The White Falcon - 18.09.1981, Síða 8

8 White Falcon September 18, 1981
NEX notes^
Hispanics fought for America
from the Alamo to Vietnam
Hispanic people were defending
this land before there was a
United States. Spanish and Mexican
settlers were moving north into
today's Texas and California before
the Massachusetts Bay Colony began.
They were there at the Alamo,
defending their tiny mission
against the massive forces of a
Mexican general.
Hispanics have been apart of
nation's military since it began and
have served proudly. Several have
earned the Medal of Honor, the
United States' highest award.
Pfc. David M. Gonzales of the
32nd Infantry Division won his on
Luzon, Philllppines, in April 1945.
Five of the members of his squad
were buried alive by the explosion
of a 500-pound aerial bomb and he
was mortally wounded while trying to
dig them out. He managed to rescue
three of the trapped men before
dying himself.
Lst Lt. Baldomero Lopez was a
platoon commander in the fifth
Marines during the Inchon, Korea,
invasion in September 1950. Ex-
posing himself to enemy fire, he
crouched almost upright by a bun-
Scouts
clean out
bus stops
Cub Scouts of Pack
364 Joined forces
with the Naval Sta-
tion Fire Department
Saturday and took
care ■ of a base
problem—filthy bus
stops. The Scouts
swept and picked up
trash in and around
the bus stops, while
the men of the fire
department utilized
powerful water hoses
to wash the stops.
ker to throw a grenade into the
next pillbox. But a burst from an
enemy machine gun caught him in the
right shoulder and chest, knocking
him to the ground and the live
grenade from his hand. When he
found that his wounds prevented him
from throwing the grenade, he swept
it under him to absorb the impact
of the explosion.
SSgt. Ambrosio Guilen was cited
for his leadership of a platoon
near Songuch-on, Korea, on July 25,
1953, just two-days before the
cease-fire. Mortally wounded in a
vicious night attack, he refused
medical aid and continued in command
of his unit until the enemy was
routed. A few hours later he died.
His was the last Medal of Honor
awarded to a Marine in the Korean
War.
Today the highest ranking His-
panic in the Air Force is Maj .
Gen. Robert T. Herres, commander
of Strategic Air Command's 8th Air
Force, Barksdale AFB, La. He,
and many others like him, follow the
shining example of their prede-
cessors .
Lay-aways for Christmas toys are
now being accepted in Toyland. Shop
early while selections are best.
New toys are arriving daily. For
more information call 2224 between
3 and 4:30 p.m.
A Container Parking Lot promo-
tion will be held today and tomorrow
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for newly-
arrived shipments of carpeting and
furniture. Come to the Navy Ex-
change parking lot for lots of good
buys.
Can't find your favorite brand
of shoes or stereo? Your Navy Ex-
change is in the process of estab-
lishing an all-new Special Order
Department, located in Bldg. 890.
Personnel will be available to as-
sist you with the latest catalogs
and prices on any item you may
wish to purchase. Watch for up-
coming details.
Think before you write a check
Passing a bad check for any rea-
son reflects unfavorably on the per-
son passing the check. With the in-
flux of new personnel to Keflavik
this summer, unfortunately, an in- *
flux of returned or bounced checks ■
has come as well. Managing a check-
ing account from an overseas loca-
tion requires extra attention. Re-
member that a check returned to the
Navy Exchange costs the Exchange
money and reduces the profits avail-
able to the Recreation Fund. It also
costs you money in additional ser-
vice fees, time in paying off the
debt and most importantly costs you
a good reputation. Please be care-
ful, make sure before you write
that check.
Seat belts required after Oct 1
Effective October 1, Icelandic
Traffic Regulations require anyone
in the front seat of a vehicle
equipped with seat belts or shoul-
der harnesses to use them. This
regulation also applies while dri-
ving in parking lots, around gas
stations and other similiar situa-
tions. The use of seat belts is
not required while driving in
vehicles for hire.