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

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FIRST PLATOON SECOND PLATOON THIRD PLATOON Third Company Every man a putty tate! was the battle cry of E-Z 3 the silent company, and every man was. We didn't bone muck, we didn't bone files, and we didn't bone spirit, but it was there. It was a quiet kind of spirit, more of a silent bond of confidence that we were all working together, and it was enough. Had the Buckner Stakes in- cluded tenths for dragging pro, we had an easy first. We ac- cumulated more sack time than the rest of the Buckner Battalion, but that didn't count either. If there had been free ice cream waiting at the end ot the PA test we would have been the fustest with the mostest of the bestest. Only there wasn't. Life did have its trying times, like Captain Dingeman's BIG BUCK-UP but we managed to get through as easy-going as ever, even though we were a bit insulted at the thought of being Gung-ho. We shook the OC at the Bazooka range when he shouted out, what company is this? and a few voices replied quietly, Silent Three, sir. And he was more shook when we shot first place. The Corps has.

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Second Company We were the best, and we knew it all the time, even if some of the others didn't get the word 'til late. Patton's Pan- thers set a lot of records in the field, but it wasn't all work. Who can forget the long free hours for swimming, boating, dragging, cleaning details, and cleaning details. With the influence of those two great Italians Scholtes and Miklinski, aided by Des there was a Little ltaly movement which was finally stamped out by those of us who couldn't un- derstand what was happening, only to have a movement to the rear of the barracks where we blitzed everything in sight ex- cept what we painted. With Moon and Jack teaming up to produce the Color Line show what more could you ask except Buddy Bullotta, and we had him too. Ted Jasper found a new popularity in the yearling class thanks to the first platoon who spread the good word, and thanks to our mysterious ways in the field Mr, Karam became the most used cry at Buckner. We had a great company and a swell bunch of guys. FIRST PLATOON L- SECOND PLATOON THIRD PLATOON

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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