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MRRIRE BARRACKS
SHORT TIMER
Cpl Gerald D. VANBUREN departed
Adak for the lower 48 last Saturday.
Cpl VA1H3UREN joined Marine Barracks
on 28 April 1961. He has served as
Supply Clerk for Marine Barracks
since joining. His orders direct
him to report to. the- Commanding
•Officer, Marine Barracks, Bremerton,
Washington for release from active
duty'1. Cpl VANBUREN plans, on making'
his home in Boise, Idaho.after mak
ing a short tour through the Mid
western States. We will all miss
his talent on the guitar. - . Good
luck to you:at your new duty .sta
tion (h-o-m-e). t
OFT-HEARD COMMENT AT MIL CALL
"What, no mail for me again?"
Naturally, a person can stand a
round the ol1 mail window any time
after the mail is delivered and
sorted and there is always some
person walking away from-the mail
^window muttering to himself under
J^his breath some, generally foul,
remarks•
Generally, to alleviate the sit
uation, you have to write a letter
yourself before you can receive one.
A little time spent writing a letter
to the folks back home or friends
in your past will generally always
have you on the receiving end.
Many friendships are lost just by
the lack of a person foregoing a
movie, catching a short nap- in the
evening or staying out of a:sur
rounding bull-session.
So, dig out the old pen or pencil,
fill it up, reach for the paper and
start writing. Items of interest
or uncommon occurrence are rare at
Adak, but with a little reminiscing
of good times past can certainly be
rewarding and worthy of mention a
second time. Doing this will most
certainly do away with many of the
disgruntled' rumblings heard when
your name isn't called at mail call.
COMPANY "A"
. Company "A” Marines, led by the
Company Commander, Captain C. S.
DELONG, Jr., MSgt A. H. 3CHM0YER,
. SSgt R. E. BAILEY and the men of the
First Platoon climbed Mount Moffett
.19 July 1962.' A sign was cemented
atop the mountain with the name of
the -unit and it's members inscribed
on it. It was a rugged climb but the
hardy Company "A" Marines made it
without incident and were on schedule
all the way up and back. Radio com-'
munication was maintained -through
out the entire trip between tie climb
ers and the Company Headquarters.
Hourly reports were transmitted back
to let those at CommSta know the pro
gress of the climbers. Additionally,
signals were flashed back and forth,
as items of particular interest oc
cured on the climb. It marked the
second time this year that Mount Mof
fett has been scaled, the first time
being ty a party from Marine Barracks •
IstLt Gelford J. HILL arrived on
iidak on 17 July 1962 and has assumed
his new duties as Operations Officer
for Company ’'A".* Lt HILL comes to
the Company from the 2d Marine Div
ision, FMF, Camp Lejeune, North Car
olina, where he served with Division
Communications. Lt HILL is a native
of Pennsylvania. His wife and newly
born daughter are residing in Jack
sonville, North Carolina while await
ing area clearance to join him on
Adak. Welcome to Adak, Lt HILL and
we hope fiat you enjoy your stay with
the finest Company in, the. Marine Corps
Company "AM.
MARINE EDITOR - CPL JERRY L. COOK