MARINE BARRACKS
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NEW GUARD OFFICER ARRIVES
IstLt W. L. MARTIN’ who arrived
on Adak on 20Mar62 was assigned
duties as Guard Officer. He is a
graduate of the University of Id
aho. He was commissioned on 4Jun
.58. He hag served at;Quant,ico,Va.
two tours with the 1st Marine Di
vision, Camp , Pendleton, Califor
nia, ,and one,.,tour of duty ■ with
the 3d Marine Division on Okinawa.
.He has.served as Platoon Command
fer, Executive Officer, Commanding
Officer and various Staff Billets
including 1st Marine Division Em
barkation. Officer and Battalion
Logistics Of fic er. Lt MARTIN ant
'ieipates that- his family, wife
Joanne and ;two daughters, will
arrive on Adak in'late May or ea
-rly June. ■
"ERIN GOBRAGH" ...
Ihe lunara Tavern can lay claim
to having more Irishmen on hand,
for St, Patrick’s Da$-> than any
one .-else on the island. For any
of ..the Marines that were accosted
would only answer to names such
as „•,-Glancy, O'Brian, Reilly, and
so on until it looked, like the
City Registerv'of Dublin, Ireland,
And to go a little bit farther,
our own High Lord Mayor was on
hand to see that all went well,
.What could be better than an Iri
shman like O’Bramowicz as Duty
Guard and Sean Mullens as Innkee
per keeping a fresh one on hand
at all times. Yes, no one has as
much .fun as the Irish and thank
God we have so many, but,.alas,
we have put away our green top
hats until March 17, 1963', when
once again the Irish shall'rule
the Tavern and Their Laughter
will turn a smile on the Patron
Saint of Erin.
GPL SGERBA TO STATE DEPARTMENT
** -Special Duty as Embassy Guards
is available to Marines who des
ire duty in one of the World Cap
itols* There are ,f92n separate
choicest Cpl EGERBA is on his way
to Washington D, C. for intensive
schooling before reporting to;
Paris? London? Rome????? Adak
Marines have previously aspired
to and achieved this choice duty,
Gpl Brian L. KEITH, who left the
'"rock” in November, graduated 1st
-in his class and is now serving
in London, .England, .
Duty with the Department of
State is one of the best assign
ments any Marine can receive*
Upon receipt of orders, you are
sent to HQMC for 6 weeks indoct
rination. On completion, you are
assigned duty at one of the emb
assy staffs located throughout
the world,.
This duty enables the dedicated
Marine to do much in furthering
good relations with our neighbors
and exposing our . way of life.
Freedom is something you have a
deep appreciation for upon-compl
etion of a tour of duty with the
Department of State. • -
AWARDS ' •
PEC John W. . MAYNARD received
two awards from Major H. W.. HEKZ
EL, at ceremonies conducted on 23
March. PEC MAYNARD was awarded a
Good Conduct Certificate withMed
al, for three years continuous
honest and faithful service,' and
a silver rifle requalification
bar for his qualifications as Ex
pert with' the service rifle,eng
raved "39" "60" "61".
EDUCATION • ■
PEC Saul G. RODRIGUEZ complet
ed the Marine Corps Institute co
urse "Tactics of the Marine Rifle
Squad".- He was awarded a Certif
icate of Completion'and a letter
of congratulations, from the Narine
Barracks Commanding1 Officer' on 13
March 1962.
MARINE REPORTER - CPL JERRY L. COOK