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WHITE FALCON
Saturday, March 14, 1964
Chaplain A
Corner
By Chaplain S. E. Almasy, Lt. USNR.
The following poem was found in the hands of a dead
soldier — it is said the author might have been the soldier.
“Look God, I have never spoken to you.
But now 1 want to say . . . How do you do.
You see God, they told me you didn’t exist —
And like a fool I believed all of this.
Last night from a shellhole I saw your sky —
I figured right then they told me a lie.
But had I taken time to see things you made
I’d known they weren’t calling a spade — a spade.
I wonder God, if You’d shake my hand?
Somehow 1 feel that you will understand.
Funny, I have had to come to this hellish place
Before 1 had time to see your wonderful face.
Well, 1 guess there isn’t much more to say
But I’m so glad 1 met you today.
I guess that zero hour will soon be here —
The signal — well God I’ll have to go.
Look now this will be a horrible fight.
Who knows — 1 may come to your home tonight.
Though I wasn’t friendly to you before —
I wonder God — if You’ll wait at your door?
Look, I’m crying, me shedding tears.
I wish I had known you these many years.
Well, I have to go now, God — goodby —
Strange, since I met You, I’m not afraid to die.”
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Protestant
SUNDAY: Morning Worship Service ............................. Main Chapel 11:00
Adult Bible Class ..................................... High School 9:30
Evening Vesper Service ................................ Main Chapel 7:00 p.m.
Fellowship Hour ..................................... Chapel Annex 8:00 p.m.
Sunday School ......................................... High School 9:30
Episcopal Lay Service ................................. Main Chapel 9:00
Latter Day Saints Lay Service ....................... Chapel Annex 10:30
Christian Science Lay Service ....................... Chapel Annex 12:00
Church of Christ Lay Service ........................ Chapel Annex 3:00 p.m.
Holy Communion Service (1st Sundays) .................. Main Chapel 11:00
Lutheran Holy Communion (3rd Sundays) ................. Main Chapel 2:00 p.m.
MONDAY: Adult Bible Study Group ........................... Chapel Annex 7:00 p.m.
TUESDAY: Protestant Women of Chapel (3rd Tuesdays) ........ Chapel Annex 7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY: Cherub Choir Rehearsal ....................... Main Chapel 3:00 p.m.
THURSDAY: Youth Choir Rehearsal ............................. Main Chapel 6:00 p.m.
Chapel Choir Rehearsal ................................ Main Chapel 7:00 p.m.
SATURDAY: Assembly of God Lay Service ..................... Chapel Annex 7:30 p.m.
Protestant Chaplains
Chaplain J. M. KLECKNER, Capt., USN
Chaplain W. C. HITCHENS, Lt. Cdr., USN
Chaplain H. W. HOLLAND Jr.. Lt. Cdr., USN
Catholic
SUNDAY: Recited Mass ..................................... Main Chapel 8:00
Sung Mass .......................................... Main Chapel 12:15 p.m.
Religious Education (children) ..................... High School 11:00
Ladles Sodality Communion (1st Sundays) ............ Main Chapel 12:15 p.m.
Holy Name Society Communion (2nd Sundays) .......... Main Chapel 8:00
TUESDAY thru SATURDAY
Recited Mass ........................... Blessed Sacrament Chapel 11:45
FRIDAY:
Recited Mass on First Fridays ....... Blessed Sacrament Chapel 11:45 & 5:10 p.m.
SATURDAY: Confessions .......................... Blessed Sacrament Chapel 4:00 p.m.
Choir Rehearsal ....................................... Main Chapel 1:00 p.m.
APPOINTMENTS: For Adult Religious Education, Baptisms, Weddings and special blessing,
phone office 4111 or BOQ 2224.
Catholic Chaplain
Chaplain S. E. ALMASY, Lt.. USNR
Jewish
FRIDAY: Sabbath Eve Lay Servioe .......
Chapel Annex 7:30 p.m.
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HONORED FOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS — Six Leathernecks received
Good Conduct Awards and one was presented a completion certificate
for a MCI course Friday, February 28. Presenting the awards was Lt.
Col. A. E. House Jr., Marine Barracks Commanding Officer. Those
receiving Good Conduct Awards were LCpl. W. S. Ott, LCpl. D. C.
Medieros, LCpl. H. L. Hill, Pfc. D. R. Mattie LCpl. It. E. Mathisen and
LCpl. W. A. Bishop. Awarded for completion of a course on the M-60
machine gun was Cpl. B. It. Johnson.
Number 2
Your Right To Vote
From the Service Informa-
tion Officer
The second in a series of ar-
ticles designed to assist military
and civilian personnel to know
their rights and privileges re-
garding absentee voting.
Federal Post Card Applica-
tion
A special application form is
printed and distributed by the
U. S. Government through the
General Services Administration
for use of persons covered under
the Federal Voting Assistance Act
of 1955. This is the Federal Post
Card Application for Absentee
Ballot (Standard Form 76, re-
vised 1955), commonly referred
to as the FPCA. Form and con-
tent of the FPCA are incorporated
in the Federal Voting Assistance
Act and can be changed only by
Congressional action.
USING THE FPCA. The FPCA
may be used to apply for an ab-
sentee ballot and registration if
the State or territory so authoriz-
es. Standards of acceptance and
procedure vary from State to
State. Filling out an FPCA and
sending it to the proper officials
of a person’s home State does not
always entitle that person to ab-
sentee registration or voting privi-
leges. In some States it does; in
others, the FPCA serves as a re-
quest for the State’s own forms
which must be filled out and re-
turned before final action is taken
on the request.
In a few States, one FPCA
serves for all elections in that
calendar year. But one FPCA may
never be used for more than one
person. For instance, a spouse
who is authorized by a State to
use the FPCA must submit a se-
parate post card under her own
signature.
GENERAL RULES. In addition
to abiding by the State’s indivi-
dual requirements for using the
FPCA, these general rules are
available from your command
voting officer.
Residence Requirements
The State, city, or country
(township) in which a person
lived before entering military or
Federal sei-vice usually is consid-
ered his legal residence for voting
purposes unless he establishes
residence elswhere. Time spent in
such service counts in meeting the
total residence requirements. For
example, if a State requires a
minimum residence of 2 years
and a person lived in a State for
1 year and served in the Armed
Forces or overseas as a foreign
service officer for 1 year, he will
have fulfilled the State’s 2 years’
residence requirement.
REGISTRATION
Many States permit registration
by absentee process and some will
register a qualified voter when
they accept a voted absentee bal-
lot. In others, a voter must be
registered before applying for a
ballot. Procedures vary from State
to State and must be understood
and followed on an individual
basis.
Application for registration
should always be made as early
as the State permits, especially in
cases where registration must be
completed before an absentee bal-
lot may be applied for.
In some places, registration is
permanent, for instance, in the
state of Vermont, and in some
counties and cities of New York
Editorial
Looking Ahead
The Easter Seal Society, an outsanding example of
American voluntaryism, continues to demonstrate its value
to the American community on local, state, and national
levels.
Through these levels of operation, the Society projects
major strength: its flexibility to change with a changing
world and the changing needs of the nation.
As science and technology have moved onward in growth,
achievement, and complexity, so has the Easter Seal Society
progressed, its programs shifting with the acquisition of
new knowledge in rehabilitation and change in community
structure and population.
Easter Seals, whose chief activity several decades ago
was to pay hospital and convalescent care for crippled
children and adults, have subsequently played a steady
succession of roles, each marked with achievement.
From the original volunteer activity has grown legis-
lative action providing public funds for treatment services,
demonstration projects proving how applied research and
knowledge can conquer or alleviate physical handicaps, and
community treatment and rehabilitation centers offering
integrated programs of service for the “whole” patient.
And now new activities and interests are dictated by the
trends of recent times and the needs of the crippled childr-
en and the ever-increasing number of adults needing help.
Much has been accomplished, more remains to be done.
It is a job for every American who in the fine spirit of
America takes care of his neighbor. Our responsibility is
to support the services in our community, financed by East-
er Seals. March 1 to March 29 is Easter Seal month — we
should all give.
Kick-Off Date Announced
Lieutenant Commander John
Jan of the Naval Station Security
Department has announced the
kick-off date for the Red Cross
Fund Drive as March 16. Lt. Cdr.
Jan was appointed Project Officer
for the drive by Capt. Stanley
E. Ellison, Naval Station Com-
manding Officer.
The drive will begin with a
meeting of the chairmen and key-
men from various organizations
and departments at 10 a.m. Mon-
day, March 16, at which time
final plans will be completed.
An effort will be made to ex-
ceed the 1963 donations of $3,169.
The drive for funds and members,
to be concluded April 15, will in-
clude all military and U. S. civil-
ian personnel at the Naval Sta-
tion and sites.
President Johnson has personal-
ly endorsed the American Red
Cross Campaign this year, as
have other senior officials serving
in the Defense Establishment.
The purpose of this Red Cross
fund raising campaign on the Na-
val Station is the recognition of
the importance of the Red Cross
as a voluntary agency in our free
society, which complements and
strengthens our tax-supported ser-
vices in a manner which is vital
to the well-being of the American
people.
State. Where permanent registra-
tion laws are in effect, a person
is not required to re-register for
each election so long as he meets
certain requirements. In general,
the requirements are that the
applicant vote regularly and does
not legally change his name or
move away from the area (such
as precinct or district) where re-
gistered.
Most States permit minors to
apply for registration if they will
be of legal voting age by the date
of the election.
The Red Cross is a humanitar-
ian organization entirely depend-
ent upon the donations of the
American people.
NOTICE
Northern Lights Branch 255
of the Fleet Reserve Associa-
tion, which meets the first
Wednesday of each month, has
matters of imnortance to dis-
cuss with you.
The National Convention
wants information on the pro-
blems of membership, and has
sent us a questionaire that
must be sent to the National
Headquarters after the April
meeting.
If you want to be heard, this
is your chance. We meet at the
Party Room of the NCO Club,
April 1 at 8 p.m.
THE WHITE FALCON
U. S. Naval Station Keflavik
White Falcon’s mission — To in-
form and entertain all hands: to
serve as a positive factor in pro-
moting the efficiency, welfare and
contentment of personnel.
Capt. Stanley E. Ellison
Commanding Officer
Cdr. Robert O. Boe
Executive Officer
Lt. Claire E. Brou
Service Information Officer
Staff
Editor: Walt Platteborze, J03
Assoc. Ed.: Mike Crump, J03
Assist. Ed. Gordie Webb, J03
Photographer: Lew Webb, PH2
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