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May 14, 1976
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Summer Tours 76 begin
Summer Bus Tours *76 will soon begin.
These tours, sponsored by the Recreation
Department, are designed especially- to
offer NATO Base personnel a chance to
visit the host country.
The tours will be held every Saturday
beginning May 22 through September 11.
This is an opportunity to travel in Ice-
land while sitting back on a comfortable
40-60 passenger sightseeing raotorcoach.
A trained, experienced guide will ex-
plain and describe the sights which will
be visited.
All tours except the first one will
depart the Viking Building at 9 a.m.
The length of the tours vary, usually
returning to Keflavik between 5 and 7
p.m. The tours are designed to sh<
famous places on the western side of the
country. Tourists will visit waterfalls
such as Gullfoss and Selfoss. Sight-
seers will see Thingvellir where the
Icelandic parliament began. Many of the
tours go to Whale Bay where, if a whale
is in, one may view the fleshing and
cutting of it. Geysir, the most famous
of all spouting hot springs, is visited
on several of the tours.
The summer bus tour kick-off will be
May 22 with a half-day tour of Reykjavik
and will be offered only one time, de-
parting from the Viking Building at
12:30 p.m.
Along with these weekly tours, two
camping trips have been planned for the
summer. The first will go to the
Snaefellsness Peninsula on June 12 and
13. There visitors may camp or stay in
a modem hotel. The second trip will go
to Skaftafell National Park for two
nights, July 3-5. This will be strictly
a camping trip.
To sign up for these trips or the
Saturday tours, come by the tour office
in the Viking Building or call 4200 or
5111. For the Saturday trips, payment
will be due each Friday before noon.
On the overnight trips, payment will be
due two weeks in advance. Box lunches
will occasionally be offered or travel-
ers may take their own lunch for the
trips.
Those who take the tours should dress
comfortably, carrying along a light-
weight jacket and rain gear.
A booklet on the bus tours will be
available in the tour office by Friday.
The tour destinations are as follows:
May 22 Reykjavik (half-day)
May 29 Gullfoss-Geysir-Hveragerdi
June 5 Krysuvik-Hveragerdi-Selfoss
June 12 Whale Bay-Borgarfjordur-Thing-
vellir
June 19 Selfoss-Skogarfoss-Fljotshlid
June 26 Gullfoss-Geysir-Hveragerdi
July 3 Whale Bay-Husafell-Kaldidalur
July 10 Thjorsardalur
July 17 Grindavik-Hveragerdi-Thingvellir
July 24 Gullfoss-Geysir-Hveragerdi
July 31 Akranes Peninsula
August 7 Selfoss-Skogarfoss-Fljotshlid
August 14 Whale Bay-Husafell-Kaldidalur
August 21 Gullfoss-Geysir-Hveragerdi
August 28 Thjorsardalur
Sept. 4 Grindavik-Krysuvik-Hveragerdi
Sept. 11 Gullfoss-Geysir-Hveragerdi
Phase II goes to the department level
Thirty-five Navy members completed 32
hours of training last week to become
members of Command Training Teams.
The E-5 through 0-4 class members,
representing Naval Station Departments,
Fleet Air Keflavik, Naval Communications
Station, the Naval Facility, Naval Se-
curity Group Activity and the Naval
Weather Service Environmental Activity,
were preparing to take an important part
of Phase II of the Equal Opportunity/
Race Relations Program directly to the
people with whom they work.
The class taught them to conduct two
workshops—Military Rights and Responsi-
bilities and Cultural Expression in the
Navy.
The Military Rights and Responsibili-
ties Workshop is required for all Navy
members in paygrades E-l through E-4.
"The workshop is designed to show people
how to use the system instead of fight
it," commented P01 D.N. Tabor, a class
member. "It brings one fact to a per-
son's attention—it's the individual's
responsibility to protect his own
LISTENING AND LEARNING, some of the 35 members of the class preparing to become rights," commented YN1 Ruth Deussen, an-
members of NATO Base Command Training Teams. other class member. "The Military
Rights and Responsibilties Workshop is
designed to make people aware of the
avenues that are available to solve pro-
blems," said P01 Ron Charles, Equal Op-
portunity Program Specialist and class
instructor.
All Navy members are required to at-
tend the Cultural Expression in the Navy
Workshop. "The Cultural Expression
Workshop is not designed to change any-
one's beliefs. It exists to get rid of
mis-conceptions," said P01 Charles. "The
workshop tries to increase the strength
of the Navy by resolving conflicts
existing between people caused by a lack
of communication," he continued.
"The workshop training made me aware
that the Navy thinks people are much
more important than hardware," said RMCM
Paul Dillon. "The Cultural Expression
Workshop helps people understand other
cultures in a way that prevents pre-
judgments (prejudice)," commented YN1
Deussen.
In the next few months, the 35 new
members of the Command Training Teams
will be conducting workshops in NATO
Base commands.
Marine birthplace, Tun Tavern, to be rebuilt
During the Bicentennial Year, Ma-
rines, former Marines and friends of Ma-
rines around the world are joining to-
gether in a fund-raising drive for the
reconstruction of the Corps’ birthplace-
Tun Tavern.
Retired Reserve Major General
Arthur B. Hanson, president of the Ma-
rine Corps War Memorial Foundation,
Inc., says the reconstruction which is
completely supported by voluntary dona-
tions, will cost $563,700 plus architec-
tural fees and costs of the fund-raising
drive.
The Marine Barracks of Naval Station
Keflavik was cited by the General as an
example of one of the commands which has
made the effort successful thus far.
With 100 percent participation, the
Marine Barracks contributed $250 to the
drive. Sergeant Major George McDurmon
said he was impressed by the response
from the NATO Base Marines. "Every Ma-
rine here contributed to the fund to
rebuild the tavern. It's a good cause.
We're proud of it and what it repre-
sents," he added.
Tun Tavern, according to historians,
is the site from which, over 200 years
ago, Captain Samuel Nicholas led his
small band of Marines out to join with
the Continental Army in fighting to free
zhe Colonies of British rule.
The tavern is to be reconstructed in
the new park on the shore side of Penn's
Landing in Philadelphia's historic Olde
City. The design of the building will
be as close to the original as research
allows.
Actual work on the foundation began
last week. The expected dedication date
is November 10.
Once completed, the tavern will be a
living memorial to all Marines, past and
present. It will have meeting rooms,
historical memorabilia, gardens and a
complete kitchen in the basement.
AN ARTIST'S CONCEPTION of the rebuilt Tun Tavern.