European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 11, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes tuesday june 11, 1985 daily Magazine West Point s lonesome end leads Quick strike Force maj. Gen. William s. Carpenterjr. A photo by Mel Reisner associated Pressi n till 1950s, he was the famed lonesome and of West Point football. During the Vietnam War he was the officer who won Praise from the president when he ordered an air strike on own position to try to save men. Today maj. Gen. Williams Carpenterjr. Is com Mander of the 10th Mountain div Light infantry which was recently activated As a Quick strike Force training at fort drum n.y., an isolated outpost cradled Between Lake Ontario and the Adirondack mountains. Carpenter describes it As a sort of 8,700-member swat team which will have the latest equipment but will also bring out of retirement the old army mule. The division he says will exemplify the army s thinking about Light rapidly deployable strike forces equally pre pared to fight terrorists third world rebels or enemy ground troops. At age 47 and standing 6-foot-4, Carpenter s style is combat fatigues and wire rimmed glasses. He is liked by men. I worked for Gen. Carpenter when he commanded the 3rd brigade at fort Lewis Washington says spec. 4 Larry Banks of Oakland Calif. If i had to follow someone s leadership into Battle it would be Carpenter says the value of a Leader is easy to Over emphasize. What do soldiers fight for he asks. Do they fight for their Flag or for some National goal or Mission or do they fight for the kid next to them i think the Touchy fee lie Guys that play in that Arena will Tell you that soldiers fight for their comrades As much As anything Carpenter was a Captain in june 1966 when he led a company on a search and destroy Mission in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The 101st airborne unit expected to find Only desultory resistance but instead ran into an estimated 700 troops of the 24th North Vietnam Ese regiment a unit known for its tenacity and ferocity. With 130-Man Cluster about to be overrun car Penter ordered an air strike on own position a move which wrenched the emotions of listeners at battalion Headquarters. Doonesbury col. Henry Emerson battalion commander radioed Carpenter. I just want you to know i m putting you in for the medal of i be lost most of the company out Here was Carpen Ter s reply. The planes dropped napalm. Carpenter said he would not have called in the strike had he known the planes were carrying napalm. But it scattered the Viet Cong and saved most of men. Then president Lyndon Johnson hailed the episode As an inspiring chapter in . Military history. Carpen Ter did not get the medal of Honor the nation s highest award for Battlefield bravery but emerged from serv ice in Southeast Asia with two Silver stars a Bronze Star and assorted other medals. On the West Point football Field in the late 1950s, Carpenter was instructed not to return to the army huddles for signals. He was a split end a position currently known As wide receiver and coach Earl red Blaik reasoned hideout lost too much time and Energy returning to the huddle after each play. As a senior in 1959, Carpenter won National prominence succeeding 1958 Heisman trophy Winner Pete Dawkins on most All America teams. Under new coach Dale Hall who replaced Blaik Carpenter caught 43 passes for 591 Yards still the sixth Best season in the Academy s history. After returning from Vietnam Carpenter taught at West Point s office of military instruction and advanced rapidly from major to brigadier general As assistant commander of the 9th infantry division at fort Lewis where he also commanded the 3rd brigade. He said he had no plans to become a career officer when he left native Springfield pa., for a military Academy in Manlius n.y., and West Point. However after he received commission he underwent Para troop and Ranger training. Carpenter married Early in career and three sons. Kenneth the youngest is a Junior at the air Force Academy in Colorado Springs Colo. A a Akrep on Craft Mth distinction Felt of Mankind. And to the uplifting of human spirit. Citation Fly honorary degree or. Frncis Sinatra upuft1n6 m 9pint5 of au�6& human . 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