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ROTC Week-end Bivouac At Palo Duro Canyon
Amarillo High School cadets under Maj P Matney staged a World War II style bivouac in Palo Duro Canyon with 90 cadets simulating Italy France Germany and Austria operations. Cadets laid communications lines with field telephones and walkie talkies. first aid and ambulance support were provided by the Army Recruiting Service. The exercise featured offensive and defensive maneuvers with National Guard vehicles and a mock battle on the canyon west ridge. Cadet officers oversaw night patrols communications and transportation as the postmaster association urged postal rate changes to aid budgeting and salaries.
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ROTC
Amarillo High School
Marvin
Bob Eastman
Jerry Bush
Ted P. Matney
Palo Duro Canyon
AHS Corps
Ieee
Geered
Officers Training Corps
Matney
Africa
Italy
France
Germany
Aracom
Canyons
National Guard
Glen Hatfield
US Army Recruiting Service
THI Marillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
National Association of Post
Jack Gusler
Com Bore
Presinert Cade Pany
Hershel Cloud
Association
Posal
Connick Merrill Wilmeth
Ee Company