CAPTAIN J. W. ROBERTS, USN
Commanding Officer
THE
CDR R. L. STRAUB, USN A D A K
Executive Officer SUN *. ■ !
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A distinguished explorer was making
a forced march through a stretch of
hitherto-uncharted jungle in the mid
dle of Africa, and for the first few
days the party made good speed. One
morning, however, just when it was
time to start, the explorer came up
on all the native porters sitting on
the ground, apparently with no inten
tion on stirring from the spot. In
answer to his demand for an explana
tion, one of the natives replied: "We
have to stay here. We cannot move
until our souls catch up with our bod
ies,"
Throughout the world today millions
of people are in the same situation as
those native porters. These people
are rushing through life, from one
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jjj new experience to another, without ; jj
j I giving any thought to the welfare of j jj
|| their souls. Indeed, they act as if , ij
; | they had left their souls behind. jj
\\ Nowhere will this neglect be so ap- |j
ij parent as on that day of final judge- ji
ijment when the Author of all creation ji
M demands an accounting of their stew- |;
Ijardship, Then will they wish, but in jj
11 vain, that they had slowed up a little jj
j I to "let their souls catch up with them;!"
CHAPLAIN MORRIS
1962 LETTER AWARDS
November 1, 1962 is the deadline for
the Freedoms Foundation’s 1962 Letter
Awards Program. This year’s theme is
"My Freedoms and My Responsibilities."
Military personnel on active duty
are eligibile to win one of the 101
cash prizes totaling $8,500, starting
with the first prize of $1,000.
Entries should be in letter form,
between 100 and 500 words in length,
and addressed to Freedoms Foundation,
Valley Forge, Pa. Entrants should in
clude their rank or rating, serial No,,
branch of service, unit address, and
heme address with their letters.
U D T
For the first tine in UDT history 5®
recruits fresh out of boot camp at the
San Diego Naval Training Center were
accepted for training. Twenty-two of
the recruits completed the course, a
commendable record according to COL
Fowler* Volunteers direct from recruit
training were accepted in the next
course which was begun last month.
According to Robert Ingersoll, Thomas
Paine was the first to write the words,
United States of America.
The Freedom Bond Drive is your chance
to do something for your country. Buy
extra U. 3. Savings Bonds-for American
future and your own. f*