Thursday, November 10, Marines here
on the island celebrated the 185th
anniversary of the founding of the Un
ited States Marine Corps with a cere
• mony, banquet, and dancing to the music
of the l?th Naval District band from
Kodiak® Cantain R&NIIY received the
first niece of birthday cake from
our Commanding Officer during the. col- «
• orful and traditional ceremojny*.A sinw ;
ilar celebration was held for our Off
icers and their guests at the Rammer -
head Lodge on Saturday, November 12,
which was reported as very enjoyable®
Also on Thursday, the 10th, Tundra
Tavern, the Marine . Club was opened
briefly for the enjoyment of all® Not
exactly the Waldorf at the present,but •*
the Tavern promises to become a real
homey little place after some more
work® At present, v/ater, heating,and
lights are being worked on®
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Staff Sergeant J. G. MATUSKO, head,
of the Toys for Tots drive this year,
has stated that.- contributions will *be
accepted through 3 December instead
of 1 December as previously published.
The toys are piling up he«ra, at. the*
Barracks, but we always have r^oom for
some more. The Section of Marines
here at the barracks donating and fix
ing the most toys are a^cc ompanying
them to Atka, for presentation to th^e
Eskimo children,, ^
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New arrivals * to! Marine Barracks
Adak include;
H’C N» HIGHTOWER
PFC B. KEITH
Pvt ¥• GRAHAM
Pvt B. GREENWAY
Pvt J. MONTANO
Pvt D, REYNOLDS
Pvt W. ROBINSON
Pvt M. THARP
Pvt J. WAUGH.
Pvt C, WILKINS
Pvt. P. ,HpREHEAD. • ,
Welcpmp^ men, to Adak, Hope your tour
here is as pleasant as possible.
Ever wonder wHy a Marine Corps Off-.
*icer»s cover has that funny little
braiding on the top* Although no off
icial records bear it out, tradition
has it that it originated when sea
going Marines boarded enemy ships,they
crossed a rag or piece of bright cloth
over their hat, so their own men?sta
tioned as snipers in the riggings of
their ships wouldn't mistake them for
enemy and shoot them,During the years t
changes and revamping of uniforms have
narrowed it down to|the present des
ign on all Marine Officer's covers as
illustrated above, called a n<luatre
foil," . , •;
" X COMPLAINED BECAUSE I HAD IsTO SHOES
——UNTIL- I MET A M.IN WHO H^D NO FEET"
.Thanksgiving is t*he day set as^de
for .giving thanks for all good things
we have. This Thursday, let's remem
ber America's privileges and rights—
—and our duty to constantly protect
them when we praise God for our abuncU
ant life, -
MrvFTPHT!ler^Wi11 ^ JP f1gortant meeting of the Civilian Wives Club at the "
MCVEIGH Quarters, C-3S at 8:00 PM Monday, November 21 to prepare their articles
fnrtSeN8nnUf lUZAA? BAlE SAL£" ^i0h Wil1 be held Saturday,morning 3 Dec
m the Nay Exchange Lobby. . Proceeds of this sale will be used to further the
support of the .Civilian Wives' Club Adopted children, Tony Wilson & Michael Combs.
1 Civilian Wives are urged to attend the meeting Monday,evening, November 21.