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JOIBIHGS
Joining Marine Barracks cel .the 10th
of August from the 1st Marine Divis
ion (Bein) FMF, Camp Pendleton, Cal
ifornia were LCpl Paul D. HATTBN,
PFC James C. ELROD Jr., and Pvt Tho
mas N. MICE'S. 'Welcome aboard men.
All we can ask for is your best. Ef
fort put forth gains, treasures.
SHORT TP ER5
The following Marine Barracks per -
sonne1 will be leaving Adak on 22
Augus t 1962 and will all report to
the 1st Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Camp Pendleton, California for duty:
LCpl L. R. ISEL •
LCpl J. W. nfDGHWAT
LCpl 3. G. RODRIGUES
PFC J. 0. 3aDE
PPC G.’-JV BOYER •' ’*
PFC R. R. FIELDS’’
PFC L. J. MAPHaRT
PFC ’H. J. HIGH
Pvt a. ; LEWIS
We will all be thinking of you
while, you are bathing in tie wonderful
California sunshine. We would ap
preciate if if 2ou would bottle some
up and send it to us«
KQSPITnLISifPION
LCpl Larry K. HUSMAft left Adak on
11 August for United States Air
Force Hospital, ELmendrop from medical
consultation. He will be there for
about three weeks. Here's hoping for
a speedy return. Perhaps Larry could
use some letters from Adak?
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ErJUR1 -i.NC: L.A.V5
PFC John F. CRATER returned from
the lower 43.and emergency leave on
8 August, We are., glad to'have-' John
back in tie fold.
VOYAGES.IH GOOD READI1TG " - /
" Hie History of Americana is replete
with the success storys of Great' men
men who have Tromed their foundation
of working knowledge through good
reading. Abraham Lincoln and Presid
ent Kennedy stand out in this group.
low many potential great Americans
do we have aboard? The Special Ser
vices library located in the Sparing
Building has the books for your use*
Do you have the time to -spend to
realize your goals?
HAPPY DAYS, :: ...
We wish to welcome aboard Linda L.
Mazerolle and' her two son#, Robert
and Michael, ages 2b years and 10
months respectively* Linda is the
wife of . Sgt Camille D. MY2YR0LLS*
She has been residing in San Antonio,
Texas- for the past 6 months while
'awaiting area clearance to join her
husband here on Adak*t Je are glad
to have you. and your family aboard
and we hope the ohange in weather is
agreeable to you.
MIGHT LIV-iii FIRING- PROBLEM
44 men from fort flatoon including
one officer aid one Naval Corpsman
conducted a night field exercise that
lasted from 1800, 16 ..august until
1100,17 August. The problem conducted
in the Thumb Bay area consisted move
ment - to and assumption of a defensive
position across a corridor. .Defensive
fire was planned that would eliminate
any aggressor force attacking their
position in an area 700 yards deep aid
500 yards wide to the front. All the
men were issued tracer ammunition and
the fire plan was executed at 2350
hours. As the tracers sxreaKea cnru
the night true evidence of interlock
ing hands of fire could he seen.
Also this prohlem tested the platoons
ability to move at night olid live un
der typical •Adak weather conditions
of wind, rain and cold, without er
ecting shelter tents. A-great amount
of valuable training for each man was
extracted from this exercise. I'Text
week Starboard platoon will conduct a
similar exercise so that all hands
will be well qualified in one cf tneir
missions aboard Adak.
IWtlhE iCSPOATER-LCpl Jeriy H. Lidyard