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VOL. I. PORTLAND, OREGON, JUNE, 1943 Number 9
SeI/;(J.ice gtltipe
crHE Commanding General has authorized
the wearing of a service stripe by
officers and enlisted men of the Ore ..
gon State Guard for each year of service
therein. This s t rip e will be worn on
the outside hal f of the left sleeve of the
service jumper, placed at an angle of 45 degrees,
lower end being toward the inside
seam of the sleeve and placed four inches
from the end of the sleeve. For each additional
year, another stripe will be war n
above and parallel to the first stripe with onefourth-inch
space between stripes, the space
being formed of the background.
Stripe will be red to match shoulder insignia.
For officers a V-shaped stripe will be
worn and for enlisted men a stripe one-fourth
inch wide by 1112 inches in length.
Arrangements have been made at the Portland
Outdoor Store, 304 S. W. 3d Avenue,
Portland 4, Oregon, for the manufacture and
sale of service stripes.
" A 6o.(J.e and Belt-and"
eERTAINLY no one can justifiably accuse
Guardsmen of any Company in
Oregon of shirking or failing in their
duty. Theirs is an arduous task, done uncomplainingly-of
drilling and sweatingafter
in most cases, putting in a full day of
hard work.
Nonetheless it is gratifying to learn of activities
of Guardsmen '''over and above the
call of duty" such as evidenced by the recent
"blood-letting" at Newberg, wherein Co. D
took a leading part in, securing 155 pints
of blood for the Req Cross.
This may well 'mean the saving of many
human lives. Co. D is to be commended for
their wonderful example, along with all other
companies who have similarly acted "above
and beyond the call of duty."
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