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

Page 12 text:

MILITARY BEARING APPARENT, Bruce Crum receives his company guidon for later pre- sentation to Andy Wilks. Herb Maher moves on to present the next guidon to Lee Ramsey. Fired up for a new season, football players returned to find beds and lockers gleaming with fresh green paint. Indus- trious officers, and a few lesser souls (but just as hard working) had finished the job in every room just prior to open- ing of school. News that a catering service had taken over surprised the old cadets, and the ini- tial reaction was favorable. Some com- plained about quantity (preferring huge gobs of ‘‘tire patches’ of former years to better food in smaller quantities), but quality was not questioned. Gone was the apathy of ‘72. Almost single-handed Herb Maher, battalion commander, leader of the Jesus move- ment, infused the corps with a new spir- it. Posters proclaimed the feeling — one way, anti-litter, join in. A food commit- tee, a bi-weekly meeting with the admin- istration, real give-and-take lent an air of ease to the opening. O 10 — September COOK-OUT SPECIALIST Col. John Dekle flips hot dogs on one of the hibachis he loaned for the first picnic. This treat was reserved for new men and officers. The corps’ mood just seemed to have shifted. World events, pollution, debate over the end of Viet Nam involvement, the Presidential campaign, nothing seemed to stir interest or to motivate ac- tion. ‘We're just eager to be a group” was what one student stated. Week by week a piece of wood gener- ated the action — the Spirit Stick. Never having appeared before, it created a wealth of nighttime action. Sheets, deco- rated with all manner of slogans — ‘‘F salutes the losers; C claims it’s best, but A knows it is” — deprived some of sleep in the name of fun. An all AMA team on the football field generated enthusiasm. Yells were so loud that spectators believed AMA was winning.

Page 11 text:

MIXING IT UP, Major Charles Dillow receives advice from Corey Koenig and Bob Missman. Later in the year when new beds arrived, the volunteers wondered — ‘‘Was it worth it?” oe tag Ses Se ae a bi, MAKING A GAME OF IT, Bill Sturgis lugs more of the magic green paint up to second stoop for acomplete overhaul of all beds and lockers. Round the clock work was fun. NEVER TOO YOUNG TO LEARN. Picking up ideas from Sue Ellis, Chuck Knapp, Bill Creekmore, and Steven Gruhn are Mr. John Hudnall and Ms. Nancy Green during the Ball State workshop. Summer—9 O

Page 13 text:

THIS IS MILITARY? Bob Missman grimaces as he realizes that Dave Adams, Keith Sterling, and Tom Price don’t bear up to Charlie Creekmore’s neat look. SETTLED IN, Jim Yancey puts finish- ing touches on his shoes for the first formal inspection of the year. That gloss develops rapidly with Jim's spin. HECTIC ARRIVAL. A new cadets and his parents appear disorganized in the unfamiliar surroundings. Col. Paul Hoover, Tom Peifer, and Larry Malnati clarify. — EOD recast Fifth Grade Jim Ausby Ray Bothe Mik Bill Carson ike Damjan Bill Diment Clay Gilliam Joe Gurtoski John Hamilton September, Fifth Grade — 11 oO