Army Corpsman completes 10 week course at Ft Sam Houston
Son of Elmer L. Mitchell of Athens completes a 10 week Medical Corpsman Course at the U.S. Army Medical Training Center Ft. Sam Houston Texas after enlisting in July 1971 and basic training at Ft. Polk Louisiana. He is a 1970 graduate of Athens Redstone Arsenal Alabama. Army Spec. 4 Michael A. Hopper 19, son of Edsel F. Hopper Huntsville Alabama, has completed with honors a 46 week Hawk Missile Pulse
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer L. Mitchell
Christine St
Athens
Ft. Sam Houston
Tex
Army
Ft. Polk
Redstone Arsenal
Michael A. Hopper
Edsel F. Hopper
Huntsville 3
Local Soldier Updates From Vietnam and Fort Knox
Pfc Kenneth W Bailey son of Mr and Mrs Wallace Bailey Mount Hope is serving with the 01st Airborne Division in Vietnam as a mortarman in Company E 2nd Battalion 506th Infantry He entered the Army in April 1971 after basic at Ft Campbell Ky and was last stationed at Ft Polk La Pvt Vernon P Bowers Jr 19 son of Mr and Mrs Vernon P Bowers live in Elkmont recently completed a 10 week radio operator course at Ft Knox Ky He is a 1970 Athens Bible School graduate and is based at Ft Knox Ky
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Wertheim
Germany
Ft. Campbell
U.S. Army
Vietnam
Kenneth W. Bailey
Wallace Bailey
Mount Hope
01St Airborne Division
506Th Infantry
Army
Ft. Polk
Ft. Knox
Vernon P. Bowers Jr
Mary Anne
Elkmont
US. Army Training Center
Armor
Bowers
Athens Bible School
Athens
Army recruits complete training and assignments abroad
Fort Jackson South Carolina Pvt Charles R Roberts 17 son of Mr and Mrs Junior E Roberts 1419 Fifth Ave Athens has finished nine weeks of infantry indirect fire crewman training He is a 1971 Jacksonville High School graduate In Germany Pvt Paul J Speegle son of Mr and Mrs Charlie C Speegle and wife Christy assigned to the 71st Maintenance Battalion near Schweinfurt He joined the Army in May 1971 trained at Fort Campbell and last stationed at Aberdeen Proving Ground
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Jackson
S.C
Charles R. Roberts
Junior E. Roberts
Fifth Ave
Athens
Roberts
Jacksonville High School
U.S. Army
Germany
Army
Paul J. Speegle
Charlie C. Speegle
Christy
Decatur 2
Pvt
Speegle
Schweinfurt
Ft. Campbell
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Christmas luncheon closes Indian Summers Club meeting
Mrs. Alice O Summerford leads the Indian Summers Club at the Methodist Church Fellowship Hall for a Christmas luncheon. Attendees exchange gifts after prayers songs and a Christmas message. Several members and guests from Decatur San Jose Birmingham and other places attend. others travel for family reunions or hospital stays.
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Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
Harold Parker
M. D. Laughmiller
W. D. Wells
Melvin Hardin
WSCS
Sherman Powell
John Evans
Andrew West
W. H. Winkles
Noojin Walker
Carl Brown
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Nixon
Lewis Gulick
Associated Press
Washington
Moscow
U.S
United States
India
West
Pakistan
West Pakistan
East Pakistan
Kashmir
Henry A. Kissinger
Joseph J. Sisco
Soviet Union
Kissinger
Azores
Kremlin
Administration
China
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Larry Malone
Larry J. Malone
Marion D. Malone
Lacey's Spring
Ft. Sil, Okla
Charles Spence
David Mitchell
Sam Houston, Tex
David A. Mitchell
Michael Hopper
Army Missile and Munitions Center
Spec
Hopper
Key West
Fla
Sparkman High School
Tony
Julie
Stella Drive
Madison
Benny McMunn
San Antonio
Amn
Benny R. McMunn
Drucilla Woods
Trussville
The
Air Command
Lackland Afb
Lackland
McMunn
Hewitt Trussville High School
Dewey W. McMunn
Fourth Ave
Decatur
Sears
Craftsman
Router
Men’s Permanent Press Pajamas
Sears Low
Children’s Roller
Sears, Roebuck and CO
Decatur, Ala
Sears Lab
Minnie
Mickey
Pluto
Kenneth Bailey
Vernon Bowers, Jr
Charles Roberts
Paul Speegle
Falkville
Alice O. Summerford
Minter
E. J. Minter
F. R. Minter
Raymond Minter
Lloyd Minter
J. L. Reeder
Katie Hardin
Jane Sullivan
San Jose
Calif
John Tapscott
McAllister
Okla
Ralph Tapscott
Birmingham
Nolia Sivley Tapscott
Arnold Evans
Naples
Billy Jack Evans
Annie Compton
Arthur Teague
Sim Howell, Jr
Hartselle Hospital
Loin
Idie
Isie
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