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p A 41 Years Later Motor Transport Three Time Champ:, First black commissioned Without them Camp H.M. Smith wins officer reminisces the pride don't ride rifle match See Page A-6 See Page A-9 See Page B-4 f HAWAII MARINE Voluntary payment for delivery to MCAS housing/$1 per four week period. VOL. 12 NO. 8 KANEOHE BAY, HAWAII, FEB. 23, 1983 TWENTY PAGES Welcome home 37th MAU returns by Sgt Inez J. Stoner In addition to Jade Tiger,. the friends, the deployed Marines Yellow ribbons, hula dancers, Marines participated in the enjoyed Christmas in Singapore banners, bands and open arms exercise Valiant Usher 83.3 in and rang in the new year while on greeted the Marines of the 37th Berbera, Somalia in November. liberty in the Philippines. Marine Amphibious Unit as they According to Morrell, it was the According to Morrell, several returned home after nearly six first time a Marine unit had American families living in both months on patrol in the Western conducted a landing in the area. cities opened their homes to the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The two-day exercise involved Marines to share the holiday season. The Marines arrived Feb. 15 both air and amphibious landings The Marine Corps' 207th when their ships, the USS Belleau and the simulated evacuation of birthday was celebrated with the Wood (LHA-3), the USS Ogden American nationals from the usual cake cutting ceremony and (LPD-5) and the USS Cayuga area. birthday balls while in Australia. (LST-1186) pulled into port at Valiant Usher 83-2, basically an "We did some good exercises Pearl Harbor. all air operation, according to and pulled some good liberty," The 37th MAU was comprised Morrell, was conducted in said Captain Jack Sparks, officer of Marines from Lancelin, Australia. The exercise in charge of the advance party, Battalion "hut Landing Team, 2d Battalion, 3d was highlighted by live naval we're glad to be back." Marines; Marine Medium Heli- gunfire and artillery support provided The Marines are not the only copter Squadron (Composite)-262; by Marines from Battery ones glad that they B, 1st Battalion are back home. and Marine Amphibious Unit 12th Marines. "Ecstatic, nervous, upset During their deployment, and Service Support Group-37. the excited," was the way Dedra While on deployment, the Marines also cross-trained with Jenkins Somalian described her emotions as Marines participated in several forces and Philippine she waited for her husband, exercises including Jade Tiger, Marines and participated in Corporal Gaius Jenkins, exchange visits Head- conducted last December in the with Singapore quarters and Service Company, to Middle East. Jade Tiger, a Rapid commandos. While in Hong Kong, get off the ship. Deployment Joint Task Force the Marines visited the 2d (RDJTF) exercise, involved the Battalion, 2d Gurkah Regiment, Doreen Perez King Edward VII's greeted her United States Marine Corps, Own, who husband, Corporal Carlos Perez at Navy,_Army and Air Force, in later came aboard the ships and the docks viewed static displays. with their 3-month-old addition to three Middle Eastern daughter, Angel. "It's good to be and African countries. "Although maay of the back, exercises were especially seeing my According to Major Richard high level, daughter for the first time," said Morrell, operations and training sensitive exercises," said Morrell, "everything Cpl Perez. "But I'm glad I made officer, BLT 2/3, the exercise went well and the the float," he continued. "I'm involved a desert landing and countries were extremely hapy to proud have of these Marines and I'm simulated the reinforcement of an us there." proud to he a part of BLT 2/3." allied country. It was not all work for the Supported by an entire carrier Marines, however. Liberty was The Marines of BLT enjoyed 2/3, battle group, the MAU landed as in such exotic ports as HMM9C)-262 and MSSG-37 are the spearhead of the larger Perth, Australia; Hong Kong; the SUGAR FOR DADDY home at last, being replaced in the - Sergeant Willie Shene and Shonte. BLT 2/3 returned to Pearl RDJTF in conjunction with the Philippines; Singapore; Berbera, Western Pacific by the Williams, Weapons Somalia; Marines of Company, Battalion Harbor Feb. 15, after a six-month deployment Near Term Prepositioning Ships Okinawa; and Diego BLT 1/3, HMM(C)-265 and MSSG- Landing Team, 2d Battalion, 3d Marines, gets a to the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. Program out of Diego Garcia in Garcia. kiss and 31, scheduled to return home a hug from his 1-year-old daughters, (Photo by Sgt Inez J. Stoner) the Indian Ocean. Although far from family and sometime this summer. Many contributions, black Americans made to their country Navy. WASHINGTON . .. February is became the first black commis- House of Representatives. Garnet preside over the U.S. Senate. throughout the year. Black History Month. Black Feb. 1, 1978 - Harriet Tubman sioned as a major in the Army. He was pastor of the 15th Street Feb. 20, 1952 - Emmett Americans have made many was commemorated by having a was assigned to Charleston, S.C., Presbyterian Church in Washing. Littleton Feb. 23, 1979 - Frank E. Ashford was the first Petersen contributions to their country, and postage stamp - the first to during Civil War reconstruction. ton, D.C., and was invited by black umpire in Jr., was nominated to organized become the first black the following is a list of significant recognize a black woman - issued Feb. 8, 1944 - Harry McAlpin, President Abraham Lincoln to baseball. He was in the Class C general in events in black history that in her honor. The stamp was the first black news correspondent conduct the special service. the U.S. Marine Corps. He was the Southwestern International 30th occurred during only one month, issued in Washington, D.C. accredited to the White House, Garnet preached a sermon League. black to achieve the rank of general or admiral. IFebruary. Feb. 2, 1870 - Jonathan Jasper attended his first White House commemorating the triumph of Feb. 21, 1949 - Mary McLeon Feb. 1, 1865 - John S. Rock was Wright, the first black jurist press conference. He represented the Union Army and the Bethune was the recipient of the the first black lawyer to practice appointed as an associate justice the Atlanta Daily World and the deliverance of the country from first honorary degree awarded a Feb. 25, 1870 - Hiram Rhodes before the U.S. Supreme Court. of a state supreme court, began press service of the Negro chattel slavery. He was the first black woman by a southern white Revels is sworn in as the first Feb. 1, 1957 - Perry H. Young service on the state supreme court Newspaper Publishers Associa- black allowed in the House; college. She received an honrary black U.S. senator. He was elected became the first black airplane of South Carolina. He served until tion. previously, blacks had been Doctor of Humanities degree from by the legislature of Mississippi pilot on a scheduled passenger Dec. 1, 1877. Feb. 11, 1958 - The first black forbidden to enter the grounds. Rollins College, Winter Park, Fla. for an unexpired term beginning line. He was co-pilot on a 12 Feb. 3, 1947 - Percival L. woman to become a flight Feb. 14, 1977 - Clifford L. Feb. 23, 1962 - Wilma Rudolph March 4, 1865, and ending March passenger S-58 helicopter between Prattis was the first black news attendant - Ruth Carol Taylor - Alexander Jr., was sworn in as the was the first black woman 3, 1871. New York correspondent admitted to the worked on a Mohawk Airlines International, La first black Secretary of the Army. awarded the james E. Sullivan Feb. Guardia and Newark, N.J., House of Representatives and flight between Ithaca, N.Y. and He had previously served in the Memorial trophy presented 27, 1929 - The first black- airports. Senate press galery. He worked for New York City. oriented motion picture - all- New York National Guard. annually by the Amateur Athletic talking, Feb. 1, 1966 Captain Our World in New York City. all-singing- produced by - T.D. Feb. 12, 1865 7 Rev. Dr. Henry Feb. 15, 1879 - Sen. B.K. Bruce, Union. She was cited as the a Parham Jr., CHC, USN, became major company was shown in Feb. 8, 1865 - Major Martin H. Garnet became the first black a Republican from Mississippi, amateur athlete who did the most New York the first black captain in the U.S. City. It was named Robinson Delany, U.S. Army, preacher to deliver a sermon in the was the first black senator to to advance good sportsmanship "Hearts in Dixie." Patients pay for dental treatment with smiles and kisses "We have more than we we Story and photo can treat patients, but not like some infected wounds, but Folks treated by MEDCAP translator for the Medical team is by SSgt R.C. Bernal handle," he said, looking at the this," he added. Some of this is primarily rashes, citizens waiting ear-aches, and appreciate the service. What the a "miracle." "These people are to get into his hard-core stuff. They show us they children with upper respiratory Lebanese people now have. made of gold," he BEIRUT, LEBANON (Delayed) dental chair. said in broken "Some of these are thankful. We feel it. To them, tract infections," Chief Dixon according to Walid Nassereddine. English." We feel America They came for help from those people sit and is the - wait all day, and we're gold. We put in good day and added. a patient and sometimes best, they are beautiful people.