The White Falcon - 18.07.1980, Qupperneq 1

Volume 23, Number 28
News brief
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POWs are honored
Chaplain G. Landry will preside
at a POW/MIA Recognition Day ser-
vice at 11 a.m. today in the base
Chapel. Everyone is urged to at-
tend.
The congress has by joint re-
solution designated today as 'Na-
tional POW/MIA Recognition Day.'
"In each of America's wars our
prisoners of war have been called
upon to make uncommon sacrifices.
Upon them has fallen the arduous
responsibility of defending Ameri-
can ideals under the absolute con-
trol of the enemy. Extremely dif-
ficult at best, this responsibili-
ty becomes magnified almost beyond
comprehension when men and women
are treated inhumanely--in viola-
tion of ordinary human compassion,
fundamental moral standards, and
basic international obligations.
"All Americans should recognize
the special debt we owe our fellow
:itizens who, as prisoners during
far time, sacrificed their freedom
that we might enjoy the blessings
of peace and liberty.
"Likewise, we must remember the
unresolved casualities of war---
our soldiers who are still miss-
ing. The pain and bitterness of
war endures for their families,
relatives, and friends.
"Now, therefore, I, Jimmy Car-
ter, President of The United
States of America, do hereby de-
signate Friday, July 18, 1980, as
National POW/MIA Recognition Day,
a day dedicated to all former A-
merican prisoners of war, to those
still missing, and to their fami-
lies. I call on all Americans to
join in honoring those who made
the uncommon sacrifice of being
held captive and their loved ones.
"And I call on state and local
officials and private organiza-
tions to observe this day with ap-
propriate ceremonies and activi-
ties.
"In witness whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand this second
day of July in the year of our
Lord nineteen hundred and eighty,
and of the independence of The
United States of America the two
.hundred and fourth. "
Jimmy Carter
President
July 18, 1980
Become safety conscious
With winter approaching it is
appropriate for each of us with
children to pause and take stock of
the hazards which confront them.
Hopefully, through education, help
and discipline, we can prevent a
serious accident involving any of
our children.
I can't hope to identify and e-
numerate every possible hazard to
child safety that exists on the NATO
Base. Actually, it is remarkable
there have been so few accidents ex-
perienced. However, it behooves us
to examine a few areas and take
those steps we can to help children
avoid accidents. Also, each of us
can become "child safety" conscious
and, when we detect a possible ha-
zard, notify the commanding officer
so that the condition can be cor-
rected. At the minimum, parents and
other children may be alerted to ex-
isting dangers.
Some of the areas which present
danger to children are as follows:
Winds are often very strong at
Keflavik and come up quite suddenly.
Small children are particularly vul-
nerable to windy weather and have
been known to imitate the western
"tumble weed." Car doors can be
lethal to small children when a
strong gust strikes the door, just
as a child is entering or leaving
the car.
Parents should get out of the car
and hold the door open until the
child is safely in or out. Another
source of danger is the doors to
Dempster dumpsters. A child can be
severely injured if the wind should
blow the door into his body as he
throws trash into the dumpster.
By the same token, building doors
can be dangerous to a thirty or for-
ty pound child. Parents should be
alert to this danger and escort
their children to and from the
school bus if they are small and
winds are high.
In October 1970, an eleven year
old dependent son was fatally in-
jured aboard the Naval Station while
engaged in play with a flare para-
chute. A gust of wind dragged the
See safety on page3
CW02 SIDNEY H. LUMPKIN was recently commissioned to his present rank by
Capt. T. J. Keene, Commanding Officer Naval Station Keflavik. CW02 Lump-
kin, formerly the Ground Electronics Maintenance Officer at Air Operations
Department, now works with the Naval Facility. Mrs. Lumpkin is proud-
ly assisting Capt/ Keene in snapping the new shoulder boards on her hus-
band. (Photo by Naval Station Photo Lab)