The White Falcon - 22.11.1985, Side 1

VP-10 Awarded Meritorious Unit Commendation
By Lt. John LaBarre, VP-10 PAO
The Secretary of the Navy recently presented
Patrol Squadron TEN the Meritorious Unit Commen-
dation for operations while deployed to Bermuda
from April-September 1984. In a special ceremony,
Rear Adm. E.K. Anderson, Commander Fleet AirKef-
lavik, and Cmdr. Nelson L. Spires, Commanding Of-
ficer of VP-10, unveiled the decoration on LD-01.
During his address to the squadron, Rear Adm.
Anderson quoted the citation from the Secretaryof
the Navy: "Initiatives in Battle Group Support,
P-3 Harpoon missile capabilities, weapons loading,
and low-level simultaneous ASW operations were the
most extensive ever undertaken by a Bermuda-based
squadron and significantly enhanced overall force
readinessA/ Patrol Squadron TEN achieved unprece-
dentecTTevels of aircrew readiness, aircraft a-
vailability,training, and Antisubmarine Warfare
expertise in the Bermuda Sector."
Said Cmdr. Spires, "The hard working, dedicated
Red Lancer Team that earned this award can be jus-
tifiably proud. I was proud to be a member of
that team in Bermuda and I'm proud to be their
Skipper here in Keflavik. The Red Lancers have
continued their exemplary performance in Iceland
and look forward to their return to Brunswick."
The Red Lancers will be returning soon from
Keflavik, Iceland.
Photo by PHAN Patricia Foraker
VP-10's Commanding Officer3 Cmdr. Nelson Spires
and Rear Admiral Anderson (L) unveil the Meritor-
ious Unit Commendation Medal awarded recently.
Presidential Thanksgiving Day message
President Reagan sends this
Thanksgiving Day message to all
members of the Armed Forces.
As we celebrate another
Thanksgiving Day, our thoughts go
back to the Pilgrim forefathers
and to the hardships they suffered
during their first year in a new
and strange land. These were
experiences that they endured
willingly in their pursuit of
freedom for themselves and their
children. "
As the pioneer descendants
of the pilgrims pushed the
American frontier westward, at
great personal risk and peril,
they too found abundant reasons
to give thanks to the god who led
and sustained them."
Today you, the men and
women of our Armed Forces,
preserve and enlarge the
courageous traditions of our
forefathers in defense of liberty.
As you gather with family,
friends, or your fellow service
men and women for the traditional
Thanksgiving Day feast, all
Americans join you in thanking
god for giving us sacred rights
and the courage to defend them.
In large measure, those
blessings are the result of your
dedication and your commitment
to protect freedom at whatever
the cost."
Nancy and I wish all of you
a happy Thanksgiving. Our
thoughts and prayers are with you
and your loved ones, wherever
you may be. God bless you."
Thanksgiving