United States Military Academy Camp Buckner - Mortar Yearbook (West Point, NY)

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FIRST PLATOON SECOND PLATOON THIRD PLATOON ,-15133 Fifth Company lf, as the old soldier said, there are two kinds of troops, Paradin' ones and shootin' ones, then 5th Co. was com- posed of the latter. Any slight imperfections on the review field were more than adequately com- pensated for by performance on the rifle ranges. Typical Buck- ner spirit was reflected in the title, Marty's Brewers, and it was this spirit which character- ized all 5th Co. operations dur- ing the summer. The lake was conveniently located for the cooling of certain individuals who insisted on quiet after taps. Noc- turnal raids by stray patrols in- variably resulted in effective retaliation by our own com- mandos upon the unfortunate trespassers. Reveille was always associated with frantic cries of No near lates! and the clomp- ing of combat boots at the double-time down to the Engineer site. Evenings, one could hear the inspirational music of Big John Sankey and the Sentry Box Six or the fabulous tales of old Vienna by Herr Bob Drudik. With memories of these and oth- er such characters and deeds, it will be some time before 5th Co. and the fateful summer of '54 are forgotten,

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Fourth Company As the cry of Simba echoed forth from the hills, 4th Com- pany issued in a new era. Al- though frustration was our theme song in training, as we set rec- ord after record only to have them broken, it wasn't dull with such characters as Bwana , and the Sentator to enliven the proceedings. Our Color Line showed we had more than a little talent, for who will ever forget that stirring epic Song of the Sewer? We had other talents too, as with a tac- tical skill seldom seen by the TD we revived the customs of our an- cestors and Got that Buglerf' Blitch's Bad Boys turned into Chick's Lions as August roll- ed around and the PE schedule took on a new look. Did anyone mention push-ups? All in all, through the eyes of the Simbas the summer was quite an affair. lt was a great company with a great bunch of guys as we left our mark in the Annals of Buckner. FIRST PLATOON SECOND PLATOON THIRD PLATOON

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Sixth Company From the hills of Range 6, to the shores of Lake Poop-a-loop we fought the Battle of Buckner. lt was a good fight, too, with spirit the keynote and every man a jumper. With the cry of Hook Up, Sixth Airborne took, se- cured and dissipated the ob- jective. Accomplishments were numerous and records fell by the way. The Color Line show was fabulous and it took us twelve minutes to reach the top of Bare Rock. All dragged pro task Tom Keeley about airline hostesses sometimel and our after taps re- vivals made the heavens them- selves take notice. PRI was a pain, but it produced 32 experts land a couple of bolos just to keep the curve adjustedl. We packed our packs on weekdays and our blankets Pl on weekends, shined boots, mop- ped floors, walked guard and chased coons. Runts dominated us. Auger and Fikaris, both A-2 files were our company com- manders. They worked hard CAII the timel and we worked hard lSometimesl to find our- selves leading the company com- petition almost all summer. Sick Call and Room Orderly must have claimed their toll dur- ing the Buckner stakes for we finally finished second. We tried to drown our sorrows in drink, but found the firsties all too will- ing to go in-they went. lt was a gay, carefree sum- mer from the first soiree to the last. Some of us boned Armor, a few Artillery, a very, very few hardy souls stuck with the Infan- try, while the rest of us Air Force files just nursed our ailing feet and backs and thought about Christmas leave. Adeste Fidelis. FIRST PLATOON SECOND PLATOON THIRD PLATOON