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Guantanamo Gazette Vol. 44 -- No. 24 -- U.S. Navy's only shore-based daily newspaper -- Monday, February 8, 1988 N November Company, eager to learn and ready to go Editor's EBay Note -- During base Station Supply Department, the Training for the auxiliary troops News defense exercises, most civilian and Personnel Support Detachment (PSD), is on a six-month schedule, and Navy personnel think of base defense and the Naval Hospital," McFetridge during the usual one-year tour, most as strictly the responsibility of said, adding, "Since it is one of areas will be covered twice. the Marine Barracks Ground Defense the largest departments on the base, Marine Barracks GDF Rifle Security Office relocation Force (GDF). However, a small group PWD supplies one-half of the Company (RSC) volunteers are of sailors and Seabees Effective Tuesday, Feb. 9, the is tasked manpower for November Company." responsible for training November with augmenting the Marine forces. License Examiner's Office will November Company members are Company personnel in the infantry relocate to the new Public Works trained in various aspects of skills required for their mission. By JOSH J.D. Parks Department Duty Building in front infantry operations. According to Staff Sgt. Wayne of the motorpool on Rogers Road. "Members are trained for patrol Cole, Marine Barracks GDF Assistant All A U.S. Naval Base in a communist business will be conducted at operations, reconnaisance, and Operations Chief, training is country requires a good system of this location. The telephone handling various weapons," he said. planned far in advance. number will remain the same, defenses. Most of the efforts in Weapons used by the company 4902. this direction are provided by include the M-16 A-1 rifle, the M-60 "Very soon after we conduct a training Marine Barracks GDF, and Fleet light machine gun, anti-tank exercise with November Composite Squadron TEN (VC-10). weapons, and a variety of other Company, we begin planning the next Stop for buses exercise," Even with the competent efforts of ordnance and equipment. he explained. Motorists are reminded to stop these units, more manpower would be "We try to train everyone as "I have to determine how many Marine when school buses are loading or needed to protect the base in the thoroughly as possible in the volunteers will be needed, the materials needed, and the time unloading children at any time. event of hostilities. limited time frame we have," The school zone is in effect For this reason, Navy Auxiliaries McFetridge explained. personnel need to muster at Naval Station Ordnance." from 7:15 to 8 a.m. and 1:50 to were established. They are companies According to RM2 Tony Culpepper, He added, "Most of the November :35 p.m., and when lights are of Navy personnel from various 3rd Platoon leader, platoon leaders lashing Monday through Friday. commands trained to augment the are responsible for the men in their Company members are usually eager to learn, and pick-up The school zone extends from Nob Ground Defense Forces in an respective platoons. the training very Hill housing past Marine Site emergency. "I have to make sure my people quickly." housing. According to Lt. James McFetridge, receive the training they need, and "November Company personnel are November Company Executive Officer, that they know what is expected of not as highly-trained in the the company is Local announcements made-up of 150 them," he explained. infantry role as the Marines," sailors and Seabees from the base. "The men in 3rd Platoon are good, McFetridge said, adding, "We have Effective Feb. 12, any person "The Navy personnel in November professional people. They know what good professional for local announcements Company come from people out there, filing various commands is expected of them, and if it came and they learn very quickly." must use the new local on base, including the Public Works down to a confrontation, they would Culpepper added, "The men know Department (PWD), announcements applications which Shore Intermediate be able to defend their area," he their jobs, and could defend the are available at the Naval Base Maintenance Activity (SIMA), Naval added. base if necessary." Civilian Personnel Office. Automobile tags Special buses will provide transportation to CDB concert In order Base reminded to keep traffic conges- Barracks and on to the Downtown Ly- and 7 p.m. All buses will make a residents are tion to a minimum that the Vehicle Registration on the evening of ceum starting at 6 p.m. and contin- return trip after the show. the Charlie Daniels Band Office will accept cash concert, uing on the half hour until 7:30 Residents attending the concert only, no the checks or money orders, exact Public Works Department will p.m. are advised that no video cameras provide four buses as a source of Another bus will shuttle people will be allowed at the show site. change is required. The cost for alternate automobile transportation to and from from Cooper Field to the lyceum Alcoholic beverages and coolers are tags is $2. O and the show site. $2.05 for motorcycles. starting at 6 p.m. also restricted from the show site. One bus will run from the Naval Also, two buses will run from the Additionally, the only reserved Hospital to the Marine Corps Ex- Ferry Landing to Central Fidelity seating will be that for the Charlie Return hospitality kits change, Deer Point BOQ, Gold Hill Bank, Pier Lima then the lyceum at 6 Daniels Band crew. Those who have hospitality kits February is Black History Month checked out from Family Service Center, who have received their household goods, please return Blacks who served in the military are not forgotten these items immediately. When Pvt. Peter Foster enlisted in accepted without. debate. the Connecticut regiment during the When North Korea attacked South Gray water kits suspended Revolutionary War, he was still Korea on June 25, 1959, blacks again "owned" by Timothy Hale of made major contributions. They made The installation of gray water Glastonbury, Conn. It wasn't until up 13.5 percent of all troops, 80 recovery kits has been suspended after the war that until future notice. For more Foster obtained percent of them in all-black units. his freedom, along with that of his information, contact the Energy Two black soldiers -- Pvt. William wife and young daughter. A bill of Action Team at 2210. Thompson and Sgt. Cornelius H. sale dated March 8, 1788, documents Charlton -- became the first black the sale. Americans to receive the Medal of PWD requests There were about 5,000 blacks who Honor since the Spanish American served in the Revolution; some were All requests for bus, War. The Korean War also resulted in refuse freed, some were not. In either and pest control should be phoned other milestones: Ensign Jesse L. case, they were quickly forgotten Brown became the first black naval into the PWD Trouble Desk at after the war. 4424, 24 hours a day. Requests aviator and Frederick C. Branch Neither they nor their con- Black soldiers fought in the Civil should not be made to became the first black to be the Public tributions to the War also. They knew that Works nation's defense eman- commissioned in the Marine Corps. Department Contracts are forgotten now because Black cipation would come, even though Office. During the Vietnam War, blacks no History Month is a reminder. The President Abraham Lincoln had said entire nation, the Department of De- the Union, not slavery, was the longer had to prove their capa- School safety fense and each military service will issue. More than 180,000 blacks lities, and units in the military once again celebrate Black History were truly integrated for the first Selected school children have served in United States Colored Month in February. This year's time. The war provided many black been trained as safety patrolmen. theme Troop units -- 10 percent of the is "The Constitutional Status role models in leadership and The safety patrolmen are located of total Union strength. The best-known Afro-Americans into courage and the ability to overcome on the 21st black regiments were the First South Sherman Ave. at Sixth St. Century." obstacles to achieve excellence. (Villamar), Bargo Point Rd., and Carolina, which actually mustered h Throughout the nation's history, at the cross walk in front of the into service as a Volunteer Regiment After Vietnam, peacetime equal black Americans remained elementary school. proud of in Kansas, and the 54th Massachu- opportunity programs were their country, many The safety patrolmen are giving their setts. reinstituted in earnest and lives to support it. The assigned to these areas to help Consti- By the time the call to arms was preconflict issues were addressed. tution they children cross were defending, though, heard during World War I, black Affirmative action plans addressed the road safely. was not being Children should cross interpreted and Americans had proven time and again specific equal opportunity problems. only at enforced by Congress these designated points and to allow them their desire to aid in the common All military personnel received the same rights and motorists are reminded to obey privileges as defense of the nation. More than equal opportunity training. other citizens. the safety patrolmen signals. 400,000 blacks served in the war. Today, blacks make up more than 21 Blacks' service to the nation is And despite segregation and percent of the enlisted force and as old as the country itself. During discriminatory assignments, more 6.5 percent of the officer active Speed limit reminder the Colonial period, they fought and than 1,300 were commissioned as duty force; in 1971, blacks were died bravely, but none received much only 10.2 percent Motorists are reminded the officers.