Vol. 15, No. 31 MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii August 7, 1986 General Kelley presented honorary doctorate degree Washington, D.C. - ". To achieve greatness Commandant of the Marine in sport science or anything Corps, Gen. P.X. Kelley, was else, one must reach beyond awarded an honorary his grasp - one must go that doctorate in sport science by extra mile," said Gen. Kelley. the United States Sports Academy during "I ask you as you go forth commence- from here ment exercises for the class of that when times get 1986, July 18,in Daphne, tough and you think they're Ala. impossible, Dr. think of the Thomas P. Rosandich, Marine Corps War Memorial president and founder of the program within the Marine and Corps as well as his Ira Hayes, reaching largest sports science own beyond his grasp," he said. institution in the country, accomplishments in the area presented the Commandant of personal fitness. The U.S. Sports Academy his honorary doctorate for his As a leader of Marines for was founded in 1972 after the performance throughout his more than 35 years, Gen. United States' poor perfor- career as a leader in the area Kelley has been a runner mance in the Olympics of sports. most of his life, played signaled an obvious need for football in high school, our nation to train profes- According to Dr. Rosan- college and on the Quantico sional sport coaches and dich, the Marine Corps has a Marine Football team and doctors of sport medicine.Not fitness progrrn second to no presently maintains his considered a "high profile" other military organization personal fitness by bicycle occupation at that time, sport in the country. He credited and horseback riding. The medicine has become a more much of its recent success to Commandant is also a popular and necessary Gen. Kelley's leadership. As a qualified parachutist profession. former Marine and officer, United States Army Master The private, nonprofit Rosandich recalled that Parachutist. fitness facilities were limited. graduate school now offers In his commencement masters degrees in sports Now, the Marine Corps has a exercise address, Gen. Kelley fitness center at every major medicine, sport coaching, encouraged the 205 grad- \ sport management, fitness Your installation. uates of what has become Out! The award recognized managefflent and sport Gen. known as the "national R. Hermany, first baseman Kelley for contributions reseiircK: for H&S Co., stretches for the throw to take out Joe Kramerfrom he school of sport" to look SOMS. Strong defensive play by H&1-IS Co. kept SOMS runs. has made toward maintain- to only 8 While their offense racked beyond their own circles and By Sgt Ron Rivers up 12, to win the Summer Softball Classic. For more on the championship game see B-1. ing the physical fitness reach beyond their grasp. Public Affairs, HQMC The Great American Family Marine family honored by First Lady Washington, D.C. - apply these values to their children. ished children in New Petermined to fulfill their taking care of. household Colonel William T. Sweeny, daily lives. The Sweeney's The Sweeney's have also Calaban, Republic of the need for a family, the tasks or helping each other commanding officer of represent all military begun a feeding program Philippines. The ' Sweeney's Sweeney's decided to adopt. individual growth and Marine Barracks, Subic Bay, families. which aids over 90 malnour- children have contributed to Over the years, seven development. his wife, Anne, and their 10 The Sweeney's are the first the efforts- by preparing adopted children have joined "The children teach each children were one of six Marine Corps family to meals and delivering and the family. In the meantime, ()thee growth by example. "Great American Families" receive the honor of being a distributing the food. the Sweeneys were able to When the children see how it honored by first lady Nancy Great American Family. Since Cie beginning of their have three natural children. works, then it is more -easily Reagan, at a White House Theirselectionwas dueinpart 31-year marriage, the, colonel "I would not, for the world, understood," Col. Sweeney ceremony, recently.. to their significant contribu- and his wife have overcome want to be the mother of one added. The 4th Annual Great tions to humanitarian efforts many physical and emotion- or two children. With a larger The Sweeney family has American Family Awards in the Phillipines. al barriers to achieve what family, I have the opportu- been built on a firm Program, sponsored by the In 1981, Anne Sweeney many people take for granted nity to observe and react to foundation of love and American Family Society- instituted the "Respect of -a caring and loving family. each child rather than teamwork. 'Their ability to and the Armed Services Life" program which "We have always wanted to smothering them. Each child open their hearts, and YMCA, recognizes families provided counseling for the have a large family," said gets just as much love and provide each of their children who nurture individaal aging; those contemplating Anne Sweeney. At age 19, she individual attention. Every with a sew of love and growth of their members; suicide; and for the mentally became pregnant with their incident doesn't become a family accefitance has made have strong teamwork and and physically handicapped. first child, and later found out crisis as with smaller them a "Great American love in the home; and extend Colonel Sweeney began a that she had bone cancer and families," Anne Sweeney Family." friendship and service to "Big Brother" program had to have her right leg said. "Once a child becomes a others. , tt shortly after assuming amputated. Soon afterward, The children's ages range member of our family, there is AccorcAng to the American command of Marine Bar- their newborn child died of from 4 to 25, and their no difference between a Family Society, the families racks, in 1984. The command pneumonia, and their dreams nationalities and back- natural child and an adopted selected for the ceremony sponsored project is designed of having a family dimin- grounds are just as varied. child. Love is not genetic, it's represent all "Great to provide Marines the ished as doctors insisted she On the other hand, children emotional," Anne Sweeney American Families" in the opportunity to act as Big would never be able to give in the Sweeney family work said. By Sgt Ron Rivers nation's communities who Brothers to Amerasian birth again. as a team, whether they are ilivPA, HQMC .Service couples can be together When Cupid fires his arrow Army's Deputy Chief of Staff military couples are station- assigning them to different "It's easier to assign people chances of being assigned of love, it sometimes lands for Personnel, sums up an ed together. parts of the world, they to gether when they are in the together. squarely in the hearts of two Army policy that is reflected The important thing for become frustrated. In many^ same career field," said Hite. By Tom Joyce active is to "There are some exotic Armed Forces Information duty military mem- in each service: "Tin Army married service members instances, Marines get Service hers. In many cases, will do all it can to support become involved in the married after they have specialties that are needed marriage follows. joint domicile, but the needs assignment process. Master received their orders." only in one place in the But one of the unique of the Army come first." Sergeant Dave Vasquez, of The key,'agree all services, world." problems inherent in military Currently, 85 percent of the Air Force Manpower and is to get involved in the marriages, can be a joint Army military couples are Personnel Center, said, process as soon as, possible. Another consideration is assignment, assigned together. "Military couples have to Hite reports that if couples rank. Vasquez said the higher It's not always easy, but There are no guarantees in share the responsibility to plan far enough ahead, there in rank the military couple io, the services have track any service. None will create heighten their chances of is a chance they could be the more difficult it heroines records they can be proud of positions solely for the becoming assigned together. together for training and to assign them together. "We when it comes to colocating purpose of assigning military They need to be fully aware of overseas assignments; but, also cannot assign one same-service mili- couples because of the military spouse as the supervisor of married together. the rules and procedures." Special Se ices A-4 tary members. When service "And even if we are able to Vasquez, who reports an 86 mission, some separation is the other." he said. members marry outside their find billets, they may not he percent success rate with the to be expected. At a glance A -5 service, the task of getting the most career-enchancing Air Force, said getting Sometimes the require- Each service has basic Religious rvices A-5 eligibility requirements for them assigned together is billets there are," pointed out military couples assigned ments of services are so Sports Sho = A-7 even more difficult - but not Lt. Kathy Buscher, policy together takes a lot of hard unique that married couples couples who want to 'be Salutes A-8 impossible. directives ,coordinator with word. can't be accommodated. And assigned together. Some of Dircussions with service the Office of the those requirements are Island Chief of A Marine Corps spokes- even though your opening 113 personal specialists who Naval Operations. Bucher man agreed.