" in these days.I was lucky and did not hit the S--- list ofthe 1SG and our Supply Sergeant, MSGKarklus. What a duo these guys were. Hitthe reenlistment window in late '74 andtook the opportunity to head back toDeutschland. LTC Francis Sherman wasstill there but now at MILPERCENEURand I wrote him a letter hoping that wewould be able to get together for a beer. Hegot the letter and got me assigned to hisoffice (it worked). Special Actions Branchwas great and Germany had not changedmuch. We put in plenty of hours butlunchtime was volleyball and after workwe all stopped at the club across the streetfrom Tompkins Barracks. We handled Lineof Duty (a civilian by the name of TerriMaude married to CPT Timothy Maude),Casualty Reporting (SFC Ken Holley),Separations (Mr. Joe Devaney),Retirements, Overseas separations (SGTOlson) and me with 209 cases (soldiers incivilian confinement for a loooong time)

and officer involuntary separations. LTCSherman left and was replaced by MAJDave Wilson, a wonderful human with avery artistic wife, lots of money, a newMercedes and authorized travel when heleft back to CONUS on the QE2. We wereamazed. MSG Roberto Roman, ourNCOIC, did a masterful job of managinghis people. My records were to reflect dutyas both a 75C2 and a 75E4 after promotionto SSG in '76 and in Feb '78 I PCSd to bethe 75Z5 Personnel Actions NCO for theUSA Corps of Engineers.

The

Window

SGM Larry Strickland forwarded this to CSM Freddie Lash on 31 May 2001 with anote: “Freddie, you asked for something from me for 1775 and here it is. Yours touse as you see fit. Thanks.”

My reflection in the window suddenly cleaars aawaay aand I look out .. .. ..

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I was awestruck on the first day ofduty in the Nation's Capitol as I reported into the Forrestal Building on IndependenceAvenue across the street from theSmithsonian Institute. I do not know whowas picking these jobs for me! MilitaryPersonnel Division was run by LTC GeneBrisack, John Alley was the powerful civil-ian deputy, and I had two great specialistswho kept me afloat with their knowledgeof how the Army in the Corps ran. By thetime we moved to the Pulaski Building Ihad things down pretty good, had becomeused to carpooling into work with a groupof civilians who worked eight hour daysand learned that Army engineer officerswere authorized to wear cardigan sweatersof assorted colors with their uniform (hadto unlearn this when I left). We managedthe SIDPERS for all military assigned tothe Corps of Engineers and inprocessedthem if they were being assigned overseas.Never forget inprocessing Roy Rogers,95B20, as he PCSd to Saudi. Glad I did agood job; his brother was Kenny Rogersand a month later I was backstage with himat a concert in DC. Toiled hours over a keypunch machine knocking out IBM cardsthat kept the personnel roster data for ourassigned population. Seems very much liketoday with SIDPERS III and offlinereports. What is it about Army systems thatnever seem to capture all of the data thecommander wants? In early '82 I camedown on assignment instructions forGermany again. Not sure what it was aboutthis European cycle I was in. An old friendof mine by this time, MSG Ken Holley,was the NCOIC of Readiness, Analysis andDistribution Division (RADD). Short letterabout having a beer together and, youguessed it, I was on AI to 1st PERSCOM,RADD. Guess it did not hurt that JoeHimelick was the 1st PERSCOM CSM.

I replaced Ken as the NCOIC RADDand inherited a LTC who enjoyed his lunchhour at local gasthauses too much. Theoffice seemed to run okay with his morningefforts but the afternoons were hell.Fortunately we had a benevolent EPMDDirector at the time, COL Gerald Early. Hetaught me the value of making sure corre-spondence coming to him was perfect in allways. No mistakes in grammar, punctua-tion, or content and he would sign it.Misplace a comma and you would get itback over and over and over again. COLEarly used a fine point black felt pen andcould get fifty words in a one inch margin.

Most of what we did was guess work afterthe first try. It was a valuable lesson how-ever in managing correspondence andRADD was pretty good. CW4 Lanny Halldid all he could to take care of us all, hewas a good pinochle player and a greatfriend. The '84 MSG list had my name onit and I was allowed to look for a 1SG job.There were four available at the time and Ipicked the 379th PSC. Today we know itas a detachment of the 510th PSB, theCSM of which in 94/95 would be oneDebra Townsend or Debra Strickland aftermarriage in 1995. As any of you who areor were first sergeants know, this wasprobably the best time of my career. It wasjust pure fun taking care of the soldiers inthe unit and, even though we were part of apretty big drug bust in late '86, we did agood job taking care of the Heidelbergcommunity. In '86 I was selected to attendUSASMA and reported to Class 30 in Jul'87.

Our guest speaker was SMA BillGates. We were to spend a lot of timetogether later. All classes have stars, sobeing with guys like Rich Brolly, RichEfird, Charles Fitzpatrick, Jesse Laye, JackKellogg, Phil Kiniery, Bill Rambo, andJack Rucynski was just the luck of thedraw. Good friends like Mike Goodrich,John Bodnar and Art Lehmann made thetime go by quicker. Then in the Novembertimeframe two guys from TAPA show up,Larry Harris and Joe Himelick. They talkpersonnel to the class and then tell seven ofus that we are being assigned at graduationto TAPA. You might guess that we wereaddressed after that day in terms of amovie featuring seven cowboys who save avillage. I am sure there are many peoplewho love El Paso but my first stop aftergraduation day was Shreveport, LA. Texasis a great big state!

Six months in Assignment ProceduresBranch under Shirley Hodge's tutelage andin Jul '88 they move me to be the EngineerBranch SGM. In Jul '89 I start drawing E9pay and my first reward is a TDY detail tothe NCO Leader Development Task Forcewhich will convene at USASMA. As a taskforce member my area of responsibility forbriefing purposes is Washington, DC, so Iend up spending a lot of time with SGMHerb Schwab, DCSPER SGM, and SMAGates. Eighteen recommendations and fivemonths later I return to TAPA and ammoved to Signal Branch. There are civilian

employees in that branch whom I willnever forget. In Oct '90 Larry Harris askedme if I would like to be put on the slate toreplace Herb Schwab. I agree and get itonly because Joe Adriance decides he doesnot want the job. LTG Bill Reno (anEngineer) is my boss and the fun begins.

So, it is now eleven years later and Ihave had the honor to work for sixDCSPERs: LTG Bill Reno, LTG TomCarney, LTG Ted Stroup, LTG FrederickVollrath, LTG Dave Ohle and LTGTimothy Maude. We have been thru DrawDown, Build Down, CINCOS, CINCOS II,Son of CINCOS, Don't Ask Don't Tell, tat-toos, and are facing transformation. I haveseen the professionalism and dedication ofour civilian work force in warriors withnames like Martha Carden, Lois Stevens,Vena Edwards, Don Weber and FrankWatrous to name only a few. I have beenable to offer personnel advice to SMAsGates, Kidd, McKinney, Hall and Tilley. Adream come true, and awesome responsi-bility, to insert myself into the formulationend of personnel policy. So many people inthese 30 years who have taken time totrain, develop, mentor and assist me thatcannot be named My reflection in thewindow suddenly clears away and I lookout excited about the transition that retire-ment offers. I am also sorry, however, thatthe personnel transformation, being so ablyguided by LTG Maude, MG Dueitt, COLMulcahy and others will be in my ArmyTimes instead of around my desk. It is agreat future, it is and always has been agreat Army. I have loved every minute of itand every one of you. Thanks for the mem-ories.


When Larry Strickland and I joined theUnited States Army 30 years ago, the worldwas a very different place. There were twosuper powers (the United States and theUnion of Soviet Socialist Republics), heldin check by the principle of mutuallyassured destruction; how appropriate thatthe acronym for this was MAD. America'sparticipation in the Vietnam War was end-ing, the draft was all but over, and theArmy was becoming an all-volunteer force.Those of us who volunteered for militaryservice felt that we were patriots, driven bythe desire to serve our country, see theworld, and maybe even go to college onceour three-year enlistment was up. Little didwe know that, almost three decades later,we would still be serving in what was thenaffectionately referred to as "The BigGreen Machine."

The year is 1972, and Richard M. Nixon isthe commander-in-chief. The Secretary ofthe Army is Robert F. Froehlke andGeneral Creighton W. Abrams is the ArmyChief of Staff. Silas L. Copeland is theSergeant Major of the Army, only the thirdsoldier to hold this position. LieutenantGeneral Walter Kerwin is the Deputy Chiefof Staff for Personnel. [Contrary to popularbelief, Larry Strickland did not work forhim!] Major General Verne L. Bowers hasbeen The Adjutant General for a year now,having succeeded MG Kenneth Wickhamon April 1st of last year, who had held thatposition since 1966. Then-LieutenantColonel (now retired Major General )William H. Gourley was the AG of the 2dInfantry Division in Korea.

Our Army consists of five Corps compris-ing 28 active divisions, with over one mil-lion soldiers on active duty. There are twotypes of active duty soldier: Army of theUnited States (draftees) and Regular Army(enlistees). The U.S. Army InfantryCenter's participation in Project VOLAR(also referred to as The BenningExperiment) ends in June, paving the wayfor the all-volunteer Army. Although theauthority for the draft expired the yearbefore, it would be extended several times

throughout this year.

Both the Enlisted and Officer PersonnelManagement Directorates (EPMD andOPMD) had been created 10 years before,relieving The Adjutant General and theDCSPER of day-to-day operational func-tions. These offices are housed atMILPERCEN (later to be named the U.S.Total Army Personnel Agency and thenPERSCOM) in Alexandria, Virginia.During this same Army reorganization,recruiting, examining, induction and pro-cessing of new accessions had been dutiesof the AG Corps; the U.S. Army RecruitingCommand (USAREC) was now 8 years oldand running all Armed Forces Entrance andExamination Stations (AFEES). Our AGCorps consists of military occupational spe-cialties 71B, 71L, 71H, and 00J (club man-ager). The Official Military Personnel File(OMPF) is still on paper, the DA Form 20;the changeover to microfiche will not occurfor another 3 years. In June, the Armybegins fielding the Standard Installationand Division Personnel System (SID-PERS), but orderly room clerks everywherecontinue to process DA Form 1, theMorning Report, for several years. TheDepartment of Defense Advanced ResearchProjects Agency network (ARPAnet) goeson-line, linking defense-related researchersand contractors. Although the AG school-house is located at Fort Benjamin Harrison,Indiana, many attend advanced individualtraining at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.The Womens' Army Corps (WAC) is 30years old and, for the first time, womengain eligibility to participate in the ReserveOfficers' Training Corps (ROTC). The lastclass of the WAC NCO Leadership Course(number X) graduates on May 17th.

On August 11th, the 1st Cavalry Division(with everyone wearing their blackStetsons) cases their colors and departsVietnam from Than Son Hut airport, thelast major ground force to do so. Theremaining elements of the 101st AirborneDivision will follow suit just beforeChristmas. The Americal Division (madeinfamous by the My Lai massacre of 1968)

had cased their colors and disbanded theyear before; during 4 years in Vietnam,nine members of the Division had beenawarded the Medal of Honor. This firstmajor drawdown is part of the"Vietnamization" effort that will see theconversion of all four Army Corps intoMilitary Regions I, II, III and IV in SouthVietnam. At its peak (April 30th, 1969),American forces numbered 543,400 troopsin theater, 165,000 of which were groundcombat soldiers. The Vietnam cease-firewould be signed in Paris in January 1973,ending both America's participation in thewar and conscription (the draft).

It isn't unusual to find "FTA" spray-paintedon the outside of the barracks, everyoneknows what "FIIGMO" means, and anyonecan tell you that "US ARMY" really means"Uncle Sam Ain't Released Me Yet". Thissame Army is riddled with drug problems(a weekly, 100 percent urinalysis test is thenorm) and race relations issues. Everybodywill process out of the Army at Fort Dix,New Jersey, and a pair of combat bootshanging from a tree out in front of the bat-talion headquarters actually means some-thing.

Drill instructors may use harsh language onnew recruits - and worse. Everyone goes tochapel on Sunday, in class "A" dress uni-form; not only are there no atheists in fox-holes, there are none in the Sunday morn-ing muster formation, either. Everyoneknows where both the mess hall and the"motor hole" are. The most dreaded dutiesare KP (kitchen police), DRO (dining roomorderly), and roving sentinel, better knownas guard duty. If you received a comman-der's coin during guard duty (where thesharpest soldier was designated "supernumery"), you had to give that coin to theFirst Sergeant to receive your four-daypass. Basic pay for a Private/E-1 is $288 amonth. Breakfast in the mess hall is 15cents, lunch and dinner 25 cents; there is noweight control program, and you never seeanyone over 40 years old participating inphysical training. The physical fitness uni-form was a white T-shirt, fatigue trousers,

TTooddaayy''ss AArrmmyy WWaannttss TToo JJooiinn YYoouuTTooddaayy''ss AArrmmyy WWaannttss TToo JJooiinn YYoouuby SGM (Ret.) Gregory A. Drake, Military Personnel Management SpecialistPlans, Procedures and Operations Branch, Operations Management Division

Enlisted Personnel Management Directorate, US Total Army Personnel Command

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and boots. The annual physical fitness test(with a maximum score of 500 points) con-sisted of five events, including the run-dodge-and-jump, horizontal ladder, invert-ed crawl and one-mile run. Exercisesinclude the squat thrust, deep-knee bends,and the duck walk. You perform dozens ofpush-ups for every infraction, the worst ofwhich is addressing an NCO as "sir".

Many an NCO receives his stripes as aresult of the "shake-and-bake" schools,where select soldiers in AIT receive accel-erated training and promotion. "Bloodstripes" are handed out by the CommandSergeant Major just outside the Old Man'soffice, right after it is removed from anoth-er NCO's collar during Article 15 proceed-ings. There are SP5, SP6, and SP7 techni-cians. There are two types of E-7: PSG(Platoon Sergeant) and SFC (Sergeant FirstClass); Corporals are gods! TheNoncommissioned Officer EducationSystem (NCOES) was established only lastyear. Select Regular Army PFC/E-3 fromAIT attend the basic course, while SSG andPSG/SFC attend the advanced course.There are plans for a "gentlemens' course"at Fort Bliss, Texas, but the first class ofthe US Army Sergeants Major Academywill not graduate for another year. ManyAG Corps MOS have no entry-levelNCOES course, the only option beingattendance at one of eight NCO Academycourses.

Everything is done with typewriters andcarbon paper, stencils and mimeographmachines. Everything else is done on a DAForm 2496, Disposition Form. There is analmost endless series of paper changesposted to all of our Army publications.Every soldier's 201 file is maintained at thebattalion S-1 shop. Payday activities con-sist of serving as pay guard for the Class Aagent, counting your cash three times, andthen going down the table paying yourbills. The most dreaded event for any unit(besides the daily muster and in-ranks uni-form inspection) is the Annual GeneralInspection. In your wallet, you carry yourmilitary identification, a Code of Conductcard, and a copy of your general orders.NCOs read Sergeants' Business, butnobody really reads PM (PreventiveMaintenance) magazine - we just want tosee Connie Rod in a tight sweater and shortskirt. Everyone is reading Soldiers maga-zine, which replaced the Army Digest theyear before. Although editorial content had

changed to focus on command informationfor the entire Army audience, we were alllooking for the pinup of some GI's girl-friend on the back cover every month.There is no Adjutant General CorpsRegimental Association, but the predeces-sor to 1775, The AG Journal, begins publi-cation. A September article in the Journalby then-Captain Larry Daly discussesUSARV's casualty and medical evacuationdivision in South Vietnam.

Because there still is a USSR, the BerlinWall, Checkpoint Charlie, the Fulda Gap,and the Cold War, we have an annualREFORGER (Return of Forces toGermany) exercise. Before every exercise,we receive a SMLM (Soviet MilitaryLiaison Mission) card, a briefing on theone-kilometer exclusion zone, and the latestnews on the RAF (Red Army Faction) andthe Baader-Meinhof gang in Germany.There are two Corps in Germany, with fourDivisions and two Armored CavalryRegiments. Although some of our C-rationsare dated mid-1960s, the data plates on ourvehicles are often 10 years older than that!On wheels, we are ferried around in M151¼-ton jeeps, six-wheeled gamma goats, andthe deuce-and-a-half truck.

Although the M16A1 was adopted fiveyears earlier, some M14s from 1957 canstill be found in arms rooms! Every soldierreceives training with the M67 90mm anti-tank rifle (otherwise referred to as thebazooka), the M72 light antitank weapon(LAW), and the M79 "thunk" gun (a 40mmgrenade launcher). Your "battle rattle"includes a steel pot with liner; the Kevlarhelmet won't be introduced for another sixyears. The steel pot is used to dig with,cook, wash-up in, and even sit on, andnobody but Airborne soldiers ever botherswith the chinstrap. During bivouac, wesleep on inflatable mattresses in pup tents,opening our C-rations with a P38 can open-er we wear on our dog tags. We are alsoissued butt packs, mess kits, metal can-teens, and C-rations that include a smallpack of four cigarettes (which are eliminat-ed from combat rations the following year).A welcome break during field duty is thecall, "Smoke 'em if you got 'em!" HappyHour at the enlisted or NCO club reliesheavily on $1 pitchers of 3.2 beer.

The recruiting slogan of the day is,"Today's Army wants to join you"; the "Beall you can be" campaign would not start

for another eight years. Print ads andposters have enticements such as:

"We'll make you expert at whateverturns you on."

"If you think you'll miss the guys, bringthem along."

"When you jump, it's just you."~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

We held a memorial service for SergeantMajor Larry Strickland on October 7th,2001. The attack of September 11th hadsnuffed out his life and that of 124 of hisco-workers at the Pentagon. He now lies atrest in Arlington National Cemetery, withinsight of the repairs frantically underway atthat now hallowed place. A younger gener-ation is now carrying the flag in such far-flung places as Bosnia-Herzegovina,Kosovo, the Philippines, Uzbekistan andAfghanistan, doing our Army and theNation proud. Hopefully, 30 years fromnow, when the current "crop" of enlisteeslooks back at how much their Army haschanged, they will remember fondly thosewho gave that last full measure of duty andsacrifice, honoring their memory in boththeir words and deeds. It's the very least wecan do for these true, American heroes.

In Larry’s Honorby Colonel Ruth CollinsUS Army War College

Larry married Debra when she was myCommand Sergeant Major in the 510thPSB in Germany. I had heard of LarryStrickland before that, but had not knownhim personally before 1994. It was soonobvious to me that Larry was not onlyfocused and business-like, he was caring,wise, and giving. His wit was not onlydry, it was inspired. Larry's unique senseof humor made us laugh hard and loud andhis love for Debra and his family was real.Losing him only days before his retire-ment…with so much to look forwardto…leaves Debra, his family, and hisfriends empty.

May we remember to laugh in Larry'shonor and live each day to its fullest.


A Hero Honoredby Brian Lazenby, Star Staff Writer

The Anniston Star: Roy Williams offers atribute to his fallen brother, Major DwayneWilliams, during a memorial service at FirstBaptist Church in Jacksonville.

Hero.Friends and family

say Army MajorDwayne Williams wasthe embodiment of thatone word.

That was evidentThursday as hundredsturned out for a memo-rial service at FirstBaptist Church inJacksonville to honorhim and show their love and respect for afamily whose roots are anchored deep in thecommunity.

Dwayne Williams, 40, the eldest son ofPearl and Horace Williams, died in theSeptember 11 terrorist attack on thePentagon, where he had been stationed sinceJune. He will be buried October 13 inArlington National Cemetery, Arlington,VA.

A memorial service for all the victims ofthe Pentagon attack is scheduled forThursday in Washington, DC.

"Dying for one's country is supposed tobe one of the most noble acts ofhumankind," Jacksonville Mayor JerrySmith said before presenting the Williamsfamily a proclamation designating October 4a day of mourning and remembrance.

"This community has sustained a greatloss," Smith said.

Friends and family told stories of MajorWilliams' life, remembering the funny thingshe did, the happy times when they weretogether and the character that made every-one who knew him look up to him withrespect and admiration.

Major Williams' brother, Roy Williams,remembered him as a great athlete in school,and recalled how his friends called him"fish" because he was such a good swimmer.He reminisced about Dwayne's ability to fixalmost anything that broke, and howDwayne flew from South Carolina toBirmingham to help him hang wallpaper inhis and his wife's new house.

"I will always remember my brotherDwayne. He was my friend, my confidantand my weekly e-mail companion," Roy

said. "I knew I could always count onDwayne."

Dr. Tom Malone, retired schoolteacherand counselor from Jacksonville HighSchool remembered Dwayne Williams as anintegral part of the student body, calling hima "classic example" of what American edu-cation is all about.

"He was motivated by the influence of acaring, loving family," Malone said."Dwayne Williams took advantage of theopportunities at Jacksonville High School."

A former roommate and football team-mate at the University of North Alabama,Army Major Lonzie McCants, rememberedthe night Dwayne met his wife, Tammy, andhow Dwayne came in and played LutherVandross on the stereo all night long after-ward.

McCants remembered one of theirfavorite things - the soap opera, "All MyChildren." He laughed as he told of themracing across campus after class so theywouldn't miss a minute.

"He was a star athlete and a highly deco-rated soldier," McCants said. "He wanted toexcel in athletics and on the football field."

Brigadier General Michael Rochelle, oneof Major Williams' commanding officers atFort Jackson, SC, recalled seeing MajorWilliams at the Pentagon years after. Hespoke of Dwayne's eyes - eyes aglow, eyesthat told everyone around him his spirit wasgolden.

"Those eyes aglow and his magnificentsmile are what caused men in the desert, fac-ing uncertain outcome, to follow him andrespect him," Rochelle said.

Lieutenant Colonel Dave Griffith playedwith Major Williams on their battalion soft-ball team. He told of his remarkable charac-ter and his ability to focus.

"He was someone I could always counton. He had a big heart and the courage of alion," Griffith said. "He would tell us now tofocus."

And those in attendance did just that.They focused not on what they lost, but onhow their friendship with Dwayne Williamshad enriched their lives.

Jacksonville State University's GospelChoir sang songs of praise, of light at theend of every darkness and of joy in themorning.

Although tears flowed down many faces,it was not a day of mourning death. It was a

day of celebrating life.Major Williams lived in Virginia with

his wife, Tammy, and their two children,Tyler, 17, a senior at Hayfield High School,and Kelsie, 13, an eighth-grader at HayfieldMiddle School, both in Alexandria, VA.

Representing Gov. Don Siegelman'soffice, Brig. Gen. Mike Sumrall, adjutantgeneral for the Alabama National Guard,presented the Williams family with theDistinguished Service Medal and a framedAlabama State Flag, which flew over thecapital Wednesday.

"Dwayne Williams is a true Americanhero," he said.

A Point of Lightby Colonel Ruth B. Collins

US Army War College

Did you ever see a smile brighter or aheart bigger than Dwayne Williams'?! Iknew Dwayne at Fort Jackson when hewas an instructor for the AG School andthen XO for the 369th AG Battalion (AIT).Dwayne was "a point of light" for all of us.Despite daily challenges and obstacles,Dwayne showed us there was a positiveside to every situation. He had a way ofsoaking up goodness and then distributingit out again to those around him. I'm notsaying he was blind to problems, for hewasn't. He was intuitive and could work ahard problem, but he had a special gift ofhappiness which he shared and caused tomultiply in those around him. He trainedand influenced many young AG officers,soldiers, and families as well as many ofus senior leaders who leaned on him forthe intangible support that he so uniquelyprovided. I miss Dwayne and the light hebrought to our AG family.

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From the Fort Jackson memorial service heldin honor of Major Dwayne Williams.

I know that many of you sitting here rightnow feel the exact same way that I do aboutDwayne and this situation. I also know thatnothing I will say in the next few minutes willfix this situation nor will it take away the painthat we feel individually or collectively. I thinkwhat we all are here for is to honor a trulyremarkable man.

A wise sergeant major said in a similar sit-uation just last week that God is good. When Iheard Command Sergeant Major Armstead saythat, I was too filled with anger and perhapseven hate to let it sink in. However, over thispast week I began talking with God again, aswell as my pastor, family and friends aboutwhat has occurred and I've come to the conclu-sion that God is indeed good. Let me tell youwhy. For those of you who knew Dwayne per-sonally, please take a moment to close youreyes and picture Dwayne in your mind. Iwould bet that every last one of you envisionedhim with a huge smile or a loud boisterouslaugh.

God blessed each and every one of us byallowing Dwayne to come into our lives, eventhough it was not for as long as we would haveliked. I've received emails almost on a dailybasis from around the world, to includeGermany and Bulgaria, from both former stu-dents and instructors. They were all hoping andpraying that this was not the same DwayneWilliams that they knew. It amazed me whatan impact one man had on so many.

I am going to list only a few of the cate-gories in which he excelled.

As a soldier he was a superb enlisted manand noncommissioned officer. In ranger schoolhe was the honor graduate. Ask any rangeraround they will tell you how difficult that isto achieve. As an officer he had two companycommands, was an aide de camp to a two stargeneral, was this battalion's executive officerand was nominated to work for the DCSPER. Iused to give Dwayne a hard time for workingin the Pentagon and having to wear Class Bsall the time. He was quick to point out thatworking at the Pentagon made him part of theupper management of the Army. We used tohave life discussions on many runs together aswe tried to get him back in shape after his kneesurgery. One of my fondest memories isDwayne singing cadence during morning PTwith B Company, 369th AG Battalion. In my15 years in the Army I've never seen anotherBattalion XO sing cadence.

As a neighbor hewas there the day thatLori and I came downfrom Bragg to look atquarters. He talked usinto moving next door.The bible says in

proverbs 27:10 "Better is a neighbor who isnear than a brother far away" and this was def-initely true in our case. On the day we movedin he was in our yard mowing the grass for us.He would always offer to lend a helping handto anyone in our housing area. He would movefurniture,fix cars andeven workon yourcomputer,although Ionly let himwork on mycomputeronce if youknow what Imean.

As a co-worker wehad a greattime together as we bumbled through our firstcaptain's career course. Our daily routine con-sisted of going to PT together around 0530then going to building 10,000 for class. Afterwork he would come over to my back porch orI'd be in his living room discussing the day'sevents, watching sports, wrestling or talkingabout other really important topics. I'm surethat Lori and Tammy thought that we spentmore time together than with them. Even afterhis departure from Fort Jackson, anytime hecalled I would end up passing the phonearound to at least one or two other instructorsjust to say, "Hey, what's going on". He alwayssquared people away, from pulling strings overat the 369th dining facility to recently makingsure that Johnny Sena was good to go out atFort Leavenworth.

As a mentor he impacted numerous lives ofboth students and cadre. He always was upbeatand offered encouragement to others. He rarelyhad a cross word about anybody. He let othersvent (mostly me) and always passed alongwise counsel and advice. One valuable lessonwe learned together on the night of an AGdress blue function was that it is advisable toensure you can still fit into your dress bluetrousers before the night of the event. AlthoughDwayne did have an excuse because he hadjust become a field grade.

As a Christian he was a heck of a husbandand father. He donated a lot of time and effortwhile he was here to the Daniel Circle Chapel.

On August 14th,on my last trip to DC, Iwas fortunate enough to spend the evening andhave supper at the Williams' home. It was a

great time catching up on what had been goingon in our busy lives. We ate a lot, laughed a lotand talked about old friends and the AGschoolhouse gang. One of the topics we dis-cussed was a book that we were both readingat the time The Prayer of Jabez. It comes from1 Chronicles 4:10 "Oh, that you would blessme indeed, and enlarge my territory, that yourhand would be with me, and that you wouldkeep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!"So God granted him what he requested.

As Dwayne was driving me back to catchthe subway he told me how much he was

enjoying his newjob and being withhis family. On 10September Dwaynecalled me in themorning and wehad a brief conver-sation because Itold him that I wasbusy getting readyfor the CCC gradu-ation, AERs, coun-selings and last

minute details.He said that he

had had a busy morning as well. I asked himwhat he had done - moved three pieces ofpaper from one side of his desk to the other?He laughed so hard and so long that it mademe start laughing. We quickly said "I'll talk toyou later" and hung up. Also that night he andLori chatted on AOL just briefly because theywere both busy doing other things.

Since the attack on the 11th I have beenplaying my last visit and last phone call overand over in my mind almost non-stop. I keeptelling myself that this tragedy might be easierto deal with if I had not had such recent con-tact with Dwayne and asked God why?

The answer is simple: God is good. He isso good that he allowed me to share life withDwayne one more time before he was taken.Additionally, God has taught me to cherishevery moment that is spent with individuals, tonot let the daily grind or matters that areinsignificant in the grand scheme of life takeprecedence over relationships.

Make no mistake about it. Dwayne is inheaven right now with God the father becausehe had a personal relationship with JesusChrist while he was here on this earth.Additionally, while he was here he encouragedother believers and he ensured that his spiritualheritage was passed to his children. As muchas we would like to have Dwayne come back,he isn't going to. We on the other hand have adear brother that we will see once again inglory and until that day we need to be thankfulto God for all the fun times we had togetherand all of the wonderful memories.

God is indeed good!

Remembering a Friendby Major Michael Bineham

Major John Sena, Mr. Mike Mishoe, Major Williams and Major Bineham


In memory of Sergeant Major Lacey B. Ivory

by Colonel Ruth B. Collins

Sergeant Major Ivory was myDetachment Sergeant for Detachment B,510th Personnel Services Battalion inGermany. Lacey helped provide thatspecial combination of leadership andtechnical competency that worked in thatunique community of Heidelberg with itsmultiple constituencies. Lacey hadcharisma, credibility, faith, and talentgalore. Like the rest of us, he didn't haveall the answers on-the-spot, but he wascommitted and professional and found theanswers. He balanced the need for serv-ice to seniors and service to subordinates- a feat that eludes many of us. He lovedlife and proudly showed that he did, notseeming in any way to be driven by theegocentric culture that drives so manyothers. Lacey valued education and pur-sued it in his quiet, efficient way, settingthe example for his soldiers and theirfamilies that will continue to live. Our510th family grieves for his loss andremembers him with nothing but respect,love, and gratitude for his life and hisservice to us.

by Staff Sergeant Antonio Bermudez NCOIC, Personnel Division,

Keller Army Community Hospital, West Point, NY

Sergeant Major Lacey Ivory was my first supervisor when I wasat HQ, USAREUR & 7th Army. He was the PAC Supervisorand I was a little ol' Private. I remember one morning, he can-celed PT and a group of us, including then Sergeant First ClassIvory, went and had breakfast. It was sort of NCOPD. Hespelled out for us what we needed to do to be successful in theArmy and the traits that make up a good leader. There was oneline that I remember vividly from that morning: "Shoot for themoon. If you miss, you'll be among the stars." I always thinkof that phrase. I'm not sure if it's because its a catchy line orthat it means so much if you break it down to its true meaning.

On 23 August 2002, just weeks before 11 September, I receiveda letter in the mail from SGM Ivory congratulating me on mak-ing Sergeant First Class. Ironically, the last sentence of the let-ter read, "Shoot for the moon. If you miss, you'll be among thestars." How ironic! It's the same phrase I can't stop thinkingabout. I framed the letter that same day because I felt to specialto have received a letter from SGM Ivory. I had that muchrespect for him. I truly believe that my success in the Army (Imade E6 in four-and-a-half years and was selected for E7 in lessthan eight years) is due to Sergeant Major Ivory and his mentor-ship.

His leadership and charisma will be missed by me and everyonehe came in contact with.

SGM Ivory, then a SFC and detachmentsergeant at Detachment B, 510th PSB, inHeidleberg, Germany, plays horseshoes

during the 1996 Special Olympics.

Sergeant Major Lacey Ivory

Then SFC Ivory at the 1995 AG Ball in Heidelberg with CSM Strickland and SFC Wiley.Below, SGM Ivory, top right, at a 510th photo opportunity at last year’s PLM

Shoot for the Moon

Sergeant Major Ivory and the first two soldiers to join Army UniversityAccess Online take advantage of a photo opportunity in the Secretary of the

Army’s office.

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The Ivory family has established a memo-rial scholarship fund in Sergeant MajorIvory's honor. The "SGM Lacey B. IvoryScholarship" at South East High Schoolhas been established to provide assistanceto high school seniors who will be attend-ing college from his hometown - KansasCity, MO. Please address your donationsto SGM Lacey B. Ivory and send to:

Lieutenant Colonel Deborah Ivoryc/o SGM Lacey B. Ivory Scholarship5700 Rhode Island DriveWoodbridge, VA 22193

In memory ofSergeant Major Lacey B. Ivory

by Sergeant Major Lionel ScatliffeSenior Enlisted Advisor, J1/J2

White House Communications Agency

On 24 March 2002, I survived the run-ning of the 26.2-mile Washington, DCmarathon. I finished in three hours andtwenty four minutes, an average pace ofseven minutes and forty nine seconds permile. I dedicated this race in memory ofSergeant Major Lacey B. Ivory a, personalfriend and classmate during our time at theSergeants Major Academy. Lacey perishedin the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon.

The events of September 11th have pro-foundly affected us as a nation. InWashington, DC we saw the Pentagonerupt into flames on that morning as welost many of those who were our col-leagues, family and friends. While our cap-ital city has experienced some changes, lifeand the spirit of the people who live herehave never diminished. We have all beenprofoundly touched by the sense of patriot-ism and fellowship throughout our city andcountry.

Through running I have learned what itis to make a commitment; experiencedphysical and spiritual growth; learned tocope with pain, injury and recovery;learned to win, as well as to lose. and Ihave discovered that within every personand every mile that I thought I knew, thereis always some new surprise, some freshawakening.

That’s my way of dealing with ournation’s losses. I wish peace to all of thosewho suffered the loss of a loved one onSeptember 11th.

Photos above and at right submitted byLieutenant Colonel Deb Ivory, wife ofSergeant Major Lacey Ivory.

From top: Lacey and Deb shopping inNew York in June 2001.

Lacey with his godchild/niece, IevoryLace.

Lacey participating in a Bowl-a-thon toraise money for scholarships for BigBrothers and Big Sisters.

At right: Lacey and Deb on their lastwedding anniversary, March 11, 2001,in the Poconos.


NNeeiill HHyyllaanndd,, aann AArrmmyy ooff OOnneeIn memory of

Lieutenant Colonel Stephen N. Hylandby Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Paul A.

Pusecker III

My name is Lieutenant Colonel Paul A.Pusecker, 3d United States Army . I offi-cially retire from active duty in less thantwo weeks and up until July 1st; I servedmy final Army assignment here at UD asyour professor of military science in theArmy ROTC.

I was asked to speak today and reflecton these tragic events from a military per-spective. In doing so, I want to share withyou a story, which demonstrates thestrength, the commitment, and the level ofselfless service that men and women in uni-form demonstrate each and every day asthey defend our way of life.

The Army has a new Madison Avenueslogan, replacing the stalwart "Be All ThatYou Can Be". We are now "An Army ofOne" and in sharing my perspective on thehorror of September 11th, I would like totell you a story about an Army of One. NeilHyland grew up in a somewhat privilegedenvironment. He had a normal childhoodand an excellent high school record, butreally hit his stride when he arrived atSouth Bend, Indiana, as a freshman at theUniversity of Notre Dame. Neil majored inBritish literature and loved authors such asChaucer and Shakespeare. It was at NotreDame where Neil first realized his callingto serve others. By his senior year, Neildecided to pursue a life of religious serviceand he entered the seminary to become apriest. After several years in seminary, Neilmade a life altering decision. He gave upthe religious order and decided to serve hiscountry instead. Neil then enlisted into theUS Army for the purpose of attending

Officer Candidate School, perhaps the mostdifficult path to officership in the armedforces; but he made the transition easilyand graduated from Officer CandidateSchool and was commissioned a secondlieutenant in the US Army in early 1981.He then embarked on a challenging andrewarding career in service to our nation.Like the rest of the Army of One, Neil gaveup much to serve. He left family andfriends behind and served our country inGermany, New Jersey, Indiana,Washington State, Korea, Florida, Washington DC, Kansas, and Hawaii. Neilwas a superb leader and manager of themost precious of Army resources -our sol-diers. For his selflessness, extraordinaryskills, and professional abilities, Neil waspromoted through the ranks, achieving therank of lieutenant colonel - the pinnacle ofa successful military career. Along the way,this Army of One received outstanding per-formance and evaluation reports and wasawarded many Achievement,Commendation, and Meritorious ServiceMedals for his distinguished service to hiscountry. Neil was elated when the Armyreassigned him to Washington DC and thePentagon last summer. Because of hisexperience and expertise, the Army putNeil in charge of managing all the enlistedsoldier distribution for our entire service,an extremely prestigious and essential posi-tion that would likely serve as the steppingstone for further promotion. Neil loved theWashington DC area and relished the pos-sibility of finishing his career of service tohis country in our nation's capital.

Neil Hyland, an Army of One, touchedmany lives. He was my best friend for thepast 15 years, my family's closest militaryfriend, and the godfather to my youngestdaughter.

Neil died on September 11th, 2001when a hijacked American jetliner wasused as an instrument of terror andslammed into the Pentagon. Neil died doingwhat he loved to do, serving our country. Ionly pray that he did not suffer an anguish-ing death.

On September 11th, a large piece of myheart was ripped out. But I'm not alone asNeil had a profound impact on others whowill miss his quick wit, his constant smile,and his unflagging optimism. Neil diedserving his country and his death was one

of almost 190 at the Pentagon and up to5,400 in New York City. Over 5,500fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, friendsare gone.

So, how does a nation respond to suchatrocities and what role does your militaryplay in a reprisal for these horrific acts?The Army's role, and that of our brothersand sisters in the Air Force, Navy, andMarines, is to behave as an Army of Oneand act at the direction of our CommanderIn Chief, President George W. Bush. Allthose in uniform know that they are instru-ments of our government's policy, con-strained by Constitutional edict from oper-ating independently. As Americans in uni-form, we take justifiable pride in the factthat we do not participate in politicalsquabbles and do not set policy. This is oneof the remarkable features of our democrat-ic society. So those in uniform quietly pre-pare, waiting to receive orders from thePresident as he confers with his nationalsecurity team, the Congress, and interna-tional leaders in deciding how to respond tothese cowardly acts. .

You should feel reassured that yourarmed forces are trained, ready and willingto do what we are called upon to do, and itwill be done to the absolute best of ourability. From 23 years of personal observa-tion, I can tell you that my uniformedbrothers and sisters embody these qualities- loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service,honesty, integrity, and personal courage.

This struggle will not be short in dura-tion and I ask for your continued support aswe send our armed forces into harm's way.As the Chief of Staff of the Army statedlate last week, "Our nonnegotiable contractwith the American people remains thecause of peace and the alleviation of suffer-ing, but when called, we will fight and wewill win our nation's wars as we have forover 226 years. And the legacy of ournation's most esteemed institution remainsthe American soldier - the centerpiece ofour formations." Please keep all the mem-bers of the Army of One in your prayers.

In closing, we may have been bloodiedbut we did not fall. We are strong, we areresolved, we are ready -- God bless you,the Armed Forces, and God bless America.

Thank you.

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RemembrancesIn memory of

Sergeant Major Larry L. Stricklandby CSM (Retired) Joseph M. HimelickRegimental Sergeant Major Emeritus

Sergeant Major Larry L. Strickland, sol-dier, patriot, husband, father, and dearfriend. What a pleasure it was to know andassociate with him for over 27 years.

Larry was a rare individual who mixedprofessionalism, perfection, and humor toaccomplish any task.

In 1974 I was the First Sergeant of the9th Adjutant General Company, Fort Lewis,Washington, when then SP5 Strickland wasassigned to the unit. I selected him to be mycompany clerk and had him trained in SID-PERS, a new and difficult program. Afterhis initial training at division level, he tookover all SIDPERS responsibilities for a unitwith over 500 assigned personnel. Hisdesire for perfection resulted in a record ofzero errors in transactions for over fourmonths. He accomplished his other assignedtasks with the same level of dedication andprofessionalism. Many years later I jokinglysaid to him "You know, you weren't really avery good company clerk". He smiled andreplied, "I guess that was OK because youweren't a very good First Sergeant either".

As the Command Sergeant Major of lstPERSCOM in 1983, I was again fortunate tohave SFC Strickland assigned to the com-mand. He was the Chief NCO, EnlistedManagement Division and again performedhis duties in a flawless manner. During aroutine field exercise the unit moved to thefield area, established a defensive perimeter,and personnel were assigned defensive posi-tions. Later during a rainstorm, an aggressorunit was deployed against us. As I waswalking the perimeter, I noticed SFCStrickland was at his position and that it wasfull of mud and water. I said to him,"Larry, what are you doing laying in all thatmud"? He replied, " I don't know SergeantMajor, I spank my kids when they do thingslike this". Later during his time at lst PER-SCOM I was elated to inform him of hisselection for Master Sergeant.

When Sergeant Major Strickland gradu-ated from Class 30 of the US ArmySergeants Major Academy, I was theCommand Sergeant Major of the TotalArmy Personnel Command. I visited withhim at the academy and informed him that

he would be assigned to PERSCOM. Heasked me, "Do I have any other options"? Isaid, " Your only options are whether youwant to live in Northern Virginia orMaryland". At PERSCOM he was theSergeant Major of the Engineer and SignalBranches and also the senior enlisted staffmember on the Noncommissioned Officer'sLeader Task Force of 1989. While on thetask force he was constantly traveling inorder to accommodate all the requirementsof the subject areas being surveyed. Whenhe returned from a road trip he wouldalways come to my office and update me.We received many comments from seniorleaders of the Army regarding his dedicatedand professional manner. He never com-plained of being gone so much except to saythat he would like to see his family moreoften. I was very proud when he was select-ed to be the Sergeant Major for the DeputyChief of Staff for Personnel in 1990.

After my retirement I would call Larryfor updates or for answers on policy ques-tions, or just to talk. We would always meetat the Personnel Leaders Meeting, share adrink, and talk about old times. On oneoccasion I needed a replacement lapel pinthat I couldn't get. I called Larry and askedhim to get me one at the Clothing SalesStore in the Pentagon and mail it to me. Afew days later the pin arrived in the mailwith a note that I could pay him at theupcoming PLM. When I arrived at the PLMI found out that Larry had told many of theSergeants Major that I owed him money.His explanation was that due to myadvanced years he was afraid I would forget.After a good laugh he refused to let me payhim. He said it was worth the cost for allthe fun he had telling everyone.

Larry Strickland was more than just asubordinate, fellow soldier and friend. I amreminded of the words of Shakespeare whowrote:

But we………shall be remembered;We few, we happy few, we band of broth-

ers;For he today that shed his blood with me

Shall be my brother.

Larry and I did not shed blood except forthe many issues we toiled over for the bene-fit of soldiers and our great Army, but I feelthe words apply. I would have been veryproud to call him my brother.

In memory ofColonel Dave M. Scales

by Major Ned E. Popovich

I worked with Dave for about two years atOCAR just before he went over toDCSPER. I also served as the CasualtyAssistance Officer Forward for the PNOK,and Summary Courts Martial Officer forthe disposition of his personal effects.

He was an accomplished musician whohad a number of pieces copyrighted. TheDC chapter of the National SongwritersAssociation had a special recognition ofColonel Scales works on 18 November2001. During a memorial OCAR had theday before his inurnment at ArlingtonNational Cemetery, three of his songsbeing played by him were used during theservice. The local DC area group he was amember of made a CD recording of anumber of these songs played by him andwere distributed to friends and family.

He was remembered at both memorialswith the fact that he never missed spaghet-ti day on Thursdays at the Pentagon diningroom. If people ever were looking for himon a Thursday around noon, we couldalways assure them he was the diningroom eating his spaghetti.


They say time heals all wounds,and the tragic events of September 11,2001, will certainly take time. We allshare the loss of that tragic day, but inour hearts will always carry forward thespirit and love of country our departedcoworkers demonstrated. Before moretime passes, let us reflect on a few ofour fallen leaders who over the yearsserved in key personnel positions andcontributed to the CP 50 community.

LTG Timothy Maude was trulyour leader and a great advocate for the

civilian per-sonnel com-munity. Heproudly servedwith us andnever missedan opportunityto praise us.LTG Maude'slast formaladdress to theCP 50 com-

munity occurred at the 2001 PersonnelLeader's Meeting. His comments at thetime were truly significant and rein-forced what he already knew - the civil-ian workforce was indispensable andwould play a pivotal role in the Armyof the future. If he were with us today,he would be singing our praises andwould be proud of our contributions tothe current struggle. In life he wasalways with us, leading, guiding, direct-ing, and sharing his expertise; in spirithis vision and ideals live on.

Gary Smith, LTC (Retired), servedas Chief, Army Retirement ServiceOffice, DeputyChief of Staff forPersonnel. Hisdiligence and com-mitment to retireesand their familiesensured theyremained a part ofthe Army family,long after activeservice ended.Gary was recog-nized and appreciated by the entire per-sonnel community. He gave his lifewhile working on yet another initiativeto support and enhance the retirement

community.Max Beilke, MSG (Retired), served

as Gary's deputy. His publication, "MaxFacts," was theprimary tool forproviding awealth of infor-mation to retireesabout their Armyand their benefits.People whoworked closelywith Gary andMax best remem-ber them with a quote that truly sumsup their philosophy, "A life not livedfor others is not a life."

Ronald Golinski, SGM (Retired),Officer Personnel Management,

Directorate ofMilitaryPersonnelManagement,Deputy Chief ofStaff forPersonnel. Ronwas responsiblefor the ReserveOfficer TrainingCadet Program.Those who

worked closely with him remember himfor his positive spirit. He could alwaysfind the bright side of a situation whenothers couldn't. He, like LTG Maude,Gary Smith and Max Beilke, loved hisfamily and the Army he served.

We, as a personnel community,can best honor our fallen leaders andcoworkers by carrying on in their mem-ory the fine traditions and selfless serv-ice they gave their country. Our lossthat fateful day was great and can neverbe replaced. But we can ensure that thesacrifice they made is never forgottenand will always serve as a guiding lightin the days to come.

As always, we encourage and wel-come your comments and suggestionsconcerning CP50. Please do not hesitateto contact me at (703) 325-4753 [email protected]. We lookforward to seeing you at the upcomingmeeting.

Career Program 50 Remembersby Mrs. Ona Cates

Seeing Starsby Sergeant Major (Retired) PJ Swanson

I've been doing some remembering and thinkingever since I saw your first announcement aboutLTG Maude, but decided to wait for the announce-ment. One of my first reactions (other than thecomplete horror of the acts) was to wonder if Iknew anybody. To find out I knew two names list-ed as missing really hit home about how fragile lifeis and how some folks you meet throughout theyears in the service stay with you forever.

I met LTG Maude in Korea in 1985 when hewas the 2nd ID AG, before moving to the G1 job(before the positions were combined). While theband was part of the AG company, we really func-tioned on our own for most things. As the first ser-geant, I had a fair amount of contact with then LTCMaude and was impressed by his calm, profession-al demeanor. One of my SFCs ("Mac" McLin -who would later make 1SG) told me to watch LTCMaude, because he would be wearing stars in thefuture.

Two of LTG Maude's actions from that erastood out in my mind. The first was when both theEUSA and 2ID bands started declining in numberswith noreplacements and we couldn't figure what was hap-pening. Both bands were lucky to march 20 sol-diers on the field. LTC Maude sent a letter to a for-mercommander of 8th PERSCOM who had been pro-moted to BG and assigned to PERSCOM askinghim to look at the situation. The phrase, "That bothbands are still able to function with somewhat bal-anced instrumentation seems to be by accident,rather than by design," still sticks in my mind.Anyway, PERSCOM did some checking, found theproblem, and started fixing it.

The other incident happened after I was selectedto attend the Sergeant Major's Academy. I was feel-ing a little nervous about the course,and LTCMaude had a heart-to-heart with me. His main com-ment was that the Sergeant Major Course wasmuch like CGSC or the War College. The hardestpart of those courses was not the academics. Thehardest part was being selected to attend. I used hiswisdom on this subject with several folks sincethen.

I ran into LTG Maude from time to time, andwe always had the bond that folks develop fromassignments like Korea. It was a pleasure to see1SG McLin's prophecy come true.

LTG Maude will be missed, not only by theArmy and the AG Corps, but by this old retiree as

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Flag at Pentagon Attack Site Lowered,Preserved

by Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2001 -- The huge American flag that hung to the rightof the damaged area of the Pentagon was lowered Oct. 11 and folded with fullmilitary honors.

Soldiers of A Company, 3rd Infantry (The Old Guard), lowered the colors andfolded them on the helipad just in front of where hijacked airliner hit thePentagon Sept. 11. Before Sept. 11, the flag belonged to the U.S. Army Band and nearby Fort Myer,Va. It is a garrison flag, the largest authorized for the military.

After the attack on the Pentagon, bandsmen sent the flag to the Pentagon. DuringPresident Bush's visit to the impact site, 3rd Infantry soldiers and fire fightersunveiled the flag and draped it over the side of the building.

The flag had hung in place ever since. Each night, workers illuminated it withflood lights. Today, the flag is soot-stained and ripped at one spot where itrubbed up against the building.

"This flag will never be flown again," Maj. Gen. Jim Jackson, commander of theArmy Military District of Washington, said following the ceremony. Jackson willpresent the flag to the Army leadership later. They will decide its ultimate desti-nation.

Soldiers from A Company, 3rd Infantry (The Old Guard), gather and fold the American flag that draped theside of the Pentagon beside the impact site where terrorists crashed a hijacked airliner September 11, 2001.The soldier presented the flag to Military District of Washington Commander, Major General Jim Jackson.The flag will never be flown again. - Photos by Jim Garamone

In memory of Colonel Canfield Boone

by Lieutenant Colonel Catherine O'BrienReserve Component Incentive Manager

Colonel Boone served for 31 years. He joinedthe Indiana Army National Guard and rose tothe rank of staff sergeant in the 38th InfantryDivision. He received a direct appointment asan AG officer.

While in the INARNG, he served as AssistantPostal Officer, 38th AG Company, EqualOpportunity Operations Officer, 38th InfantryDivision, Battalion Adjutant, HHC, 738thMaintenance Battalion, and CompanyCommander, Company B, 738th MaintenanceBattalion.

He became AGR in 1986. His first assign-ment was as Assistant Professor of MilitaryScience for Eastern Illinois University. Healso served as Personnel Staff Officer andPersonnel Analyst for the Army NationalGuard Personnel Directorate. Other assign-ments included AGR Assignments Officer,Personnel Secretariat, and Chief, MilitaryPersonnel Services at National Guard Bureau.He served at PERSCOM as the ARNGAdvisor and Mobilization Integrator. He wasassigned to ODCSPER in August 1998 as aARNG Personnel Policy Integrator.

Colonel Boone completed AGOBC, AGOACand CGSC. He received a Bachelor's ofScience from Butler University and a MSfrom Webster University.

His awards include the Legion of Merit,Purple Heart, Meritorious Service Medal (with1 oak leaf cluster), RCOM (with 3 oak leafclusters), and the Army Staff IdentificationBadge.

Colonel Boone is survived by his wife, Linda,and three sons, Chris, Andy, and Jason.


The AG Corps Remembers . . .

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From top left: Samantha Lightbourn-Allen, Specialist Craig S. Amundson, Max J. Beilke, Carrie R. Blagburn, Colonel Canfield D. Boone, Donna Bowen, Sergeant FirstClass Jose Orlando Calderon-Olmedo, Angelene C. Carter, Sharon Carver, John J. Chada, Ada M. Davis, Lieutenant Colonel Jerry Dickerson Jr., Amelia V. Fields,Gerald Fisher, Cortez Ghee, Brenda C. Gibson, Ronald F. Golinski, Diane M. Hale-McKinzy, Carolyn B. Halmon, Shelia M. J. Hein, Major Wallace C. Hogan, Jr.,Jimmie I. Holley, Peggie M. Hurt, Lt. Col. Stephen N. Hyland Jr., Sergeant Major Lacey B. Ivory, Lieutenant Colonel Dennis M. Johnson, Brenda Kegler, David W.Laychak, Major Stephen V. Long, Terrance M. Lynch, Teresa M. Martin, Ada L. Mason, Lieutenant Colonel Dean E. Mattson, Lieutenant General Timothy J. Maude,Robert J. Maxwell, Molly L. McKenzie, Major Ronald D. Milam, Odessa V. Morris, Ted H. Moy, Diana Padro, Specialist Chin Sun Pak, Major Clifford L. Patterson, Jr.,Scott Powell, Deborah A. Ramsaur, Rhonda S. Rasmussen, Martha M. Reszke, Cecelia E. Richard, Edward V. Rowenhorst, Judy Rowlett, Robert E. Russell, ChiefWarrant Officer William R. Ruth, Marjorie C. Salamone, Colonel Dave M. Scales, Janice M. Scott, Michael L. Selves, Marian H. Serva, Antoinette Sherman, Donald D.Simmons, Cheryle D. Sincock, Gary F. Smith, Patricia J. Statz, Edna Lee Stephens, Sergeant Major Larry L. Strickland, Lieutenant Colonel Kip P. Taylor, Sandra C.Taylor, Sergeant Tamara C. Thurman, Willie Q. Troy, Lieutenant Colonel Karen J. Wagner, Meta L. Waller, Staff Sergeant Maudlyn A. White, Sandra L. White, ErnestWillcher, Major Dwayne Williams, Edmond Young, Lisa L. Young.

Lieutenant General Timothy Maude

Lieutenant Colonel Kip Taylor

Major Dwayne Williams

Sergeant Major Larry Strickland

Sergeant Major Lacey Ivory


AGCRA

The Adjutant General’s Corps Regimental Association salutes the members ofthe Association who perished on September 11, 2001

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In Support of ourPresident and Nation

by Master Sergeant Morris Foor

8 November 2001, 1800.

The Army Ground Forces Band, looking resplendent in their dressblues, takes the stage at the Thomas B. Murphy Ballroom in theGeorgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Their mission: performhonors for the Commander in Chief, President George W. Bush, priorto his address to the nation on the war on terrorism and the creation ofthe Office of Homeland Security. The band will also provide entertain-ment to the thousands in attendance prior to the speech.

The audience exhibited a level of patriotism never before witnessedin the Atlanta area. The attendees represented all walks of life; the mili-tary and civilian workforce, firefighters and policeman, postal workersand health care employees. The band, under the direction of Major OtisFrench, supported the emotions of the crowd by performing almost anhour of patriotic selections prior to the introduction of the President.The sound of thousands of Americans clapping in unison to selectionssuch as 'Washington Post' and 'Semper Fidelis' as well as the heartfeltrendering of 'America the Beautiful' brought a tear to the eye of manyof the band members. The praise and thanks given by many in atten-dance was once again one of the special moments to which only anArmy Bandsman can relate: when a veteran, one who risked his or herlife protecting our freedom and way of life, goes out of his or her wayto tell you how much your performance has meant, you know beyonddoubt that your job as a bandsman is indeed very special. Not only inthe support of dignitaries and official functions, but in the most impor-tant role of letting our veterans and the American public know that thenation is eternally grateful for their sacrifice and support.

"We will always remember the words of that brave man, expressingthe spirit of a great country. We will never forget all we have lost, andall we are fighting for. Ours is the cause of freedom. We've defeatedfreedom's enemies before, and we will defeat them again. We cannotknow every turn this battle will take. Yet we know our cause is just andour ultimate victory is assured. We will, no doubt, face new challenges.But we have our marching order: My fellow Americans, let's roll."President Bush, Georgia World Congress Center, 8 November 2001.

Note: on 12 February 2001 the Army Ground Forces Band wastasked to perform for President Bush as he arrived at Hunter ArmyAirfield in Savannah, Georgia. This was his first official visit on AirForce One since assuming office. The Army Ground Forces Band wasthe first military band, other than the DC bands, to perform 'Hail to theChief' for the new President. To have had the opportunity to perform forsuch a great leader on two occasions has indeed been a great honor.

TTim's Prayerim's PrayerA prayer of remembrance for the family of Lieutenant

General Timothy J. MaudeBy Chaplain (Colonel) Janet Y. Horton and Colonel

Christine Knighton

Chaplain Horton is a chaplain who taught ethics at theAdjutant General and Finance Schools from 19985-89. Sheserved with General Maude during four different assign-ments. Colonel Knighton was his deputy at one time.Together they wrote this prayer for Teri Maude. She liked itand encouraged them to share it with others who knew him.

I Gave My All . . . Soldiering On

I thank you forever dear God for Teri, Kathleen and Karen*How my heart laughed with themHow I loved each one of themAs priceless treasures in my heart

I thank you for all the soldiers, service members and civilians I served with

You allowed me to leave a legacy of leadership through them

And through countless missions we met with joy and resolveI've done my dutyI stood my watch...even in the face of gravest dangerYou and I understand what faithfulness is*You gave me great courage*And in honor and dignity I served a vision beyond the mere

call of dutyI ask but a simple recognitionThat...I am a soldier, And as a soldier, patriot, father and husband I gave my all

I smile and offer up all the love in my heart*Lord may I drink of Your living water*And take my place with YouAnd will you write my name among the stars*May I enter the eternal peaceTo the haven of Your love*

Your faithful servant...Tim

For a soldier such as he, we all give thanks And ask Lord,that You grant him peace forever . . . Amen

* Lines adapted from Prayers from the Ark/The Creatures'Choir by Carmen Bernos De Gasztold

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In the weeks after the terrorist attack on September 11th, Ispent more time at Arlington National Cemetery than I everthought I would. My memory is full of the sights and sounds ofthat awful time: the long walks from the chapel to the gravesite behind flag-draped coffins on caissons pulled by impecca-bly groomed black horses; the snap of the Old Guard firingsquad and the echo of their shots through crisp autumn air; thesoulful sound of a solitary bugler playing "Taps"; the tears,hugs, prayers, and eulogies of friends and family; and the eerieirony that from most of the graves one could see the charred,collapsed section of the Pentagon where we had worked and

where the very people we were burying had died.Meanwhile, amidst the overwhelming sadness, the work of theoffice of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel continued. OnSeptember 12th those who were able, set up temporary officesin the buildings occupied by PERSCOM. Operations neverceased or slowed, despite constant interruptions for yet anotherfuneral, memorial service, viewing, or wake. Over the comingdays and weeks, as more of the workforce returned, it becameincreasingly apparent that ourmission was more difficultthan ever, with no relief insight. Complicating thealready challenging situation of working from temporaryoffices, reconstituting critical staff actions, and recovering files,were the added burdens of working without key people, negoti-ating for office space back in the Pentagon, and dealing with anongoing merger between the Army Staff and the Secretariatannounced by the Secretary of the Army prior to September11th. And on top of everything else, the Army and the nationwere at war, with the Army Operations Center and thePersonnel Contingency Cell running 24 hours a day, 7 days aweek.

While most of the DCSPER workers are now back in thePentagon, challenges persist. One group moved back intorepainted and newly carpeted offices, only to be flooded outwhen a water line broke on the floor above them. Other groupshave moved two or three times as office arrangements and stafforganizations changed. While construction on the Pentagoncontinues, we work amidst constant noise, false fire alarms,dust, and clutter. Some workers experienced health problems intheir new spaces, which may eventually be traced to air qualityand poor ventilation. And our "new" Pentagon offices are in

fact only temporary, for we are to move back into theSeptember 11th area this fall, when construction is (miracu-lously) complete. We look ahead to more moves, more confu-sion, different telephone numbers and new computer connec-tions in just a few months.I suppose it would be easy, given all this, to feel sorry for our-selves, to dwell on our losses, or to complain that's all simplytoo hard. Let me tell you why we don't, and why we never will.Today there are thousands of soldiers fighting, and sometimesdying, in the war on terrorism. Many are living far from homein inhospitable places where they are cold, uncomfortable,

tired, and dirty. They are there because that'swhat they do - respond to America's call todefend our freedoms and rights and protect

those who can not protect themselves. They are there becausethey are the good guys in a war against evil. And they are therebecause of what happened to us.

We in the DCSPER (now called the Army G1) are proud of thepart we play in keeping America safe and strong, and while oursituation has been pretty tough lately, we will continue toaccomplish our missions with every ounce of energy we have.

We are soldiers and we are civilian employees and some of usare contractors, and we are all on the same team workingtowards the same goal: to win the war on terrorism. We are onewith the soldier on the battlefield, and we are grateful for whatthey do for us every day.

Many Adjutant General soldiers are currently deployed to allcorners of the globe, each taking care of business in his or herown individual war, which is just a piece of the big war thenation is fighting. Though they rarely get any glory for whatthey do, they understand, because the nature of their job is toprovide support and the limelight does not normally shine onsupporters. AGs love the Army as much as any soldier, andthough it may seem to them sometimes that the Army doesn'tlove them in return, let me say on behalf of the Army G1 fami-ly: we love you and appreciate all you do. Thank you.

PPERSPECTIVEERSPECTIVEby Colonel Phil McNair

We are one with the soldier on the battlefield, . . .

. . . and we are grateful for what they do for us every day.

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On a normal day, the loudest thing in theOld Guard Fife and Drum Corps building isa full Corps rehearsal. Shrill fifes, thunder-ing drums and blaring bugles, all playing atonce, can be a quite formidable sound andtends to drown out anything else in the nearvicinity. But the music of the Fife and DrumCorps was overpowered on the morning ofSeptember 11 by the sad, desperate screamsof fire and police sirens.

Just an hour prior, much of the Corps hadhuddled around the TV in the day room towatch the endless replay of a plane crashinginto the World Trade Center. Amazed as wewere by what we were watching, that amaze-ment soon turned to disbelief as we watched,live on television, as a fireball erupted in thesecond tower. Not one of us watching wasimmune to the same questions thatAmericans across the country were askingthemselves. What's going on? Who's doingthis? This couldn't be an accident.

But theOldGuardFife andDrum Corps had a performance that day andso we pulled ourselves away from the TV,attempted to steady our spinning minds andprepare to do our job. Soon the Corps wassettled into a familiar routine of finalrehearsal for a mission. Then word made itto the rehearsal hall: "They just hit thePentagon."

From that moment on, "routine" no longerexisted for The Old Guard Fife and DrumCorps, or America.

For years, the contingency mission of TheOld Guard has been the defense of thenational capitol region. Dozens of scenarioshave been rehearsed, but no one ever antici-pated something like what happened onSeptember 11. In all of the scenarios the Fifeand Drum Corps, like all Army bands, istasked with rear support duties. In drills, thisusually means that the Corps provides per-sonnel to augment security at RegimentalHeadquarters, checking IDs and controllingaccess to the building. Within minutes of thenews that the Pentagon had been struck, sol-

diers from the Fife and Drum Corps were ontheir way up the street to take up this task.The remainder of the Corps secured the Fifeand Drum building and watched the tragedyunfolding on network television.

For much of the Fife and Drum Corps, thereality of the situation and its possible rami-fications soon hit home as the entire Corpsgathered in the rehearsal hall again, but thistime without instruments. Instead of ourfamiliar fifes, bugles and drums, we gatheredin the rehearsal hall to receive some updatetraining on the use of our protective masks.In the Fife and Drum Corps, for the past 15years, going to the field has meant headingout to Summerall Field or the Pentagon foranother ceremony or hopping on a bus tohead off to Western Pennsylvania for aParade. By the end of the day on September11, the Corps was putting together newlyissued TA-50, retrained in the use of theirprotective masks and looking more like aline company than a musical element.

Over the next two weeks, we performedmore like a line company as well.Occasionally, you might hear someone in apractice room during their "12-hours-off"shift, but mostly the music stopped. All ofthe scheduled performances were cancelled,including Spirit of America, and the flow ofnew requests dropped off completely.Instead, the Corps fielded requests fromRegimental Headquarters to supplement theline companies in their duties. And with thesame focus that is applied to performing anarrival ceremony on the White House lawn,the Fife and Drum Corps attacked the new,and for us, unusual duties to which we werecalled.

After the initial security detail at the HQbuilding, the Corps provided NCOs to theMilitary District of Washington EmergencyOperations Center to help coordinate recov-ery efforts at the Pentagon, as well as a pla-toon on stand-by to hand out food to thetroops working at the Pentagon. Soon, how-ever, the Corps departed from the traditional

support role that Army bands fill. Two pla-toons were dispatched to the Pentagon forremains recovery, light labor and security.After 24 hours of taskings at the Pentagon,the musician-soldiers of the Fife and DrumCorps began what was to be their primarytask for the next 10 days: augmenting theMPs at the gates and other security points onFt. Myer. Searching cars and directing trafficwere only two of the many skills for whichthe Corps traded in their instruments.

Once relief arrived from as far away asPuerto Rico, the Fife and Drum Corpsreturned to building 231 and the fifes, drumsand bugles that were left behind onSeptember 11. Less than twelve hours afterthe final MP augmentation shift ended, theFife and Drum Corps was back onSummerall Field rehearsing for a ceremony.For the first time in nearly two weeks, theCorps was playing music and marching drilland performing the tasks that we train for ona daily basis. That first rehearsal was rough.

Perhaps it was two weeks of not march-ing. Perhaps it was two weeks of notpracticing. Perhaps the focus level wasdialed down one or two notches to

make room for the lingering doubts and fearsfrom the 11th. By the second go-round forthe rehearsal, however, the Corps was backin fine form.

At his retirement ceremony on November15, MSG Brian Pentony summed up thefeelings of the entire Corps. MSG Pentonywas the Snare-Drum Group Leader for morethan ten years and served in the Fife andDrum Corps for twenty years. In hisremarks, he had this to say, "I've performedin Spirit of America since '83, InauguralParades for four Presidents, Tattoos and somany other things. But the memory I willcherish the most from my time here is hav-ing been part of The Old Guard Fife andDrum Corps at its finest hour. That hourcame on September 11 and the days that fol-lowed."

IT’S FINEST HOURby Sergeant First Class William E. White, Jr.

The United States Army Band (Pershing’s Own)

That hour came on September 11th . . . .


Performances Related to the Events of11 September 2001and its Aftermath

On 11 September 2001, The UnitedStates Army Ceremonial Band performed aFull Honor Funeral in Arlington NationalCemetery shortly before the terrorist planecrashed into the Pentagon. The funeral wasa 0830 PCT-65, i.e. the funeral began at0900 at Patton Circle where the casket wastransferred to the caisson and escorted tosection 65 of the cemetery where the burialceremony took place. Section 65 is in closeproximity to the wall of the Pentagon thatwas damaged in the attack. Sergeant FirstClass Paul Klontz was the bugler whosounded Taps at the funeral. Theband completed the ceremony andwas on board buses headed throughthe cemetery, back to Fort Myer,when the plane flew overhead andcrashed into the Pentagon.

Sergeant First Class Maria De LaCerda, drum major for the 0830funeral, witnessed the actual event.At the completion of the funeral shebegan walking to her car that wasparked near Patton Circle. Along theway, she stopped near the intersec-tion of Arnold Drive and MacArthurDrive to talk with Mr. Cox, a well-known bus driver. From this loca-tion, she heard a sonic boom andthen saw a "silver streak" overheadfollowed by a two-tiered fireball andan "incredible mushroomed, blackcloud of smoke."

On 12 September 2001, TheUnited States Army Chorus performed atthe Congressional Prayer Service held inthe Capitol Rotunda. "God Bless America"was performed and both the Senate and theHouse of Representatives were in atten-dance.

On 14 September 2001, The UnitedStates Army Orchestra performed for theNational Prayer Service held at theNational Cathedral. This service was partof the National Day of Prayer &Remembrance for the victims of the 11September 2001 attacks. President GeorgeW. Bush, many members of Congress, andseveral former presidents were in atten-dance. President Bush and the Reverend

Billy Graham spoke during the service.The orchestra performed a prelude thatincluded the musical selections "JFK" and"Battle Hymn of the Republic". Thegroup's rendition of "JFK" was outstand-ing. "JFK"'s sonorous and haunting trumpetsolo was performed by Staff SergeantTerry Bingham with the highest degree ofmusical excellence. Opera star DenyceGraves also sang during the service.

On 16 September 2001, The UnitedStates Army Brass Quintet performed at aworship service for families of thePentagon victims. The service was held atthe Crystal City Sheraton where many ofthese families were staying. The quintet

performed a prelude, postlude, and accom-panied hymns as the attendees sang. Theyalso performed God Bless America as theattendees sang with them. Fourrelatives/survivors of Pentagon victimsspoke during the service. Quintet memberSergeant Major Dennis Edelbrock reportsthat the service was "very moving".

On 16 September 2001, a combo fromThe United States Army Chorale per-formed at Six Flags Over Maryland. Thisperformance was originally a promotionalfor "Spirit of America" but was changedinto a patriotic "Spirit of the Army"because of the events of 11 September2001. The combo was comprised of Staff

Sergeant Ron Gutierrez (vocals), SergeantFirst Class Lou Durham (keyboards),Master Sergeant Mike McReynolds (bass),and Sergeant First Class Frank Carroll(drums).

On 19 September 2001, a combo fromThe United States Army Band "Pershing'sOwn" provided music for the military andcivilian personnel of Camp Unity (tentcity) at the Pentagon disaster site. Thecombo performed on stage in the food tentfor approximately one hour. Patriotic musicinterspersed with lighter selections wasperformed. The duty uniform was BDUs.The combo consisted of Master SergeantMyles Overton (drums), Sergeant First

Class Lou Durham (piano), SergeantMajor Dallas Smith (bass), MasterSergeant Wilbert MacMillon (con-gos), Sergeant First Class MercyDiez (vocalist), and Sergeant FirstClass Harry Waters (trombone).

On 2 October 2001, The UnitedStates Army Chorus performed onthe "Larry King Live" show.Because of the events of 11September 2001, Larry King wasclosing every show with a patrioticsegment. The group performed"America The Beautiful" during thelast three minutes of the show.Chorus members expressed that theperformance went exceptionallywell. Additionally, Chief WarrantOfficer Robert Nixon, musical direc-tor and officer-in-charge of chorus,was interviewed by Larry King.

On 5 October 2001, The UnitedStates Army Herald Trumpets performedon New York City's WB11 morning show.The music performed was "Salute To ANew Beginning", "This Is My Country",and "Olympic Fanfare and Theme". Thegroup's appearance was intended as a patri-otic tribute to the 11 September 2001 vic-tims and as a promotional for the AveryFisher Hall concert.

On 5 October 2001, The United StatesArmy Brass Quintet performed on NewYork City's WCBS morning show.Between 0450 and 0700 the group wasused approximately a dozen times. Thisincluded two feature "spots". These per-formances were used to promote the band's

The United States Army Band "Pershing's Own"& 11 September 2001

by Sergeant First Class Michael L. Yoder, Historian, The US Army Band "Pershing's Own"

US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, left, and Chairman of the JointChiefs of Staff, General Richard Myers, stand at the impact point of thePentagon, hit by a hijacked airliner on Sept. 11. The ceremony marked thethree-month anniversary of the attack, and Rumsfeld vowed that the US militarywould keep pursuing those responsible for the attack.

-Dayna Smith/The Washington Post

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Avery Fisher Hall concert and as a patriotictribute to the 11 September 2001 victims.

On 5 October 2001, The United StatesArmy Chorus appeared on the NBC TodayShow. "Battle Hymn of the Republic", "AHero For Today", and "America TheBeautiful" were performed. Staff SergeantSteve Cramer was the featured soloist on"A Hero For Today". Today show host AnnCurry interviewed Colonel Gary F. Lamb,leader and commander of The UnitedStates Army Band "Pershing's Own", aboutthe band's upcoming performance at AveryFisher Hall in Lincoln Center.

On 6 October 2001, The United StatesArmy Band "Pershing's Own" performed aconcert in Avery Fisher Hall, LincolnCenter, New York City, NY. This perform-ance served as a tribute to the World TradeCenter victims and the policeman, firemen,rescue teams, etc, that served the nationduring the rescue and recovery effort.Participating elements included the ConcertBand, Herald Trumpets, Strings, andChorus. Army Vice Chief of Staff, GeneralKeane, introduced the band and also spokepersonally to the band at the conclusion ofthe concert.

On 7 October 2001, The United StatesArmy Band "Pershing's Own" performed atGround Zero, New York City for the menand women participating in the rescue,recovery, and clean up efforts. The eventwas a memorial service that included musicand prayer. Mayor Rudy Giuliani was inattendance. "America The Beautiful" and"God Bless America" were performed.Sergeant First Class Bob McDonald wasthe vocal soloist as everyone sang alongwith the band during "God Bless America".Several band members expressed that theimages from television did not prepare onefor the magnitude of destruction.

On 7 October 2001, Staff SergeantAlvie Powell sang The National Anthem atArlington's Day of Remembrance andAppreciation held at the Washington-LeeHigh School stadium. The event was a trib-ute to the Pentagon victims and those whoassisted in the aftermath. Virginia GovernorJim Gilmore, Senator John Warner, andRepresentative James Moran were featuredspeakers at the service and the event washosted by Doreen Gentzler, co-anchor oflocal NBC channel 4.

On 11 October 2001, The United StatesArmy Chorale performed as part of a jointservice chorus at the Department ofDefense Service of Remembrance "UnitedIn Memory". This service was held in

memory of the victims of the attack on thePentagon. The service marked 30 dayssince the tragedy and was held at the Mallentrance to the Pentagon. During the serv-ice, names of the victims were scrolledacross several large screens. PresidentGeorge W. Bush, Secretary of DefenseDonald Rumsfeld, and Chairman of theJoint Chiefs of Staff, General RichardMyers spoke during the service. FormerPresident William Clinton and SenatorHillary Rodham Clinton were in atten-dance. Approximately 25,000 people werepresent.

On 12 October 2001, Staff SergeantDan Snyder performed at the memorialservice for Lieutenant Colonel Kip Taylor.Lieutenant Colonel Taylor was the aid tothe Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel,Lieutenant General Maude. BothLieutenant Colonel Taylor and LieutenantGeneral Maude were killed in the terroristattack on the Pentagon. The service washeld at the Fort Myer Memorial Chapel andaccording to Staff Sergeant Snyder theArmy Chief of Staff, General EricShinseki, sat on the front row. StaffSergeant Snyder performed "Bridge OverTroubled Waters", "Edelweiss", "God BlessAmerica", and some additional hymns.

On 18 October 2001, a quartet from TheUnited States Army Chorus appeared at aWashington Wizards intra-squad game. Thegame was played as a tribute to thePentagon rescue workers. Only the rescueworkers and District of Colombia VIP'swere in attendance. The quartet performedThe National Anthem and "God BlessAmerica". The quartet consisted ofSergeant First Class Bob McDonald,Sergeant First Class Antonio Guliano, StaffSergeant Alec Maly, and Staff SergeantSteve Cramer.

As of 5 November 2001, The UnitedStates Army Ceremonial Band has partici-pated in 19 funerals for victims of thePentagon attack. This includes 13 FullHonor funerals, three Sergeant Major FullHonor funerals, and three Standard Honorfunerals. The unit provides a band for FullHonor Funerals, a drummer and bugler forSergeant Major Full Honor funerals, and abugler for Standard Honor funerals.

The band also had many additionalduties related to the events of

11 September 2001.

From 11 September 2001 through 21September 2001, personnel from the unit's

audio and lighting section provided round-the-clock lighting and electrical support inand around the Pentagon disaster site. Asrescue and recovery operations were initiat-ed, unit personnel were immediately dis-patched to the disaster site with generators.Soldiers set-up, maintained, and repairedall generators. These efforts fulfilled theongoing electrical needs of both the mili-tary and civilian entities involved in the on-site operations. This massive effort alsoincluded providing lighting support duringthe night for continuous operations by thecivilian fire and rescue teams, disaster per-sonnel, and all additional supporting agen-cies involved.

During the period 11 September 2001through 30 September 2001, unit represen-tatives served round-the-clock at theEmergency Operations Center (EOC) onFort McNair. Duties involved addressingall concerns related to the Pentagon terror-ist attack to include funeral issues, patrioticmusical protocols and the ethics, customs,and courtesies thereof.

From 13 September 2001 through 26September 2001, unit personnel providedround-the-clock administrative assistance incredentialing individuals for access to thePentagon disaster area. Due to heightenedsecurity, the creation of photo identificationwas required for all individuals engaged inthe rescue and recovery operations. Duringthe 13 days of operational support, armyband personnel assisted The United StatesSecret Service in processing over 10,000identification badges.

During the period 11 September 2001through 30 September 2001, personnelfrom the unit's transportation section wereassigned as driver escorts. Driver escortduties consisted of transporting designatedCasualty Assistance Officers from theMilitary District of Washington area toDover Air Force Base in Delaware.

Anecdotal Information Related to theEvents of

11 September 2001and its Aftermath

During his duty shift at the EmergencyOperations Center, Master Sergeant WaltTodenhoft was instrumental in procuringthe large garrison flag that was unfurlednear the damaged area of the Pentagon.General Jackson, commander of theMilitary District of Washington, directlyrequested that this flag be obtained after heremembered seeing it at the unit's 1812concert. Through numerous phone calls,


Master Sergeant Todenhoft dili-gently pursued the location of thisflag until it was obtained from theFort Myer Flag Shop.

Staff Arranger Sergeant FirstClass Paul Murtha composed"Heroic Fanfare" specifically forthe Avery Fisher Hall Concert on6 October 2001 in New York City.This composition was written as atribute to the firemen, policemen,and transit authority who lost theirlives on 11 September 2001. Thepiece is scored for herald trumpetsand the caption under the titlereads: Dedicated To The Men &Women Of The New York CityFire Department, PoliceDepartment, And TransitAuthority Who Lost Their LivesIn The Line Of Duty…September11th 2001 A.D. The United StatesArmy Herald Trumpets performedthis piece to open the concert on 6October 2001 at Avery FisherHall.

In direct response to a demandfor patriotic music after the eventsof 11 September 2001, The UnitedStates Army Concert Band record-ed a compact disc of patrioticselections entitled "A Hero ForToday".

Staff Sergeant Alec Maly wasscheduled to sing The NationalAnthem at the WashingtonRedskins vs. the Arizona CardinalsNFL game on 16 September 2001.Because of the events of 11September 2001, the game wascancelled and Staff Sergeant Malywas rescheduled to sing theNational Anthem at theWashington Redskins vs. theSeattle Seahawks NFL game on 4November 2001.

For several days after the ter-rorist attacks, the unit's duties inArlington National Cemetery werehalted. After the plane hit thePentagon on 11 September 2001,funerals in Arlington NationalCemetery were canceled for theremainder of the day and in thenext few days, most, if not all,funerals were either cancelled orpostponed at the request of familymembers.

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In early October 2001, minus eight folks back for security missions, The US Continental ArmyBand - TUSCAB - from Fort Monroe, Virginia, traveled to New York City and Pittsburgh and per-formed missions that were all very well received. The band was most definitely a visible, positivepresence for TRADOC and the Army.

Our first performance was in Grand Central Station. This venue provided access to thousandsof people on their way into work. Many citizens missed their normal trains or were late to workbecause they stayed to listen. The special events coordinator for the MTA asked us to return GrandCentral a second day and the coordinator for Penn Station called to request us after hearing the per-formance in Grand Central Station. In addition, the coordinator for Bryant Park and Grace Plazaattended the performance on the second day.

Our visit to Central Park was coordinated through the NYC Parks department. We performednoontime performance for hundreds of people on their lunch hour.

We conducted a noontime performance at Bryant Park, adjacent to the NYC Public Library.This very popular lunchtime venue attracted thousands.

Another noontime performance was held at Grace Plaza, also adjacent to the NYC PublicLibrary. This was another very popular lunchtime venue. As we played, the sponsor passed outsmall American flags to the audience.

At Penn Station, we had a reception similar to the one at Grand Central Station - access to thou-sands of people on their way into work. Again, many citizens missed their normal trains or werelate to work because they stayed to listen.

We next travel to Baldwin High School on Long Island to perform a well-attended evening con-cert for the community. Like many communities in the NYC region, this community sufferedmany losses due to the attacks of 11 September. Some of the victims' families attended the concertand were most appreciative.

Next was North Shore High School on Long Island, another well-attended evening concert forthe community. The local government officials invited the American Legion to present the colorsand had representatives from the Fire Department, Police Department, and a Special Forces Soldierat the concert. Also in attendance were family members of the local Fire Chief who lost his life atthe WTC. They were "very moved and uplifted" by our performance.

TUSCAB performed two assembly concerts for the students, staff and some parents at UdallMiddle School on Long Island. Several of the students lost parents in the WTC. The widow ofone victim attended the first assembly concert. Through tear-filled eyes, she thanked us profuselyfor performing and told us how much the performance helped lift her spirits. Her daughter attend-ed the second assembly concert.

We also made contact with the NYC Mayors office press secretary for Ground Zero operations,who would very much like to have us perform for upcoming memorial tributes/activities. BronxCouncil Member, Lucy Cruz tried to arrange for us to perform in the Bronx. Unfortunately, herstaff was not able to coordinate anything in the short time we were there.

The US Army Band performed a public concert (scheduled months ago) on Saturday at AveryFisher Hall, and another brief performance Sunday morning during a prayer service at GroundZero.

During the Pittsburgh Steelers Game, the Band performed outside Heinz Field from 1045-1215.Some of the performance was broadcast live as part of the local pre-game show (KDKA TV, aCBS affiliate). Many people stopped to listen and cheer as we played patriotic selections.

Following the administering of the oath of enlistment for new enlistees, TUSCAB played"America the Beautiful" from the south end zone - broadcast live to the jumbotron in the stadiumand regionally to a three state area. The Band's performance at half-time was canceled. Insteadwe watched President Bush's address on the jumbotron with everyone else. Attendance at the gamewas over 62,300.

The US Continental Army Band A Positive Presence

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While flying missions in support ofOperation Enduring Freedom, membersof the 160th Special Operations AviationRegiment (SOAR), located at FortCampbell, Kentucky, carried with themsymbols of those individuals who werekilled by the tragic events on September11. The "Night Stalkers," as members ofthe unit are called, proudly wore and dis-played flags, patches and other items asa show of unityand as a tributeto America'sfallen heroes.

The recognitionbegan after aservice member,who volunteeredto help removewreckage atground zero,gave the 160thpieces of thatwreckage tobury inAfghanistan. Healso gave mem-bers of the unitdozens of NewYork City fire and police departmentpatches. The pilots and crews wore thesepatches on their uniforms, symbolicallybringing the New York City fire andpolice departments with them on theirflights in the war on terrorism. They alsopainted "NYFD" and various New YorkCity fire department logos on their heli-copters.

"Wearing the patches constantly remind-ed us of what started this whole war,"said one 160th SOAR pilot. "They want-ed us to wear them in honor of their fall-en comrades. When this whole thing isover, we're planning on meeting the fire-men and exchanging a few stories."

The 160th SOAR flew the very first heli-copter flight into Afghanistan, carrying

with them two American flags. Beforedeparting, the flight lead took out a pieceof paper and wrote a simple note toPresident Bush. "Sir, with all ourrespect, sense of duty, honor and patriot-ism for our great nation, we are honoredto carry this precious cargo. God blessthe United States of America and Godbless the US military." Each crewmem-ber then signed the letter before walking

out in the darkness for their mission intothe unknown.

"You were going some place that no oneelse had been," the air mission com-mander said later. "There was an intenselevel of uncertainty and such an adrena-line rush."

They successfully returned and immedi-ately following the debriefing session, acommander read that letter aloud."Everyone stood a little taller after thatfirst mission," said a Night Stalker pilot.A Special Forces team later raised one ofthe flags at the US embassy in Kabul.The second flag made its way to theWhite House.

Perhaps most touching though was hon-

oring a special request made by a fatherin memory of his daughter, a flight atten-dant who was serving on one of thehijacked planes.

"Would it be possible," the father wrote,"to have some soldier, some good manor woman, carry these wings with themin our war against terrorism? Thesewings were pinned on me by our daugh-ter's wingmate on the day of her memori-al. I wore them that day and as weclosed out our daughter's apartment andher life. I wore them to ground zero,where the evil invaders of our countryand our lifestyle hurled themselves intohell and killed 5,000 innocent civilians.They are of sturdy medal, having resis-ted a lot of tears and sweaty palms, with-out tarnishing. My intent was to returnthem to her wingmate, but I want themto travel to action first for my daughter."A solemn "hoo-ah" filled the briefingtent after the letter was read. A crewchief immediately asked if he could wearthe wings.

"After hearing the letter, I thought itwould be a real honor to fly with them,"said Staff Sergeant Mark. "I'd just like tothank her father for giving me that privi-lege." While pinned on his body armor,the flight attendant's wings flew intoaction more than 20 times.

As soldiers and citizens of America, theNight Stalkers said it was a true privi-lege to carry the precious cargo, to wearthe patches and to fly with the fire andpolice department logos, and they thankthose who gave them such an honor.America can take heart knowing thattheir military will fight the war on terror-ism until it is won, and especially the160th SOAR whose motto says it all --

"Night Stalkers don't quit."

160th SOARHonors Fallen Americans

by Captain Holly Turner

A 160th SOAR crew chief with the flight attendant's wings pinned onto his bodyarmor just before they departed for a mission.

- Photo by Specialist David Barela


Heroes Show Heroes Show America’s ResolveAmerica’s Resolveby Lieutenant Colonel Bob Ortiz

September 11, 2001 - The Pentagon

Mankind's inhumanity to man has beenwell documented throughout history. OnSeptember 11, 2001, another chapter to thebarbarism of international terrorist played outat the Pentagon between corridors 4 and 5.At approximately 9:38 a.m. five terroristsflew American Airlines Flight 77, with 64passengers and crew loaded with 30,000 gal-lons of jet fuel, into the west face of thePentagon. Catastrophic damage was done tothe support columns on the first and secondfloors. Fireballs fed by the jet's fuel explod-ed and initially spread laterally down thehallways of the Pentagon's outer rings (E andD Ring respectively). The Navy's PentagonCommand Center was located on the firstfloor and the Army G-1 Staff Directoratewere located on the second floor in the directimpact area.

The terrorists achieved their initial goalof creating horrific shock and chaos by theirsurprise attack. But in the midst of the hellthat followed, heroes emerged to save livesand showed America's resolve to overcomethis act of international terrorism. This articlefocuses on those members of the Army G-1who made a difference on September 11,2001.

The following soldiers were awarded theSoldier's Medal for heroism and the PurpleHeart for injuries sustained in the attack.Snippets of their actions are provided aftertheir names.

COL Philip McNair, LTC MarilynWills and SPC Michael Petrovich.Overcoming the shock, chaos, and deadlysmoke, these soldiers aided in the rescueefforts of many. These soldiers led a groupthat was trapped on the second floor in aninner conference room next to the E Ringthrough the smoke and falling debris to awindow along the B Ring. Once there, SPCPetrovich smashed out a second story win-dow and helped to systematically lower allindividuals to the ground floor. LTC Willsremained in the building at the window usingher voice to direct more casualties to theescape route. COL McNair made an attemptin vain to search for more casualties beforebeing forced to evacuate due to the thicksmoke and flames. Upon evacuating, COLMcNair reentered the building through holesalong the first floor, after hearing calls forhelp, he moved debris freeing trapped sur-

vivors helping them to safety. These soldiersrisked their life by remaining in the buildingto render assistance to disoriented, trapped,and injured personnel, undoubtedly savinglives.

LTC Robert Grunewald. LTCGrunewald aided in a rescue effort leadingindividuals hurt and disoriented to safety.His voice was heard throughout the burnedout wedge of The Pentagon encouraging peo-ple to continue moving and directing them tofollow his voice. After reentering the wedge,LTC Grunewald continued to use his voiceto urge people in his direction toward anavailable exit. LTC Grunewald risked hislife by remaining in the building and render-ing assistance to the disoriented and injuredpersonnel as they attempted to evacuate thebuilding.

LTC Victor Correa. LTC Correa aidedin the rescue effort by immediately pickingpeople up that were blown to the groundafter the initial impact and blast of thehijacked plane. He then completed a sweepof his entire area and called out to the innersection of the Pentagon wedge one last timebefore being forced to evacuate because ofthe dense smoke and intense heat. Afterevacuating, LTC Correa remained at the firedoor holding it open despite the increasingsmoke. He was able to save several individu-als who otherwise would have perishedbehind the fire door.

MAJ John Grote. MAJ Grote aided inthe rescue effort by leading a group into theD Ring area to search for trapped personnel.After smoke and intense heat forced hisevacuation, MAJ Grote reentered the build-ing through holes along the first floor afterhearing calls for help. MAJ Grote thenmanned a fire extinguisher and moved debrisfreeing trapped survivors and helping themto safety. MAJ Grote risked his life byremaining in the building and then by reen-tering the building to render assistance todisoriented, trapped, and injured personnel,undoubtedly saving lives.

SGM Tony Rose. SGM Rose aided inthe rescue effort by making his way to a firedoor and then using his voice as a beacon tolead people to the door and safety. Despitethe risk of personal injury as the heat, smokeand flames approached the door, SGM Roseremained at the door holding it open fornumerous people to escape. After the smokeand heat became unbearable, SGM Roseevacuated the building. After hearing calls

for help, and without regard for his personalsafety, SGM Rose quickly reentered thebuilding through holes along the first floor,and moved debris freeing trapped survivorsand helping them to safety.

The following soldiers were awarded theSoldier's Medal for heroism. A snippet oftheir actions is provided after their names.

COL John Davies, COL KarlKnoblauch, Jr., COL Roy Wallace, LTCGerald Barrett, LTC Tom Cleary andLTC William McKinnon. These soldiersaided in the rescue effort by reentering thefourth corridor and helping two badly burnedindividuals from the area engulfed by fireand smoke. They then stripped their shirtsoff and, after soaking them, used their shirtsas a breathing filter to reenter the fifth corri-dor of the building. The team immediatelyencountered and then helped to safety indi-viduals suffering from severe smoke inhala-tion. These soldiers risked their lives byremaining in the building and renderingassistance to disoriented and injured person-nel. Their heroic actions helped save lives.

The following soldiers were awarded thePurple Heart for injuries sustained in theattack.

LTC Michael BeansLTC Gregory FritzLTC(P) Philip SmithLTC Robert SnyderLTC Marion WardMAJ Regina GrantMAJ John JessupMAJ John ThurmanSGM Ronald HouleSFC Michael Weaver, Sr.

The following individuals were awarded theDefense of Freedom Medal.

Ms. Martha CardenMs. Betty MaxfieldMs. Dalisay Olaes Ms. Ann ParhamMs. Valecia ParkerMs. Wendy PeerMs. Lois StevensMs. Tracy WebbMr. John YatesEveryone who served at The Pentagon on

September 11 was on the front lines of a newwar. These are just some of the heroic actsthat were recognized that day. This article isa tribute to all our Army heroes living anddeceased who sacrificed for the freedom weall hold dear.

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SOLDIER'S MEDAL AND THE PURPLE HEARTSSG Christopher Braman

LTC Victor CorreaSGT Roxane Cruz-Cortes

MAJ John GroteLTC Robert Grunewald

COL Philip McNairCPT Darrell Oliver

SPC Michael PetrovichSGM Tony Rose

LTC Marilyn Wills

SOLDIER'S MEDALLTC Paul AndersonMAJ Victor BadamiCOL Gerald Barrett

LTC Thomas Cleary IIILTC Kenny CoxCOL John Davies

LTC Adrian ErckenbackCW5 Paul HeggoodMAJ Michael KerzieCPT John Lamm'e

LTC William McKinnonCOL Karl Knoblauch, Jr.COL Edwin MoreheadLTC Danny Pummill

MAJ David RichardsonSGT Matthew Rosenberg

MAJ Patrick TennisCOL Roy Wallace

PURPLE HEARTCPL Eduardo Brunoporto

LTC Michael BeansLC Brian Birdwell

LTC Lawrence Dudney, Jr.LTC Gregory FritzSPC April GallopMAJ Regina GrantSGM Ronald Houle

MAJ John JessupCPT Lincoln Leibner

LTC Phil SmithLTC Robert SnyderLTC Marion Ward

SFC Michael Weaver, Sr.MAJ David King, Jr.COL Larry ThomasMAJ John Thurman

DISTINGUISHED CIVILIAN SERVICE FOR BRAVERYStuart Fluke

Janice JacksonJames Knickerbocker

Jeffrey Moore

EXCEPTIONAL CIVILIAN SERVICE FOR BRAVERYLee Ann Gutwald

David TheallLinda G. Moore

DEFENSE OF FREEDOM MEDALMartha Carden

Stephanie BrownGlen Heffel

Luticia HookRacquel KelleyLouise Kurtz

Betty MaxfieldSheila MoodyDalisay OlaesAnn Parham

Valecia ParkerWendy Peer

Juan Santiago-CruzWayne SinclairMark SkipperPatrick SmithLois Stevens

William WrightJohn Yates

Alan Wallace

HHEROESEROESTHE SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS LISTED HERE RECEIVED AWARDS FOR THEIR ACTIONS FOLLOWING THE SEPTEMBER 11TH

TERRORIST ATTACK ON THE PENTAGON.


From the Majors Assignment Deskby Major Michael A. Scudder, AG Majors Assignment Officer

Sacrificeby Lieutenant Colonel Steven N. Miller,AG Branch Chief, OPMD, PERSCOM

When I think of the word "sacrifice,"several images come to mind. JesusChrist sacrificed himself for the for-giveness of sins. Throughout time, war-riors sacrificed themselves in conflict.Today, baseball players sacrifice fly todrive in runs.

In your experience, perhaps you'vesacrificed an ideal, or a principle or apersonal preference in order to accom-plish the right objective or to do theright thing. Certainly, you and I believethat we've sacrificed during our lives.Just as certainly, we've witnessed sacri-fice. Yet, like everything else in life,we realize that some sacrifices havegreater impact and meaning than oth-ers.

What occurs to me when I think ofthe meaning of sacrifice, is that it oftenbecomes the catalyst for a greater eventand a greater result. That the greaterevent and greater result brings honor tonot only those who suffer, but also tothose who endeavor. We are nowengaged in a great event in the name ofhumanity. The loss of our comrades,loved ones, fellow Americans, andthose we'll never know, will never beforgotten. Their sacrifice will continueto inspire all Americans, indeed all ofmankind, to fight for the right of self-determination without fear of cowardlysneak attack. Their sacrifice will pre-serve the principles and ideals of free-dom, and will inspire our forces tostamp out forever the dark enemy thatchooses not to understand or embracethe value of human life. God bless ourfallen comrades.

As we all know, September 11, 2001,brought terrorism to our nation's front doorand the AG Corps. We lost our most seniorpersonnel leader, officers, soldiers, andcivilians of the AG Corps. In remembranceof their significant contributions and sacri-fices to our service while on active duty, Iwould like to extend my sincere gratitudeto them and deepest sympathy to the familyof our AG major lost that tragic day. MajorDwayne Williams, 40, from Alabama, wasassigned to the Office of the Deputy Chiefof Staff for Personnel. He served in theArmy for 13 years and is survived by hiswife Tammy, son Tyler, and daughterKelsie.

Assignment Update

Of the 270 AG majors in the Army, 115(43%) will be moving during the summerassignment cycle, June through September2002. For officers who are not assigned tofixed tour locations (USAREC, MEPs,USMA, Joint, and ROTC), the majority areaveraging approximately 24 months timeon station. The goal is to get officers into asummer cycle rotation. If you have a yearmonth availability date that is not in thesummer rotation cycle you may want toconsider extending, because assignmentoptions are limited during the winter cycle,October through May.

There is now a requirement to identifyofficers for assignment to Korea one yearin advance when possible. Officers whohave not had to serve an unaccompaniedtour or have a date returned from overseas(DROS) over 5 years old should anticipatea call from the assignments officer. Koreahas a large number of branch qualifyingpositions. These positions are must-fills andhave to be complete prior to other assign-ment locations being validated for fill.

Army Congressional FellowshipProgram, 2004

This program is designed to educate andtrain selected Army officers and civilians incongressional activities, emphasizing thosematters regarding the Department ofDefense. The FY04 ACFP supersedes allprevious congressional fellowship pro-grams. It will begin August 2003 and end at

the conclusion of the Second Session of the108th Congress (approximatelyOctober/November 2004). Selected officersand civilians begin the fellowship with aHQDA orientation from August 2003 untilDecember 2003. Military fellows will betemporarily assigned to the ArmySecretariat or Staff in support of the legisla-tive affairs function. Civilian fellowsremain in their current position if it is in thegeographic area. All fellows participate inthe orientation, which includes a variety ofmeetings and seminars, educational read-ings, and attendance at the one-week ForceIntegration Course. After the HQDA orien-tation, fellows complete a classroom phasewith the institution or foundation chosen asthe FY04 ACFP sponsor. Fellows will thenserve as staff assistants to Members ofCongress during the First Session of the108th Congress. Fellows are typically givenresponsibility for drafting legislation,arranging congressional hearings, writingspeeches and floor statements, and briefingMembers for committee deliberations andfloor debate. Military fellows incur anactive duty service obligation of not lessthan three times the length of the fellow-ship IAW Army Regulation 350-100, para-graph 2-8(b). Civilian fellows also incur aservice obligation IAW Title 5, UnitedStates Code, Section 410.309 and Section4108. Immediately following the fellow-ship, military officers will be assigned to aposition requiring expert knowledge of theoperations of Congress for a two-year uti-lization. Civilian fellows return to theirposition held prior to participating in theACFP. If you have any questions regardingthe program, refer to the Office, ChiefLegislative Liaison web site athttp://www.hqda.army.mil/ocll or AR 1-202, Army Congressional FellowshipProgram.

The Army Selection Board will conveneon 3-5 December 2002 to select fellows.Commanders and supervisors are encour-aged to submit their top candidates for thisprestigious opportunity. Interested individu-als should visit our website at http://www.perscom.army.mil/opfamacs/Congressional_NR.htm or contact Joel Stroutvia email at [email protected] more information.

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Lieutenant’sAssignments

by Captain Harold Riggins

ASSIGNMENTS FOR BRANCH QUALIFIEDCAPTAINS

Many of you have continued to inquireabout what type of assignment you will begoing to after command. There are a widevariety of BQ assignments, like UnitedStates Army Recruiting Command(USAREC) and Active Component/ReserveComponent (AC/RC). There is a goodchance you will serve in one of those twoareas after you have commanded or becomebranch qualified. The Corps AG currentlyhas 47 captain requirements in USARECand 27 in AC/RC. That equals over 35 per-cent of AG Branch's BQ captain assign-ments and represents the branch's twolargest BQ captain requirements.

The USAREC assignments for AG officersare usually recruiting brigade and battalionadjutants or personnel strength managers.All USAREC positions are high priority,two-year nominative assignments. EachUSAREC requirement is an AG specificposition doing AG specific work. Contraryto what some may think, USAREC is notthe kiss of death to an Army career, and ourAG captains do extremely well.

The AC/RC is a congressionally mandatedprogram that provides active componentadvisors to reserve component units. As aresult, AC/RC assignments are placed highon our priority and by law must be filled.Captains assigned to AC/RC units willserve as unit trainers and operations/staffofficers in direct support of National Guardand Reserve Component companies andstaffs. They ensure Reserve and Guardunits correctly train and perform criticalpersonnel service support functions such ascasualty, replacement and postal operations.Officers assigned to AC/RC will serve aminimum of two years.

If you have any questions, please feel freeto give me a call.

Defend and Serve.

Congratulations to our 91 AG lieutenantsselected for promotion to captain. Thisachievement is a result of your hardwork, and is indicative of your potentialfor positions of increased responsibility.If we have not spoken recently, now isthe time for you to contact me to discussAG Captain's Career Course (CCC)availability and your professional devel-opment issues.

All officers selected for promotion tocaptain are required to complete aVoluntary Indefinite acknowledgementwithin thirty days of notification of pro-motion selection. This acknowledgementwill signify their acceptance or declina-tion of VI status. Officers who declineVI status will be separated on their origi-nal obligation date and will not receiveseparation pay. Failure to submit a VIacknowledgement will result in theirbeing automatically tendered into a vol-untary indefinite status and obtaining aone-year active duty service obligation.

Please refer to the FY02 Captain'sPromotion List for instructions on howto fill out the memorandum or go tohttp://pcoltest/opag/vi_memo.htm for anexample VI acknowledgement memoran-dum. Once complete, please fax thecompleted document to the PERSCOMRetirements and Separations Branch at(703) 325-0874.

Should you have any questions, pleasegive me a call.

Captain’s Assignments

by Captain Melinda Romero

Contact the

AGCRAAGCRA WEBSITE

www.agregiment.com

PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OF THE [email protected]

REGIMENTAL SERGEANT [email protected]

SENIOR VICE [email protected]

VP, [email protected]

VP, PUBLICATIONS/[email protected]

VP, [email protected]

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Adjutant General Warrant Officer Updateby CW3 Richard L. Beard III, AG Warrant Officer Proponent

Army Knowledge Online (AKO) israpidly moving to become the centralrepository for Army web sites and accessto secured information. As part of theArmy Transformation, the personnelcommunity is moving rapidly towardstreamlining its systems and giving sol-diers access to their military personnelinformation on-line.

Only recently, PERSCOM hasimplemented a new feature to AKOcalled "OMPF Online" which allows youto access your official military personnelfile, which is stored in the PersonnelElectronic Records Management System(PERMS). Thanks to this great new sys-tem, you no longer have to send away fora copy of your fiche. In the near future

you will be able to view your photo on-line. Eventually you will be able to viewand possibly update some of your person-nel data through the web.

We strongly encourage all officers tosign up for an AKO account. With thisyou receive an e-mail address that willfollow you throughout your career, elimi-nating the every 2-3 year updates andensuring that you receive the latest infor-mation from your assignment officer. Toaccess AKO as a new user, typewww.us.army.mil into your browser,select "I'm a New User" and follow thedirections.

Once you establish your AKOaccount, follow these instructions foraccessing your online OMPF:

1. Go to www.us.army.mil and signin.

2. Click on "Personnel" located onthe left-hand side. Then click on"Personnel" again.

3. Go to "My S-1 Personnel" andclick on "PERSCOM Officer CareerManagement Knowledge Center".

4. Input your name and password toreview your file.

Good luck and remember AKO iswhat you will need to continue to be suc-cessful.

The Future Readiness Officerby Captain Herb Daniel

Hello. I'm CW3 Rick Beard and thenew AG Warrant Officer Proponent. Iwill be working 420A proponency issuesuntil approximately August 2002. That iswhen CW5 Jose Vigil is scheduled toreport in and assume the duties.

I've been extremely busy in my firstmonth on the job. My first major projectcame on the second day of the job, thatwas the "Rollback of Active ComponentWarrant Officer Grade Structure." TheChief of Staff of the Army (CSA)approved the ADS XXI recommendationthat the ODCSPER/G1 constrain theActive Component Warrant Officer gradestructure to the Total Warrant OfficerStudy (TWOS) grade distribution. TheTWOS grade targets are 3.4% (CW5),13.4% (CW4), 24.7% (CW3), and 58.5%(CW2). To meet the CSA's approvedintent, we had to conduct a review andanalysis of the 420A WO grade structureand initiate the appropriate MilitaryOccupational and Classification Structure(MOCS) action. This effort resulted in

our recommendation to re-grade 30 TDApositions to achieve the proper grade dis-tribution. Specifically, one W2 positionto W3, 28 W4 positions to W3, and oneW5 position to W4. The US Total ArmyPERSCOM has received our recommen-dations and will roll up all the proponents'recommendations into one MOCS actionand staff it to the MACOMs for responsein Jun 02.

It has also been a busy month review-ing WO 420A applications for theUSAREC WO selection board in March2002. Unfortunately, there were somesoldiers who didn't get the word on thechange of the boards this year from Mayand November to March and Septemberand weren't able to get their packetsprocessed in time. As of this writing,there were 25 packets competing for 13seats on the Active side. The select goalfor 420A this recruiting year is 25, sothere would be 12 seats remaining for theSeptember 16-20, 2002 board. If youknow of any NCOs who are planning to

apply, please help get the word out tothem to get their packets in as early aspossible to allow processing for waivers ifnecessary. The USAREC WO team hasan excellent web page to help interestedcandidates. Good luck to all who haveapplied!http://www.usarec.army.mil/hq/warrant/Warrant.htm

I will be also working to update the420A information posted on the AGSchool web-pagehttp://160.150.31.102/woprop/woprop1.htm . Please check back often for updates.

Please feel free to contact me with anyquestions or comments. I'm very eager towork 420A issues and am looking for-ward to a productive PLM in May. I canbe reached at DSN 734-8331,Commercial (803) 751-8331, [email protected] and Serve!

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The events of September 11, 2001, made a dramatic impact onpostal operations within the European Theater. As a postal pla-toon leader working within US Army Europe in Germany, I wasable to witness firsthand both the immediate and long-rangechanges to military mail security and procedure that occurred fol-lowing the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and thePentagon.

Although many postal security elements had already been inplace prior to these tragic events, many felt that greater securityawareness was immediately necessary for safe and effective mailoperations within the European Theater. Mail security hadalready been a major training requirement for all Military PostalService clerks, whether civilian or military.

Each clerk within my unit, for example, was required to receivepostal security training both as a new postal employee as well asannually.

Generally, postal security training (recognition and treatment ofsuspicious packages, notification, and evacuation procedures)was emphasized a great deal prior to September 11. Given our close proximity to many areas of global concern(Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia), as well as the potential for terror-ist action related to this, security was continually a predominatesource of caution for all military endeavors within the Theater.This was especially true in military postal operations, as recentmail bomb incidents both in the US and overseas had re-empha-sized the unfortunate role that mail operations could take in thedelivery of explosive, chemical, and biological weapons.

As a result, all of my postal employees were familiar with whatto look for, and what to do if anything suspicious was found.Immediately following the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, DC, however, the operational tempo of mypost office, as well as all others in USAREUR, increased dramat-ically. Not only were my employees checking for "obvious"physical indications of explosive devices in all incoming and out-going mail, but clerks were instructed to pay close attention tothe lettering and addressing on all letters and packages. Misspelled addresses, letters or packages addressed to high-rank-ing field commanders without return addresses, and otheraddressing peculiarities became primary objects of great observa-tion for both myself and my subordinates. Additionally, financemail clerks began to ensure that all customs declaration formswere filled out with more attention to detail with specific itemsindicated. Clerks began to be more careful with scrutinizingevery parcel, looking for any potential problem.

An even greater threat to postal security both in the ContinentalUS and overseas came later in 2001 with the discovery ofAnthrax spores in the mail. This caused a great deal of impact onthe European continent, as once again our proximity to severalareas of recent terrorist activity gave call for concern that biolog-ical terrorist acts might be launched at our forces overseas.Although MPS mail security procedures were already at a highoperational tempo, postal security procedures stepped up to aneven greater level of observation, detection, and notification.To combat the possibility that a postal employee might contractAnthrax from touching an envelope or package containing thebiological weapon in its coetaneous (skin-infecting) form, allpostal employees (APO and mailroom) were instructed to wearlatex or surgical gloves at all times when in contact with anypiece of mail, both incoming and outgoing. Additionally, surgicalfacemasks were circulated throughout USAREUR to all postoffices and mail rooms for potential use in the event that theinhaled form of the biological weapon was discovered within thetheater.

Following the erroneous detection of Anthrax at several Armypost offices within USAREUR, I worked with my platoon ser-geant to formulate a "remote location" plan. Viewing that the presence, real or erroneous, of Anthrax in apostal facility meant immediate closure and investigation, Idecided that a plan to pre-locate all necessary elements wasneeded for postal operations at a different site for use followingany potential closure of my APO.

All items were compiled, inventoried, and put into a special stor-age site. Additionally, coordination was made with the area BaseSupport Battalion to find a suitable alternate location for poten-tial use as a temporary APO. In our case, this meant a structurethat had previously been used as a temporary post office (allpostal regulatory requirements with respect to structure and uti-lization were already met). Our remote location plan certainlygave our APO much more security and stability within our mili-tary community.

I have only mentioned a small cross-section of the many stepsthat military postal officers, NCOs, soldiers, and civilians havetaken to ensure safe, secure, and timely postal service inUSAREUR. While the terrorist attacks of September 11 exposedthe weakest areas of postal security procedures and policies, theyalso inspired a great many people to come together and make ourmilitary mail service safer for everyone.

Global Terrorism’s Effecton

Military Postal Operationsby Captain Richard C. Hyde

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The events of September 11The events of September 11 causedmuch suffering nationwide and wreakedhavoc on the Adjutant General communi-ty. However, during this day and the daysimmediately following, there were someAG soldiers that rose to the challengesthat ensued and brought great credit uponour community and the Army. I was for-tunate enough to see a few of these sol-diers.

The morning began just as any other. Iwas the oath officer so I arrived early andbegan my daily tasks. It was a heavy daywith 226 projected and of that, 104 civil-ians were shipping out to basic training tobecome soldiers, sailors, marines, airmenand women, and coastguardsmen andwomen. By 0730 hours, nearly a fourth ofthe shippers were already getting theirPre-Accession Interviews, signing theirDD Form 93s and looking over their con-tracts. I walked out of my office to helpprocess the shippers when I noticed thatone of my processing NCOs was absent. Itold the NCOIC that I needed to see thisNCO when she arrived because when thenumber of projected applicants and ship-pers is that high, we need everyone at theMEPS and on time to handle the applicantflow. A few moments later she arrived,running into my office, saying, "Ma'am,come here and look at the TV. A planejust crashed into the world trade center."From that moment on, the day seemed toosurreal to explain, and the last thing onmy mind was a soldier being a few min-utes late. Every television in the MEPSwas on and every applicant could see theterrible damage unfolding each newminute in their beloved city. When thesecond tower was hit as we watched, itbrought a dark cloud of smoke with it thatvisibly changed the MEPS environment.

The MEPS personnel valiantly workedwhile secretly wondering if their children,families, or friends were at or near theWorld Trade Center. After the television showed countless pictures of the two tow-

ers collapsing, and then a third building inthe complex, the footage of the Pentagontragedy, and the downed plane in Ohio,all hope was lost for a return to normalcy.We were now in a national crisis anddoing our best to facilitate a smooth andeffective emergency managementresponse. The leadership had to makedecisions quickly; whether or not to'swear' in shippers thus enlisting them intoactive duty; how to transport these appli-cants if or when the airports shut down;how to accommodate nearly 400 appli-cants that were either hold-overs fromSeptember 11 or processing for September12 in our contract hotel; what securitymeasures that Fort Hamilton and theMEPS needed to implement yet wouldfacilitate recruiters, bus transport agents,and applicants on and off post; and howto get enough meals for these applicantsshould they be stranded here for anextended period of time.

I made the decision to let two of myNCOs leave to pick up their children fromschool because the school administrationwas urging parents to get their childrenhome. SGT Charissa Seastrum and SGTMelinda Pressley, both 71Ls, went to theschool their children attended and recog-nized several other children whose parentsalso lived on Fort Hamilton. With trafficdeadlocked in many areas of the city, theyhad to walk over two miles to the school.From the school, they responded to thedevastated teachers pleas to take as manychildren as they could back to FortHamilton. They coordinated with the FortHamilton Military Police and PostHeadquarters and soon had a bus on theway to pick up all the children whose par-ents lived on post. After picking up sever-al children from over 6 local area gradeand intermediate schools and escortingthem safely home, they came back to theMEPS to help in any way that they could.Back at the MEPS during this same time,five medical specialists from our medicalsection volunteered to help a triage unit at

Lutheran Hospital that was set up to han-dle the victims who were shuttled over toBrooklyn from Manhattan by ferry. Thesemilitary personnel stayed until the earlyhours of the morning and came into worka few hours later ready for duty again.

As unimaginable and terrifying the entireexperience was and as long as thoseextended hours and wait for guidancedragged on, the MEPS personnel complet-ed their tasks with the full knowledge thatthe young men and women waiting to shipout for basic training or entering into thedelayed entry program were doing soamidst these uncertain times with noreservations and that many more were ontheir way in the next few days. Theseattacks were more than just a nuisance;they were a reality that took the lives ofsoldiers and sailors that some of us onceworked with or for in the Pentagon.

What kept the New York MEPS a viableprocessing option despite all the securityand traffic limitations, the lack of air trav-el and communication capabilities, wasour dedicated personnel and the founda-tion that our doctrine and emergency man-agement plans laid for us. Doctrine is ourbasis for all of our operations and propertraining according to that doctrine helpsus accomplish missions that we thinkimpossible at first. The personnel men-tioned previously were neither heroes norheroines. They were simply performingtheir duties. Their previous training, expe-riences, and initiative proved to be thedetermining factors in successfully over-coming the events of September 11 and itsassociated burdens on the New York areaand nation. In a time of great strife andturmoil, there was a sense of relief andpride in the AG soldiers serving with methat we could handle any mission whenev-er or wherever it came.

SEPTEMBER 11 AT THE NEW YORK MEPSby Captain Kristi J. Ramsey

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Yesterday, on March 11, we noted the six-month mark since the day that no Americanwill ever -- or should ever -- forget.So much has happened in that time. Wehave buried our dead with the dignity andhonor they deserved. We have comfortedtheir family members and will always holdthem in our hearts and remember them inour prayers. Those injured in the Pentagonattack, many still bearing visible scars,have returned to duty. Dedicated workcrews have made remarkable progress inrebuilding the damaged part of thePentagon. We have also made remarkable progress inthe war against terrorism. The regime thatfor so long oppressed the Afghan people nolonger rules. Members of the Talibanregime, as well as the al Qaeda terroriststhey supported, are either dead, in hiding,cornered in pockets in the mountains orbeing held as detainees at Camp X-Ray inCuba. All this has taken place in the half yearsince 9-11. As we start on the next sixmonths, we know we have much more todo. The global war against terrorism is farfrom over. The heaviest ground fighting yettook place just last week during OperationANACONDA in eastern Afghanistan.There will be more battles like it as ourforces continue to seek out, engage anddefeat the enemy. There will be other bat-tlefronts outside Afghanistan, too, as weeither aid our allies to battle terrorism orconduct combat operations unilaterally. We take pride in the magnificent courageand tenacity displayed by our fellow sol-diers battling in the bitter cold and highaltitudes of the Afghan mountains against atough foe. But we can also take tremendous pride inwhat Army Reserve soldiers are doing todefend our Nation and to defeat terrorism.What we do may not make headlines, butwhat the Army Reserve does helps ensurevictory. We now have some 444 units and about15,000 Army Reservists supporting theongoing operations around the globe. Wecontinue to be what we have been sinceSeptember 11 -- fully and decisivelyengaged in countless ways: Because of their capabilities in such areasas force protection, security, investigationsupport, internment operations and prisonertransport, our Army Reserve MilitaryPolice units are in high-demand. More than

half of our MP units have been calledup and more can expect to be mobilized. Those units not yet called up will followthe lead of such units as the 447th MPCompany from Akron and Zanesville,Ohio, which is now serving at FortLeonard Wood, Mo., alongside itsactive Army and Army National Guardpartners in a fully integrated battalion.The example of the 447th is repeatedwherever our MPs serve, such as atCamp X-Ray, Guantanamo Bay, wheremore than 200 Army Reserve MP sol-diers are serving. Another unit which has set the standard forothers to follow is the 421st QuartermasterCompany from Fort Valley, Ga. It helpedavert starvation and ease suffering inAfghanistan by rigging humanitarian loadsof food and cold weather materials for air-drops to the people there. The 310th Chemical Company from FortMcClellan, Ala., and its BiologicalIntegrated Detection Systems, continues toprovide early detection capabilities againstbiological attack for our citizens and oursoldiers wherever needed.It is not just our units that have performedwell. Army Reserve soldiers are on theground in Kabul, forming much of theCoalition Joint Civil-Military OperationsTask Force there.Dr. (Lt. Col.) Juan DeRojas, a vascular sur-geon from Wilkes-Barre, Pa., provided acapability that the Landstuhl RegionalMedical Center in Germany normallylacked, making it possible to give our casu-alties brought there from Afghanistan thebest medical treatment. These are but a few brief snapshots.Everywhere that our citizen-soldiers haveserved and continue to serve, they do soprofessionally and with great distinction.As Gen. Tommy R. Franks, theCommander-in-Chief of U.S. CentralCommand, recently said of the Reservistssupporting his operations, they "cometrained and ready to do the work." This no-nonsense assessment from thewarfighting CINC, which has been echoedby many others, shows the respect that theArmy Reserve and the soldiers of the ArmyReserve have earned by their deeds. Thisrespect is not new. It had been well-earnedlong before September 11. It will remainlong after this war is over and when weonce again are at peace. Peace, however, may be long in coming.

We have seen that our enemy has plenty offight left. We also know this conflict willnot end in Afghanistan. Our challenge is to maintain our currentmomentum in the months and perhapsyears ahead, and to live up to the implicitcontract we have with every one of thethousands of soldiers we have called to thecolors. That contract is simple:

1. You will not be called without a mission. 2. Once mobilized, you will not stay longer

than necessary 3. Even though you are activated, we con-

tinue to be responsible for you and yourfamily.

The soldiers who have answered theNation's call so promptly are heroes, plainand simple. We must continue to supportthem in this time of great sacrifice. We must apply the lessons learned fromunits now serving so as to streamline ourprocedures and facilitate the mobilizationof those called up in the future. We must also be sure to properly welcomeour soldiers home like the heroes they are.They must be honored in the manner theydeserve, as must all who follow them untilvictory is finally achieved. Much has been accomplished in the sixmonths since 9-11. Much more remains tobe done today. Our resolve remains con-stant: we are as committed to this struggletoday as we were on the evening ofSeptember 11, when the flames and smokestill rose from the Pentagon, the WorldTrade Center and a quiet field inPennsylvania.

Reprinted from the AR-PERSCOM WebSite, www.2xcitizen.usar.army.mil.

Six Monthsand a DayAfter 9-11

by MG Thomas J. Plewes, Chief, Army Reserve


A DAY THAT WAS NOT

BUSINESS AS USUALby Major Anita Chapman, Casualty and Memorial Affairs Operations Center, US Total Army Personnel Command

SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 started off as anordinary day. People were getting up,going to work as usual, stopping for cof-fee, dropping their children off at schoolor day care and waiting at bus stops orMetro stations for their train. VirginiaRail Express and Maryland Area RapidCommute train passengers were alreadyon their way to their destinations.Commuters who use the "slug" line wait-ed in the September heat for their rides.("Slug" lines enable drivers to pick uppassengers at designated areas in order touse the High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes ofthree passengers or more on the Interstatehighways.) By 8:30 a.m., most govern-ment employees were at work or on theirway.

The 7 a.m. shift at the Operations Centerof the Casualty Operations Division(COD) had arrived already. Everythingwas operating normally. Cases ofdeceased service members were beingworked and updates of any reportable sickor injured personnel were being passed toappropriate family members. To keep upwith current events, a television remainson at all times. People in the office learnto tune out much of the background noise.However, all personnel keep their ears outfor various buzzwords which may alertthem of an event that will effect theoffice. "Plane crash" is one such phrase."Explosion" is another.

At 8:46 a.m., the earth stood still. Thefirst World Trade Center tower was hit.

At 9:03 a.m., it couldn't have happenedagain! The second tower is hit.

At 9:38 a.m., people were really fright-ened. The Pentagon was attacked!

At 10:40 a.m., the attacks came to an endwhen the fourth plane crashed. This timeit was in Pennsylvania.

By noon, Washington, DC, and the sur-

rounding areas resembled ghost towns.Buildings were empty, lights were left on,computers still up and running, personalbelongings still hanging on hooks ortucked under desks, coffee cups were halffull, half-eaten donuts and Danish pastrieswere left lying about. Those people whosaw and heard the attack on the Pentagonlater said it was the most frighteningmoment of their lives.

Evacuation orders were issued immediate-ly throughout most government agenciesand civilian firms.

As rescue efforts began, PERSCOMCasualty and Memorial Affairs OperationCenter (CMAOC) personnel were gluedto the television. People from other PER-SCOM offices were also watching thesedreadful events as they unfolded. TheNoncommissioned Officer in Charge ofthe Operations Center was concernedbecause he had family members whoworked in the World Trade Center. TheDeputy Chief of the Casualty OperationsDivision was on the phone with a col-league in the Deputy Chief of Staff forPersonnel's office when a loud boomsounded and then sudden silence…

At the same moment, the Lead CasualtyLiaison saw the news crawler which saidthe Pentagon had been hit. Both menimmediately told everyone in the area toevacuate the building. The CMAOC con-tingency plans were activated. Workingfiles and active cases were put into a spe-cial case reserved for such emergencies.Phones were forwarded to cell phones,and portable computers were packed andgathered up to evacuate the building.This process is so refined the CMAOCcan set up an office anywhere.

Two thousand miles away in westernIowa, a casualty Individual MobilizationAugmentee (IMA) was glad he opted totake the train rather than fly. His routine

annual training was scheduled to begin onSeptember 17th. Another casualty IMAwho works as a civilian in the Pentagonhad moved her office on the Thursdayprior to the attack. The old area was gut-ted by fire. In a small town in upstateMississippi, another casualty IMA wasworking as parts manager at a car dealer-ship there where there were no phonecalls or service for the rest of the day.Normally, the dealership receives severaldozen service calls daily. By noon, thetown had shut down and everybody hadgone home to watch as our Nation reeledfrom these devastating events. At FortJackson, SC, the Chief of COD wasstranded at the airport. Luckily, she wasable to rent a car and drive back toAlexandria, VA.

Military and civilian personnel inCMAOC deal with death on a daily basis.But this was different. This happenedabout five miles from the HoffmanComplex where they work. Most of themknew at least one person who worked atthe Pentagon. "Are we next?" "Why isthis happening?" All these questions andmore were going through everyone'smind. An officer recently assigned to theCOD had worked part of the clean upaction in Oklahoma City and had seenfirsthand the damage which resulted froma terrorist attack. She saw the fire at thePentagon and relived the horror of seeingsuch wanton destruction and innocentpeople killed.

As CMAOC personnel gathered in theparking lot rally point, the Deputy Chiefof COD arranged for the staff to travel totheir contingency operations site. This isan area that is low-key and set up withenough equipment to get through anemergency before returning to the officearea. Once they rallied at the new loca-tion, the business of finding out "who,what and where" began. "Why" however,was the most asked question that day andfor days to follow. CMAOC returned to

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its normal location about 5 p.m. that dayand settled down for a long night of badnews.

About two hours after the attack, the PERSCOM Deputy Chief of Staff forOperations established an accountabilityhotline using a special "800" phone. Thishotline was created so personnel whoworked in the Pentagon had a centrallocation to report they were safe and fami-lies could call for updates in case familymembers had not checked in with them.All afternoon, civilian and military per-sonnel were recalled and teams were con-tacting families to find out if their familymember had reported in or had comehome. Because firefighters and rescueteams were working, there were no defini-tive numbers of remains and only anincomplete list of names of the "unac-counted for". Until identification wasconfirmed, all remains were carried in aDUSTWUN (Duty status, whereaboutsunknown) status. The executive officerfor The Adjutant General Directorate wassent to a local hospital to ensure accounta-bility of the injured. He also spoke withsome of the injured personnel to acceler-ate accountability of missing personnel.

Fortunately, those who were in CMAOCfor the early morning meeting were someof the most knowledgeable and experi-enced individuals in mortuary affairs plan-ning and recovery operations. A seniorgroup went to the Pentagon to assess thedamage and requirements to assist in therecovery of remains. Jurisdiction was animmediate question … military, State, orFBI? It was quickly resolved that it was acrime scene (FBI) with military assist.This partnership worked well. The mortu-ary affairs experts from CMAOC and thevisiting command representatives com-prised the cadre of the recovery team andworked the next numerous weeks at thesite. Mortuary Affairs units - the 54thQuartermaster Company from Fort Lee,Virginia, and the 311th QuartermasterCompany, an Army Reserve unit fromPuerto Rico - were eventually brought tothe scene.

Because records are maintained different-ly within the civilian agencies, it was dif-ficult to obtain names and phone numbersof the next of kin of civilian personnel.

Military personnel must fill out a DDForm 93, Record of Emergency Data, andit is kept on file at the Casualty Center.All through the night and the next day, wetried to compile a final list of dead andinjured personnel. As lists of people werepassed to the COD from various sources,names were added and deleted from themaster list. Casualty Notification Officersand Noncommissioned Officers were sentto notify families that their loved oneswere "believed to be" unaccounted for.Accountability on missing personnel wascompleted late on the second day after theattack.

Unfortunately, the nitty-gritty of the jobwas just getting started. Now that theOperations Center had a list of deceasedpersonnel and families had been notified,Casualty Assistance Officers were beingassigned to meet with the families. At thesame time the Repatriation and FamilyAffairs Division was setting up a FamilyAssistance Center where family membersand their assigned CAOs could meet tobegin the paperwork process so benefitscould begin. That office, along with theother armed services and civilian offices,was formed to make this process easier.The job was just beginning for MortuaryAffairs and Casualty Support Division.The recovered remains were taken toDover Port Mortuary in Delaware and theidentification process begun. MACSstood up a liaison there to ensure properuniforms, awards and decorations, casket-ing, and shipment of remains was accom-plished.

RFAD was designated to distribute infor-mation to family members and theirassigned CAOs through the FAC. Thisinformation involved everything from sta-tus of their missing family member toemergency funds for day-to-day survival.The FAC was manned by employees ofthe RFAD as well as many volunteers.These employees are experienced withfamily assistance as they work daily withfamilies from the Korean and VietnamWars. The FAC had representatives fromthe Red Cross, Army Emergency Relief,and many, many other volunteer organiza-tions committed to helping people in timeof need. Also included was the ArmedForces DNA Identification Laboratory(AFDIL). Because many victims were

burned severely, DNA was needed to con-firm identification. The AFDIL collectedDNA samples from family donors andexplained the identification process.

The FAC was a crucial team from thebeginning. It provided a much neededhaven for families to congregate and share their grief with one another. It was a cen-tral location for information release tofamilies and to gather information fromfamilies to accelerate the identificationprocess. Every type of information washelpful. Dental records, jewelry worn bythe victim, birthmarks, personal habitssuch as taking a coffee break at a desig-nated time, a missed appointment. Justlike a detective story, a small bit of infor-mation may be the key to solving a verybig question.

The FAC was closed in November; how-ever, the military still maintains constantcontact with the families of the Pentagonvictims and the CAOs to provide assis-tance and to pass on any new benefits des-ignated for these families. This method ofsetting up an assistance center became amodel for future contingency operations.This center was centrally located and co-located with other armed services. Mostfamilies said the center was a positivemeeting place and acknowledged the sys-tem worked and worked well.

CMAOC took the lead in setting up aPersonal Effects Depot at Fort Myer torecover, clean, catalogue, and return allpersonal effects to the victims' families aswell as to the wounded and other sur-vivors of the attack.

All three divisions of the Casualty andMemorial Affairs Operations Center haveunique but supportive and concurrentduties. It is a system set up to providemaximum service to the Army familieswho need our help. It is designed to makenotification of a death as soon as informa-tion is received, to ensure that benefitsand burial information are received andcarried out, and to help these families intheir time of sorrow.

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On behalf of the Chief of the Corps and the Executive Council ofthe Adjutant General's Corps Regimental Association, it is mypleasure to congratulate the outstanding soldiers and civilianslisted below.

As you read this, I hope I have already received your award rec-ommendations for your upcoming AG Balls or other recognitionceremonies. If I haven't, there may still be time to process, pre-pare, and ship awards. If I have to use a service other than rou-tine USPS, I will ask that you reimburse the higher costs thatwill be incurred.

Eligibility for Awards: The AGCRA awards program is to honormembers of the Regimental Association for their contributions toAGCRA, the AG Corps, and the Army. There is still some con-fusion in who is eligible for AGCRA awards. Affiliation in theAG Corps and being a member of the Adjutant General's CorpsRegimental Association are not both automatic. Enlisted soldiersbecome members of the AG Corps when they graduate AIT orcomplete a reclass into an AG Corps MOS. Recruiters andRetention NCOs become members of the AG Corps when theybecome 79R or 79S. 2LTs wear the Defend and Serve after theyreceive their diploma at their graduation from AGOBC. AGCRAis a private association that one must initially join and continue

to renew membership in throughout their career. To receive anAGCRA award, the recommended individual must be a memberof the Regimental Association. I recently received some won-derful recommendations to honor members of the AG Corps whohave made significant contributions to our Army. Unfortunately,they were not members of the Regimental Association and werenot eligible for an award. Recommendations for the Gates Goldand Bronze awards must highlight the individual's contributionsto AGCRA - chapter officer, fund raising, membership drives,AG Ball committee, etc., as well as their contributions to the AGCorps and our Army. Please include a mailing address and thedesired presentation date somewhere in the recommendation.

Email the recommendation to [email protected] Follow-up with the hard copy and payment to my home: 229 Steeple Dr,Columbia, SC 29229.

Defend and Serve.

GATES GOLDCSM Jesse J. Deberry COL Pamela S. MitchellMr. Fred D. SmithSGM Anthony R. Everette

GATES BRONZELTC Francis J. Caponio MAJ(P) David E. TigheCPT Cheryl L. MartinezCPT Rachel Bellamy

HARRISON SSG Michael Haycraft2LT Michael HorkaySSG Jason C. PorrasSGT Scott E. WareSGT Daniel LozanoSSG Angela DacheSSG Sarah SchroederWO1 Mark HebenstreitSGT Titania Y. BarnesSSG Rhonda DenningSGT Manolito WoodardSSG Robert Copeland

SCOTTLTC Dwight PearsonSFC Brian J. CoatsSFC Felix R. IrizarrySFC Gregory C. HillSFC Corey W. GillSSG Lanetia Yarborough

ROOSEVELT1SG Travis SteeleLTC Dwight PearsonCPT Jahn FoySFC James HarrisSFC Brian CoatsSGT Angela DacheSGT Daniel LozanoSGT Thasha A. BoydSSG Jason C. Porras2LT Gladys Aglibot2LT Shaalim David2LT Michael Horkay2LT Rosemary Reed2LT Laura WestleySGT Angeline C. DavisSSG Bryan ValenzuelaWO1 Andrew GouldWO1 Patrick MorrisWO1 Richard ZentSGT Sara A. ColemanSGT Rebecca Y. SteinfeldSGT Louis Deleon, Jr.SSG Tonya HamiltonSSG Robert E. CopelandSFC Matthew J. SmithSSG Silvia McKellerSSG Theresa JohnsonSSG Tessa A.M. JonesSSG(P) Andrew J. PhelpsSSG Chad F. ShineSSG Kendall R. BerglinPFC Melissa PfrommerPVT Jason SchmittPVT Kenneth Conklin, Jr.

MACOMBB Detachment, 556th PSBSGM Broderick PetersSGM Lane Wood

AIT MEDAL OF EXCELLENCEPFC Jesse HinnantPVT Julio PaganPVT Jennifer PrestonPFC Cameron ButlerPFC Bryan McCoyPFC Rebecca BabcockSPC Nilo LimpinPFC Cesar TurciosPV2 Jessica CiwayPV2 Miguel MarquezPFC Karina SanchezPVT Jacob DeckerPFC Heather McGrawPFC Andrew StocknerPVT Daniel McArtyPFC Denice HamptonSPC Kevin KolbPFC David HudecPVT Jason SchmittSGT Joshua LadymanSPC Kevin JohnsonPFC Robert CunninghamPVT Robin TullercashPVT Justin FitzgeraldPVT Mark HockerPFC James KeelingSPC Taylor StokesPVT Christian ReyesPFC Shalean WilliamsPVT Stephen Register

AGCRA

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My USAR unit, the 8th Battalion (PS),98th Regiment, 4th Brigade (CSS SCH),98th Division (IT), is located at Fort Dix,NJ. We are responsible for teaching 75H,71L, ASI F5, and 73C MOSs to theUSAR and National Guard, from the 1Olevel through ANCOC, in the northeastregion of the country. Members of theunit are located throughout New England,New York, New Jersey, and some inPennsylvania. Each year our AnnualTraining (AT) is held at Fort Dix, NJ,usually during the months of May throughJune. For some reason the 75H40ANCOC class was scheduled for Sep 01and I was the course manager, like somany other times.

This was to be one of the easiest ATs inyears. I had been teaching the 75H40ANCOC for many years but this was thelast year with a Program of Instruction(POI) that was severely outdated. Closeto 50% of the blocks of instruction hadbeen waived because they were so old.The instructors, MSGs John Cotton andMark Vesosky, support personnel, SFCDempsey, and I were really looking for-ward to an easy AT, so were the students.They were very excited to learn they hadmade it into the very last iteration withthat POI because next year was going tobe much more difficult - longer days andstudent lead instruction. But the students,instructors and support personnel provedto be the most professional and focusedgroup I had worked with in my 19+ yearsin the Army.

The students arrived on 8 Sep and easilygot re/acquainted with Fort Dix, NJ.Many of the students were from theNY/NJ area and had been to Fort Dix inthe past. That evening we had an orienta-tion, with the commander addressing theclass about their duties as students andour duties as trainers. The training startedthe morning of 9 Sep - breakfast, forma-tion/inspection, class, lunch, etc. A typi-cal day at AT. Monday, 10 Sep, was thesame - everything was right on track.Football season was starting so much of

the break-time conversation was gearedaround player stats from last year, SuperBowl predictions, etc. I think I made anoff-the-wall prediction that the Patriotswould win but I don't remember!

Then came the morning of 11 September2001.

It was such a beautiful day at Fort Dix.The sun was shining; there wasn't a cloudin the sky. We were the only class beingconducted at the time so not many unitswere around - Fort Dix was desolate.MSG Cotton called me out of the class-room and told me the news - a plane hadcrashed into the World Trade Center.There were no televisions or radios in theimmediate area but we had a computer inthe classroom with an Internet connection.MSG Vesosky was instructing so I got onthe Internet, not wanting to stir any suspi-cion, to get as much information about thesituation before telling the students. Asthe students were going on a break I toldthem what I knew. Unfortunately, thesecond plane had hit by that time.

We no longer had students focused ontheir ANCOC studies. They became fear-ful and worried mothers, fathers, brothers,sisters, friends, loved-ones, and co-work-ers, rightfully so. Many of them wereable to find out the status of those theycared about in a relatively short time butsome had a long wait because of thephone lines in that area being inundated.The break they were on turned out to bemuch longer than scheduled.

Once things had come back to a so-callednormal state one of the students requestedwe say a prayer. We asked if anyone inthe class had an objection but no one did.After the prayer the class asked that wekeep them up to date with any develop-ments. What happened next shocked me.

It was as if a switch had been flipped inevery person in the room - training con-tinued as planned. If they didn't learnanything else during that ANCOC, they

showed themselves as true leaders. Theywere presented with a horrible situation,faced it head-on, dealt with it the bestthey could and marched on. SFCDempsey, the admin support NCO for thecourse, summed it up quite well, "Overall,I think all were ready to do what was nec-essary, if need be."

As the day wore on the changes through-out Fort Dix were more than obvious.Tarps were being put over any type ofunit identifications, jersey barriers wereblocking off roads and gates, the PXclosed, the shoppette closed, and the gasstation closed. As a precautionary meas-ure I restricted the students to the bar-racks that evening but the dayroomdidn't have a television.

SFC Dempsey had been a drill sergeantfor many years and had mastered the tech-nique of procuring items in an expeditiousmanner. She was able to get a televisioninto the dayroom for the students in anextremely short amount of time. MSGCotton, MSG Vesosky and I weren't solucky. We went to Club Dix because weknew they had a television and we couldfind out what happened. When we gotthere we were able to see the devastationfor the first time.

The days that followed were filled withquestions, from all of us. But the task athand never wandered. It wasn't easy todo because all of us were affected in oneway or another but we all got through it.

On 16 September, the 75H40 ANCOCclass at Fort Dix, NJ, graduated.

Luckily, none of the students suffered aloss by the events of 11 September 2001.

My hat goes off to the students, MasterSergeant Cotton, Master SergeantVesosky, and Sergeant First ClassDempsey for their professionalism andcommitment to duty. They made my jobas NCOIC much easier, considering thecircumstances. Thank you all.

An Annual Training We Won t Forgetby Master Sergeant Karen Kuffrey

May 2002 1775 44

. . . a rallying cry for the

America's two-word marching order in the fight againstterrorism will be displayed on various aircraft throughoutthe Air Force as a way of recognizing the heroes and vic-tims of the September 11 attacks on the United States. Thewords were made famous by Todd Beamer, a passenger onFlight 93. Beamer, a 32-year-old businessman, Sundayschool teacher, husband, father and hero, led other passen-gers in fighting terrorists for control of Flight 93 before itcrashed into a field in western Pennsylvania. He was over-heard on a cellular phone reciting the Lord's Prayer andsaying "Let's roll!" as passengers charged the terrorists."Let's roll!" has served as a rallying cry for this nation aswe go forward in our war on terrorism," said Air ForceChief of Staff General John P. Jumper. "We are proud todisplay this new nose art on our aircraft." The passengersof Flight 93 won one of the first victories in the fightagainst terrorism. There has been much speculation aboutthe terrorists' intentions for Flight 93, but it is widelybelieved that either the White House or the US Capitalbuilding was the intended target. The nose art designdepicts an eagle soaring in front of the US flag, withthe word "Spirit of 9-11" on the top and "Let's roll!" onthe bottom. The design was created by Senior AirmanDuane White, a journeyman for Air CombatCommand's multimedia center at Langley Air ForceBase, Virginia. The Thunderbirds and other Air Force

demonstration teams will apply this nose art on all aircraft,while major commands and wings will only be authorizedto apply the nose art to one aircraft of their choice. Forthousands of years, warriors, such as the Vikings, Zulus,Native Americans, samurai and many others, have fol-lowed a tradition of decorating their instruments of war.These instruments could include the warriors or theirweapons. The air Force has used nose art throughout muchof its history, and for a variety of reasons.

The "Let's roll!" nose art is being used to continue theremembrance of the events of September 11, spur on thenation's current patriotic spirit and pay tribute to the heroesand victims in the war against terrorism. The art began toappear on Air Force aircraft around January 15.

LTG Tim and Terri Maude and LTC Kip and Nancy Taylor celebrate Christmas 1999 with friends.

LTG and Mrs. Maude on the 225th anniversaryof the Adjutant Generals Corps.

LTG Timothy Maude, General Eric Shinseki, and MG (Retired) Ronald Brooks.

MG (Retired) Ronald Brooks, LTG Timothy Maude and LTC Kip Taylor.

Mrs. Terri Maude, wife of the late LTG TimothyMaude, and Colonel Phil McNair, pass the OlympicTorch during a Pentagon ceremony in December2001. They were among 13 representatives of the

Army and Navy who represented those directlyimpacted by the attack on the Pentagon.

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