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

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PAY OFF! Gol, Savedge and Jeff Wenzel pay Bruce Orenstein and Doug McDowell for an election bet loss. The rewards are glass shines. Onlookers enjoy watching the los ers work, even in the deepening dusk. PRAYER unites Bob Mallett, Bill Laird, and Blaine Clarke and the corps during the Rev. Dr. Kennedy's invocation. Services on November 11th are memorable. Political hassles captivate corps Shouts for Wallace rent the air, but the bombast from the Band men and other AIP men didn’t stop a pro-Nixoh landslide in both the faculty and the student polls. AMA‘s faculty voted 63.5% for Nixon, and the cadets followed with a one percentage point smaller vote of confidence. With the appearance of Republican candidate, Spiro Agnew, the Band went to help in the hoopla and shouting of overflow crowd in Staunton. Specific highlight of early November was the Veterans’ Day service held on the black top in front of barracks. Facing lines of cadets answered to the names of AMA alumni who had died in the service. A brief speech by Staunton lawyer Rudolph Bumgardner and a sharp triple taps ended the simple, but emotion-packed tribute. Cadet enthusiasm peaked when the football team finally played on home field for the first and only time. Massanutten’s powerhouse rolled over the Blue Streaks, but the yells from the corps were sustained through the long, bleak afternoon of AMA’s sole home game. Informal dances at Stuart Hall and at Fairfax Hall kept up the social scene for a number of cadets. Unusual, however, was the weather scene. It was a blast. Cadet Life — 21

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FRIVOLITY shows on Doug Driscoll’s face as he campaigns for Richard M. Nixon, but it was all seriousness at AMA with pre-election politicking spilling over into classrooms, messhall, and barracks. Most partisan crew was the Wallace group, spearheaded by Frank Roach and Steve Trent, but the mock election gave the subsequent winner a 62.5 percent margin over the other candidates. 20 — Cadet Life SOLEMNITY marks the occasion of the 50th consecutive Veterans’ Day observance at AMA. Bill Scarborough answers to the name of one of the fallen sons of AMA as his name is called from the Roll of Honor. Bronze plaques list the names of those who died in World War |, World War Il and the Korean War. A new plaque is in order for the five AMA alumni killed in Viet Nam.

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STOMPING THROUGH HARRISONBURG becomes an annual honor for cadets of AMA. Distinguished “D” company men, Lee Hall, Tom Pacale, and Ron Ginns sparkle just before snow started. BO-GALOO! Bruce Orenstein does his thing during the Officers’ Informal. Small numbers made the dance ideal for the officers and their dates. FREAK SNOW dampens Bob Mitchell, anticipating his playing first sergeant at Sunday parade. November 10th’s snow rapidly disappeared. Bob played the role. 22 — Cadet Life ©