PUBLIC WORKS MAN RECEIVES COMMISSION
AS ENSIGN-SETS RECORD OF TIME ON THE
ISLAND FOR TOUR OF C0NTINUC6 DUTY!*.:
Some personnel on the island do wish
they could spend more time than the pres
cribed tour of 30 months as extended with
their dependents on station but rarely is
such a request ever approved. For Ensign
(ex-MRCS) William L. Robinson the 41 mo -
;>ths he has been on Adak are enough but
as he states? "I have enjoyed it very
much,'’ His wife, Delilah and 3 children
William, Robert and Gary have resided on
\dak for the past 34 months, another rec- *
ard as far as can be determined by MilPers
files*
The extended tour all came about when
the then Senior Chief Robinson was select
ed for LDO in the early part of 1961* The
administrative procedures necessary for
effecting the promotion to Ensign were
a bit delayed, thus Chief Robinson wait
ed here on Adak well beyond his tour ex
piration^ as extended.
On 16 February he took the oath of app
•> Lntment as Ensign and will depart from
dak with his family on the 24th of Feb
.uary for Newport, Rhode island, where he
.ill take a 6 week orientation course and
•hen report to the USS MOUNT BAKER AE-4,
'here he will serve as the Main Propuls
on Assistant,
During his tour on Adak, Ensign Robin
dh served in the Public Works Mainten
ance Division as Admin Chief,
He entered the Navy in August of 1946
>.fier schooling in Los Angeles although
ienver, Colorado is his hometown.
Congratulations & Good Luck, Chief
vobinson and familyJ
AMERICAN HERITAGE by Mike Potts, J03
If the words "American Heritage" are
meaningless to Americans, then what does
have meaning? Think for a minute*
Do you remember stories of the Boston
Tea Party? Ever see the Liberty Bell,the
Statue of Liberty, the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier? Whether or not you have seen them
/ou have heard of them. The.list of events
memorials and names could stretch for miles
3ut what do the$e all mean?.
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American Heritage continued....
■These symbols mean that behind you
stands' an army of statesman, soldiers
and patriots and countless determined
individuals. From the greatest to the
least, they have built a way of life, a
heritage, often paying with their own
lives, for the America we know today.1
. Beginning Wednesday the 21st", the day
before Washington’s birthday, the TV
station AFTV, will begin a sever^lay
series of reminders on what your Amer
ican Heritage is, what it means to you
as an American and a few suggestions”bff
how you can develop a fuller appreciat
ion of your heritage as an American*
Your participation in "American Her
itage Week", February 21 to 28, won’t
take much effort - and should be richly
rewarding.
-usn
MU S K IE
Thursday, February 22nd is Washingtons
birthday* On the holiday which is given
us.we might pause in our relaxation to
give thanks that such an American exist
ed and came into being to the Is t Pres
ident of the United States,
The girls in the Navy Exchange office
held field day Friday 16 February washing
walls, windows and desks so that everything
would sparkle like the new draw drapes
that were put up after the cleaning job
was finished, (Ed.Note:. They did such a \
fine job we hear that Chief Fullen is
going to make it a part of their weekly
duties, )
Webster defines "rock" as "a large
mass of stone" and Adak does has a fair
share of stone but it has many other
things too, soil, tundra, vegetation and
wildlife along with a human population^
Slang for "rock" has meant Alcatraz among
a certain segment of people in the lower,
48, I remember when I had duty in the
tropical paradise of American Samoa, some
of the men referred to it as "the rock".
As is my privilege I disagree with the
calling of Adak a rock, Adak has many,many
facets of beauty within its boundaries.lt
6nly takes a trip to the field to apprec
iate them - when the weather is good -get
out of doors - see Adak as it really is
and Keep Smilin'
Musk ie