"THE AJDAK SUN"
CAPT. J. A. HORTON, JR. CDR M. J. REED
Commanding Officer Exec* Officer
Published each Monday for all personnel
on ADAK at no cost to the Government.
Articles contained herein are not to be
construed as representing the official
opinion of the Commanding Officer or the
Navy Department, in as much as the ADAK
SUN is not an official publication.
Editing Staff
G. A. MG DERMOTT Russ E. HARRIS
"HOW TO GET HELP IN VOTING"
Voting is the individual., re sponsibil
: ity of each serviceman. He must decide
| that he wants to vote. He must find out
! whether he meets the voting requirements
! of his state or territory. He must apply
; for registration if it is required. He
; must apply for an absentee voter’s bal
: lot, and he must mark it correctly and
return it to the appropriate elections
: official of his state at the proper
time.
me a me a forces, nowever,wii.± assist
the individual serviceman in certain
procedures. Voting officers in all units
are available to furnish information
about these procedures.
The law requires that a Federal Post
Card Application for an absentee ballot
i shall ”be delivered in hand to each per
1 son" in the Armed Forces, without indiv
idual request, for the general election
in November.
Applications for primary and special
\ election ballots, howeyer, must be req
; uested from the voting officer.
When the serviceman so desires, comm
i anding or voting officers will assist
i him in filling out application forms and
: affidavits required by his state,
i Voting assistance, is available
: to every serviceman for the asking. The
rest.is up to him. .(AFPS).
’’Remember FATHER’S DAY on June 15
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The temperatures for ADAK are given here i
for your information. |
DATE
Mon. 26 May
Tue. 27 "
Wed. 28 ”
Thu. 29 "
Fri. 30 "
Sat, 31 ”
MAX MIM.
47 41
45 42
44 a
44 40
46 38
45 39
The Average for the last week in
May. Max. 45- MIM. 40.
From: Naval Weather Service Office
ADAK, ALASKA
’’UNKNOWN' AMERICANS AWARDED”
The Congressional Medal of Honor, the
Nation’s highest symbol'df bravery and
self-sacrifice, will be awarded the- Un
known Americans of World War II and the
Korean Conflict.
President .Eisenhower will make the
presentation in ceremonies atthe -Arling
ton National Cemetery on Memorial Day.
In the citation, made by and Act of
Congress approved August 31, 1957, the
Unknown American of the Korean Conflict
was cited as ’’symbolic of the gallantry
I and intrepidity above and beyond the
I call of duty of all members of the Armed
i Forces of the United States who gave
: their lives in the Korean Conflict while
: defending the ideals of freedom and dem
: ocracy.”
me citation lor tne unknown American
of World War II reads: "By Act of Con
gress approved March 9, 1948, a grateful
nation bestows the Medal of Honor, its
highest symbol of bravery and self-sac
rifice, upon ”The Unknown American of
the Second World War, exemplifying the
selflessness of all our fallen heroes of
the Second World War who, in courageous
defense of the idelas of democracy aga
inst aggression,gave their lives to pre
serve our noble heritage.”
The two Unknown Americans will be in
terred next to the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier, henceforth it will ho
the "loirib of the Unknowns.”