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THE WHITE FALCON
Friday, June 21, 1968
EDITORIAL
A Priceless Gem
Dictators fear it, visionaries dr earn of it;
women have marched for it, dedicated men have
died for it; adolescents yearn for it and in-
formed adults exercise it; corrupt individual's
seek to control it, hoi
It is your vote.
It is a priceless her-
itage that has spread
t he shi ni ng 1 i ght of
f r eedom and sel f - r es-
pect to the far cor-
ners of the earth. It
is man’s unquenchable
thirst to control his
destiny by having a
voi ce in t he af f ai r s
of hi s gover nment.
11 has hel ped bui 1 d
this country from a
smal 1 gr oup of st at es
cl ust er ed al ong t he
At 1 ant i c Ocean to t he
most powerful Nation
in t he wor 1 d t oday.
The free vote of the
individual has proven
t hat our f or m of gov-
er nment can and does
work-that a nation can
be gover ned by t he wi 11
of t he maj or i t y whi 1 e
still respecting the
ri ght s ot al 1 ot her
individuals and groups.
r I Ti j~% «• i nfUf t A trrtf QIC*_ ____________
•stained red with the blood of millions who have
fought to gain it and died defending it.
It’s your legacy from the past-your endownment
to the future.
It is your right and r esponsi bi 1 i t y-i t * s not
to be taken lightly.
It is your way to guarantee a free, responsive
and enduring America.
THE WHITE FALCON
U. S. Naval Station. Keflavik, Iceland
Commanding Officer
Public Affairs Officer
Editor
Reporters
CAPT. Ralph W. Hart, USN
Mr. Warren J. Papin
SSGT. Bruce Weidner, USAF
SGT. Dick Groezinger, USAF
J02 Ken Marcum, DSN
AMN. JohnGrega, USAF
SN Bob Gaf tney, IEN
Phot ogr apher FH5 Larry Pierce, IJBN
Ftinting Supervisor LI 2 Tom Kahne, LBN
The Wilt* Ftlcrn Is published weekly on Friday In ae-
cordsnee «lth NAVE3C6 P-35, revised July 1958, for free
distribution to personnel of Naval Station, Keflavik, Ice-
land. It Is printed at the Naval Station FVlntlng Plant,
Keflavik, from approlated funds.
Opinions end statenants rrede In articles published here
are those of the authors and are not to be construed as
official vieve of the US. Government, Department of De-
part mant of Defense or the Navy Depart men t.
THE MAN WHO MAKES NO
MISTAKES--DOES NOTHING %
We pay a heavy price for fear of failure. It
is a powerful obstacle to growth. It assures the
progressive narrowing of the personality and
prevents exploration and experimentation. There
is no learning without some difficulty and some
funbling. If you want to keep learning, you must
keep risking failure--all your life.
Fear of f ai 1 ur e br eeds t i ird di t y. It makes men
hesitate. It encourages them to turn their backs
on challenge and innovation.
The issue at stake is not failure itself. It
is a question of attitude. A man’s attitude can
strengthen or destroy him
The successful man appreciates the fact that
failure is nothing more than a state of ni nd.
He beli eves that t he way to greet f ai 1 ure is not
with fear but with curiosity. Why did the mis-
take happen? How can I best avoid it again?
Mistakes for this man are gui deposts, direc-
tion finders in the endless search for the most
el usi ve of al 1 goal s- - per f ect i on.
Theodore Roosevelt said: ‘‘Show me a man who
makes no mistakes and I will show you a man who
doesn’t do things.’’
Man will always make mistakes so long as he
continues to strive for some goal.
Meet the WHITE FALCON'S “Dippy Di I ber t. “ Each
week Dippy will serve as a reminder to all naval
station personnel that many fire hazards can be
caused by everyday careless acts. Never smoke
near refueling areas and always observe no smo-
king signs should have been Dippy's thought for
the day.