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1.11=41.4.41411717.1.41147411r71711477717174177707,..,117:,777. 4 0 O SecNav impressed by new firepower. by WO Bill Henderson of the Marine Corps' newest quality and effectiveness. the Secretary after firing the "Bunker Buster," and the a dimension in firepe1WW" battalion- and company-level M-16A2 ME-19 heavy machine gun, a Following the field firing, MCDEC, Quantico, Va., infantry weapons, here, "If it can help a bureaucrat "The 54-16A2 is it more 40tmn automatic grenade Secretary Lehman and the - Secretary of the Navy, recently and returned to the like me hit the target, then it effective w ea pen," said launcher which is belt-fed Commandant went io the John Lehman Jr., fired some Pentagon impressed with the really has to be good," said Secretary Lehman. "Not only and fired similarly to the M-2 Calvin A. Lloyd range when. is it easier to hit the target the ..50-caliber machine gun. the Secretary again fired the first shot, but also for t. He fired a variety of M-I6A2 - this time record multiple of shots. If you are smaller arms, including the on the modified shooting a burst of three M-16A2 carbine; the M -40A-I When the shooting was rounds, you don't lose the Sniper Rifle; the Squad completed, Gen. Kelley target. That is a big Automatic Weapon; a presented Secret:11y Lehman advantage!" 5.65mm machine gun; an with the Ifille Expert badge. The Secretary, accom- improved version of the M-60 Stcreiar on hehalf of panied by Commandant of machine gun; and the the entire Nlarine Corps I the Marine Corps, General recently adopted 9mm have to say we were duly -P.X. Kelley, used the visit to Beretta pistol. impressed,' said the recognize Marines who Were "It has been awhile since I CotaMmidant.'"I'here is-not a instrumental in the develop- have fired the' .45," the man who witnessed this ment of the M-16A2. Secretary said, after firing a today who does Ile realize Secretary Lehman paid tight shot group with the that you rue an expert special tribute to the rifle's Beretta on a target at more rifleman, not he mention you. developmental project than 50 feet. "But if I can put are an 'expert' Secretary of officer, Major Michael W. in that tight Of a spread, it the Navy." .Smith, when he surprised has to he good."' After' thanking Gen. him by presenting him the The Secretary's most Kelley, Secretary Lehman Legion of Merit on behalf of exciting moments, however, said, 'On behalf of the President Ronald Reagan came when he unleashed a Department of the Navy, I during an impromptu barrage of firepower with the have an award to give to Maj. Ceremony conducted on MK-19, and then leveled a Smith if he would come front Quantico's Calvin A. Lloyd reinforced, sandbag bunker and center." Smith with a rifle range's 200 -yard firing with the SMAW. "That's look of surprise, stepped line. tremendous!" he exclaimed. b6fore the Secretary of the During the afternoon ofthe "Roth of these together, what Navy. visit, which began in the field and ended on the rifle range, Secretary of the Navy, John Lehman Jr., receives last-minute pointers from his range coach the Navy's chief executive before firing the M16A2 service rifle for record on the modified "B" course at the Calvin A. fired the Shoulder-launched Lloyd range. The Secretary demonstrated marksmanship skills which earned him the Multi-Purpose Assault egimental. parade Marine Corps Rifle Expert Badge awarded to him by the Commandant of the Marine Corps. Weapon, which Marines call ed for Corps' chaplain visits here Friday by Sgt. L.C. Brooks Chaplain Takesiah is a Marine Corps in 1982. former Marine who served military's religious pro- Reople in the ministry from 1949 to 1952 and was grams. While touring here Marsh Lluniug,,,, -brief stop at convey words of insulation honorably diselikegaa '1,' Chaplain Takesiah mat Btatfory`Operations and and hope. The recent sit of sergeant. He became' a Navy with religious program Maintenance Squadron the Chaplain of the Marine chaplain in 1960, and has specialists and Marine clerks Friday Chaplain Takesiah Corps, Captain Eli Takesiah, spent the majority of his to relay his praise aad spoke to many squadron to the Air Station seemed to career with the Marines. lie inspiration as they continue members. In addition to confirm this. became the chaplain of the to fulfill their mission in the meeting with Marines and sailors of the Air Station, the chaplain performed a baptism at the Station Chapel before departing. Captain Thomas and Colette Hardenbergh, Marine Aircraft Group-24, were married by Chaplain Takesiah in Subic Bay, Philippines, and had their five-month-old daughter, Nicole, baptised by him, Before the ceremony, Chaplain Takesiah jokingly said that he really. wasn't here on a West Pacific tour, but to baptise Nicole. While baptising is one of the chaplain's functions his ditties as the Corps' Chaplain enables him to see that Marines receive access -to religious instruction while meeting their military requirements. According to Chaplain A ceremonial baptismal candle is passed to Commander William Dryden, during his five- Takesiah, Sunday is every- month-old granddaughter's baptism performed by The Chaplain of the AV rine Corps day, and everyday is Sunday, Captain Eli Takesiah while the baby's parents, Captain Thomas and Colette Hardenbergh, because Marines celebrate and the child's grandmother, Rosemarie Dryden, witness the ceremony. Chaplain Takesiah the Sabbath when military visited the Air Station during his West Pacific Tour. requirements allow it. Former FMFPac depcmdr dies A former Deputy Com- USS Tuscaloosa as the assignments included: Chief Commander in Chief, mander of Fleet Marine Commander of the Marine of the Naval Gunfire Section, European Forces from June Forces, Pacific, Major Detachment. Two years later, USMC Schools, Quantico, 1956 to April 1958. General Donald M. Weller, he joined the 1st Battalion, Va.; Naval War College; He returned to HQMC to died Friday in Camp Springs, ,10th Marines as a battery Chief, Strategic Planning serve as the Assistant Chief Md. commander. Section, HQMC; Executive of Staff, G-1. In August 1960, Born May 1, 1908 in His first assignment to the Officer, Division of Plans and Gen. Weller became Com- Hartford, Conn., he was 1st Marine Brigade came in Policies, HQMC; and Chief, manding General, 3d Marine commissioned a second October 1940 as the Brigade's Policy Analysis Division, Division until his September lieutenant in June 1930 after Artillery and Naval Gunfire FIQMC. ' 1961 transfer to Hawaii. The graduating from the Naval Officer during Caribbean From 1952 to 1954, Gen. General's last tour was as the Academy. maneuvers. In 1942 he was Weller commanded the 10th Deputy Commander, Fleet The general spent his first the assistant operations Marine Regiment and than Marine Force, Ilacific, until A Marine lieutenant and his wife say their goodbyes years of service attending officer of the Amphibious became the 2d Marine his retirement August 1, 1963. before he joins his fellow Marines from 1/3 in their six - school and serving aboard Corps, Atlantic and Pacific Division's Chief of Staff. He Funeral services for month deploymerit. The battalion left here March 6. With the USS Arkansas and at Fleets, and then commanded then returned to Quantico MajGen. Weller were held the Unit Deployment Program, time spent away from Marine Barracks, Ports- the 2d Battalion, 12th where he was the Chief of Tuesday at Fort Myer Chapel families will be significantly reduced as commercial mouth, Va. His first Marines in combat at Staff until ordered to Paris, and he was interned at airplanes replace Naval ships as the prime mode of trans- command came in June Bougainville and Guam. France. While there, he was Arlington National Ceme- portation. 1837 when he boarded the Post World War II the Deputy .1-3 to the tery. by RFD Publications, Inc., a private firm in no way connected with the the Department of the Navy or the U.S. Marine Corps. The appearance of Published an Department of the Navy or the U.S. Marine Corps. Opinions expressed by publishers advertisements in this publication, including inserts, does not constitute or advertised by the Department of the and writers herein are their own and are not to be considered an official expression of endorsement of the firms, products services Navy or the U.S. Marine Corps. A-2 HAWAII MARINE March 14, 1985 What's inside Seabees paved the Marines' way "So when we reach the companies of 99 men each. at the same time as the motto, 'Can Do' took on Seabees ply their trade A-4 Isle of Japan with our Before the war was over, its Marines. They worked in another version ... 'Always caps at a jaunty tilt we'll ranks swelled to more than mud, ruin and swamps. They Can Faithfully Do'. And in Tax information A-5 enter the city of Tokyo on 250,000. paved the road to Tokyo for the end, the importanee of the - the roads the Seabees The men that made up the the Marines to follow. And Seabees was summed up by. Crime prevention A-8 built." 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