-MARINE BARRACKS
AWARDS
Cpl E4 C.R. ALECK, Cpl E4 L. Ki
DAVIS, Cpl E4 C. P. DILEO, LCpl
L. F. CASE, LCpl Vk V. SPIRIT0,
and PFC L* C. SCERBO all received
Good Conduct Certificates and Me
dals at ceremonies conducted by
the Commanding Officer,Marine Ba
rracks, on the 5th of March. Con
gradulations men, for three years
of good conduct and faithful ser
vice to your Corps and your coun
try. It is one more step towards
a good Career in the Marine Corps.
PROMOTION
LCpl J.L. CLARK was promoted to
his present rank by Major H. ¥.
KENZEL,at formation 5 March 1962.
TRIP TO ANCHORAGE
PFC J. F. COYLE returned from a
trip to the largest city inAlaska \
the 1st of March. He said that he
liked it, and was sorry that every
one on Adak can’t be given the op
portunity to visit Anchorage. He
also stated that the members of the
Air Force in Anchorage were really
wonderful in the way that theyse
rved and treated him during his
stay at Elmendorf Air Force Base.
SHORT TIMERS
Word has been received from Head
quarters Marine Corps, that all
personnel who have not completed
one year of Fleet Marine Force du
ty will be assigned such dutyupon
completion .of present overseas
tour of duty.
CHOW
Notice to all Marines - Caribou
Steaks and Caribou Hamburgers will
be served at the Tundra Tavern on
5 March 1962. The Steaks and Ham
burgers will be given,compliments
of Major H. W. IIEHZEL. The only
charge will be for the courses
that accompany the meal.
WEAPONS
From the day the Marine Corps
was established, the basic weapon
of a Marine has been the rifle.
In its history the Marine Corps
has adopted several different ty
pes of rifles for use by its tro
ops, most important being the ’03
Springfield and the Garand Ml.The
Springfield rifle was proven high
ly efficient during the World War
I period of development of combat
weapons# A short time after the
start of World War II, the Marine
Corps adopted the Ml, which was
proven most efficient when it was
used in the humid and muddyjungle
fighting of the South Pacific and
the freezing weather of the Korean
conflict. The Ml, because of its
reliable accuracy, firepower, and
its parts that function under ex
treme climatic conditions,was the
reason for many victorious battle.
In the eyes of the Marine Corps,
the Ml has well served its purpose
and has preserved the age old tra
dition of Marines overcoming great
odds to win a campaign. But now,
greater war machines have come ab
out, and a much better weapon
than the Ml has been adopted. The
M14 is the name of this new rifle.
It is capable of more firepower
than the Ml, because it is a com
bination of the Browning Automatic
Rifle, and the Ml. It still has
many of the characteristics of the
Ml. Through many trials,this wea
pon has come out on top. We are
all looking forward to the time
when they will be issued to the
Marines on Adak.
I COMPLAINED BECAUSE I HAD NO SHOES
-UNTIL I MET A MAN THAT HAD NO FEET
Marine Reporter - Cpl J. L. COOK