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

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Effervescent year opens new frontier “What’s with barracks this year?” Even the old cadets needed orientation when they returned in September to find the new cadets settled in. But that initial entrance was enough to make every old cadet sense that there was a difference in the atmosphere. And lo, the old cadets did have an orientation period. More responsibility was placed with the officers and more privileges were given for good work. Remarks about the rapidity with which the new cadets had learned was proof that the cadet captains had motivated some 200 plus first year men. Instead of the traditional arrangement of companies by stoops, a vertical arrangement was instigated. Sighs of relief were heard when the announcement that rifles would once more be kept in rooms was made. Reborn was AMA’s beloved “F Troop” and along with its reappearance, the combined HQ and Band was dissolved in favor of a separate Band company. Eighth graders felt emancipated as they were spread among the companies. | HOMESICK? Larry Barnes checks a letter from one of his girls and remembers vividly his summer at the beach. BENNY BUTCHERS .. . Bill Walsh feels the wrath of forlorn clippers, unused for three months . . . as Benny helps turn Bill into a model AMA cadet.

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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.

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Organization shows in corps’ bearing September had not begun to wane before fac- ulty and even visitors noted the sharpness of AMA’s ’66-’67 corps. Sitting en masse at a game, marching to Sunday dinner, or cheering on the front field, the corps was ebullient. Football games, a buffet supper, first Sunday vespers, new classes, new roommates, and the first Monday permits p rovided the corps with diversion, introductions to traditions and one another . . . and introductions to the Halls. Bracing had died at Augusta! This was great news for new cadets and a bit of agony for the old. Yet, reluctantly the old cadets realized that the new spirit stemmed in part from the new frontier of freedom for the new men. ACTION IN THE STANDS ... The corps maintains high spirits which help keep the Blue Streaks in action on the field. Bill Neal, Marc Minkoff, Craig Lewis and 402 more keep cheering for a big win. SPIT AND POLISH show as Jaimie Moser, Jack Campbell, and Jorge Rovirosa wait for the signal to “pass in review” before moving into the Mess Hall. Jack helped keep “E” right at the top of the ratings for the company cup. 14