CAPT. WALTER F. HENRY
Commanding Officer
A DAK
CDR. E. L. GRANGE
Executive Officer
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EDITOR: H. T. DAVIS, YN1 055J or 365
CHAPLAINS CORNER
■ HELLO THERE
Kn archdiocese or diocese is a ter
ritorial division established by the
Catholic Church'for purposes of admin
istration. Just as all naval person
nel within aVNaval Districtcare. under,
the Jurisdiction of the Commandant of
that District, so all Catholics are
subjects of the Bishop or Archbishop
of the territory in which they live.
The Archdiocese of New York is big#
It is made up of three boroughs, seven
upstate counties and covers 4717 square
miles. The area is populated by
48,500,.-000 people, of whom 1,600,000
are Catholic. The Catholics are served
by 2489 priests.
These priests are widely acquainted
with one another, but not all of them
know each other by name or by sight.
Maybe that is the reason for a very
interesting and impressive custom.
Whenever a priest passes another priest
on the street he greets him whether he
recognizes him or not. Once in a while
the greeting is answered with a mumble
or surprised expression; it usually
means that the person greeted is a vis
iting priest or minister wearing his
clerical clothing. It is a pleasant,
at times humorous, custom.
One sometimes wonders whether it is
a cause or an effect of the spirit of
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solidarity, mutual respect, fraternal
kindness which characterize these 2500
men spread over 4717 square miles.
Having lived with it for a number of
years I am convinced that it is a cus
tom which would be effectiveanywhere*
In the restricted environment of Adak
all of us wear the uniform of service
to our country, have the same immediate
purpose in life, make the same sacrifices,
enjoy the same entertainment. A spirit
of solidarity, mutual respect, fratern
al cooperation is necessary, and should
be natural here. Anyone who thinks they
can be improved should do something
about it. He should not limit his
greetings to those whom he knowsar with
whom ha works. He should greet everyone
whom he meets, especially the late
arrivals. It is pleasant, rewarding,
and it can be fun to say,, "Hello."
_ Chaplain -Francis A. Fay
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WELCOME ABOARD
Name RATH Assigned v.
Rufus R. RYLAi-iD,,.ACT 3 Operations
Rec. Froms MavSta Baton Rouge, La.
Hometowns Baton Rouge, La.
Loren Lee HINRICHS, RM3 A'dmin/Comm
Received from? USS PYRO (AE24)
Hometowns Concord, Calif.
Bruce A. WILLIAMS, AA Operations -
! Rec. Froms NAS, Jacksonville, Fla.
; Hometown. Spirit Lake, Iowa
j Billie E. CALDWELL, CEW3 Public Wks.
Rec. froms Amphib base, Coronado, Calif
Hometowns Hunt, W. Virginia
Bobbv J. MATTS. HM3 Medical.
Rec. froms NavHosp., San Diego, Calif
Hometowns Lufkin, Texas
| James CLIME, YNSA Admin/CenFiles
I Rec. fm.s Class "A" YN Sch. San Diego,
jHometowns Marion, Ind.
! Roy D, COGDILL, EOH2 Public wrks
Rec. fm.s PW Dept. Treasure Is. Calif.
Hometowns Selma, California*
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