MARINE BARRACKS
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COMPANY nA» MARII'E SUPPORT BATTALION (IISG) HGMC
MARINE BARRACKS
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" CHRISTMAS PARTI
The. wives of the Officers and Staff
. KCO’s held the Marine Barracks annual
Christinas party for the Barracks Per
sonnel at Tundra Tavern on Friday,22
December, 1961,,
The wives each contributed a port
ion for a buffet lunch. This year the
buffet consisted of turkey, ham, all
types of cakes, Christmas*, cookies j
candies, and nuts.
Major H. W. HENZEL extended his be
st wishes to the personnel as did the
Commanding'Officer of Company A, aft
er which' the meal began.
Attending as; hostesses were Mrs. H.
W. HENZEL, Mrs. L. H. HARDEE, Mrs. G.
C. HEARN, Mrs. J. QUINN, Mrs. MW. P.
DONOVAN, Mrs. T. A. SWIERZEK, Mrs. H.
L. GATLEY, and Mrs. F. LOPEZ.
MESSAGE FROM PROVOST MARSHAL
It's a wise man who carries chains
in his vehicle, but it1s’a tiiser man
who uses them when they-hre necessary
WE ARE ISOLATED!
Cpl ALECK, who just came to the is
land on the 8th of December, received
word of the death of his. father on 24
December 1961. Immediately..,'' through
the Chaplain, Commanding Officer, and
Executive Officer of Marine Barracks
plans were laid to grant /Cpl ALECK
emergency leave. After checking all
potential contacts for a flight from
Adak, it was resolved 'there : was' ho
flight leaving until a Reeve flight
arrived. • This meant additional expe
nse, in as much as Corporal ALECK will
have to pay for a flight from Adak to
Anchorage where he can make a connec
tion with a MATS flight to Seattle.
Unfortunately, Reeve let us down-for
the first time, not intentionally..-,
but through weather and mechanical
failure they were unable '-to • get to
Adak with their regular flights.
In trying to- help an unfortunate
fellow serviceman, we felt that .he
was not only in an isolated station,
but forgotten, when in a period of
five days it was impossible to get
transportation for two or three ser
vicemen who were granted EMERGENCY
LEAVE. Relief at last - Cpl ALECK
finally left for home friday, 29 Dec
ember 1961.
RECENT DEPARTURES
SgtMaj William P. DONOVAN, wife Ruth
and daughter Sharon. PFC GOLDEN dep
arts on 30 December 1961. All of the
above personnel are due to report to
Camp Pendleton, in warm California.
SNOW FALL A WELCOME SIGHT TO THE MAR
INES
The recent snowfall is something the
Marines have been looking forward to
all winter. The reasons: To resume co
ld weather training, use of snow shoes
and skis,' cold weather survival, cold
weather evacuation, crevasse evacuat
tion, mountain climbing under artic
conditions, movement of men and equip
ment over artic terrain, camouflage and
firing of individual weapons.
COMPANY "A"
Captain C« S. DELOPG, JR., skipper
of Company ,fAn, has completed the Na
^ val Security Group course, Special
Communications 21.
MSgt A.PIi’. SCHMOXLR made the trip to
; Atka with the Marine Barracks Toys for
,Tots grey.,. The Top says it was quite a
s.ight to see how happy the kids of At
‘ka. wer^ to.receive the gifts./
WORDS. OP ADVISE .. ‘ ‘ ;
• - Judge not, lest ye be judged also -
It.is not what you say that makes the
difference, but how you say it - Rem
ember, He Who throws dirt loses ground.
Marine Barracks Reporter, Cpl COOK