CAPT. S. M. SHELTON, USN
Commanding Officer
CDR. E. L. CRANCE, USN
Executive Officer
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A PRAYER FOR ARMED FORCES DAY
Almighty and eternal God, we humbly,
how in Thy devine presence to lift our
hearts in humble gratitude for the
bountiful blessings Thou has so gener
ously bestowed upon us. As we count
our blessings, may we not forget the
grave responsibility which Thou hast
plased upon usi To. employ the effect
ive power of the Armed Forces to bring
peace in freedom to all mankind.
Help us, 0 God, to employ our
strength and all our material resources
to defend the human dignity of every
citizen in every land, but may we ever
be mindful that human progress and the
elimination of fears and intangible
anxieties can be achieved only as we,
as individuals, make our personal con
tributions in the realm of moral and
spiritual values.
While we conceive and construct the
mighty weapons * of war t® discourage
the enemies of freedom, may we walk in
‘the-paths of righteousness so that Thy
Wisdom may be our wisdom and Thy
purpose our purpose.
As we search for more effective
methods to increase our knowledge-,to
improve our way of life, and to pro
tect our national and international
interests, may we not -forget- that
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man's basic, fundamental and eternal'
need is God#
As we push back the horizons of know
ledge, may we place our hands in the
hand of God and seek first His Kingdom
and His righteousness so that our
advances into the storehouse of God's
ancient and boundless truths may not
overwhelm us but, instead, dispel the
darkness that lies within us and bring
the warming rays of God's healing
power to the souls of all men every
where !
THE ARMED FORCES CHAPLAINS BOARD
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AFPS) -t. America
has done it. For the first time in
history man has made a partially pilot
controlled flight into saace. (Althc
Russia*s Maj. Yuri Gagarin made .mafias
inititial entry into the space lanes,
his flight was controlled from earth. )
At 10s34 (EDT) May 5, Navy CDR.Alan
Shepard Jn, in a Mercury space.capsule
was shot into spacE by a Redstone rocket
During the 19-minute flight down the
Atlantic Missile Range, the capsule
rose 115 miles high and covered a dis
tance of approximately 290 miles.
■ Midway through the flight CDR Shep
ard switched to manual controls and
reported "The-view is beautiful". For
reentry he fired the reverse rockets.
The firs-^ and later the main parachutes
opened. After that the capsule began
descending to the water wh.re three
helicopters were standing by.
The actual pickup from the water
occurred 25 minutes after the blastoff
After being plucked from the Atlantic
Ocean, the astronaut was transferred to
the carrier Lake Champlaii> where crew
men were under orders not to speak' to
him. Doctors and psychologists said
tie/ wanted him to tell his story wi th
at having it colored-by the suggestions
of others..