HAWAII MARINE Voluntary payment for delivery to MCAS I sing /$ I per four week period. VOL. I I NO. 38 KANEOHE RAY, HAWAII. surr. 22, 1982 SIX'l'I'iEN PAGES Stray animal laws enforced noise or barking; scattering of by Sgt Christine Tonegatto trash and garbage; soiling other persons premises or public places The number of stray or lost and damaging shrubbery or animals picked up by military flowers. police at the air station has increased. Enforcement of regula- Whcn violations of regulations tions concerning leash laws has occur, pet owners will receive a also become more intense. letter of warning fromthe station's commanding officer via the "Sixty-four animals were picked commander of the individual up during August," reported involved. Sergeant George Doyle, noncom- In serious cases where the missioned officer in charge of the health or safety of station Security Department's Animal residents deem it necessary, Control. "When that number was immediate removal of the animal broken down it showed that 34 of will be required. them were cats, 25 were dogs and Military police will pick up any five were other animals." unlicensed, stray or lost animal on the station, If an owner no longer "Unfortunately, only 11 of these desires to keep a pet, the owner animals were claimed by their may call the military police to owners. That left 52 animals have the animal picked up and listed as strays or turn-ins," delivered to the Hawaii Humane Doyle said. "These animals had to Society. be transported to the Hawaii Humane Society. Owners should observe the The world famous Blue Angels precision flying team will Insertion/Extraction) demonstrations and aerobatics in The following control measures following ten rules of kindness to come into view in Windward skies Oct. 30 and 31, as they privately owned planes. will help base residents heed the pets: highlight the MCAS Kaneohe Bay Open House. The Blue Angels' flight demonstrations begin at 1 p.m. both regulations. 1. Make sure your pet has clean, The open house, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, will include days. All dogs and cats must be on a fresh water at all times. static displays of Marine Corps air and ground equipment, This visit by the Blues will mark the first time in 12 years leash (voice control does not 2. Give your pet an appropriate rappelling and SPIE rigging (Special Patrol that the team has performed in Hawaii. constitute restraint) while in the diet of healthful, nutritious food. owner's yard and not ac- 3. Make sure your pet is properly companied by the owner or when identified by tags and licenses to Making sure "John Doe" is John Doe outside of the owner's yard and in ensure they will be returned to you control of a responsible person. if lost. Owners are responsible for the 4. Sterilize your pet so it does not Army Central I.D. Lab identifies war dead daily removal and sanitary unnecessarily contribute to disposal of their pet's dropping animal overpopulation problems. by Sgt Pepper Davie Twelve people - six civilians and six soldiers against dental X-rays. from any site on the air station. 5. Take your pet to the comprise the lab's staff. "Our physical More tests follow, and when he is positive of veterinarian regularly for shots U. S. ARMY CENTRAL IDENTIFICATION anthropologist has a lot of expertise in the field. his findings, he makes his decision. "If there is Pets are considered to be a and checkups. LABORATORY, Hawaii - The United States He's been in it for more than 32 years. The lab any doubt about the identification, we will not nuisance when they become 6. and Vietnamese governments chief is a trained mortician with :13 years make recommendation," cautioned Webb. Spend some time with your recently inked a are offensive to the senses of others. pet each day, playing, exercising pact to locate and return, the remains of U.S. experience," boasted the major. Webb explained that their findings Owners must keep pets under or training it. servicemen believed to be buried in Vietnam. The military workers are divided into a not technically final. The results are forwarded Grave control at all times. Proper control 7. Never allow your dog or cat to Since World War I, through Vietnam, more Casualty Analysis section that maintains to the Armed Services Registration means than 92,000 U.S. servicemen were lost in records of all casualties from Vietnam, and Office in Washington, D.C. A board reviews the that unattended animals bark, meow or howl annoying. evidence and, If they accept the report, be kept indoors, enclosed in a Noise is a nuisance to your combat. One hundred forty-two thousand were some from Korea and World War II; and a lab's fenced area with approval of fence neighbors. captured and 17,000 of them died while in Search and Recovery team of highly- the 1,D. is considered legitimate. But on captivity. trained retrievers and investigators. They occasion the CIL has been disputed. "We've and permit from the Station 8. Never allow your pet to kill we've always Housing Office) or attached to a sidewalks or neighbor's lawns. If P.e of September 'this year, the bodies not venture into designated areas to search for been challenged, but won. It's line or leash. Such a line or leash immediately. recovered count stood at 2,476: Air Force, 935; remains and are usually dispatched for weeks, very hard to accept our findings, and we under- it does, clean it up following leads here and there. Their most that." must restrain the animal within 9. Pet and praise your animal Army, 703; Navy, 507; Marine Corps, 293; U.S. stand civilians, 19; Third Country Nationals, 18, and recent searches have taken place in New When the identification is accepted, an the confines of the owner's yard. daily. and Canada. examples of life as Coast Guard, 1. Guinea extensive search is launched for any primary Some animal 10. Make your pet's Most of the remains they recover are skeletal, of kin of deceased. nuisances are: generating of happy as possible. This venture is expected to be lengthy and at next the Webb said in cases interesting and times, frustrating. It is also possible that which creates a problem with identification. involving remains from Korea or World War II, offensive odors; unprovoked A bored pet can be a destructive Webb explained that it is easy for them to the search is usually long because of the time vicious temperament; excessive pet. not all the remains will be recovered, but for those that are, the identification process will be determine if the deceased was of either the lapse. fle said locating family of Vietnam era monumental, meticulous, and time-Consuming. Caucasoid, Negroid, or Mongoloid race, by remains is simpler because of it being a recent For the record, and the sake of any next of kin, examining the skull. Other than that, more in- event. positive I.D. is paramount. While the rest of the depth tests are required. "We need a starting Meanwhile, the remains are sent to the Army country wait, this lab will be engrossed in point; we must have background information Mortuary in Oakland, Ca., where they are structure," said Webb. ensuring those remains assumed to be those on age, height and body placed in a casket with a uniform of the of "John Doe," are actually the remains of John Doctor Tadao Furue, the anthropologist, respective service, appropriate decorations, and I.1). method Doe. invented a seemingly fool-proof await to be escorted to their destination. According to Major Johnnie Webb, called the Cranial-Facial Superimposition If no relatives have been found, the de- laboratory commander, this lab is the only one System. ceased is given a military funeral with full of its kind in the world to perform this mission. Using a 35mm camera, strategically set-up honors, and interred in a national cemetery. Its primary function is to search, recover, with lights, mirrors, a wire screen and control Those remains that are united with next of kin and identify the remains of American switch, Furue can superimpose a skull and a may also, upon request, be buried in the servicemen killed while serving in World War photograph believed to be of the deceased, in an cemetery with honors. II, Korea, and Vietnam. attempt to match the skull's bone structure with Webb said it would be difficult to pinpoint During World War II, the CIL headquarters the contour of the face in the photograph. how much the government spends on this was at Schofield Barracks, but was reestab- If the pairing coincides, it is a strong program, but he indicated that it is not a cheap lished in Thailand in March 1973. indication that the cranium belongs to the endeavor. "We (Americans) honor our dead Hawaii became its permanent home in May person in the photo. But that does not satisfy servicemen very highly, and regard them as 1976. Webb said Hawaii was chosen because of Furue. He employs a similar camera and mirror heroes. So we bear any expense to bring them its prominence in the Pacific. arrangement to check the remain's teeth home." SgtMaj Trawick assumes top enlisted post Parris Island, S.C.; by Sgt Marie Woods with 3d Battalion, 9th Marines in Vietnam; Sergeant Major Earl and with let Marine R. Davis relinquished Brigade here as first his duties as the sergeant of Company station sergeant major B, 1st Battalion, 3d here to Sergeant Marines.