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In the tradition, of the 'Matterhorn* "
Mi<* .McKinley, Annapurna and Mfc., Brer- '
e.gt'j;; a. '-party of , 11 Marines led. by.
■ Majpr- H. W. EENZEi took advantage of
the ilne weather iast.Tuesday, '12 June
1962. to.ascend Mti Moffet and firmly
planjb the National Ensign on. its
summit. The climbing party including
SgtMaj A*H. POTTS, SSgt H.L. GATLEY, .
Sgt .G-o Dv> MAZEiiOLLE,. Cpl C. VaSQUEZ ,
LCpiy, J-.J. GANNON, L.E. MONK, M,. A. .
STEPHENS and• PFC1 s J* Q. BADE, H. E.
KORN and K. SHANNON left Marine Bar- l.
racks .a,t 0830 packing our "Stars and,
Stripes**, a 12-foot iron flagstaff,
40 punds Of premixed cement, 4 steel
stakes and sufficient wire for the
8 guy, lines that now. firmly anchor
Old Glory:Jon Moffet’s highest crest.
At 13Op(,.aaU’adio ''check*' conveyed the
message^ that the summit had been at
tained. andfhatr all was secure. After
co n§ true ting, '-the flagstaff, a Colons
Ceremony was rendered with'PFC SHA
NNON, Marine -■ ■ Barracks* Fi eld Mus ic , .
playing >.'1Tq^ ^fNe ^'bqlors'^ wlien the
Colors were - raiWd, / At. . 1415 > the
party began their' return trek and
arrived at Marine Barracks at 1700. .
. .Major HEN-2ED reported • that the
climb was.-' physically invigorating,*
and the breaking'out' of the Colors, ..
as always , is, a; truly inspiring sight ,
regardless of whether it be on a
staff atop a mountain or on a flag
staff halyard.
"Terrific!* -was the one word that
summed up Sergeant Maior POTTS* , im
pression of the undertaking* All
of the participants beamed from sun
burned faces and agreed that it was
an impressive and stimulating climb*
Observers from Marine Barracks were
able to witness much of the ascent
and descent with the aid cf binoculars
and all seemed in v accord with the
•impression of the rapidity and dis
patch in which the climb was made.'
The climbers reported that the moun
tain is in relatively good ^limbing
condition although the ice and anew
is slick and dangerous in some areas.*
!tfhe party was .equipped vrith several
hundred, feet of climbing iwith j
snap links and at severs! .bints
between Pea£ #1 {the I ov,*»:•/)• :jnl the ,'J
Summit it was necessary to jse moun-v
tain,-, repelling techniques to . de- v
scend sorno of the mere dan,-: erous
and icy precipices, > l.c cin,r:‘ -areas.
again because bt snoa r*.,b. ice,
safety dictated the use of dmoer1 s '?'
life lines to secure all members of
the party %o one another;* .
Ascent of the--mountain while snow
and ice' are present is not recom
mended for anyone who is ‘not trained
or experienced in climbing or does
not have the proper equipment. '
The weather was the outstanding
feature with a warm sun all the way'
and with almost nb wind, even at the
top which is a rarityy; indeed, . pn
Adak.
Marinfe Barracks salutes its Com-' ‘‘
mandiiig Officer, Staff and the tro
op* that took part in the "Moffet '
• Flag-raising",. It is hut another
• expression of our love for1 ancL
loyalty to our Country and .our‘Flag *
which has always, been • the , chief
embodiment in the record* and tra
ditions of "the United States Marine'
Corps* • !,,• y •>
■ WESTERN DIVISION RIFLE MATCH'
PFp Elwood L. WOOD, who has bpenf. -
‘ oompeting in the final stage of the
Western Division Rifle Match, placed :
247/500* Although this Marine-, was'
only an average sharpshooter, '■* his
score was 560/600 with125 Trs* •. In
this .match,he was competing against,
other Marine Corps shooters such as
Capt W* W. MCMILLaN,a U. S. Olympic.
Team winner. This Adak'Marine out-*
shot other competitors from 'Marine
Barracks, Kodiak.
awards
Receiving Good Conduct Medals and
Certificates on 12 June 1962 were
the below listed Marines* Cpl G. H.
Cwminghain and DC pi's G. Anderson,'
A. A. Olson and G. L. Rogalski. f
• MARINE EDITOR - Cpl Jerry L. Cook
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