Word: tolson
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Slings of Artillery. Operation Pegasus had begun only four days previously under the command of Major General John J. Tolson, 53, commander of the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) in Viet Nam. It was launched from Landing Zone Stud in the Khe Sui Soi river valley eleven miles northeast of Khe Sanh; its first task was to open Route 9, which had been in enemy hands since last August. Its overall goal: to create a ground supply line to Khe Sanh and to destroy the enemy around the Marine camp. To do the job, Tolson...
...zone. "The heli copter has done a great job," one gunship pilot tells his students. "If the chopper hadn't been in Viet Nam, that place would have been long gone by now." The close-cropped heads of warrant officer candidates nod enthusiastically. Says Major General John Tolson, commander of the Army Aviation Center: "They don't seem to find what they want in college. They just want to fly helicopters. It's a new cult...
...Many just like to go down to their boats on a hot summer night, and sit on the stern deck for a quiet, cool drink and a chat with friends. Yacht clubs, which usually let visiting yachtsmen plug in free of charge, are not much happier. Said Ted Tolson, vice commodore of the St. Petersburg Yacht Club: "They hook up on our docks and blow all the fuses in the circuit. Then they holler like hell because the power...
...Behind the Tables. In the hope of reaching out to their alienated charges, prison chaplains are tolerant of being used by cynics-convicts who show up for services to improve their chances for parole. The ministers try to avoid any sign of moral judgment. The Rev. George Tolson of San Quentin wears an old green eyeshade when he interviews inmates ("It reminds them of the man behind the tables at Reno") and tells them: "I'm not here with answers. I'm just here to share with you what you've been going through." Colorado...
Many chaplains have been introduced to the challenges of prison life by serving pastoral internships under the auspices of such organizations as the nondenominational Council for Clinical Training Inc. The personal rewards, when they come, are satisfying. Tolson recalls befriending one juvenile delinquent at the Illinois State Training School, who later came to him for help when he was ministering to a Congregational Church in California. Undiscouraged when his youthful charge was rearrested for stealing cars, Tolson persuaded six lay friends to help the boy when his second term was up. Now the ex-convict has a wife, three children...