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WHITE FALCON
Saturday, December 22, 1962
THE WHITE FALCON
UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION KEFLAVIK
WHITE FALCON’S mission — To Inform and entertain all hands;
to serve as a positive factor In promoting the efficiency, welfare and con-
tentment of personnel.
CAPTAIN STANLEY E. ELLISON, CSN
Commanding Officer, Naval Station Keflavik
CAPTAIN FRANK G. VESSELL, CSN
Executive Officer, Naval Station Keflavik
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER R. C. POWERS, USNR
Service Information Officer & Officer-ln-Charge
STAFF
Editor: Stephen M. Caine, JOSA
Managing Editor: Mike Crump, JOSN
Photographer: Monte C. Rankin, PH3
The WHITE FALCON is published weekly on Saturdays in accordance with NAVEXOS
P-35, revised June 1958, lor free distribution to personnel of Naval Station Keflavik,
Keflavik International Airport, Iceland. It Is printed commercially by the Isafoldarprent-
smtdja h.f., Reykjavik, Iceland, from non-approprlated funds.
Opinions and statements made In articles published here are those of the authors
and are not to be construed as official views of the U.S. Government, Department of
Defense or the Navy Department.
The Meaning of Christmas
The Christian Religion is based on two fundamental
Mysteries:
1 — The existance of THE One True God called The
Most Holy Trinity in Whom there are three Distinct Per-
sons: God the Father (Who created all things); God the
Son, Jesus Christ (Who Redeemed all things); and God
the Holy Spirit (Who Sanctifies all things).
2 — The Mystery of The Incarnation (from the Latin
“Incarnatio” meaning Into Flesh) when Jesus Christ, The
Second Person of THE Holy Trinity was bom of the Virgin
Mary and became true man on the First Christmas.
It is this Incarnation, when God became man, that we
commemorate on Christmas, but how many of us forget
this because we are too preoccupied with our every day
existence.
EDITORIAL:
Xmas Spirit Everywhere
Christmas is many things, de-
pending on where we happen to be
—and many of us are far from
home and family on this happiest
of holidays.
Christmas is carolers singing
the traditional airs and it is Irving
Berlin’s White Christmas. It is
the giant tree in New York’s
Rockefeller Plaza and it is the
dazzling Christmas Tree Lane in
Fresno, Calif. It is wreath, holly,
poinsetta and mistletoe. It is the
time hearts are gladdened and
spirits lifted by the magic story
of Christ’s birth.
For some Christmas is the jam-
packed mail box, for others it is
the jumbo mail call and the tire-
less Bob Hope touring for the
troops. Christmas is snow and
Christmas is tropical palms. It is
Dicken’s A Christmas Carol and
Judy Garland in The Wizard of
Oz. It is Dr. Clement Clarke
Moore’s A Visit from St. Nicholas
and Francis P. Church’s editorial,
“Yes, Virginia . . . .”
Above all, Christmas is for the
kids. We plan and spend and
work to make it their happy
time and their happiness rubs
off on us—presto, we’re all San-
tas without sleighs! And Christ-
mas is a feast, whether at home
or dining out, whether on base
or aboard ship.
It would be great, wouldn't it,
if the Christmas spirit could over-
flow its season and change the
world? No wars. No hatreds. No
suspicion. No envy. Utopia.
Well, Utopia’s a long way off
from Christmas 1962. But at least
the season brings out the man of
good will in most of us. The spirit
is so infectious that we’d have to
hide in cave to get away from it.
U.S. Military Leaders
Send Yule Greetings
“At this season, when men’s hearts and thoughts are alight
with the hope of a lasting peace in a world of good will, I would
like to express the appreciation of a grateful Nation to the men
and women of our Armed Forces—to you, our guardians of peace
in a world of danger.
During the past months, your quiet readiness has proved vital
to the preservation of peace at times when world freedom has been
in hazard. Those whom you defend send their thanks to you—and
we all express our gratitude that the strength of our Armed Forces
is thus used to assure the blessings of liberty for all men everywhere.
To each of you, I extend warmest good wishes for a joyous
Christmas and for a New Year of happiness and tranquility.”
John F. Kennedy. President of the United States
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_ With the advent of the Christmas season, we can reflect once
again on the story of the birth of the Prince of Peace. The men
and women of the Navy and Marine Corps have devoted themselves
diligently to preserving that peace throughout the world during the
entire year. Some have lost their lives in doing so.
To many the Christmas season will be one of joyous reunion
with loved ones. To others it will mean a holiday spent away from
home in some far-away place.
To each of us, however, it should mean a rededication to those
principles for which He stood, and the fervent hope that the New
Year will bring us nearer to the day when Peace on Earth is again
a real and lasting thing and men of good will abide hereon in
tranquillity and with understanding.
I hope this Christmas season finds all the members of the
Navy/Marine Corps team, the men and women, the officers and
the enlisted, the civilians and the dependents in good health and
of good cheer. My best wishes for the season are extended to each
one, with a prayer that the New Year will be replete with happi-
ness, and herald the arrival of a lasting Peace on Earth for all men.
To all, a Merry Christmas and the Happiest of New Years.
Fred Korth
Secretary .of the Navy
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To the men and women of the Air Force and your families,
I extend my best wishes for a Merry Christmas.
Events of the past year have served to emphasize most clearly
the responsibilities you bear in the defense of our nation’s liberties
—and I am confident that through your continued efforts and deter-
mination the Air Force will become even stronger and better able
of contributing to our military readiness.
May the coming year fulfill our hopes for a surer peace, and
may it bring the best of health, happiness and success to each of you.
Eugene M. Zuckert
Secretary of the Air Force
To put Christmas in its proper perspective we have
but to consider how the world longed and looked for the
coming Messiahs before the birth of Christ.
Four Great Ages of the Old Law (The Old Testament)
ushered in the coming of Christ; namely:
(1) From Adam to Noe;
(2) From Noe to Abraham;
(3) From Abraham to Moses; and
(4) From Moses to Christ.
During this time great prophets rose up and even
greater Prophesies were given to prepare man for this
great central historical event of our Western Civilization.
An example of this would be the Prophet Isaias, who was
active as a prophet between 740 and 700 B.C.
Scripture scholars tell us that Isaias probably realized
more intensely than any other how utterly dejected un-
redeemed mankind was and that this together with God’s
inspiration prompted him to prophesy these words which
were finally realized in Christ’s Incarnation: “Behold a
virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall
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TOP LEFT
Rear Adm. R. B. Moore, Command-
er Barrier Force Atlantic and Cdr.
H. R. Hutchinson, BARFORLANT
Flag Secretary, display the certifi-
cate awarded to COMBARFOR-
LANT by the Secretary of the
Treasury. The Treasury Depart-
ment Award Certificate was pre-
sented in recognition of the COM-
BARFORLANT staff enrolling
more than 25 per cent of non-
participating personnel during the
1962 Freedom Bond Drive. The
certificate is signed by the Secre-
tary of the Treasury and is in-
scribed, “for service to the Nation
through the promotion of ‘Bonds
of Freedom’—-U.S. Savings Bonds.”
TOP RIGHT
Rear Adm. R. B. Moore, Command-
er, Iceland Defense Force, presents
Sustained Superior Performance
Award to Mr. G. Ingvar Magnus-
son, I.D.F. senior interpretor-
translator.
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erviceS
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PROTESTANT
SUNDAY: Worship Service ..................................... Chapel 11 a.m.
Sunday School ...................................... High School 9:30 a.na.
Adult Bible Class .................................. High School 9.30 a.m.
Evening Vesper Service ............................... Chapel 7 p.a.
Fellowship .................................... Chapel Annex 7 p.m.
Episcopal Service ....................................... Chapel 9 a.m.
Latter Day Saints ................................ Chapel Annex 10:30 a.m.
Christian Science ................................ Chapel Annex 12 noon.
Church of Christ ................................. Chapel Annex 3 p.m.
MONDAY: Bible Study Group ......................... Chapel Annex 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY: Senior Choir Rehearsal .......................... Chapel 6:30 p.m.
SATURDAY: Youth Choir Rehearsal ............................. Chapel 3 p.m.
Senior Choir Rehearsal .................................. Chapel 3:30 p.m.
PROTESTANT CHAPLAINS
Chaplan L. C. M. Vosseler, CDR, USN — Chaplain H. W Holland, LCDR, USN
— Chaplain W. C. Hitchens. LCDR. USN.
CATHOLIC
SUNDAY: Recited Mass ................................ Main Chapel 8 a.m.
Sung Mass ........................................ Main Chapel 12:15 p.m.
Religious Education (Children) High School Bldg................. 11 a.m.
Holy Name Society Communion (2nd Sunday) ......... ............. 8 a.m.
TUESDAY-SATURDAY Recited Mass ................... Eucharist Chapel 51:45 a.m.
Tuesday ....................................... Acolyte Classes 7 p.m.
Thursday ................................ Choir Rehearsal (Chapel) 6:30 p.m.
Saturday ........................... Confessions (Eucharist Chapel) 7-8:30 p.m.
BAPTISM WEDDINGS. HOME BLESSINGS, ADULT RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION BY AP-
POINTMENT — CALL. EXT. 4111.
CATHOLIC CHAPLAIN
R. C. Hunkins, LTJG, USNR
JEWISH
FRIDAY Sabbath Service .................... Chapel Annex
7.30 p.m.