HAWAII MARINE Voluntary pay ment for delivery to MCAS housing/81 per four 4) ;period. VOL. 10 NO. 44 KANEOHE SAL HAWAII, NOV. 4, 1981 TW FNTV PAI:FS Marines guard freedom for 206 years A message from the Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Pacific As we celebrate the '206th birthday anniversary of the Marine Corps, I extend my warmest regards and appreciation to the Marines assigned to commands of the Fleet Marine Force, Marine Corps Bases and Marine Barracks of the Pacific. On Nov. 10, we join all Marines, their families and loved A message from the Commanding General A message from the Commandant ones around the world in celebrating more than two 1st Marine Brigade of the Marine Corps centuries of Marine Corps heritage that has been formed on traits of espirit de Corps and professional dedication. As Two hundred and six years ago an elite force came into For 206 years no challenge has been too great for our proud guardians of that heritage, our mandate is to jealously existence to defend the ideals of a people struggling to gain Corps. Our forebearers stood ready to pick up the gauntlet protect and perpetuate the fine traditions of our Corps, and independence and freedom. Those original soldiers of the sea during peace or war, at home or abroad, ashore or afloat. to ensure that we pass on to future generations of Marines served with distinction, Each challenge has been met with determination, discipline, that heritage untarnished and unblemished. For more than two centuries the Corps has continued to courage and esprit, qualities which have become the Our birthday has traditionally been a time for reflecting meet the changing needs of a great maritime nation. hallmark of our Corps. This legacy provides the standard for on the glorious past cc the Marine Corps. Our reflection on Readiness, versatility, a winning spirit, and a steadfast all who now claim the title Marine. the past helps us to focus clearly on the challenges that are devotion to duty have remained as constant threads in that As soldiers of the sea we reflect the maritime heritage of before us. Although we ar not facing an enemy on the progress. Increasingly, families of Marines have our nation, a heritage seldom more evident than it is today. battlefield this year, our h istory is replete with examples of contributed to that heritage, providing encouragement and Events of the recent past illustrate that when again similar times when Marines were answering the nation's support to Marines doing their duty. confrontation comes, our national response may well be call to safeguard freedom and to demonstrate our vigilant Today, members of our Brigade are at the point of from the sea. Around the globe, Marines are on watch, ready readiness, unswerving devotion and if necessary, selfless America's military posture abroad. Once more Marines are to answer the call. sacrifice. at sea ready to meet any challenge, wherever it is, and in We should take this opportunity to pause and reflect on our Marines of the Pacific have responded to the alert during whatever form it may take. The world knows they are there past, to remember the sacrifices of earlier Marines -this we the past year and have written another new chapter in the - mobile, flexible, and available. Now. owe to them. Let us then reaffirm our committment to those history of the Corps. That history will clearly reflect our On this, our 206th birthday, each of us who claims the values and virtues which distinguish us as Marines. The participation in the planning, deployment, maintenance distinction of membership in this Elite Corps of Marines, people of our nation expect it; the strength and security of and exercising of the Rapid Deployment Force and Near. and each family member in support, should reflect on the our nation demand it; and the future of our beloved Marine term Prepositioned Ships concepts. These accomplishments role we play in making our beloved Corps what it is and what Corps depends on it. and the successes achieved, although not forged by the blood it must remain - a repository of military virtue, an Happy Birthday and best wishes to all Marines, their of battle, clearly serve as evidence of our commitment to absolutely dependable force ready ' secure our nation's families and their friends, on this the 206th anniversary of epitomize the Corps' traditional readiness, combat needs anywhere and anytime. We must rededicate o,rselves the founding of our Corps. capability and reliability as America's finest fighting force. to our essential attributes - spirit, readiness, u A duty to I am confident that the Marines of the Pacific are ready to Corps and Country. R.H. Barrow step forward in the face of difficult challenges and are Seaver Fidelis! General, U.S. Marine Corps capable of successes that will be a source of pride to every Marine and every America citizen, Bain McClintock Each of you has my best wishes and congratulations for Brigadier General U.S. Marine Corps the accomplishments of the past year which have garnished our heritage. All of your families, particularly those from whom you are separated by duty, also have my hest wishes and heartfelt thanks for the support given our Corps. Happy Birthday. John K. Davis Lieutenant General, U.S. Marine Corps Published by RFD Publications, Inc., a private firm in no way connected with the Department of the Navy or the U.S. Marine Corps. Opinions expressed by publishers and writers herein are their own and not to be considered an official expression of the Department of the Navy or the 1J.S. Marine Corps. The appearance of advertisements in this publication including inserts, does not constitute an endorsement by the Oepartment of the Navy or the U.S. Marine Corps of the firms, products or services advertised. Page A-2, Nov. 4, 1981EDITORIAL /OPINION A Marines say Happy Birthday 5144a5c0,01% by Sgt Inez J. Stoner NOV. 10 IS A DAY TO remember celebrating the 10th is with a cake- This year's birthday will be their first the Corps as it was in the beginning, cutting ceremony followed by a formal celebrated in freedom since their release What do you think you'd be doing Put two Marines together on the 10th more than two hundred years ago. It is a ball. Many Marines boast about never from captivity last January. today ifyou hadn't joined the Marine of November and they're going to day to remember fellow Marines who having missed a Marine Corps Birthday On any Nov. 10 in the past, it must Corps? celebrate. Put more than two Marines have given their lives in the line of duty. Ball. Others boast about the number of have at least crossed the minds of together and they're going to have a ball. It is also a day to look forward and to balls they have attended. Either way, countless Marines being held prisoners It's just our way of saying "Happy think about what we can do, when it comes to the Marine Corps' in any war we have fought that the day Birthday" to a way of life that is more individually and as a whole, to make it Birthday, all Marines have an was very special. than just a way of life. all just a little better, just a little more abundance of pride. This year, on Nov. 10, Marines all over elite. Even Marines on separate duty, away Today all Marines are "home." And all the world will celebrate the 206th Celebration of the Marine Corps' from a Marine Corps installation, Marines, young or old, officer or enlisted, anniversary of the birth of the Marine Birthday ranges from the simple to the celebrate with private parties, marked active, retired or even former, have one Corps. very elaborate. It could be no more than with a pride that does not diminish with thing in common. On this Nov. 10, the Nov. 10. It is the end of one Marine a toast between two former Marines, the lack of a large number of Marines. Marine Corps' 206th birthday, all Corps year and the beginning of meeting for the first time in a bar and Marines will remember, and many will another. And it's usually the most realizing their common denominator. NINE MARINES CELEBRATED drink a toast to a way of life none of us important day on any Marines' social in their own way, two Marine Corps' could forget. calendar. Probably the most familiar way of Birthdays while held hostage in Iran. Happy Birthday Marines! Birthday makes Corps' history come alive Whether they like it or not, most Corps" was dead in 1951, can it have personal military history that begins for examination and trial. Marines end up as amateur military recovered over the years? every Marine in boot camp either at We should rekindle those emotions we historians by the time their first cruise is Parris Island or San Diego. Failing all felt at graduation ceremonies or at the over. At specified (and frequent) times THE ANSWER LIES, AGAIN, in else, each of us should look back on the rifle range at least once each year, and during their service they are subjected to military history but not the classic sort things we learned in those initial six, the perfect occasion is the Marine Corps 2ndLt Jerome Lynes, 1/3: "I heavy barrages of details concerning drilled into all Marines. Rather a eight, 10 or 12 weeks of gruelling self- Birthday ball. would be in law school at the Marine Corps participation in battles William Mares published a book about University of Notre Dame." from bunker Hill to Guadalcanal to Khe the boot camp experience and perhaps Sanh.