The White Falcon - 22.01.1965, Qupperneq 1
THE WHITE
U.S. NAVAL STATION, KEFLAVIK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ICELAND
Volume IV, Number 3 Friday, January 22, 1965
Weymouth Assumes IDF Command
RAdm Buie
CHANGE OF COMMAND—ceremony taking place Jan. 16 in Hangar 831
Churchill Lingers On;
Death Draws Nearer
Sir Winston Churchill, 90, Britain’s elder statesman,
suffered a stroke Friday, Jan. 15, and was still seriously
ill when the paper went to press.
A medical bulletin said he suffered a cerebral thrombosis
—or a blood clot on the brain. This is complicated by a cir
culatory weakness.
A spokesman for the British
Medical Association said a condi-
&-
tion such as Sir Winston’s “Could
go on for a week or ten days.”
Members of his family are keep-
ing a constant vigil as is the
world. Throngs of people are still
crowding Churchill’s residence at
28 Hyde Park Gate Drive, Lon-
don.
Sir Winston’s injury is compli-
cated by failing hearing, declining
eyesight and inability to adjust
to the quiet life, which he found
boring.
All his life he had been at the
heart of great action as a soldier
in India, a war correspondent in
the Boer War, a statesman dur-
ing World War I, prime minister
of England in World War II, a
painter and prolific writer.
Until his last years Churchill
made regular appearances at his
favorite clubs, one the House of
Commons and the other a drinking
club frequented by Sir Winston’s
personal friends.
The former prime minister is
the last living member of Parlia-
ment both in the point of years
and length of service. He is also
the last survivor who was in
Victoria was
Parliament when
Queen-Empress.
Last Nov. 30, the grand old
man celebrated his 90th birthday
and as he tottered to the window
of his Hyde Park Home to show
himself to the crowds, he was
asked how he felt. His reply was,
“All I can say for it is that it is a
great age.”
NOTICE
The National Health Agen-
cies’ (NHA) Overseas Cam-
paign for 1965 has begun on
base and will continue until
Feb. 15.
The drive is in connection
with the Federal Service Cam-
paign for the National Health
Agencies.
Key men, designated to each
unit, will provide information
on the various diseases, and
pass out donation envelopes.
Generous contributions from
each installation and individual
will be most appreciated. Each
donor may write in how he
wishes to divide his gift among
the health agencies.
“A GREAT AGE”—was Sir Winston Churchill’s reply as he, with Lady
Clementine, gazed at the crowds outside their home in London on
Mr. Churchill’s 90th birthday, Nov. 30.
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Buie Awarded Knight’s Cross
(Pictorial highlights of change ol
command ceremonies on page 5.)
by John Stromberg, JOS
RAdm Ralph Weymouth offici-
ally relieved RAdm Paul D. Buie
as Commander of the Iceland De-
fense Force, Barrier Force Atlan-
tic, and Fleet Air Keflavik, Satur-
day morning in Hanger 831.
The formal change of command
ceremony included approximately
600 Navy and Air Force personnel
in military formation, an Honor
Guard and Color Guard provided
by the Marine Barracks, and the
Navy Band. More than 200 guests
attended.
Among the distinguished civil-
ian and military guests present
were Prime Minister Bjarni Ben-
ediktsson and his wife; Minister
of Fisheries, Emil Jonsson; U.S.
Ambassador and Mrs. Penfield;
French Ambassador Jean Strauss;
British Ambassador and Madame
^Boothby; Danish Ambassador and
"^Madame Paulson; Norwegian
Ambassador and Mrs. Cappelen;
VAdm C. E. Weakley, Commander
Anti-Submarine Warfare Forces,
Atlantic; Commodore Raphael
Semmes Jr., Commander AEW
Wings Atlantic; Capt Robin E.
Larson, Commanding Officer VW
13 and Cdr Charles L. Wyman,
Commanding Officer VP 23.
Before reading his orders, Ad-
miral Buie said, “Today marks
the end of my altogether too short
tour for duty in Iceland. It has
been most educational, interesting,
and enjoyable—and both Margaret
and I are sorry to leave. We have
made some very good friends here
and we hope that throughout the
years we are able to maintain
touch with them.”
Admiral Buie read his orders
and requested his flag hauled
down. Admiral Weymouth then
read his orders and acknowledged
(Continued on page 5.)
The President of Iceland, Asgeir
Asgeirsson, presented one of
Iceland’s most distinguished de-
corations, the Grand Knight’s
Cross with Star of the Order of
the Falcon, to RAdm Paul D. Buie.
Jan. 12.
The presentation was made to
Admiral Buie during a luncheon
at the President’s home at Bessa-
stadir.
The Grand Knight’s Cross with
Star, conferred as a mark of
honor on foreign as well as Ice-
landic individuals, is awarded
those “...who more than others,
have enhanced the well-being and
honor of the Fatherland (Iceland),
or accomplished unique achieve-
ments for the benefit of mankind.”
Admiral Buie accepted the high
Icelandic award in behalf of the
officers and men of the Iceland
Defense Force.
Grand Knight’s Cross with Star
awarded to RAdm Buie. (Admiral
Buie is wearing award on page 5.)