CAPT. S. M. SHELTON, USN
Commanding Officer
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EDITOR: H. T. DAVIS, YN1 055-J or 36d
HOLY???
By; FRANCIS A. FAY
You hear it dozens of times each
day, because it is a word that . has
been recently given wide and repeated
use. Within an hour I heard it used
to describe a high-ranking naval of
ficer, a country doctor, a' parish
priest.
Unlike the words which fill half
a dictionary column, the word under
consideration has only two meanings.
The secondary meaning is "an inscrip
tion on a gift," The primary meaning
is "the process of solemnly setting
apart for sacred use." Since few
ij people seen to use the word in a con
! d text calling for its secondary mean—
ing, one must presume that when peo
ple use the word "dedication" they
are aware of its sacred or religious
implication,
A dedicated nan is one who has
been set aside for a holy purpose.
Single-minded, selfless service of
no‘c _(Continued next column)
oneTi s country, the Navy, tthe local
Command nay have a aaeredness all
their own., but it seens to me that
their holiness is derived fron a deep
er motive* The truly dedicated nan
would seen to be the one who serves
his country, his service, his cor.ir.nnd,
[because he sees Ouch service as a vo
cation, i*e. his neans of serving God.
fie sets hinself apart to serve God *
through the service of his country,
the Navy, his command.
If 'there are many single-minded
nen, many selfless non, many conscien
tious nen, but few dedicated nen, .it,. -
is because not enough nen see God as
the ultimate motive or reason for
their life.
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NAVY TRADITION- TOPPLES- WAVE GETS SEA -
DUTY—San Diego (AFPS)—"The Navy has
told me I'm sort of a trial balloon,”
says Wave LT Charlene Suneson, whose
assignment as a line officer aboard
the Gen. W. A. MANN topples a 186 yeah
Navy tradition.
"If they don!t send any more womerb
to sea," adds the lieutenant, "you1!.!
know why." ;
Her assignment to the Mann, which >
ferries troops and dependents betweerb
the West Coast and the Far East,real-*
izes a longtime ambition of LT Sunesojn,
a veteran of seven years in the Navy.
She plans to acquire a good working;
knowledge of nautical terms and ship
board procedure before reporting."There
is a shortage of male line officers,"
she added. "I think I've been assigned
to sea duty so the Navy can find ouij.
what jobs women can do effectively." '
Navy line officers deal primarily
with naval commands, as distinct " froiq
staff officers who serve in supply and
medical and other special fields.
Aboard the Mann, where she will re-*
port early next,year, LT Suneson will
share laundry -and mess facilities with
the other ship's officers but will have
a private room of her own.
Chief Funcheon says having a woman
for .a boss isn't new to most of the
Navy's married men.
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