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Local Guard Units Drill Under New Simpler Rules
Cedar Rapids national guard units completed months of drill under a proposed simplified system aimed at training large numbers of recruits quickly. The plan swaps eight to twelve man squads for flexible groups, shifts marching to columns of threes, uses fixed bayonets, and replaces parade rest with stand at ease while making commands briefer and more mobile.
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Fred Henson
Uncle Sam
Cedar Rapids National Guard
18Th Infantry
National Guard
Robert L. Bacon
United States Army
Infantry Journal
Bacon
Walter A. Kansky
Lieut
Kansky
Walter A. Eliott
Mason City
Iowa National Guard
133Rd
168Th
Ohio National Guard
Fort Benning