C E Ellison High School - Free Spirit Yearbook (Killeen, TX)

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USING every ounce of his skill, Ranger Robert Keefe rappells down a vertical cliff face in near-freezing temperatures. THE members of PB Company are ffront rowl Dwight Abel, 12nd rowl Allen james, Wes Whitcomb, Bill Vernon, lames Kennedy, Martin Glynn, 13rd rowl Lori Harmel, Yong Sok Yu, Sergio Mancia, William Klosinski, Steve Howle, Clint Cummings, james Ar- nold, l4th rowl Bill Hendell, Randy Wilson, lohn Perro, Surasak Napatulung, lose Col- on, Perry Parker, l5th rowj Bill Ritton, Carl Gentry, limmy Erickson, Francois Heppell, Robert Bostick, Mike Ward, 16th rowl Charles Mitts, Patrick Pruden, Thomas Buss, Christopher Phillips, Mike Brown, lohn Harvey, 17th rowl Mike Allen, Mike Kelly, David Cones, lose Quinones, David Velasquez, Randy Black, Norman Plourd. 130 ROTC C p dl oulbx l I Gl , Q... -4- o ,-, , A' XX. 9 , A Q .- Y., as A fa l Icy Y' If 'Bm 'A i Phutz by Rodney W1 f . I --ls. l i f . t 1 1 hu, v-' L, L' 32 g s , 7 , s 7- ,.l ' 7

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THIS year's battalion staff consists of Cap- tain Connie Green, Major Alex Eguren, Lt. Colonel Paul Vied fbattalion commanderj, Major Frank Holland fbattalion deputy commanderj, ist. Lieutenant Robert Adams. CADET Staff Sergeant Bill Hendell serves as a model for a camouflage class during a Ranger meeting. SERGEANT FIRST CLASS jOSE COLON teaches Privates Bostick and Philips the manual of arms. THE members of A Company are Qfront rowj Brian Marterella, 12nd rowj Levy Green, Caroline Busemann, joel Morales, Robert Keefe, john Thompson, 13rd rowj Preston Rawls, jeff Godsoe, Charles Clayton, Sony Woods, Brett Gordon, jimmy jones, 14th rowj john Sherrard, john Dungo, Thomas Gomez, Shawn Murkland, Amanda White, Steve Hinshaw, 15th rowj William Keane, Gregg Rutledge, Becky janbaz, james Hodges, Bobby Hendrickson, Daniel Morris, 16th rowj jeffrey johnson, Arnold Sherrard, Todd janbaz, William Brown, Candy Beadles, Brian Brooks, j7th rowj Kevin Kronenburger, Mark Olivarez, Kenneth Williams, john Nelson, Michael Lopez, Robert Butler, Kirk Perkins, Richard Canova. ROTC 129

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All Cadets Present, Sir! 'lFire when ready! was an often rd command in the Killeen ln- endent School District rifle ige. Upon hearing it, the Ellison lTC Rifle Team proceeded to Dot holes in the bullseyes at onishing rates. One of the three 'nbat-skill oriented units in the JTC extracurricular program, the e Team was composed of the st accurate sharpshooters in the talion. The team was small, and petition for admission was en. Under the supervision of CSM orge Belk fRet.l, Army Instructor, Ictice was held three times per ek to prepare for the Third ROTC Region competitions held at the University of Texas at Arlington, Texas A 81 M University, and MacAr- thur High School in which the team achieved commendable standings. Rifle Team member Tracy Gomez said, 'Rifle Team demands a lot, but it's worthwhile. This year the school district bought us a set of Anschutz target rifles, which are really fine weapons. They're a great improve- ment over the old Remingtons. The other combat-skilled oriented units in ROTC were the Ranger Company and its subsidiary, the Orienteering Team. Under the supervision of LTC Bob F. Gordon iRet.l, Senior Army Instructor, the Rangers were taught practical skills employed by the U.S. Army in the field and in actual combat. These skills included camouflage, patroll- ing, marksmanship, combat first aid, rappelling, compass and map reading, and physical fitness. They participated in several war ames in which they employed the siills they had learned. Orienteering Team was a unit of the Rangers that specialized in compass and map reading and participated in Third Region orienteering competitions in addi- tion to the normal Ranger curriculum. THE members of the Rangers are ffront rowl lohn Harvey, l2nd rowl Mike Allen, Chris Seger, Martin Glynn, lames Kennedy, 13rd rowl Carl Gentry, Yong Sok Yu, Arnold Sherrard, Sergio Manica, Danny Walker, Gilbert Rodriguez, l4th rowl Randy Wilson, Jimmy Erickson, Preston Rawls, lames Hodges, Francois Heppell, juan Owens, l5th rowl Robert Bostick, Thomas Buss, Mike Kelly, Baso Harper, Mike Brown, lohn Nelson lfnth rowl Norman Plourd, Bill Ritton, Glenn Howell, lose Ouinones, Mike Seger, David Warmath. AT the command of Dress Right William Mashburn, Frank Arellano, and Douglas Nicola space themselves at the correct interval. THE members of the Rifle Team are lfront rowl Thomas Gomez, Mike Tieg, 12nd rowl Paul Vied, Tracy Gomez, Douglas Nicola, Brett Gordon. ROTC 131