The White Falcon - 19.06.1965, Qupperneq 1

AWARD WINNER—Ltjg John W. Anderson (left), of operations control, Barrier Forces Atlantic, with
his wife, accepts the Freedoms Foundation Letter Award from RAdm Ralph Weymouth, Iceland De-
fense Force commander, at ceremonies held in Reading Room of the Officers’ Club, June 11.
(Photo by Schmieg, JOSN)
AFWL’s Eighth Ranked Sea Service Newspaper - 1964
THE WHITE
U.S. NAVAL STATION, KEFLAVIK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ICELAND
Volume IV, Number 23 Saturday, June 19, 1965
Col. McGowan Leaves Monday
For New Post At Boston ADS
Monday, June 21, Col. Leland S. McGowan, chief of staff
of Iceland Defense Force, will gather up his family, collect
his Bless certificate and bid friends and associates goodbye.
Colonel McGowan has been ordered to Hancock Field,
Syracuse, N.Y., to serve as vice-commander of the Boston
Air Defense Sector from his post as second in command
of the Defense Force.
Air National Guard units and
radar tracking and guidance sta-
tions in the Boston Sector will
be the Colonel’s primary responsi-
bility during his tour in the Syra-
cuse assignment.
In a twenty-seven year career
Colonel McGowan has served in
various Air Force, posts through-
out the world including Hq Fifth
Air Force, Nagoya, Japan,
with the 15th Pursuit Squadron
in Panama, and a tour as a stu-
dent at the British Staff College
in England.
As a command pilot the Col-
onel has logged 4,496 flying hours.
Outstanding among his decora-
tions are the Air Medal with four
oak leaf clusters and the Air
Col. Leland S. McGowan
Force Commendation Medal.
IDF’s new Chief of Staff, due
to arrive this month, will be Col.
Daniel P. McLean. He will report
to Iceland’s NATO command from
Tyndall AFB, Florida, where he
has been serving as the base com-
mander.
Benny Suggs Sez:
The time is ripe when
your idea’s hot,
For cutting costs you
see—
To save that dough
we need a lot
Of thoughts of
quality.
So don’t delay—take up your pen—
Jot down what you’d devise.
To help the cost decline and then
State how you would revise.
A safety suggestion that you have
written
May not seem much to all—
But it may save a man who’s
sittin’
From falling off a wall.
That belt for safety you thought
about,
May help him keep alive,
’Cause it takes more than just a
shout
To save him from his dive.
So when you have a bright thought,
You may be passing up a reward
If you don’t send it in as you
ought—
And let it be judged for an award.
LT. Gen. Thatcher,
ADC Commander,
Visits AFI Units
Lt. Gen. Herbert B. Thatcher,
commander of Air Defense Com-
mand (ADC), visited Hq Air
Forces Iceland and the 57th
Fighter Interceptor Sq. briefly
Monday afternoon.
General Thatcher was greeted
by RAdm Ralph Weymouth, Ice-
land Defense Force commander,
and his wife, along with AFI
commander Col. Alan G. Long
and his wife.
The general and his party,
which included his wife, and Brig.
Gen. William D. Greenfield, di-
rector of operations for ADC, ar-
rived in his special plane. The two
generals then left for the 57th’s
operations building for a briefing
on the mission and capabilities of
the Air Force units here.
During the briefing Mrs.
Thatcher was given a tour of the
base by Mrs. Margaret Long.
Among the other military offi-
cers who greeted General That-
cher at the plane were Col. Le-
land S. McGowan, chief of staff
at IDF, Lt. Col. James O. Tyler,
director of operations at AFI, and
Lt. Col. John H. White, director
of materiel at AFI.
In This Issue
Navy Corpsmen .... ... Pg. 4
Air Force Medics .. .. Pg. 5
Fishing Festival.... Pg. 6- -7
Suggestion Awards . ... Pg. 8
Little League Action .. Pg. 9
Mark Damon III ... .. Pg. : L0
Freedoms Foundation
Awards Lt Anderson
The Freedoms Foundation has announced Ltjg John
Winston Anderson, stationed here inKeflavik, Iceland, as one
of the winners of the 1964 annual letter writing program.
In a letter to Mr. Anderson from the Chief of Naval
Personnel it said, “It is gratifying to learn that your letter
entitled “My Vote — Freedom’s Privilege” has been selected
for special recognition in the Freedoms Foundation Letter
Awards Program for 1964. You1^
have demonstrated a keen aware
ness of our American heritage and
a sincere appreciation of your
way of life, both of which are
vital to the mission of the Navy.”
It further stated. “It is a privi-
lege to forward an award that
reflects so favorably upon the
Navy as a whole, upon your com-
mand, and you as an individual.
A copy of this letter will be made
part of your officical record. Well
done!”
Formal Presentation
The formal presentation of the
George Washington Honor Certi-
ficate was made by RAdm Ralph
Weymouth in the Reading Room
of the Officers’ Club Friday,
June 11. The honor was sprung
upon Lieutenant Anderson as a
surprise. He had no knowledge of
having won the award until the
time the actual presentation was
made.
The Freedoms Foundation each
year runs a letter writing pro-
gram offering cash awards total-
ing $8,500 to active duty person-
nel, expressing their thoughts on
paper.
I Am An American
This year’s subject is, “I am
an American.” Four slogans have
been selected to coincide with the
main subject. The slogans are:
“Enemy of Tyranny;” “Defender
of Freedom;” “Protector of Li-
berty” and “Guardian of the
Nation.” Any one or more of the
slogans may be used in a letter.
Anyone wishing to enter the 1965
Freedoms Foundation Program
may do so by sending their entry
of not more than 500 words to:
Freedoms Foundation, Valley
Forge, Pa., no later than Nov. 1,
1965. No entry fee or official
nomination forms are required.
GI Bill Proposes School Aid
To Vets And War Orphans
A GI Bill for peacetime veterans has won the approval
of the Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee for
the third consecutive Congress.
In reporting the broad package to the Senate the Com-
mittee turned down by an 11 to 5 vote efforts by Repu-
blican members to limit entitlement to men with service in
world trouble spots.
The bill would provide benefits1^
to veterans who have entered mill
tary service since Jan. 31, 1955—
cutoff date for Korea GI Bill en-
titlement—as follows:
• School aid up to 36 months—-
1V-2 days of school aid for each day
of service.
• Education subsistence of $110
monthly for single veterans, $135
for those with one dependent and
$160 for those with two or more
dependents.
• Home and farm loan benefits
identical to those furnished Korea
War GI Bill beneficiaries.
Rep. Olin Teague, chairman of
the House Veterans Affairs Com-
mittee, told Navy Times his group
is thinking “seriously” about hold-
ing hearings on the cold war legis-
lation.
But before the measure comes
up, the House committee plans to
hold hearings this month on mea-
sures to raise the rates for the
war orphans educational assist-
ance programs administered by
VA.
Under the Committee proposal,
rates for orphans would be in-
creased from $110, $80 and $50
monthly to $140, $105 and $70
monthly for orphans attending
school fulltime, three-quarter time
or half time. (NAVY TIMES)
WELCOMING PARTY—Rear Adm Ralph Weymouth (left), Iceland
Defense Force commander, and his wife, along with AFI commander Col.
Alan G. Long (right) were on hand to meet Lt. Gen and Mrs. Herbert
B. Thatcher on their arrival here Monday afternoon. General Thatcher
commander of the Air Defense Command, visited briefly with officers
of Hq AFI and the 57th Fighter Interceptor Sq. and heard a discussion
of the mission and Capabilities of the Air Force units here.
(USAF Photo by A1C W.R. Keener)