The White Falcon - 05.06.1965, Síða 1

AFWL’s Eighth Ranked Sea Service Newspaper - 1964
THE WHITE
U.S. NAVAL STATION, KEFLAVIK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ICELAND
Volume IV, Number 21 Saturday, June 5, 1965
KEFLAVIK HOMES TO BE—This is how the two family unit home
will look after the base housing project is finished the end of this
year. This prefabricated home contains four bedrooms per unit and
costs approximately $46,000 for the whole building as you see here.
About 70 units have arrived to U.S. Naval Station, Iteflavik and can
be seen piled up in crates along the old air strip road behind the
Andrews Theater.
AFRS’s ‘Spinning The Songs’
In Navy Relief’s Marathon
Hear your choice of song, hear your personal dedication,
hear a vote of thanks, all for a phone call to Armed Forces
Radio Service, Ext. 4193.
The Navy Relief Fund Raising Marathon is going on right
now over Radio 1484, Keflavik. A phone call and a pledge
to the friendly disc jockey will get your choice on the air.
Sixty years of service, to its ,->
own people, is the proud record
of the Navy Relief Society.
That record has been made
possible by the generous dona-
tions of naval men and women,
and civilian friends of the Navy
during the past 60 years.
“Where does the money of the
Navy Relief go?” might be the
first question asked.
It goes numerous places. Take
last year, 1964, for example. More
than $214 million went for loans
without interest to our service-
men and women. More than
$900,000 went in outright grants.
The Society paid out more than
$500,000 to visiting nurses and
social workers in assisting ser-
Benny Suggs Sez:
If the problem of your
work
Often give you indi-
gestion,
Why not tell them to
“Benny Suggs”
In a beneficial sug-
gestion?
The machine with which you work
May really drive you frantic—
So think of a way to improve the
beast
And cure its crazy antic.
The methods of your office
May be costing too much money—
Your idea to cut this cost
Could really be a “honey.”
So when you’re just sitting,
Without a thing to do,
Think of a good suggestion
And the winner may be you!
vice families. In addition to this,
more than 6,000 unpaid—repeat,
unpaid—volunteers gave of their
time last year in the program.
In giving to the Navy Relief
you can remember; you are giv-
ing to the Navy’s own people-
your people. So call right now,
call 4193 for your request and for
the Navy Relief.
Univ. Info Kit
Now Available
Are you or one of your depen-
dents planning to attend college?
If so, the American Personnel and
Guidance Association has a col-
lege kit available that could eli-
minate the guess work and make
your planning a lot easier.
Contains Information
The kit contains four booklets
that provide answers to questions
that all prospective college at-
tendees are seeking — regardless
of their college or university se-
lection.
Some questions dealt with are:
What does college cost? How can
college cost be met? How should
you choose your college?
Four Booklets
The answers to these and many
more questions are included in
the four booklets that make up
the kit. The kit may be ordered
from:
Publications Sales, American
Personnel and Guidance Associa-
tion 1605 New Hampshire Ave.,
N. W., Washington, D.C. 20009
(NavNews)
Letter Contest Offers
Cash To Servicemen
The Freedoms Foundation annual letter writing program
is underway offering cash awards totaling $8,500 to active
duty personnel, expressing their thoughts on the subject,
“I am an American.”
For the first time in their history of the contest, four
slogans have been selected to coincide with the main sub-
Tour Slated
Sun. And Mon.
This Sunday and Monday, June
5—6, a tour covering an overnight
stay at a hotel, visiting a whaling
station, swimming and general
sightseeing is on tap for inter-
ested personnel.
Sponsored by Special Services,
the tour will depart from the Vik-
ing Service Club, Sunday at 1:30
p.m.
First the route will take tra-
velers through Reykjavik to Hval-
fjordur, Whale Bay. Here, people
will observe the operation of a
whaling station.
/Proceeding on to Borgarnes via
Skorradalur, which is a very pic-
tureque valley, the tourists will
stay overnight at Hotel Borgarnes.
The next morning, the tour de-
parts from the hotel to drive on
to Varmaland, where passengers
can go swimming in a warmed
pool.
From Varmaland the excursion
takes one to the Hvidarsida, pro-
viding scenic landscapes and some
wonderful waterfalls. After re-
turning to Borgarnes for lunch,
the trip will drive through the
mountainous country around
Thingvellir and will rest for cof-
fee.
After coffee, the tour will wind
back to Keflavik arriving at ap-
proximately 10 p.m., Monday.
For more information concern-
ing this tour and others contact
Special Services at Exts. 3193 or
4254.
ject. The slogans are: “Enemy of
Tyranny;” “Defender of Free-
dom;” “Protector of Liberty” and
“Guardian of the Nation.” One
or more of the slogans may be
used in a letter.
Writer of the “best” letter will
receive the Defender of Freedom
award which includes $1,000 in
cash and an encased George Wash-
ington Honor Medal. Fifty second
place awardees will receive $100
each and an Honor Medal; the 50
third place winners will receive
$50 cash and an Honor Award.
The top 10 winners will be in-
vited to Valley Forge, Pa., for
presentation ceremonies next year.
Letters must be in legible hand-
writing or typed on one side of
a sheet of paper; must not be
longer than 500 words and the
writer’s name, rank, military and
home addresses must be legibly
printed or typed at the end of the
letter.
Entries are to be sent to: Free-
doms Foundation, Valley Forge,
Pa., no later than Nov. 1, 1965.
No entry fee or official nomina-
tions forms are required.
Award winning letters will be
selected by a distinguished inde-
pendent jury composed of justices
from state supreme courts and na-
tional heads of the Nation’s lead-
ing patriotic, veterans and service
club organizations.
The Freedoms Foundation is a
non-profit, non-political, non-sec-
tarian organization, with former
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
serving as chairman of the Board
of Directors.
Last year’s top winner was
Staff Sergeant Carl E. Carr,
USAF, stationed at Chanute AFB,
Ill.
LLTCKY SEVEN—Members of Crew Seven, VP-56, Det. 13, com-
manded by LCdr It. G. Davis, was presented a Letter of Commenda-
tion for their expedient performance in a search and rescue exercise,
May 21, Cdr John “X” Miller, commanding officer of VP-56 (at rostrum),
awarded the crew while (from left to right) LCdr J. A. Reid, admini-
strative officer at VP-56, and Cdr Gerald F. Thummel, officer-in-
charge of VP-56, look on. (Photo by Smith, PH2)
O-IN-C GREETS CO—Cdr Gerald
F. Thummel, officer-in-charge of
VP-56, Det. 13, (left) greets the
commanding officer of the Squad-
ron, Cdr. John “X” Miller (right).
The scene took place May 19 at
the Station. (Photo by Smith, PH2)
Cdr J, Miller
Visits Keflavik,
Inspects VP-56
On Wednesday, May 19, Patrol
Squadron Fifty-Six (VP-56), De-
tachment Thirteen, received Cdr
John “X” Miller, commanding of-
ficer of VP-56. Upon arrival Com-
mander Miller was joined by Cdr
Gerald F. Thummel, officer-in-
charge of VP-56, Det. 13.
Commander Miller’s visit from
Rota, Spain, was to observe and
inspect the operational readiness
of the Detachment. During his
stay at Keflavik, Commander
Miller held a Personnel Inspection,
Friday, May 21.
After the inspection of all
hands, the commanding officer
presented a Letter Of Commenda-
tion to Lt C. M. Rowley, assistant
maintenance officer at VP-56, for
his exceptional professional hand-
ling of logistics in the air lift
to Keflavik. Crew Seven, com-
manded by LCdr R. G. Davis, was
presented the same award for ex-
pedient performance in a search
and rescue exercise.
J. S. Jones, AN, received his
Letter of Commendation for being
the Detachment’s “Sailor of the
Month” for April. F. A. Macky,
Jr., AX3, was given his Air-Crew
Wings by Commander Miller for
successfully completing the re-
quirements.
Due to operational commitments,
Commander Miller’s stay was cur-
tailed and he returned to the
Squadron Headquarters in Rota,
Span, where he resumed opera-
tions.
In This Issue
Nat’l Drivers’ Test .... Pg. 3
“Bull Ensign” Pg. 4
AFI Golf Pg. 5
USAFI Pg. 6