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THE WHITE FALCON
Wednesday, August 14, 1957
THE WHITE FALCON
Volume 7 Number 16
HEADQUARTERS, ICELAND DEFENSE FORCE
Brig Gen John W. White, USAF
Joint Commander
The WHITE FALCON is an official Armed Forces newspaper published bi-weekly at
Keflavik Airport, Iceland, by and for the Army, Navy and Air Force personnel of the Ice-
land Defense Force. The WHITE FALCON receives AFPS material. AFPS material appear-
ing herein will not be reprinted without written permission of the Armed Forces Press
Service, Room 1425 Fisk Bldg., 250 West 51th st., New York 19, N. Y. Views and opinions
expressed herein are not necessarily those of the Department of Defense.
Deadline for copy: 0900 hours Monday. Telephone number: 4156.
Staff
Supervising Officer .......Colonel Ragnar StefanssOn, USAF.
Editor.......................M/Sgt Don W. Rowland^ USAF.
Associate Editor................. T/Sgt Bill Turner, USAF.
Staff Writers A/1C Scotty Fuller, USAF, Pfc Ron Bayes, USA, and
Pfc Mickey Rosen, USA.
Administrative Assistant....... S/Sgt W. B. D. Jones, USAF.
Staff Photographer ............... Sp/3 Darwin Krall, USA.
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Chaplains Column
By Chaplain Paul A. Roe
How’s Your Fightin’ Gear?
One shouldn’t have to convince a member of the military that
when he goes into battle he should have not only the best of equipment
that our great industrial — scientific nation can provide, — but it
should be in the best of condition. No one will argue against such
an obvious fact; one’s life, and the welfare of one’s country depend
upon it. Antiquated equipment, a dirty piece, a leaky gasket, faulty
radar — could prove catastrophic.
Yet if this is so obvious in the area of armed conflict, why is it
that so many are negligent and careless in their choice and care of
weapons as they enter the very real battles of life in which we are
all involved? This is the arena in which spiritual and eternal life
are at stake!
— Why, do we insist upon using faulty and impotent man-made
clubs when the power of an Almighty God is available?
— Why do we let the real spiritual weapons rust and decay in
the warehouse? What happened to those important lessons drilled into
us about preventive maintenance and being combat ready?
Listen for a moment to the advice of the Apostle Paul:
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His
might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to
stand against the winds of the devil. — Stand, therefore, having
girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of
righteousness, and having shod your feet with the equipment of the
gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which
you can quench all the flaming darts of the evil one. And take the
helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word
of God.” (Eph. 6.)
Here is our fightin’ gear. Better stop and take inventory, get
yourself checked-out in it, — then use it!
Jinal /Itkiter
“One of the basic facts of this age... .is that law. ., .must occupy
a higher place in it than in previous ages. The rule of law must. .. .
supplant the rule of war as the final arbiter of international inter-
course, if this intercourse is to continue at all... .
“There already exist the strands for weaving a world of social
order; but they are incomplete or imperfect.... we must continue to
develop the body of law, the institutions of social order, the habit
of public acceptance and resort to law, and the social, economic and
political health which are the essential bases of a law-abiding com-
munity. ...” Under Secy, of State, Christian >1. Herter, address to American Bar Ass'n.
Hvalfjordui R&R Camp
Provides Weekend Variety
Only a few more weeks remain to take advantage of a
three-day weekend at the Hvalf,jordur R&R Camp. The R&R
Camp which has been opened since May 15. will close for
the season on September 15.
Col Madsen DEROS’s
KEFLAVIK AIRPORT, ICE-
LAND—Col Frank M. Madsen,
Jr., of Lebanon, Illinois, Assistant
Chief of Staff, Iceland Defense
Force, has been assigned to the
Directorate of Manpower and
Organization, DCSO (Operations
Headquarters), USAF, Washing-
ton, D. C.
Col Madsen left for his new
post August 1'3 and will take
a Stateside leave to pick up his
family for the move to Washing-
ton. Mrs. Madsen is the former
Elizabeth Searle of Homewood,
Illinois. The Madsens have two
sons, Paul, 14, and Thomas, 9.
Before his assignment to Ice-
land Defense Force, Col Madsen
was Director of Flying Training
for the Deputy Chief of Staff
Operations, Headquarters, Air
Training Command, Scott Air
Force Base, Illinois.
Mats Moves
Many
Hq MATS, Washington, D. C. —
The Military Air Transport Serv-
ice, this week, announced the close
of “Operation Safe Haven II” as
of 30 June 1957. During the se-
cond phase of the airlifting of
Hungarian refugees to this coun-
try, begun in January of this year,
MATS flew 4,563 displaced per-
sons to the United States from
Germany.
This figure, coupled with the
airlift tally of “Safe Haven I,”
which airlifted 9,700 refugees,
brought to 14,263 the number of
new immigrants carried to these
shores by the Military Air Tran-
sport Service, following their es-
cape from Hungary last year.
BUY BONDS
Battalion
Hi-Lites
2nd Bn Combat Team
By Pfc Ron Bayes
Secretary of the Army Wilbur
Brucker’s surprise visit to the
KIA NATO installation \rill rank
as one of ’57s hi-lites. Most of the
Army Secretary’s time was de-
voted to briefings and visitations
in the 2d BCT area. Mr. Brucker
flew from Kef to Greenland (he
came here from France).
Capt LeRoy Caulder, who ar-
rived in Iceland 28 July has been
assigned as S-3 with the 2d BCT
....from Ft Riley, Kans, comes
1/Lt Willard Robinson to his Ice-
landic assignment with Delta Co
..... On leave at Chevy Chase,
Md: 1/Lt R A Jacoby .......
W/O A R Dogwillo and Sgt-Maj
Bledsoe both celebrated August
birthdays.... Mr. Dogwillo will
leave for a new assignment at Ft
Geo Meade, Md, late in August. .
SFC G N Molino, “D” Co, is TDY
for an indefinite time for tryout
for 1st Army Pistol Sqd to com-
pete in National matches. .. .1/Lt
Willis McBride of “A” Co will
captain the Battalion’s rifle team
in US competition. 1/Lt Ray Pace
will be Lt McBride’s temporary
replacement as Co XO.
Biggest party lately: a company-
wide affair by Alpha Co; special
guests of Capt Butt, the O & M
of “A” were ex-Co & Mrs. Edw.
T Seemer, Jr.
PERSONALITY
Signed columns usually have the
liberty of almost unlimited use of
the grab-bag method. We pulled
the PIO form of Capt Charles
Horn out of ours this issue. Capt
Horn, 32, entered the Army 26
Aug 1943; arr Iceland Jan 1957.
He has trained at the Ground
General School; has gone through
the Basic Infantry Officers Course
and the Advanced Course, as well.
In 1955 the Capt attended both
Ranger and Airborne schools....
From Jul ’49 to Apr ’52 he was
serving in Panama. . . .Another
major assignment was as test
officer of the Infantry Board at
Benning. Capt and Mrs Horn and
their four children (2 boys; 2
girls) ranging in age from 2 to 7,
make their home in Michigan.
Capt Horn is Delta Co Cmdr here.
A West Point Grad (’48), he main-
tains fishing, riding and flying
as hobbies.
ON THE LIGHTER SIDE
Pfc Herb Reubin, former pro-
fessional laughman on Broadway,
was first prize winner at the NCO
club’s Aug 1 talent contest. HR
is from HQ Co; his bit included
impressions of such folk as
Cagney, Edw G Robinson, et al.
New 4Top Banana’
FORT LEWIS, Wash. (ANS)—
One of the biggest little Army
posts in the country, Yakima
Firing Center, its 261,000 acres
manned by 66 officers and men,
tasted a change in command this
month.
Located in Washington’s pro-
ductive Yakima valley, renowned
as “fruit bowl of the nation,” its
new commanding officer is Major
C. E. Cherry, replacing Major
Osborne F. Apple.
Apple, ripe for overseas duty,
has been picked for an assignment
in Korea.
Get the Connection
Bedford, Iowa (AFPS)—There’s
a plumber here who may lose a
lot of connections. The sign on
his truck reads: “Keep your wife
in hot water.”
The R&R facilities are run by
the Base Personnel Services Office
in conjunction with 2nd Battalion
Combat Team which is responsible
for operating the security camp
there.
The Rest Camp offers week-
end guests splendid trout fishing,
challenging mountain climbing,
visits to the nearby whaling
station, and picturesque scenery
to delight any photographer.
A 30 passenger bus leaves the
base gym at 1800 hours each Fri-
day afternoon and returns again
Monday evening. Reservations for
the trip may be made by calling
the athletic office, Ext. 5191, on
the Monday or Tuesday prior to
the Friday you desire to go. There
is no cost for the trip.
The two and one-half hour bus
trip to the camp provides the
traveler with some most unusual
scenery. The route follows the
coast North from Reykjavik until
it reaches the mouth of Whale
Bay, then it turns inland along
the fjord. At this point you can
see your destination, but it takes
another hour to reach it, because
the road winds along the whole
length of the bay, and then it re-
turns up the other side where the
camp is located.
The land surrounding the bay
is a combination of steep, jagged
cliffs and thick, grassy plains.
The R&R Camp is located on a
gassy bluff overlooking the water.
At the Camp, a person is free
to do as he pleases. Movies are
shown twice daily, the PX serves
beer, and there’s a day room,
volleyball court, etc. Meals are
prepared by 2nd BCT chefs, and
the food is excellent, both in
quality and quantity.
A short distance from the site
is the whaling station where at
least once during the weekend one
can see a whale being towed in and
watch it go through a dissecting
process. Huge whales, some of
them 60 feet long, are hauled into
the dock of the whaling station
and skilled workmen immediately
cut the sea mammal into pieces,
trim off the meat, and process
the residue for oil and meal. You
can watch the whole process, from
start to finish, in just a couple of
hours.
If it’s fishing you desire, the
base has leased two private lakes
which are well-stocked with fight-
ing trout. T/Sgt. Glenn Lewis,
one of three Air Force enlisted
men who have been assigned to
the camp as recreational leaders,
keeps an accurate tabulation of
the trout caught each day, and he
reports that some trout have
weighed over eight pounds.
All necessary fishing tackle is
available at the camp. Latest-type
spinning outfits are checked out
every day, and there are five new
aluminum boats and five outboard
motors kept in top shape by fish-
ing guides S/Sgt Gilbert Weisen-
berger and A/1C Beverly Dins-
more,
Two trucks make the 15 minute
trip to the lakes twice each day,
in the morning and in the after-
noon. If there is enough interest,
they will also return for evening
fishing.
The lakes are secluded in a
quiet valley which is generally
sheltered from the wind. Even
when the fish aren’t biting, and
that’s not very often, the scenery
makes the trip more than worth-
while.
Behind the
Mike
By A/2C Gary F. Mercer
OFF THE RECORD
Rock n Roll is still dominating
the best seller lists according to
Billboard Magazine. 19 of the
tunes on the nation’s charts are
rock n roll.
Elvis continues to rake in the
money with his eighth million
record seller of “Teddy Bear.”
Along with the money Mr. Presley
can hang up another gold record
in his den.
10 years ago today the best
selling record in the State’s was
“Peg of My Heart.”
ON THE RECORD
“Kenton With Voices” is the
title of Stan Kenton’s new Capitol
album and it features Ann Rich-
ards on vocals.
Julie London and June Christy
are coming up strong with their
new albums. The former with
“About The Blues” and the latter
with “Fair and Warmer.”
Give a listen to Doris Day’s
“Twelve O’clock Tonight.” It’s
one that is headed for the top.
doin' Fishin5
Spending a lazy afternoon in quest of trout on one of the private lakes
at the Hvalf jordur R&R Camp, are, left to right: Pfc. Russel Wolfe
and Pfc. Jon Roller of 2nd BCT’s “D” Co., and Pfc. Richard W. Purnell
and Pfc James L. Frederick, of Hq. Co.