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MARINE BARRACKS
PHYSICAL FITNESS
By PFC Jerry L. JORGENSON
A series of articles on physical
fitness will be published in the
Adak Sun to explain the importance
of keeping your body in sound phy
sical shape. It will point out ex
ercises and the results that may'
be obtained by proper use*
A proper understanding of physi
cal fitness is necessary to direct
\ your physical training program t®
.ward the total conditioning of your
.entire body. Since physical fitness
includes strength, endurance, agi
lity, and coordination, no single
• activity is sufficient for fullde
. velopment* The development of phy- ■
sical fitness requires -a planned
and progressive program of physi-'
cal conditioning exercise supple
mented by vigorous, sustaining "type
athletic' activities. ■
Next Week - Posture
AWARDS
PFC Michael A. HERRERA appeared
before the Marine of the Month Bo
ard on 26 March 1962, and \^as sel
ected as the Marine most deserving
the Marine of the. Month award for
the month of March 1962. Among the
traits considered by the board and ■
found in FFC HERRERA are, Perfor
mance of Duty, Honesty, Appearance
Loyalty, Force, Leadership, Cond
uct, Inititiative, and Knowledge
of military subjects. The other
Marines nominated and interviewed
for the Marine of the Month were:
LCpl L. K. HUSMAN, LCpl T. T. STE
WARD, PFC E. BRYANT, PFC J. L. JO
RGENSON, PFC A. LEWIS JR, and PFC
S. G. RODRIGUEZ.
Cpl W. L. LADUKE sucessfully co
mpleted the Marine Corps Institute
course,Spelling, and was awarded a
letter of congratulations from the
Commanding Officer of Marine Barr
acks.
LCpl J. X. YOUNT and PFC D. F.
BOLHOUSE received Good Conduct Ce
rtificates and Medals for three
years of faithful service at cer
emonies conducted by Major H. W.
HENZEL, Comriianding Officer, Marine
Barracks,
DEPARTURES
First Lieutenant Edward T. JOHN
SON Jr,, departed good old Adak on
the 31st of March. Lt JOHNSON pl
ans to visit Japan and Okinawa,
before " reporting to Marine Corps
Schools, Quantico, Virginia, on or
about .16 May 1962.
PFC Edward L. WOOD and PFC Eddie
H. YAZZIE will stand detached from
Adak on 4 April' 1962. They are
directed to proceed and report to
the Commanding General, Marine Co
rps Base, Camp Pendleton, Califor
nia, for Temporary "Duty in connec
tion with the Competition-Tn-Arms
program (Western Division Matches),
Upon completion of said duty, the
se two Marines will be assigned as
the Commandant of the Marine Corps
so desires.
COMPANY "A"
CELEBRATION
Master Sergeant Art SMOYER and
wife Nell were surprised on their
23rd wedding anniversary by his
fellow Marines who held a champagne
party in their quarters last Sat
urday evening. Amidst the strains
of "Darling I am growing old", su
ng by MSgt SMOYER and "Kiss me ag
ain", sung by Mrs. SMOYER, they
were toasted heartily by their fr
iends. We hope you have many more
happy anniversaries folks.
HISTORICAL EVENT
On 26 March 1804, Captain Fran
klin WHARTON, Acting Commandant
of 'the Marine Corps,issued orders
adopting the hand .saluie in lieu
of removing the hat, as a medium
of Military Courtesy,