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HAWAII MARINE Voluntary payment for delivery to MCAS housing/81 per four-Neek period. Dentists celebrate birthday Story by LCpl. Karen Izbinski Letters of verification stating. Temporary Service." His The bombardment continued in that hospital stewards, who had appointment to this office was the Soissons Sector. It was World training and experience in specifically to select candidates War I, and amid the bruning dentistry, were providing dental to serve as dental officers in the brush. smoke and exploding care at training stations, aboard U.S. Navy. Practicing in shells, a young Marine was ships and at naval stations such Washington, D.C., he was often seriously wounded, desperately as Guam. Still, the Dental Corps visited by President Theodore waiting for aid. During the was only a hope that one day it Roosevelt for annual check-ups. persistent enemy fire, the Marine may become a reality to the Navy. Fifteen dentists had been was administered medical It happened in 1912, when the appointed and ordered to duty by treatment and his life was saved. 62nd Congress passed an act 1913. That number doubled by the "For extraordinary heroism which authorized a Dental Corps, end of 1915. Today, over 1,700 and devotion to duty," Lt. (jg) and officers were "to receive the dental officers comprise the Alexander G. Lyle, Dental Corps same rank and pay allowances as Dental Corps. officer, serving with the 5th officers of corresponding rank In 1915, the number of dental Regiment, United States and service in the Medical operations for the calendar year Marines, was awarded the Medal Corps." was 91,651. Multiply this by 100 of Honor for saving the life of a Along with the establishment and the result is the approximate Marine. of the Dental Corps the first number of dental procedures The Navy works hand in hand dental officer came. Emory A. accomplished during 1964 - with the Marine Corps, and often Bryant was appointed "Acting in more ways than one. On Aug. Assistant Dental Surgeon for Cont. on Page A-12 22, the Dental Corps will celebrate its 72nd birthday, and they have much to commemorate. In 1898, Congress introduced a bill "to establish a branch of the Medical Department to be known Grand opening as the Dental Corps" in the Navy. FESTIVITIES -A hungry crowd lines up for Station's new pizza parlor and package store, The authorization process that free pupus during the grand opening of the Air Aug. 9. See story on Page A-12. followed turned into rolls of red tape. Mainland milk hits commissary by Sgt. Christopher Wood Commissary Store officer. sary here, which sells 2,400 life of 10 days it takes five days Mainland According - milk is now to Kurisu, local milk gallons of milk per week, could for the milk to get here - while available at the Commissary prices can be traced to the high not sell approximately 3,300 locally-produced milk can remain Store here, at a cost substantial- cost of transporting cattle feed gallons. "Our original intent was on the shelf for eight days. "My ly lower than local milk. from the mainland. to share with Hickam Air Force. biggest worry is the shelf-life of A half-gallon of mainland 2 With the cost differential in Base because they were afraid to the product," Kurisu remarked. percent milk averages 89 cents, mind, Kaneohe's commissary bring in a full load," Kurisu said. "Although the milk is good 10 compared to $1.35 for local milk. began purchasing mainland milk "But they're still hesitant about days beyond the shelf life, Additionally, mainland whole in June, using its counterpart at bringing it in. In the meantime, customers would be wary about milk goes for 94 cents a half- Pearl Harbor. "We're dependent I've been told that the Navy buying it." gallon compared to local at $1.37. on what the Navy Commissary Commissary will support us all Local milk prices might fall can give us," Kurisu said. "Right the way." Hawaii state regulations slightly due to competition with now, we receive 300 gallons of require that local milk be on mainland dairies, but no homogenized milk and 200 So far, Kurisu said, the share commissary shelves within three substantial drop is foreseen. "I gallons of 2 percent milk per program has worked well. Except days after pasteurization. A would imagine that local milk week. I doubt that our totals_wwill for the original shipment, all proposal by one of Hawaii's U.S. prices would go down, but they'll go very much higher than that." mainland milk placed on the Senators would make that a never be comparable to mainland Such a share program is commissary's shelves has sold requirement for mainland milk prices," said Harlan Kurisu, necessary because the commis- out. Mainland milk has a shelf- also. Marines aid crash victims by SSgt. Ralph Rose They were unsuccessful in accident, but when I got up . children to our custody, so we had MCAS El Toro - What began lifting the truck with the jack. were things a mess," Nelson six to keep track of." boy, (1), Dental as a leisurely drive from San They then decided to try to lift the OPEN WIDE - Lt. Jeff Rickabaugh Navy Regional said. The Marines got the children to Clinic, is assisted by Dentalman Ernest Martinez, dental Diego back to El Toro on July 27 truck by hand with the help of "After people had cleared the their home in Riverside County, quickly turned into a lifesaving technician, while treating Cpl. David Miller, 2/3. (Photo by Cpl. Michael Critelli, of Riverside, a area, we found ourselves fixed them breakfast, and helped T.J. Clark) effort for two SNCO Academy friend of the Vogliardo's who was standing around with four calm their nerves until other students. driving another vehicle. children and an extra truck," relatives arrived. Staff Sergeants Tom Murray, "I almost freaked out when I Murray said. "We told the CHP H&HS, MCAS, Yuma and Alf looked up and saw a car headed officers we'd take them to the Their unselfish willingness to Crime rate plummets Gerich, EOD, Brigade Service straight for the truck," Murray contact a hospital and try to aid the accident victims and their "The crime Support Group, MCAS Kaneohe added. "I yelled to the other guys family member. family was reflex rate at the Air their valuables unsecured," said to them. Station for January Bay, were riding in the and jumped to the side as the car "Most of the early morning According to Officer Frank through Lardizabal. northbound lane of Interstate 5 struck the truck. was spent at the Checkwood, June of this year has decreased 23 Most larcenies are crimes of Saturday an accident percent over period near the San Onofre nuclear "Gerich and I got away in time. hospital. After finding out that investigation officer for the same last opportunity, according to the year," said Sgt. J.L. Muhlen- who power plant when they saw a car but Critelli got a blow to the head everyone would be OK, we Oceanside area of CHP, the Lardizabal. A Marine hit a truck. as the truck bounced into him kids home to kamp, of the Military Police unknowingly leaves his decided to take the situation could have been a lot Department. The car, driven by a Marine after being hit by the other Sun City," Murray said. "The worse if the Marines had not valuables unsecured or unattend- from 1st ed is providing an opportunity for Marine Division, Camp vehicle . to make matters worse, hospital released two more stopped to lend a hand. According to statistics, crimes Pendleton, went off the highway the driver never stopped. We a thief to strike. involving homicide, rape, "It would only a minute to and overturned. The truck flipped found out later though that the robbery and aggravated assault take on its top on lock up valuable property and not the highway and California Highway Patrol were down 14 percent from last spun around. located him," said Murray. give the would-be rip-off artist an year. Aggravated assaults, which invitation," Lardizabal "We saw all of the action in The men resumed their efforts are crimes causing serious injury, open front of us and pulled over to lend to extract Vogliardo from under continued. remained the same with only two has been a whatever assistance we could," the truck and managed to lift it incidents reported. Marking property Murray said. "The first thing I high enough so that one of his proven deterent for larceny, but saw was a couple of kids lying on daughters, who was a passenger "This decrease in crime is due it's up to the individual to prevent the highway who had been in Critelli's truck, could pull him to a command's emphasis being the opportunity. Marking thrown from the camper shell of from under it. They then placed on the crime situation," personal possessions makes the the truck. At the same time, positioned all of the victims along said LtCol. A. Lardizabal, Military Policeman's job a little Gerich was helping Wanda the road, treating them for shock Provost Marshal. "There is also easier in recovering stolen Vogliardo of Sun City, Calif., who until paramedics and CHP units an aggressive enforcement and property. had been thrown out of the truck's arrived. investigative effort at the Air The Military Police Depart- cab," he said. "In all of the excitement, we Station resulting in increased ment here has some of the most Both Marines noticed that the had forgotten about our friend, identification and apprehension modern equipment used in truck's driver, Charles Vogliardo, SSgt.