Augusta Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Fort Defiance, VA)

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YOU’RE A REAL QUEEN! Jack May is proud of Marilyn Bock even with her darkened hair. Rock rhythms from the Mystics came to the corps on the floor all during the dance. NOISE RENTS THE AIR as Mike Franklin commands the troops of his platoon during the Harrisonburg parade. Veteran’s Day is a big one at AMA every year. RETREAT SOUNDS and visitors do get a thrill as the colors are lowered and the band plays the ' National anthem. Even a routine event has added significance when parents are around. Daily living extends horizons ‘Damn Yankees”, “Prejudiced Rebels,” “Farmers from the west ... it all starts that way when cadets enter AMA from all over the United States, Latin America—and even Africa. Bull session after bull session gives that Yankee an understanding of the South and vice-versa. The Latin-American can become as outstanding as Gus Medina or Rod Fernandez . . . it’s all in understanding. Daily living does it. . . it’s just plain student life—the excitement of enrollment, the thrill of a football game, the joy of having girls around for dances and parades. It is also the fun of making Halloween a blast for the juniors. Christmas giving, examination jitters, and basketball open new windows for many boys and as spring rushes into the final moments, the worry over Government Inspection, the delight about Pin-Up Queen and then the nervousness about final exams unites the corps into that unit. By June narrow horizons have expanded into picture windows on life. 11

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KENT'S COLD .. . but Rich Maschak and Tim Munson surround Kent with a solid cheer as the football season begins in late September. Hoarse throats proved that the cadets were behind the Big Blue.

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SABER MEN AI Poole, Mike Franklin, John Pal- latin, and Gus Medina sharpen up during lunch formation on the first Sunday. FRESH START . . . Ray Riggs makes his mark on his laundry bag—and everything comes back from WhiteWay in perfect order each time. THE TUMBLES and the roars resound for the acrobat, Charles Hull, and the Blue Streaks.