&II Ali ailt I al Ria Grunts meet the 'pocket artilleryq (See pages 6 and 7) Page 2, thwaii !Hosier, Oct. 25, 1974 110111111111111111111111110111111111NINNISHINWWWW111111#111111111I WNW VMS SW W 3ii W Ni W MS W lii IiiIISIWIlt W WI Editorial IR ill IR 111 IR IM M LCPL. STEVEN LEWANDOWSKI SSGT. WILLIAM HILL it iit good times MAG-24 Back COMM. HQTRS to it SUFI. A di My To be a . 21 by. The parades oriOnal WI When 1 was a child in a small town seems to have passed me IR ambition was to success at whatever . Day honor veterans are few and far VI ; A# in southeast Missouri, Armistice to AA become a pafeont 0- I have to do. By A ranked second only to Christmas on the between and any gathering of Americans IN 1 . AM A logist. I took great MOS, a rit gala event scale. The day had all the on Monday now seems to be tinged with a A stock in the study... helicopter t4 trappings to make a child's eyes light up solemnity that just doesn't jibe with my ...we. IN IN of prehistoric life 4.!Po' mechanic, but I'm early memories. it it including bands, flags waving majestically A while I was in high i working as a IR in the breeze, fireworks and picnics at There are undoubtedly many WI school. After my ' logistics chief. which the kids ate too much candy and reasons for this and some of them are IN WI WI hitch in the Corps, When 1 first was it grown-ups drank too much beer. probably spelled Vietnam, Military it A the it I was going to go put into my new A It was a time when you saw old Industrial Complex, My Lai and ill back to school and position I had no idea of what the job albums from anti-mlitary psychosis. Those things are IR ftWI campaign hats and photo It but have since found out that there are was all about. But like I said, if' you A France and the Pacific. A time when you realities which have been dealt with in ill very few job openings in that field. I take the attitude that you're going to A# sat around and listened avidly as the detail. What has not been dealt with and kri now plan on staying in the Corps but be the best at an assigned task, you W tale of perhaps should be in the grand manner of IR IN veterans recounted tale after di will take college courses to stay on top have half the battle won. WI harrowing combat or equally harrowing those gay days in southeast Missouri and IR al IN of my favorite subject. IR liberty in one foreign port or another. other small towns across America, is the /11 * veteran. I can't recall anyone telling me that individual IR IR You've undoubtedly met or W IR all the hoopla was designed to him IR IR her. They're the people who served IR It commemorate an armistice with Imperial t conscientiously and calmly because they GYSGT. I.P. THOMPSON A Germany signed in 1918. In fact, I was SGT. LONNY BARTON was to do so. They PS" It always told the gaiety was to honor men felt it their duty don't HMS.24 It wave flags on Oct. 28 these A My ambition ft who had fought in wars I couldn't many days, To be a -; - in life is to live ft remember. but maybe the rest of the nation should., A writer. English was ft comfortably with ft In 1954, Armistice Day officially It's little enough to be grateful to m always) my best It my family. 1 am became Veterans Day and the all the veterans you know for their it subject in high -also able, give of IR to It proclamation indicated it was done in sacrifice whether it was in peace or war. A school. When I get my daughter order to honor all men and women who And maybe a return to those gay picnic It out plan on going It I something that I at have served America in its armed forces. times of several years ago would be good zit to qollege and never, had, a college Since that time, even though *11 pui4ding jour- yt am now medicine for all of us. education. 1 have k ft considered a veteran myself, the parade D.A.D. 114 nalism. I get a lot pin-chased a house It A of self enjoyment in Virginia and am planning on retiring ig and satisfaction out of writing. I think in the near future. living comfortably 1( that i would like to write for a with my family in our new home will A magazine when I finish college. It make my ambition come true. /14 It /R Here's my N worth ft A ft ft Dear Editor: certainly needs a lesson in veracity ft reporting and attention to detail. ratIt I was recently interviewed by your newspaper regarding the question of Sinerely. Ja legalizing prostitution. Aside from the Kathie Cowporthwats ae In my opinion fact that my name was misspelled, I was It grossly and aggravatingly misquoted. To Dear Mrs. Cowperthwait: ft interview A set the record straight, the consisted of the following questions and First, we would like to apologize A ft ft answers: for the mispelling of your name. What's your ambition in life? A 1. Do you think that prostitution In regards to your reply to the In A should be legalized? "No, because I my opinion question, it was not printed rt ifft consider it a social problem." word for word, but your answer was IR 2. Do you think it is morally This is because the it e correct in context. wrong? "That is up to the individual to ft ft Hawaii Marine uses a technique called to decide. Each person has his own set of paraphrasing so that we will insure the MR& JUDY WALKINS SGT. BILL AITKEN e morals and ethics." comments made by the respondents are DEPENDENT RECON 3. Do you think legalized in correct grammatical style for our My ambition To get out of tat prostitution would bring corruption to newspaper. It is never done to embarass, rt is to always have a the service so 1 can our society? "I think of it as a deterrent misrepresent or misquote anyone. That is happy marriage better myself. 1 IM at se to society." not our purpose. A and to raise our feel that there are ft And that was the extent of the You mention that there was a children in a too many obstacles interview. If your newspaper takes it misrepresentation of the sexes. Five other ft 111 ft Christian like in a guy's path in upon itself to find out people's opinions, women were approached on the tt same manner. I have two the service if he it is imperative that what is reported is issue. You must possess a great deal of girls and my wants to become it awft what has actually been said. courage, since the other women either ft biggest enjoyment successful. I've also found it interesting that in a refused to answer the question or, when in the world wanted to ft is change I4 question involving both sexes that only they found out that a picture was ft watching them grow up, so my my MOS to that of a refrigeration jj one woman's opinion was cited, and that involved in the interview, asked that their ft ambition is currently being fulfilled. technician for quite a while now. I've one inaccurately. Again, this is an reply not be printed. aR got five and a half years in grade as et aR example of poor survey techniques. IR a sergeant E-5 and am not getting I I regret 1 sr that did not take down Sgt. Terry Kearns ft anywhere. My field, administration, the name of the interviewer, as he ft Staff writer ft has plenty of people, while the re refrigeration field is small. IR to kW LCPL. LAURA ELLACOTT 1111%%111 ALIN. it Commander. Marine Corps Bans Pacific LIGen.l..04. Wilson Jr. FILE CLERK G-I OfNear In Charge Coat. R. Beal Mt My ambi- CPL. NALPH BORNOWSKY Editor GeSal. Larry UW12117-21431 & FILES SECTION Fr 0101311ant Edney sat. C.W. Rowe 1337-2141) tion in life is to MAIL DankeirSing Editor Gel*. Dais Owe P5744311 When I get WI SWIMS 1104ot .SSid. George Spew 1257-21420 develop my IR Staff Wolter ft Marine Sgt. Tend gems 123741421 potential as a out of the Came Comsacmeent SS.. mob Mknals14 1477-62311 ft Corps in 14 days, Camp Smith Corespondent Sgt. Bob Mean. 147742321 worthwhile Peed Harbor Corespondent LCM. Robed Smith 1474-9233) IR I want to box as IR human being. I iti an amateur, then IR The Haman Marine is published meekly on Fringe for falodnfo. foam, parseered. dependents ft want to be rich. I and civilian empteres at Wades Corps commands on Oahe. it M printed with approptiated ft eventually as a funds by Community Puipications. Inc.. Kimono. Iffaviall. undo, tan lamefuldion of Vie want to live to be Public Ails** KAKAS. Francisco. professional. I Jain. OWice. FPO. San 90315 In compoence with 90 years old. And Department of MS Navy and Matins Corps auMicationt and Printing Radufallons. TOW ft want to become 111 Haw.* Marine is mambo., of tan aimed Forces 010.41 Burster.