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Summer Training At Ft Pickett Virginia Guardsmen Maintain Esprit
Virginia Army National Guard units train at Ft Pickett a 45000 acre complex hosting up to 85000 guardsmen and reservists from 20 eastern states Weathered by heat and dust they rehearse front line duty readiness with Patton tanks mortars and helicopters Col Henry Sachers notes a busy summer while Capt Persse Deverell says the guard is ready to respond The program faces under strength due to no draft and antiwar sentiment but retention efforts show progress with over 60 percent reenlisting and 1000 men counseled for continued service
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118Th Infantry
Ft. Pickett
Virginia Army National Guard
Capt
Persse K. Deverell I
Richmond
Robert Redford
Emmett H. Walker Jr
Army National Guard Bureau
Washington