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

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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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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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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,