Camden Military Academy - Excalibur Yearbook (Camden, SC)

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Polo and Planes don’t mix. Camden Military Academy is bounded by US Route 1, the Maine to Florida highway, now only an alternate for traffic on 1-95—Main Street USA—and the Kershaw County Airport. CM A facilities include World War II structures built for Army Air Corps flying school use, renovation of which reflects a transformation from tempo- rary wartime construction to fully renovated, substantial buildings. This year the county built a new air terminal for Woodward Field, the most significant addition to the facility since wealthy sportsman Ernest Woodward donated land for an airport in the 1920s to discourage pilots from landing their planes on his polo field, now part of Springdale Racecourse. The City of Camden attracts tourists in num- bers and is a mecca for horsemen, but principal interest in the town for the average cadet is the predictable fare at Burger King and McDonald’s. Pictured here are scenes shot in the community, beyond self-contained CM A. Top left, then clock- wise: Eric Gadlage and Will Rice stride toward fast food heaven, DeKalb Street, Camden. Col. Risher leads the Pledge of Allegiance during dedication ceremonies for the new airport termi- nal, October 1, the color guard proudly in atten- dance. Mike McCoy and Dana Lunsford pre- flight their Cessnas before the new terminal. Ber- tram Firestone, owner, watches excitedly as Mike Boiter and Scott Serpas assist Carolina Cup Rac- ing Association Director Dale Thiel in placing a blanket of carnations over the neck of 1988 Colo- nial Cup winner Jimmy Lorenzo, Jonathan Smart up, November 27. It’s a road not taken for Eric Gadlage, Ted Dailey, Evan Samli, and Jim Den- ton, just beyond the parade field. 8

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Polo and Planes (cont’d) :he Camden tourist route is the Quaker Cemetery zrz - e .:e of Ellen of Glasgow, Revolutionary War figure who :: ;-ed her soldier lover to the wilderness, but died before 'round him. Pictured right (subsequent photos are clock- -ise are JJ Campbell and Will Rice, foreground; lepre- chaun-like figure of Mark Herron and Gregg Marlatt, left rear. Eric Gadlage and Rob Whitmire, departing scene, “Equine residue’s the reason for the sign,” explains Jon Felice (right) to the incredulous Mike Aaron, on the corner of Green and Fair Streets, part of Camden’s “Gold Coast,” On a crisp October morning at Dusty Bend, Mark Herron, Gregg Marlatt, and Rob Whitmire head for a warm welcome at Wal-Mart. Sunday school’s coming up next for Ted Dailey, BJ Lathan, and Dana Lunsford, pictured after nine o’clock services at historic Bethesda Presbyterian Church, designed by Robert Mills, best known for his Washington Monument creation. Broad and DeKalb Streets are the crossroads of Camden. JJ Campbell, Rob Whitmire, Mark Herron, Will Rice, Gregg Marlatt, Eric Gadlage, Mike Aaron, David Stepp, Jay Thurston, and Damon Edmondson disregard the traffic sig- nal as they charge south on Broad.