MC Bicentennial Grand Finale a Military Look
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1 RI E MC Bicentennial countdown It seems that everyone is going to the Bell, Tickets have been sold out for the Officer's Ball and the X-Say's Enlisted Ball. Besides the Balls a parade and a pageant will be held to celebrate the Corps' 200th Skthder, For an ow particulars see pegs 3 and page 8, climbs from MISNION ACCOMPLINUEO - Captain Bob Mr*, Mato Nita r§iituck, firoadrinn435, as cockpit at 4lownins a maneuvering noon drone on s mai& whom over lilac Ftl efat4IM jet at (hobos Paint Ma wearifully Air Station insee Sept, it while ilakkis Nandi facific Wale Rana Facility an Kauai. itoptoyed at %Anna Point Naval today, RS the era y *ix pap 3, runway conatruttion work was betas done boa, the aquadynn will return to K-Hay A military look CNC redefines the term overweight ;tad establishes guidelines for diet and exercise programs, Those &thou who aren't up to par will be counseled by their CO., according to 81C0 6100.36. Grand finale If they are placed in a weight The battle of the rain-soaked Cobras at Scbolishl control program, COs are required to make Barracks, Oct, 25, turned up a score more like a appropriate remarks as to their condition in baseball mismatch thole an interurvice football section C of the individual', fitness report. *Wahl' as Camp Smith Cobras ciehbered the previonsly undefeated 45th Support Greif Army for farther isforisatioa on the *ow Cobras, 60 U, for the play 14 play tors to page 5, weight standards see page 4, Page 2, Hawaii Marine, Oct. 31, 1975 ***********************************86******************41******************* LCPL. FRANK PEO LES CAPT. KEVIN OSBORN F 2/3 MIS 1 3 I ' planning on T h e celebrating the Bicentennial is a to got Bicentennial by In my opinion chance and having a good together time and celebrate our the hopefully a day history in off. I would finest fashion. A have gotten What does the Marine Corps time when all tickets for the enlisted ball, but Marines, was never aware that one was whether they be en ate , staff or going to be taking place. Last officer, can raise their glasses to year I was in boot camp when Birthday mean to you? the Corps. I've celebrated the the Corps birthday took place Marine Corps birthday in some and we really did not have a pretty far away and strange chance to celebrate. places, but whether it be in the field or in a fancy hotel it means the same to me. &SGT. DAVID NELSON PSB A time to celebrate and be proud of the outfit I'm in. SSGT. ROBERT GREENE PFC. DONNA JO SHIPPEE I've usually CAMP SMITH DISBURSING FORCE COMPTROLLER, FMFPAC celebrated the "Tradi- Corps "I think birthday tion, It gives me through the with friends and a chance to years it has lost even in the field. dress formally something. This will actually be the first to celebrate the Some people time that I've gone to an actual Marine Corps don't give too Marine Corps formal ball and I'm Birthday, and looking much thought forward to it. The enjoy it as if it about what they pageants and parades, are great were my own are celebrating," and every Marine should see birthday." them if he gets a chance. *******110144,111*****************************************************************1 would seem that war is inevitable I recall so clearly the 'booked looks somewhere in the wotli, on the cease of ites#qtrartere s where wary were 'rota %novo TWO MORE IFS provisional rifle company during the Offensive in Vietnam early in 1965: Just add two more "ifs" and the "Wait a minute," complained an Marine Corps is mounting out again, If overwrought specialist, "I can't go; I'm a I to American lives or Interests are threatened technician and they need me in the rear." Delta and if America needs to put a TECHNICIANS TOO highly.treined fully.compact combat "Wrong," said a hardpreued staff element ashOre to handle matters, we've sergeant, "You're now a rifleman and got ourselves another shootin' conflict. 257-2431 you're needed in the line." It happened All this speculation is fine for time end time spin until most Marino political scientists to brood over but it realized that combat readiness wits more better behooves professional Marines to than boot camp, ITS and an occasional By Gyfigt, Dale A. Dye accept the inevitability of combat and be EST test. sure they're ready for it. I'm of the The message seems clear. Just as opinion that too many of us don't there's more to being a Marine than consider future combat for the Corps successfully completing boot camp, "What this outfit needs," said my 14,533 Wall recorded in history over the inevitable and that sort of thing could there's more to saying you are combat friend with too much time in grade, "is past 5,564 years, so there's the threat of compose a costly !mistake. ready than passing the MIT and essential another good war." war almost daily if you believe history." subjects test. RIFLEMAN FIRST "Might be good for promotions," I "But what about the major nuclear For infantrymen maintaining allowed, "but combat can screw up your powers," I asked. "I mean, small arms In this age of overspecialization, it's combat readiness is a dartaiday way of health record," and ubre.rattling is one thing but I don't easy for Matinee ta lose sight of their Bfe, For specialists and technicians it's "Maybe not anything large scale," think anyone is going to start a major ultimate mission; the thing they signed on something that requires individual effort, he drawled leaning back to envision the ICBM exchange because they'd be asking in this outfit to do: fight. It doesn't pay work and study. Mk someone who has size war which would get him promoted for nuclear retaliation." to become so lost in the intricacies of our gone from mechanic to machine gunner rather than killed, something own MOS that we forget the old adage in one easy leap whether or not it's worth "but where NO DETERRENT just Marina are involved, Something like that every Marine is a rifleman first. the effort. the Banana Wars." My buddy with all the answers "We'll more likely end.up fighting looked smug. "It further happens," he over oil rather than bananas," I replied commented blithely, "that since the HAWAII MARINI with disdain. "Besides, the Vietnam nuclear age began, we have had 58 after Commando, nonnuclear conflicts in the world, so Menne Corps 441186 ffaitfie. Moon. Jahn 14,14eLsuftton thing len be a long while before we're the Offlut In Chaves committed anywhere." atomic umbrella is hardly ,deterrent to , war." argotient grata 44 "Au contralto," chimed in another Contributing adder 1141.41 aitsilf.,Ini.iv11141eDye 11177:121111 buddy with a penchant Staff Wicaritofots, WI. Tony Kemal 1174141 for French "Son of a gun," I whistled, "Maybe t, Gordy pluses and CAMM00,001, statistics. "I've done a little I'll put in for a lateral move," said my :P, Me Meting 4174111 studying NMIHeibot Cosnwoonaent Ater dine f4adatoslii 4744151 on the subject of wars friend with too much time in grade. throughout the world and the chances are Tn. Num Marne is eueinifed nimOdy an Friday for MMOnefr Nei" Poisofoloh Oolfefiefolts For the next couple of days I aid m000Nen minneyon on Morino Corps commands on Oahu. It minted with emosinelad we'll end up fighting some sort of conflict funds my Community 0%4000;06one, Inc., Kaneohe, Hove'', under this suesnmoon of Um Joint Peens before long." watched international Union.. as Anus erne., SAWA., PIO, fan Fiume*, aadit on unfitness* wed, reported in the newspapers and on TV Doetateni of tow Nagy and Meanie C4WIM 10.4010100110 NW OPTIntong ouraaook ra. roma Mann, n s rnownloor of Me Amon ram* Mows Iluoimo, Vows and snow. DAILY THREAT with a new awareness. I could be looking =T4 me net neesesenfe Mom *I Me Mame Cern, Tn. Heiveu Marino *Publistmill for M% owl istoomes only and shouil not Ito onftwereifsi m Monolosm was skeptical but my friend with at the combat zones for the Corps' next leteduts, m new*, Mention of peruseitifie and WVOillf ON MK 41411101411111 ORMIIIMIMOIN by MS 011WOOMPN Or much time in grade war nap to hear conflict, It's a sobering thought when you Om monnesnonl. All copy suenoteno Ion publosanoon must mat Om minoons1 Wm in SM.. No, an fY 4 Lon. Twangy now se Prodares ouabsetion date unless otnefimee IMPIfrold ey allaw shoo fall. "it so happens," said consider the statistics, If history holds Me NNW* Miff of Ow Hum Menne. AN copy wren Misname won olden on with milmial oseordanas , "that there have been true to Ito habit of riposting itself, it POW, Oct. 31,1975, Hawaii Marine, Page 3 Death Angels refine skills at Barbers Point By Sgt. David Treadway Air Force Base, Ford Island Naval Air back to Kaneohe for a couple of other inconveniences such as distances to When Morino Fighter Attack Station and Barbers Point, weekends but we discontinued it because the flight lino for the working crews end Squadron (VMFA)235 was temporarily Squadron pilots wore quick to point of a lack of patronage, Most single our working spaces here are somewhat limited, evicted from KBay Sept, 12, change was out the good aspects of the Air Station, Merinos were content to spend the These are minor of course, but be glad to get the name of the game, Pilots changed however, Harbors Point has three runways weekend on this side of the Island," he I'll back to K-Bay," Although changes necessary runways and airways, mechanics changed compared to only one at KHay and all added, were flight linos and shops, and nearly all are longer.