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MARINE BARRACKS
What is it that holds men in' the ^
battle line, when every normal in
stinct 6f self preservation tells ,
them to get out - to stay alive?
What is it that makes the United
States Marines prefer wounds, dea
th, and agony, rather than retreat
or surrender - even. when retreat
would be easily understandable and .
. natural?
One word is the answer to these
questions - one word PRIDE. Pride
is the secret strength of the Mar
ines* Pride in the corps. Pride in
being a ..member of a select - yes,
elite - corps of hand picked men.
Let us face it! The Army, Wavy, and
Air Force contain many, many first
class -fighting men. Only the United
States Marines are 100 per cent pi
cked men - picked from top quality
volunteers only. Naturally, then,
such a corps is deeply imbued' with
a spirit and a pride that is only -
partly comprehended by the average
man, with the average instinct to
think of his own hide first, and
everything else second.
Yes, we are all proud to be aff
orded the opportunity to serve as
a "UNITED STATES MARINE".
PROMOTIONS MD AWARDS
During formation held, by tbe
Commanding Officer this past fri
day, three Privates First Class
were promoted to the rank of Lan
ce Corporal. Receiving these pro
motions were LCpl Phillip J. BOND,
LCpl Richard L. BREWSTER, and LCpl
Dennis W. WILSON.
After three years of faithful and
exemplary service,LCpl Christopher.
W. NORTON, Jr., was awarded a Good
Conduct Medal on. 29 January 1962.
LEAVING ADAK
.Departing Adak for, their last
time, the following Marines will
be detached from us on the 14th
of February:
LCpl R. C. ATHERTON, RFC R. P.'
BROWN, PFG D. W. ENGLANDER, LCpl
W. P. ESTES, PFC D. E. FISH, LCpl
R. H. KIELMAK, LCpl J. L. LLOYD,
PFC T. F. MAJKOWSKI, LCpl B. E.
RILKE, Pvt K.,E. NEILSON, PFC R.
G. PATCHIN, and LCpl F. ROSS.
COMPANY "A"
BASKETBALL
Company nAn’ s basketball teams
rebounded . from their two opening
game d ef eat s•in an impressive st
yle. While the 2d Platoon was edg
ing, past the Radiomen with a thin
45 to 41 victory, the 1st Platoon
was trouncing two opponents. They
romped to victories over NavySpe
cial Operations Section 4, 54 to
38, and over Public Works, 87 to
25.
MARINE CORPS INSTITUTE COURSES
LCpl W.M. RATCLIFFE has comple
ted the Marine Corps InstituteCo
urse, The Marine Noncommissioned
Officer. LCpl A. CAMPOS, LCpl R.
F. RODERICK, LCpl E. W. LUTZ, PFC
R. RICCARDI and PFC J. E. NAGELS
have enrolled in the same course.
LCpl P. J. BROOKS has enrolled in
the University of Colorado corres
pondence course, Life Insurance.
With the help of Cpl E. M. PIE
RSON, who has returned to dutyaf
ter a lengthy stay in the Naval
Hospital here on Adak, the 1stPl
atoon is looking forward to many
more victories in their drive to
wards the Communication Station
Basketball League championship.
Marine Reporter - Opi Jerry look