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

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i) Fifth Grade Ty Harrison Phil Hunt Dave Iacone Mike Lizana Dave Medeiros Dave Montgomery Tom Reid Buddy Trafton 12 — Fifth Grade, October SURPRISED! Sneaky Van Nitz flashes his new Honeywell on unsuspecting Carlos Perez and Susan Reynolds during a dance — spent most of the time on the cool lawn. EMOTIONAL SUPPORT brims over from tiny Ty Harrison in a near touchdown run from a Hargrave man. Ty’s yells and the corps’ helps net the Blue Streaks a win 21-6.

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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

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Summer weather kept spirits up dur- ing October. The newness of wearing civilian clothes during free moments lin- gered; new found freedom evoked favor- able comments from old and new cadets alike. Ever so often an old cadet stretched the informality to include dating on Sunday afternoons, but the squelch was on — no civies allowed in front of bar- racks on Sunday afternoons. Girls appeared in droves from Fairfax Hall on the first weekend for an informal dance. Instant love resulted for Carlos Perez, Paul Del Castillo, Bill Creekmore, and John Pisarski. Only a few lasted, but the impact had been there for the corps. “It was a great dance — so many girls were here, and they didn’t act stuck up” — the comment came jointly from Herb Maher and Steve Gruhn. Mysterious sounds after taps failed to create problems. It was a phalanx of i ae 4 ge h ‘, night people putting up signs, spirited themselves, their feelings were that the egging on of the football team and the soccer team would create spirit in every member of the corps. Two football wins and a tie lent an air of validity — spirit and enthusiasm create more of the same. ‘Rank means a lot around here. I should know! I don’t like giving rank out to new cadets so early in the year.’ One old cadet reacted violently when new cadets attained rank in a record five weeks. Dan Lenhard, Jim Jenkins, Ted Leach, Lester Lawter, and Dave Iacone shot all the way up the ladder to PFC. It wasn't a leap, but it created desire from others for alike step. Long known for a traditional approach to Veterans’ Day, Augusta celebrated ICE CREAM? Once upon a time, cold winds did hit AMA. That didn’t stop Herb Maher and Spencer Griffin from wearing white ducks. That Sunday parade is remembered. both occasions — the October event and later, the November 11th date. Impressive massing of the colors in the Staunton city stadium followed a march through the streets of the city. Colors and bands from eight schools joined forces for a musical and military salute to Veterans. Unfortunately, the main participants became the chief spec- tators — only a handful of loyal Staun- tonians appeared for the tribute. ‘Superstar’, ‘Sugar’ and ‘‘Dude’”’ (which was a dud) were on the agenda for yearbook staff members attending the CSPA Fall Conference. The whole crew was happily stunned when the 1972 “‘Recall’’ was named as one of ten “Trendsetters” in the nation. October—13 O