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Fof/.. Ac..cA.dent ff/..ee. flqb1.g 21 Maq 1977 thtough 20 M~q 1978

tU-1)).~-j-J__ Lieutenant General, USA The Inspector General rs: ."

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FRANCIS S. McGLADE, Ph.D. Army Director of Safety Colonel, FA W J

U.S. Army Aviation Safety Officer

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DEPARTMENT OF" THE ARMY

UNITE:D STATE:S ARMY AGE':NCY F'OR AVIATION SAFETY

FORT RUCKEO:R. ALASA""A 36362

IGAR-M 1 !~UG :978

SUBJECT: Army Aviation Accident Prevention Award of Merit

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Commander ~!lv~ l72nd Infantry ~-a:cte (AK) ATTN : AEZ~A,,()

~hardson. Alaska 99505

TO Commander 222nd Aviation Battalion ATTN: AFZT-AV-SO Fort ,Wainwright, Alaska

(Combat)

99703

1. Forwarded herewith, as an inclosure to this letter, is a Department of the Army Aviation Accident Prevention Award of Merit certificate for the 242nd Aviation Company (WDYDAA), 222nd Aviation Battalion (Combat), Fort Wainwright, Alaska 99703.

2. Eligibility for this award reflects a vigorous support on the part of the organization concerned for the Army Aviation Accident Prevention effort. You are to be commended for your distinguished accident preven­tion achievement.

3. It is requested that the certificate be presented at a suitable ceremony.

FOR THE INSPECTOR GENERAL:

1 Inc1 as

Safety Officer

IGAR-H 1 AUG 1978

SUBJECT: Army Aviation Accident Prevention Award of Merit

TIIRU Commander l72nd Infantry Brigade (AR) ATTIi: AFZT-AO Fort Richardson, Alaska 99505

TO Commander 222nd Aviation Battalion (Cowbat) ATTN: APZT-AV-SO Fort Wainvrright, Alaska 99703

1. Forwarded here.vith, as an inclosure to this letter, is a Department of the Army Aviation Accident Prevention Award of Merit certificate for the 242nd Aviation Company (~~YD~-A), 222nd Aviation Battalion (Combat), Fort Wainwright, Alaska 99703.

2. Eligibility for this award reflects a vigorous support on the part of the organization concerned for the Army Aviation Accident Prevention effort. You are to be commended for your distinguished accident preven­tion achievement.

3. It is requested that the certificate be presented at a suitable ceremony.

FOR Trill INSPECTOR GENERAL:

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I 1 Incl KEITH J. RYNOTT as Colonel, FA

U.S. Army Aviation Safety Officer

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ating from the Federal ). osophy behind the lers need to have ,the ulage," but also must, '. This means, he said, licl\nts; in rewarding, °Y·3S. took seven month~ to :hree years for various

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.: MEN AND MACH~S IN fORMATIO~lFftclay Wit~~ ~ cha,ng~ of ~ommand i ce~mony for E Tr09P _~t· ft~! ~~wrighf' ~ ;.1j.W men in (lV;~bite~ fr~m , the ~avalry outfit ~w..:J;~r-tOO(j9n P~i fr9.lp ;~Qr l)Qnald JQn~, c;lepartmg !: commander to h4l .~~1f~f~.:~~taiQ D~~~ ,~rC\d~fbJiduring t;A~ ceremony.

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Against a backdrop o~ tik¥crim~ in tI~gar 3 o~ MMcP- 14 Major Broce Smith, f~rm~r Flight Stan~~P.ffi~eJ; for th~· 2~~d: ~V1l: Bn, assumed ~ommand of ~e 343d AviatiQ~ ~ O~t;;jqbm~~.. troJP: P'rlt,ow~ ;~~pup.iUlder, Captain Gerald ~indsey. Lindsey ,will fC~ .t~ .~. new 4~,ty ~~ :.~~ F~. Eustis, ~irginia.

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242d A~n.! iqO. . In ceremonies TueS<l3r ~nioon, two -*en wit~in tlle 222d Avn Bn exchanged

., positions. ~ajor Gar)' :J~lpu.I~p., fonn~I' ~at~iQn ~xecutive Offic~r, assumed i ~ommand of the 242d A.V@q.o~ CompanY'j Majo~ Frett; Ciarlo, former ¢ommander

of the 242d Avn Co., ~lIPle ~e 2~2~ ijaU~oll ~xecutive Offic.er. During , quormal moments ~~, tJl~ ceremony ~ NrOs o( ~e 1!42d surprised MAJ Ciarlo

. with· a plaque as a ~ke~ ~f their apprrciation \for!. his leadership1

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6, CaHfom" ,ot'" .ppw"d (HEW). -;J!"3, which reduces Qroperty taxes in Since impact funds are paid at': 57 per cent and may mean a loss renee[. local or federal budget av,

n $7 biUion annually for schools says, a drop in California school furi ublic services. reduce averages for both state.

elying on state property taxes to impact fund rates. ools, sel'eral hundred California California has more primary an' lcts recei.,e more than $80 million students and teachers than any oth~ fede'>l h.""" fund'- Imp'" fun'" D,f..'" "hooh op"atin, ove'~ :ost-of ,operattng",~ql1~~Son or near affected by impact payments sine; ld':, other fede~, activitles--where --- independently, of the CONUS S'

, employees are often ex.empt fr.om (ARNews)

las'::bGttleRedt hit by Mil' '~~':";':'~"":~"~~"~ some' ~m:m;n,d;;~ax.e.--:-orii,itting.:;--:;;-'must'also cite., specific: .~~"

':'-"infOrIJlatton:;-:-~~requests,~~- fo.r,- ' profile can cannot penoor rdin ' ~tiOD of. en1is~(f:~ldierS-With- proflles;: --: '~~ SoldierS mus~ not;' acco leW MOS,0ani:-~Uslng;~pl'oblems'at ,":' reclassified as a means of getti _r • ~~..-:\ >_:_:;.>~=::\?'~"\;";"'..~>.:"' ":.? '. :" from one MOS to another.:, ;CEN, aceOrtnn.W,t'd<:""officialll:;-~-~':'inClude..-deQi.!led reasons for:: '-requests" are-being- forwarded wi~hout,,_, JeclassificatiOn~'-iustification.'or lacking approva1y or are Commanders must -'rece-Ss tba' ~;.,....~pgth.. .:.,. --- .,'altemate MOS.. tn 0''''' of prl~ :ials. saY'lf~~~~~~~~ldi~~ are:,~ ~ :,;~'being reclassified.,Soldi~~;~ tied as lL!re~-Q~ aipxofiIe,,.requests for: -'phYsical" mental, time, in',~Se!1ication:lil\<?!~1i~~MOO: must foUOWl-a-~minimU1I1 requirements" tici>~..lbl~ peri~d: t~~to.~Q;.,~s)~ot ob$erving ,. MOSs,. ·"whicW..:''¥')i'alternate,.aBC- iii:~;...,...tMOS:"1I:8'.ests -..ove......&fu;· (ARNe...l£t.;;;'

.'L2c'':;,:;::~?;';··~:"':;' .;:;~ . .."->~tWJi some enlistees whose contraC'

will get another chance- _~OI enlistment bonus, according to 'a:gl

, announced by DA last week/i,\ilij affects those soldiers who9 con~ because "of. errors not the fault., . .ntra.ct, To get the bonus, recruit.s/mu~" valid contract· and" '-·me&~;;]P requirements for 'the erillstmeri~.nus~cases In the past, some enlisteei-fe d f enlistment contracts voided be~a.~'

, not the fault ofthe individual"s bu esarI Ie- 0r ..-f,om ,i,ning anothe' enli,tm , ­

the enhstment bonus because ,the considered "initial enlistees.." ".~:;_.• which go"m the EB pm..... ~'

Id 1304.22 and Ar. 600·200) speci~Oler5 ,nli,tm,nt bonu' may only -bi\ "initial enlistees." The new, poU~•., recruits as first term enlistees 'W ¥, ~A.,,,ti~t.P their contracts, therefo",

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pa rtiei pared In J rr3.inlilg desiglli.Jtcd Calcl1dlr Bush June 27, The so!Ji;:rs Jan Prospect Airfield, !l~ar rUl11[) 51 of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline a secured the Drop Zone and we extracted by the '242 Aviation Co Ships from HHC, 2~2d 2 Medevac support. -' -", "

The training area for the exe part Gf the Alaska Pipeline Corrie is under the management of the

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:~g3(~d~,~~~~li!t~,~r_":,:-,: n-':- _~~~c;,~~~~~:;~~~~ ~:e:~~r; --:t,--,:.',:,< ;'t-:-:~"~',<,'-,;.·;';~::",:\.;ot~,~;;;'~::'::-'--~ --'~'~' '-,"" '-, - location during'the'summei:tue flraspec ,: ':'·;:~~:;·:'7:::~:~·7t·r '/ 1 V season.' , ' ,,~~;' ~~~_·"":;:~.··"'~'.'~'::~~~:-;':·'\·;.oy-~ ,-6 .' ~I.

fOSillelko,ter--:~~Yes..(,t:' :':~'i~;::~;:::~;:),~-;;:?:;€~~~:.<~T· c:',~ ~ .. ,.: 2:~l~::: ,c~c:; ..",-, _:,..... " ':....c•.,~<., ':~, ',•• ,~,,(',-~~,!',L~ iJ~CH47: "QhiiiooK~':JieH~optirs:rlomthe 'i;;'~:~~I,~His companion, Charlie Camble, was~ninj~ .~Viation Company:, and:; an:; 'Aire Force": :!""\' Both-. men. are, members:at a 15·party team ~

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,,~.were dispatched' to :r~Scue an. injured . ';;~~:!: the North, Star Expedition Group in,C<>lo~

,~L and his' 'c-ompanion "from the ,',:.;: The other 13 ,expedition,. members J ,~root level on Mt. ""McKinley at ,.forced to descend below the 14,OOO-foot b _ lXimately 10:30 p.m. JunE! 26. of the, mountain when they- ran out of fo gfarlre Prentice, who was suffereing from The two "Chinooks'" were diverted frO!

edema is reported in stable condition. mission at Ft. Greely June 25 and had wai

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;:".Members of the 47th Engineer Company tt~COtnpleted building a new road behind the ~enununition dump recently. ~r T,he road was constructed along the fence ~~tslde the 1900 block for security purposes. ~:,' Guards patrolling Lhe perimeter of the ',amrno dump will now be able to accompliSh ,he rnission much pasipr,

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Aviation coIl;~~~i-r@~~~~~~~~;ii~;"'ai~e_n,~t~~~'11~~ "...., ., ',:.;.;;,~' paJagr8P . of age- o~ ol~ ':cted as the "~~ts.~~.ndiIlg;.AYi~~:P~t;i~;~~m.fj;~'1.€~~entian:·a~WasIimg.t~~.'_~£':~~-·.::::.:i'=distjnctioil~&~ttfu:lg, t",' ;. ";&'"0" Vlere 2 y.~~ - .th.<>."OVlil'§'~, dents-~~·~<:~~~~·_·~·_- ... "5' pCS-1:a'" " -. )caIendar-year-1971 by the.AfJll~~A~~tion,,:-.<:-Octooein:;:·19-78· where -hewiIfbe presented "''''>L,te-~mWOaj,s"U .;::<'t-the· sponsor, the SI!

ge the" ,'.. 0 ill- tertnlIlate. on- ". "'&SQciation of Amii-fca- (AAAA);<ihe:-'2Scr', .', the unit's award by' Army Chief of ,Staff...~:;\:.;,soldleL' n '~,'-;- rivHege Vi '_. dent's 2~ ll.." tJa-vel..:...P, 'b US. or the stu 3B1.1 . . ' to t e.. '. . - See para 3· ..5 .'. .'. .,....• " ~ 1& earlier. . .":''', .~ .. ,,;~Lwhiche'le-.,: ,.' ":,' . bursable . tra~ ~~~~~:;~;:':~~i~~.~,~!rfe,~~e.l:dK~i,j,I~,~i,~~,·

~fIghting ovei ·lili'·area.. oL20a " . uuer-~..~~f, dift'fuUl12missi()nJs~aeeomplished th:ro4gti;:liSei@~;;;1;~:m~~--:.#~i;,;~ i:i~~;m~~E:$f~~t~~~~-~~:n'\\IJiI1fi ,' .. i' .•:~ .••".•".:.":",-";>,;:::,.,., ·:r-··'·· ··' ....··ue era' .~-·r ,-'."y:,'': o;··e~.;~~:n8:\11~~§:1 .'... 1:" ~:ro~r~~t~·:p~_~~~~r~~~~::=ii~~ciaf~=;!tt~11:. ,...... .... ,,", '.. ...'"'~,.' . tion Battalion (Sky -::'~Ma&teF)~:"~~ is-.~:-~ installed in tPe CH-47 Chinook helicopters of .. _\..in~:Alaskal

'.,'. .. • ·,'.• c· ...• ..... ' • ':"d.IS mmanded by Majm: Gary JOhn~..ni;~:MajOt..::... ~,.the. unit in--June; 1977. : " . ., c: '... 'accident~fr~ . . , . - B)' Within 10 da~s.iI preto~s\y'T _., .;-":';~~~;J~r·~~:· '. _.'- --: - _. .' ... :~ following, ~.:. .t(h selective- service,- repor . a

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un local. boar... . 9); days.apply ~~. .' ,:·'.t.i!.~~g>,ij,"-.,.:'~':'" - .' - " ~c,-\\l . (C) Wltlnn iI , .....:...,'" ...,_.,.". "'SE'JA'AN'A . H'TS'P'ANA NAC10NAL" . A' 1 'JI;

" c cranks' or reemployment, ';>::c,,·~:/:,/:~~~rij~~:~~~~.~ . n _ .I, n. . sera..,. ~ .. _..! (l !esJ! t~" J,aT1:: m ~ '. _n Y as the emll10yer [120 days.UP to one yea;: 'f .- _ • " .:;,~J·::'r~~?I~·;··;·r:f!...l!sel1!ada.los duzs lla-16de8.f!.Ptie.m.bre..l978 .e~:~'#Ie"--au!hf)nty:::o-t:4 ;oon . (D) 10 . en's Gro ...._·,· .... · ..:.,';.::,',~.;'".;.o ,p;.i, ..j' . .. "~_'-'-"C""'_':'.:'~"-""<"'-" .... .;.r .,......,P.:.•O! separation.. " . bled con-vert' SeIVleem Fi G • .c",,-.,··~:':-'~"~·:":·:';l~'iT-gl';;;?~1F;~~ :Wamwnght;;.~;;;;~; .. ," ._< --",,,,,,,,:-"--&-' _-..~'-' -' "~""weaken-ed': Tra£H ttl

-teran, VA. .~~ ranc~ to -five·year Vete': l' , ··,··,···, .. ···_·'"j~-:-~~~~1';.~"1:r·"EI 'objectQ 'este ano es de, honorar las attachment and a n

'nearest' VA .•~ ~::rance. By applYi~~ w~ee~;~·::~;~~~t~~~/:cJtltribUciOnes Hispanic.que los hispanos han dado a neustra AmericaA II a v~\ter:~ separation, yoU don .' . c:_~,.,"~:~:~;:j;;patna en muska, educacion, arte, medicina, [eyes. changing to a wea~

detal S ex.aminatiOn.,. ';~::~~~1J/iteratura, folkore, 4eportes y en nuestra,historia~ , ,-' Therrhas-afso l , f date ofn 'd M H' :H·" ._. -,. '/'

r siX months." __ Within' one ye~ . rom to'-- -. .',->:: :'~: mlltar. , . . leas. ,OSJ, lspam : a GI Home V~E)rating on disabl\l,~~:~~~~ce (R~ lSPanlC .:>~(.'. For those who don t speak Spamsh, the above many H,SpanlC AmI home loans,. 'ce_dlsabled veteranS t d disab" . translates as: ·blend of SpanISh, EJ

. aI serv l " 'oonee e . .. ' . d educatIOn on q,ualif!,i~g serv\c:~.applY to VA t ~ . . '',' i ... " 'National Hispanic 1!eritage Week Will be ~nglish has,. b~rro\V~

. IF) Wlthtn one y '~R. "" observed at Ft. Wainwnght from Sept. ll-/6. chacolau, Hum,odth d10n pen care, ossible-applY to VA~. , er~tage .. The objective this year is to highlight the other Hispanic Amt

r evlewmg aO (G) A.s 500n as P . 'bl'ty exte.1I . •\' . "ng ellg1 II rnt1 f ..;/" ";.,,... rr, ... . or tralnl , '1' t _r .ts,

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The 242if' AviatIon . Compan~,t bai...bee~':::"""'-JoflnS&m-has::l:re·e1f'ffivrted to attend the AA.AA .. According' --:fo .Major' -Jonnsorr- 1

" teaaS;~-"O~bt:ID;d~~Avhihoi:iinit'~" .. Nationa~Convention at Washington, D.C. on distinction .:;.·~~;.,,~?n.ly 'P9:ss.~r~;~;I.l ·tca.le~dar yearl?T:..by· the A~y A~iation . Octobe~ ,13, 1978 where he will ~e presented tea~wo~~~:]i.ni!~~he-; !ttdiVidu~if~:.~

cIatI0!l'~ of:.-~FP~~:(~l:'~~;r,~~;:250'-. the umt s award by Anny ChIef of Staff, soldlelL·1Il"t...~.~~Sugar'bears~~i~9~r.~~ It:- unit';:;~~,ie.;t08AliiZe~~(o~ it~:ij~ifous.;;~L~~ Generalr,Bernard. W. Rogers. .. __ ' '.. ', during; tfi~)iec~8niti6~:Qe#o~~t h·attitude,)'eaiC~1aiid(:~~~~:'~~ns' pn*_.:~: :.,:.~.TJt~:t:if:~·Sugarbears·· are .~: -perhaps most, - ,: 'best:.'SOlaieUi~;thiV~:(~ eYeif~~;1 c~_ McKiiUey~~~~~~~'StiPP6it?:;ioii;';~rorest ' ... ;. reno~~to'ftheii Mi. McKinley·rescues. This " ~ ~inr"'~ ~·;~~~~,;.r~;~·:.~~[,:;·.· ,:. :-~~'fj~d;,3

to' -,-:t ... ·~ltr.: ··!:.i:!~,~ .,l ..... ;:X~_..~j~'*"';;..... ~ ... ~ .... ,.". ,_ .. ,-J ....'.. , ~,.,~.,,~ t~~Iili;;...... ......... ~-¥ .... ~.);-'l#a:..- tv_'jij"'Jghting;:~e~';:'3jijfre3',·of0~~.o;~!;;~uare· .' . difficu~t~ission is. accomplished through use' ...7 .:~':(-;~;::,,:>.~~ .'-" .. ,' - ..···'':·:-?·~:l.~·:~.:--1

,~·from~::~~~anK.~;t~~.~~hqfi~t~'·::'~'~:~ ...:. ()f::ao;;chlorate "oxygen,·.system which was The 242d: has maintaine~ ..~~tjlfe.t;t~ !he u'iiil;.. ,~·which'",'i¢ p~rt-'·.oF_the· 222d modified from fixed wing aircraft- used and record since-,J970:when the firstCH--47 a ion Battalion (Sky.. Master), is installed in the CH-47 Chinook helicopters of \ in Alaska and has amassed ..:over _~

.anded by -MajoiGary Johnson. "Major the unit in June, 1977. aCCiden_t:~~~~~ing,. h~urs. <:1~:~~~~r \ -' .:....~~;'t-:~~~,~!f't~.~.:. ,..' ". ",: / / :..: I- ~ '_.~

10. days-aPplY •ti_, npl<JYment•. ' ~";''::~ )'s,(uP to'. <?ne:,.y~~ t:_Serviceinents:::.G1 ~-year veteran9~' applying. within \'

don't need' i ' - - ..,,,:\!;.~.

le year from dale- ~~ d\sabHi ty .a\>p\Y :: ~

veteranS' \nsuran~:~ ervlce.connected -elisa! ne year·applY to 'y,~.!;,\J

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, :~":':. _h""~'" '_~'_h_'_ ~'SEMANA . HISPANA ,NACIONAL" sera .''-As a~siift.£·:tt;;'_Jfid;Ji;1~hjj;;;h~J:i?riifi~ ::'£::;:':"'-=:.""''':~' ·c:.>~:~;/'-'::~~"'olfservada los dias II a 16 de Septiembre 1978 en the authority of Community leaders, have be

.~ _>.:.- ~ ;,' ;;:::;.;" ,.- ,;,,~., .-.' .. ".., ··:'Pt. .Wai~wright. weakened. TraditiimtlJlP.:a strong sense ofJam El objecto esti ano es de honorar las attachment and" iJblii4iion' has been ceniral

contribuciones que los hispanos han dado a neustra Hispanic Ame1j~4.~.:t~:·~_roday, this-- pattern . .patria en musica, educacion, arte. medicina; [eyes, _. changing to' a weakening'of the extended lamil literatura, folkore, deportes y en nuestra historia There .has also:~~e.~l.t:ii! change in language at milita,. ideas. Most HispaniC:;A.tp~'.ican:J are bilingual. FI

For those who don'j speak Spanish: the above many Hispi:zni~T;ifi¥J.?:fiis.~~Spall ish has become translates as: blend 01 Spanish;, Eit'gffSh; and hulian (from whic National Hispanic Heritage Week will be English has borrowed many W()r,..,~..J-.~ ",.~, .. --I

observed at Ft. Watnwri~h f frn1't'? (',.,_. ,,1/

October 13, 1978

'Sugarbear' top SOM Story, photo by Francois Billingsley

Regardless of whether you work for the U.S. Army or a civilian firm, being outstanding at whatever you do is no easy task:

Becoming the soldier of the month, and being a woman who works in an almost totally male dominated career group such as aviation is even more of an outstanding accomplishment.

SP4 Laurel Walters, 242d Aviation Company, 222d Aviation Battalion, is the outstanding 'young lady who was awarded the September "Soldier of the Month" honors.

She works in I:iangars Four and Five as a stock control accounting clerk. Her daily job is to issue and replenish aircraft supplies for helicopters such as the Chinook.

When asked what she thought about winning, the post competition as well as the battalion competition, Walters replied enthusiastically, "It was a big surprise."

Walters competed against two other soldiers in both competitions. In the post competition, she competed against a soldier from the 47th Engineers and a soldier from the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry.

"I thought the guy from the 4/9th would have it wrapped up," says Walters. "That's because the things we were tested on, they do everyday."

"I'm glad I won though," says Walters. Despite the fact that Walters is one of two

women that work in Hangars 4 and 5 here, when asked how srle like's her job, her reply was, "It's unique and a nice environment to work in." ~ Even though she is pleased with the way

things are going on her job, Walters has other plans for the future. Her r~al ambition is to become a pharmacist.

After going through basic training at Ft. Jackson, S.C., Advanced Individual Training at Ft. Lee, Va., and a tour of duty at Ft. Sill, Okla., Walters was PCS'ed here last Dec. 1st.

It wasn't exactly her station of choice, she admits, but she's "enjoying it" just the same.

"I've done a lot of things I never thought I'd be doing since I've been here," says Walters. "One of them was sewing. I hadn't sewed in years until I got here.

Some of Walters 'other ho~bies include reading and dancing. She's ",lS0 taken up ceramics since she's been here.

Much of Walters' extra time is sper;f working towards her goal of becoming a ph~ 'T'" ~cist.

to complete her degree requirements. Presently she is attending classes in the University of Alaska extension program here.

Her enlistment will be up in January. It is then that she will decide whether she will try to continue in the Army and get into the ROTC program or enroll in college as a civilian back home.

She may decide to come back in after she gets her degree, Walters says, but right now, getting her degree is the most important thing to her.

H there was ever a word to describe Walters, it wouldn't be just one work, it might take three--non-stop activity.

Walters is a fierce believer in keeping active. She explains it like this. "1 hate to waste

SP4 Laurel Walters time. Many people in the Army just get to a point where they're just passing time. They stay lo(;ked in their rooms all the time and wonder.

"I can't do that," she states. "I want to be able to look back on this perIod and be able to say, this is what I did over this period of time."

"You have to look for things to do also," she says. "They're not going to come up and knock on your door and say, "Hi! I'm something to do. Why don't you sew me or read me."

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