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

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AMA men develop poise, dignity, bearing, tact Slouching new cadets, relaxed old cadets, and determined officers meet in September, and shortly, bearing, poise, and that military look become a part of each cadet. In fact, by the first parade, five drills following the ar- rival of new cadets, the new look is there . and it grows... and grows. Pride in the new uniform gave A MA’s ’68 corps even more reason to shine. That pride in appearance and in the heritage of military training did something in ’68. STRAIGHT AS ARROWS are men of the Color Guard during parade on Sundays. INTENSE INTEREST is captured by Sgt. Embrey. Greg Fowler knows his M-I well. 6—Opening

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Expressions mirror yaried moods of ’68 Concentration, determination, happi- ness, ferocity . . . they are all moods of the mark left on the men of 68. Drive— succeed—think—work. Words of the year were keys to the future. Failures? Yes, but the loss of a ball game, a low grade, and even the “Dear John” letters couldn’t keep the spirits down for long . . . maturity grows from such things. Certainly the mark of an AMA man was in his face, a lively, interested, thoughtful visage. And this was a mirror of what AMA had made of the inner man in 1968 . . . a continuing tradition. HAPPINESS IS receiving a medal at Finals, and that’s what turns Harry Orenstein on when he hears that he’s best in Spanish for the year. FEROCITY becomes Steve Fox when the cadets fail to line up properly for company pictures. Steve’s moods varied with each section of the RECALL. LEAD OR SILVER? Steve Rhatigan discovers that qualitative can be really unknown, and the new look in chemistry was lab work all year long. Opening—5

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