The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, June 29, 1967, Image 7
Lt. Sexton Receives Wings
Lieutenant, junior ^rado Lt, Sexton is the son of Mr.
James Roy Sexton, U. S. N., and Mrs. A. Roy Sexton of
received his wings on May Joanna. He graduated from
26 designating him a naval Clinton High School in 1960,
aviator. Lt. Sexton s wile, Lin- attended the University of
da, daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Kansas for one year and then
Claude Satterwhite ol the Bush entered the United States Na-
River Community, pinned his V al Academy. He graduated
wings on in ceremonies at the from the academy in June
ISuval. Air Station, Corpus iytj5 and was commissioned
Christ!, Texas. . .....
^ DUFFY TWW*
By ‘JIM’ GOODMAN
an ensign, U. S. N.
He served in the communi
cations department aboard the
aircraft carrier, U.S.S. Lexing
ton. and then entered flight
training at Pensacola, Fla.,
in October 1965. Lt. Sexton
trained in the T-34 at Pensa
cola, then flew the T-2 at Mer-
: idian, Miss., and' has rccent-
| ly undergone advanced jet
| training at Training Squad
ron 21 at Kingsville, Texas,
flying the F-9. The phases of
Ji this intensive training includ
ed swept-wing jet familiariza
tion, all - weather instrument
THE FOURTH \S INDEPENDENCE fliKht ’ advanced air-to-air and
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Lt. Sexton presently has or
ders to join an A-4 jet squad
ron in Jacksonville, Fla.,
which will prepare him for
duty in a squadron stationed
aboard an aircraft carrier.
Views
Of Our Readers
Editor, The Chronicle:
Professor Ingle's recent let
ter to the editor of The Chron
icle, making light of the fine
editorial deploring the dese
cration of graves and vandal
ism in our cemeteries, dis
turbs me greatly. The Chron
icle’s editorial was entirely
in order and timely, with pro
per emphasis and focus. It
is a characteristic of civilized
people to respect the grave
sites of their loved ones who
have passed away. Efforts to
call attention to tjie recent
dastardly acts of desecration
and thievery deserve more
than a sneer.
It is not necessarily the
function of a weekly newspa
per to editorialize and cru
sade constantly on every as
pect of national and interna
tional politics. A weekly pa
per serves its purpose better
and will have ample subjects
for discussion if it concen
trates on those issues that pro
mote Jhe betterment of the
community, county, and
state. Of course, treatment of
broader subjects of concern
to all citizens is in order. Cer
tainly The Chronicle has ob
served proper balance in its
editorials.
Professor Ingle’s distress
over property tax inequities
is understandable. For his in
formation. county equalization
boards are available to hear
grievances, compare assess
ments. and make appropriate
corrections. One bit of cau
tion: When politicians begin
meddling with property tax
ratios, all property owners in
variably end up the losers.
Rather than haranguing about
property tax reform and
building new and larger court
houses, we should work toward
consolidation of counties and
county office functions, elim
inating offices where the need
is indicated. One of these days
an aroused citizenry will turn
the lights of public opinion on
the “dark continent of Amer
ican politics” — county gov
ernment.
Professor Ingle’s short-hand
appraisal of our country’s ef
forts in Southeast Asi* as "a
war in Vietnam that daily sub
verts American liberty and
morality while it destroys a
far - off innocent people”
smacks of Communist-1 i n e
propaganda.
The war in Vietnam is a bit
more involved. We have a half
million men in Vietnam be
cause it is in our national in
terest to preserve our cher
ished freedoms and what Pro
fessor Ingle refers to as our
“American liberty and moral
ity” by halting the further
expansion of Communist en
slavement in that area. We
are there because the United
States, under the SF.ATO al
liance, has commitments to
assist South Vietnam to repel
aggression. In keeping with
morality, the United States
keeps it word wherever it is
pledged. The United States is
spending billions of dollars,
assuming the risks of mod-
• i n war, and incurring thou
sands of casualties to permit
American society to develop
along the old humane lines
of liberty and freedom whi£h
go back to the birth of our
nation. Also, our goal is to
maintain an environment on
the world scene wnich will
permit our open society to
survive and flourish.
An understanding of the his
tory of “liberty” and “free
dom” as “enjoyed” in the So
viet Union since the Bolshe-.
vik revolution of 1917 (ask Sta
lin’s daughter about it) «uid
in Red China since 1949 might
help us to appreciate the nec
essity for containing Commu
nism and establishing truly
independent nations on the per
imeter of the Communist
world.
This combat veteran of
World War II, whose two sons
left college to serve voluntari
ly in this conflict, one wear
ing the Green Beret in South
Vietnam, feels that our cause
is just and in the long-range
interest of preserving liberty
in America and the free world.
1 find it difficult to tolerate
the intellectualist pinkos and
eggheads, who, abusing the
privilege of free speech, give
aid and comfort to the Com
munist cause by parroting
their vile propaganda, collab
orating with the draft-dodgers,
draft card-burners, flag-burn
ers, beatniks, peaceniks, the
Cassius Clays, M. L. Kings,
Stokely Carmichaels, and oth
ers of their ilk.
As pointed out in the Chron
icle editorial of June 8, quot
ing Lt. Gen. Arthur G. Tru
deau, former Chief of Army
Intelligence and formerly a
Corp Commander in K o r e a,
these elements foment riots
and anti-war demonstrations
on the streets of American
cities as a part of Communist
pressure techniques, taking
orders from the same com
mand supporting the Viet Cong
and killing our American boys
— namely, the Central Com
mittee of the Communist Par
ty of the USSR.
My philosophy regarding
the conduct of the Vietnam
War is that of a “hawk” and
is summed up and best-stated
in quotations from two great
American patriots, as follows:
General Douglas MacAr-
thur: “Once war is forced up
on us, there is no alternative
than to apply every means
to bring it to a swift end.
War’s very object is victory,
not prolonged indecision. In
war there can be no substi
tute for victory.”
Stephen Decatur: . “O u r
Country! In her intercourse
^ —JAMES P. SLOAN.
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