The White Falcon - 29.10.1965, Blaðsíða 2

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WHITE FALCON
Friday, October 29, 1965
Your Regular Letter
Raises Family Spirits
Some 20 year ago a father received a letter from his serviceman-son.
It made little sense. A wartime censor had deleted most of the sen-
tences, leaving a few disjointed paragraphs and some connective
words.
The writer had unknowingly written items of interest to the enemy.
A harmless sounding sentence, “Our outfit won’t be here much
longer, so don’t worry if I don’t write for awhile,” had been deleted.
This information clearly indicated a movement of U.S. Forces.
Command Concern
This letter could have fallen into enemy hands in a number of
ways. Captured mail sacks from a torpedoed ship is one example.
Today’s letter-writting problem does not necessarily concern what
service personnel write. It is what they fail to write. This problem
is magnified for commanders during force buildups like the present
one. Commanders are concerned with individuals who do not write
home as often they should.
Initial service entry is a strange experience for most people. It is
equally strange for their families, representing the first separation
for some.
Just A Few Words
A few scribbled lines such as “We’re working hard and I have
little time to write, but I want you to know that I’m well fed, in good
health and keep you in my thoughts,” helps bring happiness to the
folks at home and helps ease their worries. It need not be in these
exact words. The point is, it’s better to write a short letter than to
delay writing.
More seasoned service personnel also have a responsibility in moti-
vating the younger ones to “keep in touch” back home.
Parents Are Proud
Perhaps the real value of letter-writing might be summed up by
the words of one non-commissioned officer: “The most heart-warming
sight I’ve ever seen was a middle-aged woman telling a neighbor lady
about a letter received from her son. Her face actually glowed as she
talked.” (AFPS)
ICELANDER PROMOTED—Thorgrimur Halldorsson, the resident
electronics engineer for the Naval Communications Station, is con-
gratulated by Capt T. J. Bratten, Jr., commanding officer of Nav-
CommSta, for his recent promotion to PE-2. “Mr. Thor,” as he is
called, has been attached to CommSta since its establishment in July
1961, and has served as a U.S. Government employee for 14 years. His
wife and two children reside with him in Hafnarfjordur.
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disorders
and
DEVELOPMENTS
Did you know that the most
common disease in man is dental
or tooth decay?
Yes, even more common than
the common cold, tooth decay runs
its rampant course in the mouths
of almost every person on earth.
There is no immunity to it
and there is no real cure.
All that current dental practice
can do is cut away the diseased
portion of the tooth and replace
it with an artificial (gold, silver
or cement) substitute.
This is similar to having an
arm amputated and replaced with
an artificial one. The replacement
can never be as good as the ori-
ginal.
As bad as this analogy may
make things look there are sev-
eral ways that dental cavities can
be stopped and held in strict con-
trol in your mouth.
“Groove Cavities”
The first of these is to under-
stand what makes a cavity.
There are two general types of
cavities that, for want of better
terms, we will call “groove cavi-
ties” and “dirt cavities.”
Groove cavities form in the
deep pits and grooves in the top
or occlusal surfaces of the back
teeth. Bacteria and food pack into
these areas and the acids that are
formed eat away the hard surface
of the teeth.
These cavities are difficult to
control because often these
grooves cannot be properly clean-
ed. Often the grooves are smaller
than the bristle on your tooth
brush and it makes proper clean-
ing impossible. The services of
your dentist are required to eli-
minate these cavities.
“Dirt Cavities”
On the other hand, “dirt cavi-
ties” form on the smooth surface
of the teeth that people do not
brush. Food and bacteria build
up in “plaque” which is purely a
collection of infectious debris.
It is this type of cavity which
is the fault of the owner of the
teeth.
Of course the obvious solution
to this is better oral hygiene.
Another way of preventing new
cavities is to have existing ones
cared for promptly. This will pre-
vent the teeth with cavities from
causing cauities in teeth nearby.
A final way to reduce the for-
mation of new cavities is to have
fluoride treatments and to use
fluoridated toothpastes.
(NavNews)
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 Emile E. Pierre, Jr., USN
Commanding Officer
Cdr Richard C. James
Executive Officer
Ens William R. Brenneman
Service Information Officer
Staff
J. P. Schmieg, JOSN, Editor
D. E. Jones, JOSA, Reporter
W. Keener, A1C, AFI News Editor
G. A. Simpson, J03
Techical Advisor
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Saturdays In accordance with NAVEXOS
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are not to be construed as official views of
the U.S. Govt., Dept, of Defense or the Navy
Dept.
Chaplain J
Corner
Chaplin John W. Wishard
“PRO DEO ET PATRIA”
It is sort of a lonely sight to walk across from the Post
Office in the early evening, just as Colors is sounding off
in the distance, and see the one sailor bringing down the
National Ensign from the staff in front of the Iceland
Defense Force Headquarters — as one pauses and looks,
there is a profound realization that THERE is the reason
that we are here! In that relatively small piece of tri-colored
cloth is embodied all the ideals for which we stand — free-
dom, justice, equality, godliness, the pursuit of happiness.
If one could fully grasp the significance of our national
heritage, perhaps the many sacrifices that we are required
to make would no longer seem to be sacrifices, but privileges.
It is a moving experience to thumb back through the
pages of our nation’s history and look into the motives
that made so many heroes in the days gone by — men like
Washington, Henry, Lee, Lincoln, Colin Kelley, and even
in our own day those many men who sacrificed their lives
in World War II, Korea, Vietnam; the kind of spirit and
attitude that made a John F. Kennedy.
The secret to such motivation is the knowledge that we
alone are not important — not by ourselves — but in our
service to God and the Country. We were created not to
live alone, but to be in society, in community and to fulfil
a Godly purpose. This purpose cannot be stated or summed
up in a single phrase, but must be found in a totality of
ideals — our heritage, reflected in generations of great men,
made great because they knew that God and Country could
not be divorced, and that our national greatness is insepar-
able from the Divine Creator Who inspired it.
Sometimes when you stop to pay respect to our National
Colors at morning or evening, reflect on the real meaning
of those Stars and Stripes, and most especially on the great
privilege you have to be serving under them, being an
integral part in preserving the heritage of our nation for
the generations to come — a heritage of Faith and Free-
dom, One Nation under God. Each step you take, each
watch you stand, each sacrifice you make is valiantly ac-
complished, because it is FOR GOD AND FOR COUNTRY.
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SATURDAY: Confessions....................... Blessed Sacrament Chapel 4—6:00 p.m.
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Morning Worship Service............................... Polar Club 12:00 noon
Worship Service ...................................... Rockville 2:00 p.m.
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Episcopal Lay Service ................................ Main. Chapel 9:00 a.m.
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MONDAY: Adult Bible Study Group......................... Chaplain’s Office 7:00 p.m.
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