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SOMEONE HAS TO DO ITReserves Accept OrdersWithout CelebrationiiBy RALPH V1LLERS jtl... Across the nation the first armed forces reserves sum* rf moned to active military duty since Korean War days accepted their orders with little celebration, but a determined “someone has to do it” attitude.The call-up came as no surprise to most of the 70,500 Air; Force, Navy and Army reservists and National Guardsmen — they j already had been alerted that they feed active duty as result of the Berlin crisis.But some, like Lt. John Bickell,; eommnder of the 250th Ornance Company at Marysville, Kan., had “no idea'* they would be off j to camp beginning in October. j “The 250th was not one of the I Units designated several weeks ago by the Defense Department]★★★abC76,600 MilitaryReservists Calledqct;cFor Active Duty111!« 1a isaBy CHARLES CORDDRY United Press InternationalWASHINGTON (UPI) —urTheas on alert status,” Bickell said, i United States quickened its Ber-This will mean a personal sacri-'lin preparedness pace today,J1fice to every man called. However, in the National Guard we have to expect mobilization.” “Someone has to do it and we were aware that this might happen when we signed up to continue with our military obligations. Of course, this is going to disrupt many of us.IIsummoning 76,500 military reservists to active duty by Oct. t and readying plans to bolster its forces in Europe.The government mobilized, Army, Navy and Air Force unitsin 44 states as a major step in President Kennedy’s overall design for expanding the armedc\(And Airman 2.C. Robert A. Sul- forces to 2,743,000 men.livan, 24, North Providence, R.I., was a typical spokesman of many married men:Present strength is 2,497,000. The reserve call-up was or dered by Defense Secretary Rob-“My wife isn’t too happy, but ert McNamara Friday in the she understands. You get called... latest of a scries of actions toi11111Iyou get called. You know what mean?”He will go on active duty withback American diplomacy with greater military power and impress Russia with the nation’s re-]the 102nd Aircraft Control and-solve.Warning Squadron from Cran-J As the Berlin crisis deepened, slon, R.I. I other sources reported that regu-1(Continued on Page Two)lar U.S. Army forces in Europe
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Weirton Daily Times
Weirton, West Virginia, US
Sat, Aug 26, 1961
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