CAPT S. M• SHELTON, USN
Commanding Officer
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CDR R. L. STRAUB, USN
Executive Officer
THE
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H.T.DAVIS, YN1 365 F. MCCLUER,PN2 360
CHAPLAIN'S CORNER ' „
"AIM AT RIGHTEOUSNESS"
"But .as for you, man of God,-Aim
at righteousness, godliness, faith, .-■
love, steadfastness, gentleness. Fight
the good fight of faithY-takd' hold.- of
the eternal life to which you were call
ed when you made the good confession in
the presence of many witnesses." I Tim.
6811 & 12 (RSV) . , ;
Moralisms often ate poorly ‘received
and are about as. rpa la table as ;a slight-.,
ly bad egg. These words from First
Timothy were not intended, to be simply
moralistic,‘however,;but. a sober remind
er of the qualities and the -aim -., of a
serious Christian*. ~ -r., ..
At the time of conversion or dedic
ation we have - a"heightened sense .of
mission. We see life with its challenge
and its greAt responsibilities,But the
temptations of daily life are many and
it is difficult to obey the. injunction
"Bo not conformed to this world, but b'e
ye transformed-." Relativities rand com
promises take' their toll of zeal ; and
purity of purpose. Men have .to be pleas
ed With'our work as well as God.,. .These
are realities; Nevertheless this admon
ition to Timothy is always valid;for it
speaks of the greater realities of the .
Christian life, of righteousness,, god- ■
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liness, love,-— which God looks for
J,n . the innermost places of cur life.
This is not to employ moralisms but
to confront the;,judgment of.Scriptural
truth as if>is,ji^pught- to bear direct
ly on' our; individual -jLivas*;
H : ' .CHAPLAIN J• L;if ftfeV
WELCOME USS LIPAN (A-TF 85) TO:ADAK
Named- af.tor an Apache tribe .'which once
roamed the lower .Rio; Graride. in New Mex
ico and Mexico eastward, the US3 LIPAN
(ATF 85) has a colorful history which
includes 6 battle stars arid the China
Service Medal, Navy Occupation;,Service
Medal (Asia), Korean and United Nations
Service Medal and the Korean President- '
ial Unit Citation Badge, She weathered
the 1945 Typhoon in September of 1945
but lost all power as a large fire des
troyed her propulsion panel after a
mountainous, sea struck her port beam
to flood the motor room, >
■ Arriving at Adak for her tour of duty
as.Station ATF the LIPAN, under the
command of LT R,S, CUMMING, III, USN
provided services to the Amphibious
Operation uFlying Disk” off the east
coast of Oahu before departure for
Adak,
This is not the first tour of duty at
Adak for the LIPPAN, however, as- in
April 1957 she reported after sustaining *
damage in a storm during which she roll
ed 49 degrees and lost a rubber -life ;
boat. LIPAN provided logistics to Attu
and Atka and performed various SAR miss
ions during her 57 tour. .."
In 1959 she arrived for another tour
in February and departed in April 1959
for services throughout the Pacific
area until her recent assignment back
to' Adak. ; .
; We. wish you calm seas and pleasant
days .ori your tour this time and hope
that TIKKI, our Totem of Good Fortune
at Ships Division smiles upon you with
good fortune and prevailing summery
weather.
' WELCOME TO ADAK USS LIPAN (ATF;85)
arid crew.