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THE WHITE FALCON
January 30, 1970
A 1C Marion L. Hall
picked as AFI’s
airman of the quarter
Airman First Class Marion L.
Hall, an airborne radio equip-
ment operator with the 57th Figh-
ter Interceptor Squadron, has
been selected as Air Forces Ice-
land's "Airman of the Quarter."
The selection was made by a
board of senior noncommissioned
officers, who graded•Airman Hall
on his personal appearance, mili-
tary bearing and knowledge of Air
Force subjects. Hall's competi-
tion for the honor included rep-
resentatives from three other Air
Force squadrons on base.
Recognition awardsfor the air-
man of the quarter will include a
flight in an F-102 aircraft, a
"priority four" preference for
space on a European-bound station
aircraft, and a special services
tour, valued at $50. In addition,
the commanders of Air Forces Ice-
land and the Iceland Defense
Force will present Hall with cer-
tificates of recognition, and he
will be excused from squadron de-
tails and inspections. Finally,
Hall will tour the 932nd Aircraft
Control and Warning Squadron.
Memorial services held for
William Howard Clark, Jr.
Army Specialist William Howard
Clark, Jr. was remembered last
Monday at a memorial service held
at the naval station chapel.
Specialist Clark died on Janu-
ary 23 as a result of wounds suf-
fered in Vietnam 20 days earlier.
Friends of his mother, Mrs. Elin
Clark, an employee of the Navy
Exchange, collected $500 so that
she could fly to Japan to be with
her son. However, Spec. Clark
died before the flight could be
made.
The memorial service was held
jointly by Navy Chaplain Norman
E. Winterhoff and the Rev. Bjorn
Jonsson, pastor of a Lutheran
Church in Keflavik. Also in the
service was a quartet of Icelan-
dic singers and two Marine bug-
lers who sounded Taps.
Mrs. Clark will fly to Kala-
mazoo, Mich., where her son will
be buried. Spec. Clark is sur-
vived by three sisters and one
brother.
ment in desired courses. For ad-
ditional Information about Term
IV, please call Ext. 6226.
Register now for UofM’s Term IV^
Persons wishing to enroll in the Keflavik campus of the University
of Maryland's Term IV, may register now at the U of M office in Bldg.
752.
Courses offered during Term IV, which will run from March 16 through
May 8, will include English com- ________________________________
position, world literature,
French, conversational Icelandic,
economic developments, principles
of accounting, personnel manage-
ment, and geology, all of which
are for three credit hours.
Officers with two years of ob-
ligated service remaining and en-
listed men need only pay $15 of
the $60 fee, plus the cost of
books. Civilian employees and
dependents will have to pay the
full $60, and new students will
be charged a one-time metricula-
tion fee of $10.
In order to qualify for admis-
sion, students must have a high
school diploma or high school GED
test report, with a minimum stan-
dard score of 45 on each of the
five tests, or an average of 50
with no score below 40 on any of
the five parts.
Before a class can be conduct-
ed a minimumof20 students must be
enrolled, and early registrants
will be more assured of enrol1-
con^
The White Falcon
U.S. NAVAL STATION
KEFLAVIK, ICELAND
CAPT Lloyd H. Thomas
Commanding Officer
CDR John M. Rusch
Public Affairs Officer
JOCS Warren I. Louder
Information Chief
STAFF
J01 Bill Wedertz........Editor
PH3 D.R. Schul ler... Photographer
QMSN Richard Carr.......Writer
The White Falcon is published
weekly on Friday in accordance
with NAVEXOS P-35, revised
July 1958, for free distribution to
personnel of the Naval Station,
Keflavik. It is printed at the Na-
val Station Printing Plant, Kefla-
vik, Iceland, from non-apprcpriat-
ed funds.
Group study classes
to begin next month
USAFI group study classes in
general mathematics (D151) and
practical English usage (E104)
will begin on February 16. Hie
courses, offered by the NavSta
education and training office, are
a basic review of high school ma-
terial and provide excellent
training for those intending to
obtain a high school diploma
through GED tests. They are al-
so excellent reviews for advance-
ment tests and as preparation for
the warrant officer program.
Group study classes are cotVj
ducted in much the same way as|
formal school course, with
perienced and qualified instruc-
tors in charge of regularly sche-
duled class meetings.
For further information and
registration, contact the educa-
tion and training office, Bldg.
752, or call Ext. 5193 or 5238.
Pres.prayer breakfast
set for 7:30 a.mFeb. 6
All military personnel are in-
vited to attend the presidential
prayer breakfast at 7:30 Friday
morning, February 6, at the NCO
Club.
Observances of the prayer
breakfast will be arranged aboard
ships and military installations
around the world, as well as at
the Sheraton Park Hotel in Wash-
ington, D.C., where President
Nixon, Vice President Agnew, the
Cabinet and members of the Senate,
House of Representatives and Su-
preme Court will meet together
for discussion and prayer.
Since 1952 government offic
als have met annually with
President to recognize the mora
and religious values of our na-
tion.