TOP NAVY WINNER IN FREEDOMS FOUNDATION CONTEST NAMED
,, .C^ef ’”arrant Officer William J. Huttig, of the U.S. Naval Dental Clinic at the
•aval, eapons Plant, Washington, D.C., has been awarded third prize in the annual
Freedoms Foundation Letter Awards for 1961, The topic of the 1961 essays was "What
Lan 1 do for Freedom. Mr. Huttig was also the top Navy winner.
. A ca£sh award and the George Washington Honor Medal were presented to the top
winner from each service at the Freedoms Foundation Luncheon, Valley Forge Military
Academy, Valley Forge, Pa., on February 22. y
, . ,The following day the top winners travelled to Washington, D.C. to meet with
hig, ranking officials of their services, and a luncheon with Members of Congress,
WorlrirwarUTT19v,enllS^d-initl3e.NaV! in Pittsbur9h> pa-» on July 9, 1940. During
florid War II he participated m the invasions of Africa, Sicily, and Italy, and
served aboard a troop transport ship. During the Korean Conflict, he served with
The First Marine Division in Korea.
The following is the text of Mr. Huttig*s prize winning letter.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR FREEDOM
I can make peace with myself. I can examine my conscience and determine if my
goals, actions, deeds and words are directed with honor and selflessness or merely
with greed and self-interest. y
can make peace within my family. I can make an honest attempt to create
armony with each member; laying aside all real or imagined wrongs; working togeth
Grj Playing together, praying together toward unity and understanding.
I can make peace with my neighbor. I can forget petty nuisances and jealousies
an forgive trespasses. I can endeavor to maintain my community, my property, and
my appearance in a manner beyond reproach.
I can make peace with my co-workers and employer, I can work in harmony with
my associates, regardless of race or religion, and not be covetous of their posit
ion or station. I can give my employer an honest return for my pay and settle
disputes by arbitration rather than with strikes and violence.
aving thus made peace with myself, my family, my neighbor, my community, my
co-workers, and employer, I have woven a thread to the cable of•faith and solid
carity that must, of necessity, bind our nation together in a union of strength
at will enable us to survive the rigors of the present and future years and
ensure freedom for this and future generations. '
W.J. Huttig
CWO, USN
U.S. Naval Dental Clinic
Naval Weapons f-lant
Washington 25, D.C.
All active duty personnel who might be thinking about entering next years
Freedoms Contest are encouraged to do so* Save this letter to serve as an
example of what won third prize in last years contest*