Wayne Powell, U.S. Army. Â I was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in June 1961 out of ROTC at Kansas State University. Â I went on active duty in August, 1961. Â I completed Artillery school at Ft Sill, OK, then was assigned to an 155mm Howitzer Artillery battery as a forward observer stationed at Ft Devens. MA. Â I was released early from active duty in Sept. 1962, to return to college. Â I served in the US Army Reserve for four more years until I was honorably discharged. This photo taken when on maneuvers near Tanacross Junction, Alaska.