VOLUME VII, Number 10
ADAK SUN
5 March 1962
A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF.,- U.S. . PACIFIC FLEET
THE 1962 AMERICAN RED CROSS FUND CAMPAIGN - 26 January 1962
' Once again it is time to assume-our responsibility to support the partnership
between the U. S. Navy and the American Red Cross. During 1961, the Red oross
demonstrated again the vital role it plays in serving us. Working daily at our
stations and in our hospitals throughout the Pacific, the Red Cross provided urg
ently needed assistance to '32,570 men in the Fleet and their dependents. No small
part of' this vital aid was the $363, 764 in emergency financial assistance provid
ed to Navy and Marine Corps men and their families.
Though its full value can never be measured in dollars and cents, Red Cross
assistance does cost money. Therefore, each of us must assume our share in helping
this organization. We should remember that this humanitarian organization is sole
ly dependent on voluntary contributions for the funds to carry out its vital mission
And we should remember too that by helping the Red Cross we are helping ourselves &
our shipmates.
As the officers and enlisted men of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and the Fleet Marine
Force are given this opportunity to support the Red Cross, I am certain that they
will give willingly and generously in keeping with the Navy's long and proud trad —
ition.
s/ J. H. SIDES
Admiral, U. S. Navy
WHEN IT COMES TIME FOR ADAKIANS TO GIVE TO THE RED CROSS LETS GIVE GENEROUSLYlll!
THE RED CROSS HAS HELPED MANY ADAKIANS IN TIME OF NEED-. - YOU COULD BE NEXTJ HELP
THE RED CROSS NOW IN uRPER THAT THEY
___MAY HELP YOU LAI OR IF NEEDED___