University of Alabama Army ROTC Scrapbook, 1958-1982

The 1981-1982 scrapbook has approximately 192 photographs and fifteen of those have captions either identifying the person(s) or the event. There are also nine newspaper clippings. The Army ROTC events and groups documented in this scrapbook include advance camp at Fort Riley, Kansas; Fort McClellan...

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Main Author: University of Alabama. Army ROTC
Format: Electronic
Published: University of Alabama Libraries
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Online Access:http://purl.lib.ua.edu/173425
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Summary:The 1981-1982 scrapbook has approximately 192 photographs and fifteen of those have captions either identifying the person(s) or the event. There are also nine newspaper clippings. The Army ROTC events and groups documented in this scrapbook include advance camp at Fort Riley, Kansas; Fort McClellan field training exercises; newspaper coverage of Kaydettes campaign drive for the American Heart Association; Kaydettes fall lead-out; scholarships awarded to new cadets; physical training; leadership reaction course; weapons training; eating Army C rations; rappelling; The Crimson White, 1982 March 29, and other articles discuss Ranger Company; and cover from Army Reserve magazine, Spring 1982. Cadre: COL Frank E. Rutherford. Significant persons: University of Alabama President Dr. Joab L. Thomas; autographed photo of Crazy Ray (unofficial mascot of Dallas Cowboys; photo addressed to COL Rutherford and UA Army ROTC). Kaydettes: not identified.The digitization of this collection was funded by a gift from EBSCO Industries.