The White Falcon - 07.11.1986, Page 5

flir Force s Iceland
Combined Federal
Campaign begins
Air Force's Iceland officially
begins its Combined Federal
Campaign (CFC) today. The CFC is
an annual event for Department of
Defense (DoD) personnel to
contribute monetary donations to
any health and welfare charity
recognized as tax-exempt by the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
This year's theme is "Help
somebody through...". The goal
is 100 percent participation. Unit
represenatives for the following
units are: 57th FIS, Lt. Kelly,
960th AWACS, Lt. Mitchell, 932nd
ACWS, Lt. Winter, Det-14, Lt.
Harvis and LG. Capt. Kelly, CSC,
Staff Sgt. Sapp. All other
sections refer to the AFI Project
Officer, Capt. Bruder, at exten-
sion 4691. The campaign will run
through the month of November.
Navy Ball
Enlisted tonight,
Officer s Saturday
by Lt. Chuck Gallagher
NAS Supply
On Nov. 7 and 8 Naval Air
Station will celebrate the 211th
anniversary of the U.S. Navy by
hosting two birthday balls. The
enlisted ball will be Nov. 7 at the
Top of the Rock, and the officer's
ball will be Nov. 8 at the Officer's
Club.
The entertainment for both
evenings will be provided by the
Navy Band Charleston, head-
quartered in South Carolina. The
unit coming to Kef 1 avik is "Pride",
the Navy's official Top 40/Rock
band for the Cawlinas, Ga.,
Alabama, and eastern Tennessee.
The band will also perform at
Andrews Theatre Nov. 9 at I p. m.
They have also travelled to
Europe, the Azores, and the
Caribbean.
Pride's unique style is always a
treat, whether playing one of
today's Top-40 hits, or incorp-
orating their own humor into a
musical setting. The band
projects its high-energy enthus-
iasm into each performance,
creating an unforgettahble mus-
ical adventure and a "rock and
roll is here to stay" atmosphere.
The group's leader is Chief
Musician Barney Walker, the
director is Lt. Mike Alverson,
and the assistant director is
Senior Cheif Musician Pete
Williams.
‘VETERAHS PAY* tgWgtj frg> frgj ».
Veterans Day was shifted to the fourth Monday in
October by the Uniform Holiday Bill. Many states,
however, continued to celebrate Veterans Day on
the original date.
It soon became apparent that Nov. 11 was a day
of historic and patriotic significance to a great
number of citizens. So, on Sept. 20, 1975,
President Gerald R. Ford signed a bill that returned
the annual observance of Veterans Day to its
original date.
This year, Veterans Day will be observed on
Tuesday, Nov. 11. As part of the national
observances, a wreath will be placed at the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National
Cemetery. By presidential proclamation, federal,
state and local government officials are called
•OVERSEAS TOURS- from front p«.
left overseas where U.S. military personnel serve
less than the 36-24 rule. Pentagon officials say
they do think they can further cut that number.
"We've gone about as far as we can go on tour
lengths," said a DoD manpower official.
The U.S. military has about 586,000 people
serving overseas, with approximately 115,000, or
20 percent, serving less than the standard 36-24
policy.
The major exceptions to the 36-24 rule continue
to be:
upon to display the flag of the United States on all
government buildings, and people are invited to
observe the day in schools and churches or other
suitable places with appropriate ceremonies.
Number of Living Veterans of America’s Wars*
Spanish-American War.....................................12
World War 1.........................................208,000
World Warll......................................10,399,000
(includes 997,000 who also served in the Korean conflict)
Korean conflict...................................5,171,000
(includes 637,000 who also sen/ed in the Vietnam War)
Vietnam War.......................................8,271,000
•As of Oct. 1, 1985
Source: Veterans Administration Fact Sheet, January 1986
□ Korea, where austere living conditions and
inadequate support facilities limit accompanied
tours to 12 months. About 42,000 U.S. military
people assigned to Korea.
O Hawaii and Alaska, where the major exceptions
to the new tour-length standard include Pohakuloa
Training Area, Hawaii, and Adak , Alaska, both with
24-months accompanied and 18-months
unaccompanied tours.
□ Marine first-termers, about 2,000 in number,
on guard duty worldwide who serve 18-monlh
unaccompanied tours.
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