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comm link issue 10/2007 ·new sletter of th e u.s.s. th ermopylae NCC-74703<br />

Table of Content<br />

041-12006-1<br />

Captain's Log by CAPT Cath ey R. Fu ler..........3<br />

Executive Officer's Log by CAPT Peter G. Ch ristian..........4<br />

TOS - Th e M enagerie by CAPT Peter G. Ch ristian..........5<br />

"<strong>Star</strong> <strong>Trek</strong> Voyager" <strong>Quiz</strong> by CM DR Rose P. M attison..........6<br />

Flying Crank Gh ostby LCDR Ed M attison..........9<br />

M arine OIC's Log by LTC Joseph J. Fu ler..........14<br />

Greetings from Edgar Station by GSGT Jerom e A. Stoddard..........16<br />

EditorialNotes by LT Prasith Kim -Aun, DM D..........18<br />

M arine Cam poutand LTTO Gear by LT Prasith Kim -Aun, DM D..........18<br />

H TM L101 by CAPT Kenneth G. H i l..........22<br />

Ch ief H elm Officer's Log by LTJG Aaron H udson..........24<br />

H ik ing 101 by LTJG Aaron H udson..........25<br />

M ajor Gregory "Pappy" Boyington by 2LT M itch E. Dunn..........27<br />

Putting th e Entire Resources of th e FederalGovernm entatYour Disposalby CRM Sean Ke ly..........30<br />

ASK Prigalby PVT Prigal..........33<br />

Aw ards & Prom otions..........36<br />

Snapsh ots of th e M arine Cam pout09 /2007..........38<br />

Upcom ing Events..........40<br />

Ga lery of Crew M em bers..........41<br />

EditorialPolicies.........46<br />

ContactInform ation of Departm entH eads..........47<br />

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Ch ief Science Officer's Log 030-9 2006-1<br />

Greetings, Sh ipm ates!<br />

As th e Ch ief Engineer and I prepare<br />

for our sh ore leave (vacation), m y m ind<br />

natura ly turned to fun. I am after a lh alf-<br />

Vulcan :D! I ran across th is w h ile doing<br />

a routine diagnostic on our com puters.<br />

Th is q uiz tests one's k now ledge of<br />

lines spok en in th e "<strong>Star</strong> <strong>Trek</strong> Voyager"<br />

series. Listed is th e q uote, you ch oose th e<br />

person w h o said it. O R, listed w i lbe a<br />

person and you pick w h ich q uote w as<br />

said by th em .<br />

Bring th is q uiz w ith your answ ers to<br />

th e next m eeting and th e person w ith th e<br />

m ost correct answ ers w i lw in a fabulous<br />

prize! Th ere is only one rule. Please do<br />

th is q uiz by m em ory - do not go on-line<br />

to get th e answ ers.<br />

Good luck and h ave fun!<br />

Peace and Long Life<br />

T’Som ae<br />

Com m ander R ose “ T’Som ae”M attison<br />

Science O fficer, <strong>USS</strong> Th erm opylae<br />

(em ail: Yijeli@ aol.com )<br />

1. "I don't care if th e w h ole Alph a<br />

Quadrant th ink s th at I'm Lt.<br />

M arsei les. W h at both ers m e is th at<br />

you th ink th at's w h at I'm lik e."<br />

a) Tom Paris<br />

b) Tuvok<br />

c) B'Elanna Torres<br />

d) H arry Kim<br />

2. W h ich quote w as NO T spok en by<br />

Seven of Nine<br />

a) "Adapting to your absence w i l be<br />

difficult."<br />

b) "I th ink your ego h as received enough<br />

strok ing for th e tim e being."<br />

c) "Fun w i lnow com m ence."<br />

d) "Very w e l, tak e off your cloth es."<br />

3. "W h o'd w ant to be outside m uck ing<br />

around in th e dirt w h en you could be<br />

inside studying quantum m ech anics."<br />

a) H arry Kim<br />

b) Kath ryn Janew ay<br />

c) Sam anth a W ildm an<br />

d) Ch ak otay<br />

4. W h ich ch aracter does Janew ay use<br />

jok ingly w h en sh e says, "No, it's not<br />

th at...I already h ave a m an"<br />

a) Tuvok<br />

b) Tom Paris<br />

c) Th e Doctor<br />

d) Neelix<br />

5. "A l th ere w as to eat w as<br />

param ecium ."<br />

a) Azan<br />

b) Ich eb<br />

c) Jaffin<br />

d) Q's son Q<br />

CMDR Rose P. Mattison<br />

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6. W h ich of th e quotes w as spok en by<br />

H arry Kim <br />

a) "B'Elanna is th e only one w h o ever<br />

tried to k i lh er spirit guide."<br />

b) "W h at I w ouldn't give for a w h oopie<br />

cush ion."<br />

c) "M y couch is your couch ."<br />

d) "M isdirected rage; also a com m on<br />

occurrence am ong Klingons."<br />

7. W h at Borg w as in th e few est num ber<br />

of episodes<br />

a) Rebi<br />

b) O ne<br />

c) Azan<br />

d) M ezoti<br />

8. "I love you, Seven!"<br />

a) Ch ak otay<br />

b) H arry<br />

c) Th e Doctor<br />

d) Tuvok<br />

9 . W h ich Ch ak otay quote w as not<br />

actua ly stated by a "real" Ch ak otay<br />

a) "And th e w arrior began to k now th e<br />

true m eaning of peace w ith in h im self."<br />

b) "W h at does your database say about a<br />

q uiet dinner"<br />

c) "M ay h e never k now th e contem pt h is<br />

fath er h as for h is m oth er."<br />

d) "I slaved over th e replicator for h ours."<br />

10. "If I'm going to be in h ere aw h ile,<br />

now 's a good tim e as ever to te l<br />

you...your ceiling is h ideous."<br />

a) H arry Kim<br />

b) Kes<br />

c) Neelix<br />

d) Tom Paris<br />

11. W h o said, "Ensign, th ese are th e<br />

th ings w e need to rem em ber" in th e<br />

series<br />

a) Kath ryn Janew ay<br />

b) Tom Paris<br />

c) Ch ak otay<br />

d) H arry Kim<br />

12. W h at does Ich eb say w h en h e beats<br />

Tuvok at Kal'toh <br />

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a) "You are very good Com m ander<br />

Tuvok , I'm surprised I w on."<br />

b) Noth ing, h e just sm iles.<br />

c) "I'm sure it w as just beginner's luck ,<br />

Sir. I'd offer you a rem atch , but I'm due<br />

in astrom etics."<br />

d) "Ensign Kim says you h ave never<br />

been beaten."<br />

13. W h o is NO T crying w h ile<br />

delivering th eir line<br />

a) "You're h urting m e," Seven of Nine<br />

b) "Kath ryn! You can't die!" Ch ak otay<br />

c) "M y w h ole fam ily w as on Rinax w h en<br />

it h appened," Neelix<br />

d) "It's not w h at h e said, it's w h at I said,"<br />

Torres<br />

14. H ow does Tom Paris respond to<br />

B'Elanna's criticism about h is<br />

h olodeck recreation of a m ovie<br />

th eater<br />

a) "Isn't it great"<br />

b) "Isn't th is groovy"<br />

c) "Lik e it"<br />

d) "You don't look h appy."


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15. W h o says, "You h ave an appealing<br />

coiffure," and w h o is it being spok en<br />

to<br />

a) Janew ay and Torres<br />

b) Ch ak otay and Tom Paris<br />

c) Seven of Nine and Janew ay<br />

d) Seven of Nine and B'Elanna Torres<br />

18. W h o says, "H arry, w h en you talk<br />

to your m oth er, te lh er w e m ay need<br />

h er to m ove th e sofa."<br />

a) Ch ak otay<br />

b) B'Elanna Torres<br />

c) Tom Paris<br />

d) Kath ryn Janew ay<br />

20. W h at is th e last line spok en in th e<br />

series<br />

a) "W e did it."<br />

b) "Set a course... for h om e."<br />

c) "To th e journey."<br />

d) "Th e end of each ch apter in out lives<br />

is th e start of a new one."<br />

16. W h ich line does Janew ay NO T<br />

deliver in a Borg related situation<br />

a) "It's you w h o h as underestim ated us."<br />

b) "If I ever im ply th at your transition h as<br />

been easy, rem ind m e about today."<br />

c) "I'm not leaving w ith out you!"<br />

d) "H ow does one out th ink th e th ink<br />

tank "<br />

19 . W h o never uses th e ph rase,<br />

"nutritionalsupplem ent"<br />

a) Neelix<br />

b) Tuvok<br />

c) Seven of Nine<br />

d) Th e Doctor<br />

17. W h ich line is spok en by th e Doctor<br />

w h ile in Seven's body<br />

a) "Com puter, one slice of New York<br />

ch eesecak e... O oooh , I never im agined!"<br />

b) "H old on, H arry, h old on."<br />

c) "I see, you plan a fak e em ergency in<br />

engineering so you can give m y patient a<br />

tonsi lectom y."<br />

d) "W e can talk about eth ics a lyou w ant,<br />

but I'm trying to save h er life."<br />

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m arionette described above is about 10-12<br />

inch es, and th e pivot w i lattach at about 8<br />

inch es out from th e m otor sh aft for best<br />

results. Th e gh ost and its arm s w i lrise and<br />

fa l about tw ice th e length of th is arm .<br />

Experim entation is recom m ended, and you<br />

can alw ays tap an extra h ole in th e crank for<br />

th e pivot assem bly closer to th e m otor, if it<br />

becom es necessary to restrict m ovem ent.<br />

For attach m ent to th e m otor sh aft, you<br />

w i lneed to dri ltw o h oles in th e crank arm ,<br />

spaced to accept both legs of your sm a lUbolt.<br />

It is im portant to m ak e sure th at w h en<br />

th e bolt is attach ed to th e m otor sh aft, th e<br />

alum inum does not drag against th e platform<br />

m em bers. Th e clam p attach es as sh ow n at<br />

righ t.<br />

Note th at th e alum inum stock is tw isted<br />

9 0 degrees so th at th e w ide dim ension of th e<br />

end h olding th e pivot assem bly is para lelto<br />

th e ground. Use a vise and Vise Grip pliers to<br />

do th is. You w i lfind th at th e bar bends<br />

relatively easily.<br />

Th e pivot at th e<br />

outer end of th e<br />

crank , to w h ich th e<br />

control lines attach ,<br />

consists of noth ing<br />

m ore th an a bolt<br />

attach ed to th e bar<br />

th rough a h ole, w ith a w ide fender w ash er<br />

th at is set so as to spin freely, using th e bolt<br />

as an axel. Th e fender w ash er h as th ree h oles<br />

dri led w ith eq ual spacing around its<br />

perim eter, form ing th e attach m ent points for<br />

th e lines leading to th e m arionette's h ead and<br />

arm s. Th e part seq uence is i lustrated in th e<br />

ph oto at left;left to righ t: Nut... crank ... lock<br />

w ash er... nut... lock w ash er... nut... flat<br />

w ash er... dri led fender w ash er... flat w ash er...<br />

h ead of bolt. Th is assem bly can easily be<br />

m oved to th e various h oles you m ay h ave<br />

dri led into th e crank arm to adjust th e<br />

extrem ities of th e m arionette's m ovem ent.<br />

Th e im age at<br />

righ t sh ow s th e<br />

h oles dri led into th e<br />

finder w ash er for<br />

attach m ent of th e<br />

m arionette control<br />

lines. Be sure you<br />

adjust th e nuts so<br />

th at th e fender<br />

w ash er can spin freely but not w obble. Be<br />

sure to oilth e pivot w ith a ligh t oil, such as 3-<br />

In-1. Adm ittedly, th is is h ardly an industrial<br />

part, but it m oves slow ly and w i lw ork for<br />

m any seasons before needing replacem ent. It<br />

is very inexpensive, and you can alw ays<br />

build a spare to k eep on h and.<br />

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Th e Fram e<br />

Th e structure of th e m otor platform is<br />

constructed from th e 1-inch angled<br />

alum inum stock m entioned previously. Th e<br />

finish ed platform is q uite rigid, and can<br />

h andle a substantialam ount of w eigh t. Th e<br />

tw o 4-foot sections of th is stock sh ould be<br />

cut up as fo low s: Cut one 20-inch section<br />

from each bar. Cut 2 14-inch length s from<br />

th e rem ains of th e first bar, and a 16-inch and<br />

12-inch section from th e rem ains of th e<br />

second. Th e 'leftover segm ents' are sh ow n<br />

above, m inus th e tw o 20-inch sections th at<br />

w i lform th e m otor m ount.<br />

Th e m otor m ounts, as sh ow n below , to<br />

th e tw o 20-inch parts. Th e 16-inch front<br />

m em ber and 12-inch rear m em ber are sh ow n<br />

as th ey w i lbe attach ed, and th is process w i l<br />

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betw een th e front of th e fram e and th e<br />

gearbox of th e m otor. Th e Dayton m otor<br />

accepts 10/32 m ach ine screw s for m ounting,<br />

and you w i lneed 4 of th ese. O nce th e rig is<br />

finish ed, th e m otor m ay easily be rem oved<br />

for servicing, if necessary.<br />

Th e attach m ent<br />

of th e front and rear<br />

bars is accom plish ed<br />

as sh ow n, w ith 1/4<br />

inch bolts. Note th at<br />

th ere are a pair of<br />

'lim it nuts' posi-<br />

_ tioned as sh ow n in th e ph oto to k eep th e<br />

stock from bending w h en th e attach m ent nuts<br />

are tigh tened. Position th ese just at th e low er<br />

edge of th e cross m em bers, both front and<br />

back . Use lock w ash ers to fasten th e cross<br />

m em bers securely. W h en both cross m em bers<br />

are attach ed, th e fram e becom es q uite rigid.<br />

Th e arm s sh ow n being attach ed to th e<br />

Use a lock w ash er betw een th e cross<br />

m em ber and th e arm<br />

to k eep th e arm from<br />

m oving under load.<br />

M ak e sure th e<br />

m ounting nut on<br />

each arm is<br />

tigh tened securely.<br />

Th e arm pu leys attach to eyebolts<br />

m ounted at th e ends of th e arm s as sh ow n,<br />

using nylon tw ine or tie-w raps (w h ich m ak e<br />

it m uch easier). Th is a low s th e pu leys to<br />

tw ist as th e crank ch anges position. Th e<br />

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front cross m em ber<br />

controllines for th e<br />

are intended as<br />

m arionette's arm s<br />

m ounting surfaces<br />

for th e pu leys<br />

req uired to control<br />

th e arm s of th e<br />

m arionette. Th e<br />

arm s can be pivoted to adjust th e positions of<br />

th e arm s of th e m arionette, and w i lcontrol<br />

h ow th e arm s of th e gh ost m ove w h en it is<br />

flying. Use 1/4 inch eyebolts, w ith th e eyes<br />

positioned upw ard,<br />

to attach th e arm s to<br />

th e m otor platform .<br />

Th e eyes serve as<br />

th e front h anging<br />

m ounts for th e<br />

platform .<br />

lead th rough th e<br />

pu leys to th e crank<br />

pivot. Th e pu ley<br />

w h eels sh ould be<br />

reasonably close to<br />

th e plane of th e pivot w h en th e lines are<br />

under tension. Th is is som ew h at autom atic,<br />

because th e pu ley w i l sw ing tow ard th e<br />

pivot w h en under load. You m ust m ak e sure<br />

th at th e line s and pu le ys do not snag on th e<br />

crank w h e n it is in ope ration. Adjust th e<br />

h orizontalangle of th e crank on th e m otor<br />

sh aft to assure th is. In oth e r w ords, don't le t<br />

th e crank 's pivot e nd h ang dow n too far<br />

tow ards th e floor.<br />

Th e m ounting eye for th e pu ley<br />

supporting th e m arionette's h ead attach es to<br />

th e center of th e rear cross m em ber. W e use<br />

an eyebolt w ith a 4-inch long sh aft, and<br />

locate th e eye below th e fram e, w h ere th e


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Marine OIC's Log<br />

022-22006-2<br />

Greetings Spartans!<br />

W e l, our 2nd AnnualM arine M uster<br />

& M anuevers w ere a resounding success!<br />

W e h ad eigh teen people (off and on)<br />

cam ping and playing w ith us. W e learned<br />

a lot about Lazer Tag (th ank s Ch ief!) and<br />

about w h at to do and not to do w h en<br />

arranging cam ping for so m any people.<br />

I w ould lik e to tak e th is opportunity to<br />

th ank Nancy Begin and h er M om Cynth ia<br />

for th e site. It w as rem ote, but sti lw ith in<br />

m ost ce lcoverage! W e h ad a w onderful<br />

tim e and it w ould not h ave been possible<br />

w ith out th ese tw o. Robin, I understand,<br />

ow es Cynth ia som e labor for using th e<br />

site. Let us k now if w e can h elp!<br />

It seem s as if Autum n is upon us. Th e<br />

w eath er is getting ch i ly, no m ore pool<br />

parties, so ... let's plan on doing som e<br />

board gam ing! Th e sk ipper and I<br />

recently acq uired a bunch of <strong>Star</strong> <strong>Trek</strong><br />

board gam es, card gam es, etc. I<br />

understand th at th e Science and<br />

Engineering officers also h ave a bunch of<br />

<strong>Star</strong> <strong>Trek</strong> gam es, sounds lik e a gam e day<br />

to m e! W e w i ltry to coordinate one<br />

soon, look for e-m ails!<br />

O ur Toys-for-Tots O fficer th is year is<br />

LT M itch Dunn. W e are planning on<br />

m ak ing several toy boxes to put in<br />

various locations. If you h ave an office,<br />

or a business th at w i la low us to put a<br />

box out, please let M itch k now .<br />

Lik ew ise, M CPT Vick yJeanne Sh eppard<br />

h as volunteered to tak e over as O verseas<br />

Coupon O fficer. In addtion to th ose<br />

duties sh e is once again in ch arge of a<br />

food drive for needy fam ilies in<br />

Lak ew ood. <strong>Star</strong>ting at th e O ctober<br />

m eeting, please bring your canned foods<br />

to each m eeting for th e rest of th e year.<br />

(Toys too if you are of a m ind!)<br />

Fina ly, BDR Norm DeRoux is back<br />

from sick leave! H e is getting caugh t up<br />

on a lof th e aw ards from earlier th is year.<br />

Th e 503rd M SG h as earned th e fo low ing<br />

aw ards so far th is year:<br />

Em bassy Duty<br />

503rd M SG, <strong>USS</strong> Th erm opylae<br />

1LT Angelina Ch ristian<br />

CO LPeter Ch ristian<br />

LTC Joseph Fu ler - 1st <strong>Star</strong><br />

M CPT Vick y-Jeanne Sh eppard<br />

LTC Joseph J. Fuller<br />

Joint Service<br />

503rd M SG, <strong>USS</strong> Th erm opylae<br />

1LT Angelina Ch ristian<br />

PVT M atth ew Ch ristian<br />

CO LPeter Ch ristian<br />

LTC Joseph Fu ler - 1 <strong>Star</strong><br />

Com m unity Service<br />

503rd M SG, <strong>USS</strong> Th erm opylae<br />

LTC Joseph Fu ler - 1st <strong>Star</strong><br />

M CPT Vick yJeanne Sh eppard<br />

Great Barrier Expedition<br />

503rd M SG, <strong>USS</strong> Th erm opylae<br />

1LT Angelina Ch ristian<br />

CO LPeter Ch ristian<br />

LTC Joseph Fu ler - 2nd <strong>Star</strong><br />

LTC Rose M attison<br />

M CPT Vick y-Jeanne Sh eppard<br />

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Marine OIC's Log<br />

(2nd Expedition activity)<br />

CO LKenneth H i l<br />

LTC Joseph Fu ler - 3rd <strong>Star</strong><br />

M arine H onor Guard<br />

503rd M SG<br />

1LT Angelina Ch ristian<br />

CO LPeter Ch ristian<br />

LTC Joseph Fu ler<br />

Staff, and a couple of oth ers.<br />

I h ave ask ed our DO IC, M CPT<br />

Angelina Ch ristian to be our M URPS<br />

O fficer th is year. I th ink w e can get a<br />

bunch of q ualifications given th e H UGE<br />

num ber of courses our M arines h ave<br />

tak en lately. Look for m ore inform ation<br />

com ing on th at at th e next m eeting.<br />

022-22006-2<br />

Unit Stream er Aw ards<br />

RECRUITING-2006<br />

503rd M SG, <strong>USS</strong> Th erm opylae<br />

R EPO R TING-2006<br />

503rd M SG, <strong>USS</strong> Th erm opylae<br />

W ay to go Spartans!!! If you th ink<br />

you are due an aw ard, but h ave not yet<br />

received it (not listed above) please let<br />

m e k now im m ediately. I th ink w e are<br />

caugh t up, but not certain. Notice our<br />

first tw o stream ers! W e also h ave a<br />

Guidon to put th em on! A specialth ank<br />

you to CAPT Cath ey Fu ler (th ank s<br />

Love) for m ak ing th at up in tim e for th e<br />

m uster. It look s aw esom e!<br />

Th at is a lfor th is m onth , Spartans.<br />

Exce lent job, I could not be m ore proud<br />

of you!<br />

LTC Joseph "M agi la" Fu ler<br />

O IC 503rd M SG<br />

O IC 4th BN 5th BDE SFM C<br />

(em ail: jofu ler2@ com cast.net)<br />

Stream ers for th is year sh ould include<br />

Recruiting, Reporting, Activities, BDE<br />

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Greetings from Edgar Station!<br />

Sum m er h as fina ly com e and gone,<br />

tak ing th e blistering h eat, and soon I' lbe<br />

able to com plain again about freezing m y<br />

tailoff as I w alk th e 150 m eters to th e<br />

m ess h a l. So far, alth ough th ere h ave<br />

been a few big fires, w e h aven't seen th e<br />

sam e sort of h uge fires w e saw last year.<br />

Upon reflection, m aybe it's sim ply<br />

because so m uch burned last year th at<br />

th ere w asn't th at m uch th at could be set<br />

aligh t th is year.<br />

For now , tem peratures are m oderate,<br />

th e w ildlife is busy preparing for th e<br />

w inter, and th e local farm ers are<br />

preparing th em selves for th e h arvest. Th e<br />

river near m y q uarters is q uite low now ,<br />

in spite of h eavy rains a few days ago,<br />

and can easily be w aded across, if you<br />

don't m ind getting a bit ch i led. After a l,<br />

th e m ountains th at river springs from<br />

aren't th at far aw ay, and snow m elt, by<br />

definition, is not too w arm .<br />

O n th e good new s side of th ings, in<br />

addition to th e surprise announcem ent of<br />

m y prom otion to E8 in last m onth 's<br />

Com m Link , I found th at I h ave been<br />

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bum ped an additionalgrade to M aster<br />

Gunnery Sergeant (E9 ). I am touch ed and<br />

h onored at being prom oted to th e h igh est<br />

enlisted grade, especia ly since I w as<br />

content to rem ain a GSGT. Th e rank of<br />

Gunnery Sergeant (and M aster Gunny) is<br />

iconic to th e M arines, and I w i ldo m y<br />

best to carry on in th e best traditions of<br />

th at proud rank . O f course, th at m eans I<br />

rea ly need to get a set of Class A's now ,<br />

even if th ere's no place to w ear th em h ere<br />

at Edgar Station.<br />

I w ish I h ad been able to attend th e<br />

M arine M uster, but m y duties k ept m e<br />

h ere. I appreciated being able to see<br />

pictures of th e event, th ough . Th e<br />

accom odations look ed a bit on th e rough<br />

and prim itive side, w h ich m eans I'd feel<br />

lik e I never left th is place. From th e<br />

pictures, it look s lik e our M arines h ave<br />

tak en Boats' (CPO Sturgeon) lesson to<br />

h eart, and rem em bered th at w ith th e<br />

practice 'taggers', you h ide th e w eapon,<br />

th en yourself. It did strik e m e as odd,<br />

th ough . I saw severalpictures of people<br />

doing th eir levelbest to 'blend in', w h ile<br />

carrying a brigh tly colored 'tagger' th at<br />

practica ly glow s in th e dark . Sti l, it<br />

look ed lik e fun, and I h ope m y duties w i l<br />

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MGSGT Jerome A. Stoddard<br />

perm it m e to be th ere next year.<br />

As you m ay reca lfrom last m onth ,<br />

Edgar Station now h as 50 obsolete, but<br />

sti l potent, suits of Ph alanx pow ered<br />

arm or, th ank s to Prigal's m ysterious<br />

dealings. W e h ave been able to obtain<br />

enough spare parts to m ak e sure th ey<br />

rem ain fu ly operational th rough m ore<br />

conventional m eans, and Prigal and I<br />

h ave been search ing th rough th e local<br />

forces to form a unit to use th em . Given<br />

th e q uality of th ose forces, it's been a<br />

rough job, Th e oth er day, Prigalstorm ed<br />

into m y office, and proclaim ed "Gunny, I<br />

sw ear, som etim es w ork ing w ith th ese<br />

idiots, I feel lik e I'm trying to m ak e<br />

diam onds out of cow m anure."<br />

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h im up and dow n and said "W elcom e to<br />

m y w orld, Private."<br />

Th ere is sti l th e m atter of th e<br />

m ysterious th ird req uistion to settle. I<br />

m ust adm it th at, after a m onth , I'm<br />

getting a bit nervous. Prigaljust look s<br />

blank ly at m e w h en I ask h im about it.<br />

H ow ever, just th is m orning, w e received<br />

w ord to expect a delivery from New<br />

M across (h om e of th e SFM C M ech a<br />

R& D facility) next w eek . Now in<br />

addition to being nervous, I'm curious.<br />

O n th e bad new s side of th ings, Ensign<br />

Kendra took a sh uttle out for a test fligh t<br />

tw o w eek s ago, and never returned. Th e<br />

Caitians launch ed a series of th orough<br />

search sw eeps for h er, but so far h ave<br />

found no sign of h er or h er sh uttle.<br />

Everyone at Edgar Station is h oping for<br />

th e best, but fearing for th e w orst,<br />

especia ly since w e w ould expect an<br />

accident to leave som e debris or oth er<br />

trace of h er sh uttle. Even Prigalseem s<br />

disturbed and dow ncast. I ask ed h im if h e<br />

th ough t w h oever w as beh ind th e Ph alanx<br />

sh ipm ent m igh t h ave h ad som eth ing to do<br />

w ith it, and h e said "Not even th ey w ould<br />

risk annoying a Caitian figh ter sq uadron,<br />

and a couple of h eavily arm ed M arines."<br />

and th en q uick ly added "W h oever th ey<br />

m igh t be, Gunny."<br />

Ensign Kendra is currently listed as<br />

"M IA", and h ope is fading. Added to th e<br />

disappearance of th e <strong>USS</strong> C.M . Russe l, I<br />

find m yself regretting m y jok es about<br />

w anting a bit of a sh ooting w ar to k eep<br />

Prigalout of trouble. W e're a long w ay<br />

from th e nearest <strong>Star</strong>fleet sh ip h ere, and<br />

th e station ch ief is understandably<br />

w orried. Prigaland I h ave been w ork ing<br />

on furth er upgrading th e station's defense<br />

and detection system s, and I w i l be<br />

m eeting w ith localofficials in th e next<br />

few days.<br />

I h ave recently resum ed m y studies<br />

th rough SFM C TRACO M (Training<br />

Com m and), and w ould lik e to tak e th is<br />

tim e to encourage a lM arines to continue<br />

th eir studies. Currently, I am w ork ing on<br />

m y final papers for m y Infantry and<br />

M ech a courses of study, and w i lpublish<br />

th em h ere w h en th ey are done and<br />

graded. Th e courses offered th rough<br />

TRACO M are genera ly painless, and<br />

h elp round out your appreciation for th e<br />

back ground of th e Corps. W e a lk now in<br />

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our h earts th at th e 503rd is th e best M SG<br />

in th e Corps. Let's m ak e it th e best<br />

educated as w e l.<br />

W h at w ith Ensign Kendra going<br />

m issing, and oth er beh ind th e scenes<br />

stress, I find m yself grow ing m ore and<br />

m ore th ank fulfor m y pets. No m atter<br />

h ow dark th ings seem , th eir presence<br />

m anages to bring a little joy into each<br />

day. Tonigh t, as th e dogs and I w alk ed<br />

back dow n th e road to m y q uarters under<br />

a glorious m oon and sh arp edged stars, I<br />

found m yself rem em bering an old<br />

proverb:<br />

Th e Cre ator m ade th e unive rse . H e<br />

m ade th e sun, th e m oon, and a lth e stars.<br />

H e m ade th e birds in th e air, th e fish in<br />

th e se a. But, h e didn't m ak e th e dog, for<br />

h e alre ady h ad one .<br />

Sem per Fi!<br />

M GSGT JA "H aw k " Stoddard<br />

NCO IC 503rd M SG "Th e Spartans"<br />

"R etreat is NO T an option."<br />

BN SGM 4th BN 5th BDE SFM C<br />

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w ants th e docum ent to contain anyth ing.<br />

Any tags in h ere w i lappear w ith in th e<br />

docum ent in th e brow se w indow .<br />

Th e tags w i ldisplay any<br />

text th at is betw een th em in bold in th e<br />

docum ent (see th e exam ple below ).<br />

M ak e sure th e file is saved in an easyto-find<br />

location, lik e th e desk top.<br />

Now if th e file on th e desk top is<br />

double-click ed w ith th e m ouse, it sh ould<br />

open th e file in th e brow ser. It sh ould<br />

look exactly lik e th e exam ple above<br />

(m inus a lth e arrow s and com m ents).<br />

Th e tags w i ldisplay any text<br />

th at is betw een th em in italics in th e<br />

docum ent (see th e exam ple below ).<br />

CAPT Ken H i l<br />

Ch ief Security O fficer<br />

<strong>USS</strong> Th erm opylae NCC-74703<br />

(em ail: m ultim ancer@ gm ail.com )<br />

Save th e docum ent by click ing on<br />

File, Save As, type in<br />

m yfirstw e bpage .h tm lin th e field w h ere it<br />

sh ow s *.txt<br />

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at th e drop of a h at. But h e k ept flying, a lth rough<br />

19 36, slow ly progressing tow ard earning h is<br />

w ings, flying m ore pow erful planes lik e th e<br />

Vough t O 2U and SU-1 scouting biplanes. At<br />

Pensacola, h e also m et h is future nem esis, Joe<br />

Sm oak , m em orialized in Baa Baa Black Sh eep as<br />

"ColonelLard." H e fina ly w on h is coveted w ings<br />

in M arch , 19 37, becom ing NavalAviator #5160.<br />

Before reporting for h is assignm ent w ith VM F-<br />

1 at Quantico, Virginia, h e took advantage of h is<br />

30-day to return h om e, and reconcile w ith h is<br />

w ife H elene, w h o becam e pregnant w ith th eir<br />

second ch ild. In th ose days M arine aviators w ere<br />

req uired to be bach elors; Greg's fam ily w as a<br />

secret th at h e k ept from th e brass, but h e brough t<br />

th em w ith h im to Virginia, insta ling th em q uietly<br />

in nearby Frederick sburg. H e flew F4B-4 biplanes<br />

during 19 37, tak ing part in routine training, an air<br />

sh ow dubbed th e "A lAm erican Air M aneuvers,"<br />

and a fleet exercise in Puerto Rico.<br />

In M arch of 19 38, VM F-1 aviators excited<br />

took possession of th e latest, h ottest Grum m an<br />

figh ters, th e F3F-2s, th e last biplane figh ters used<br />

by US air forces. Pow ered by W righ t-Cyclone<br />

engines of 9 50 h orsepow er, th e fat-be lied aircraft<br />

w ere fast and rugged. In July, h e m oved to<br />

Ph iladelph ia, to attend th e M arine Corps' Basic<br />

Sch oolfor ten m onth s. Apparently not m otivated<br />

by th e "ground-pounder" curriculum , Boyington<br />

h ere evidenced th e w eak nesses th at w ould h aunt<br />

h im : excessive drink ing, borrow ing m oney (and<br />

not repaying it), figh ting, and poor official<br />

perform ance.<br />

H is irresponsibility, h is debts, and h is<br />

difficulties w ith th e Corps continued to m ount<br />

th rough out 19 39 and 19 40, w h en h e flew w ith<br />

VM F-2, stationed at San Diego. O ne m em orable,<br />

drunk en nigh t, h e tried to sw im across San Diego<br />

Bay, and w ound up nak ed and exh austed in th e<br />

Navy's Sh ore Patroloffice. Despite h is problem s<br />

on th e ground, it w as during th ese days of 19 40,<br />

flying w ith VM F-2, th at Boyington first began to<br />

be noticed as a top-notch pilot. W h atever h is oth er<br />

issues, h e could out-dogfigh t alm ost anyone. Back<br />

at Pensacola in January, 19 41, h is problem s<br />

m ounted - h e deck ed a superior officer in a figh t<br />

over a girl(not h is w ife), and h is creditors sough t<br />

officialh elp from th e M arine Corps. Greg's career<br />

w as a h opeless m ess by late 19 41.<br />

Flying Tigers<br />

Rescue cam e from , of a l places, Ch ina.<br />

Anxious to h elp th e Ch inese in th eir w ar against<br />

Japan, th e U.S. governm ent arranged to supply<br />

figh ter planes and pilots to Ch ina, under th e cover<br />

of th e CentralAircraft M anufacturing Com pany<br />

(CAM CO ). CAM CO recruiters visited US<br />

m ilitary aviation bases look ing for volunteers. As<br />

Bruce Gam ble described it in Black Sh eep O ne:<br />

Th e pilots w e re volunte e rs only in th e se nse<br />

th at th e y w i lingly quit th e ir pe ace tim e job w ith<br />

th e m ilitary; oth e rw ise th e y w e re h andsom e ly<br />

paid th rough CAM CO. Pilots e arne d $600 a<br />

m onth , fligh t le ade rs $675, plus a fat bonus for<br />

e ach Japane se plane de stroye d. Th is w as double<br />

or e ve n triple th e curre nt m ilitary salary for<br />

pilots. ... In M arch , CAM CO re pre se ntative s<br />

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be gan re cruiting m ilitary pilots for w h at w ould<br />

be com e th e Am e rican Volunte e r Group (AVG). ...<br />

One re cruite r se t up an inte rvie w room in<br />

Pe nsacola's San Carlos H ote l, a popular<br />

w ate ring h ole for pilots. On th e nigh t of August 4,<br />

Gre g Boyington found h im se lf in th e h ote lbar<br />

sim ply "look ing for an answ e r." Payday h ad be e n<br />

just a fe w days e arlie r, but alre ady h e w as brok e .<br />

H is w ife and ch ildre n w e re gone , h e w as de e ply<br />

in de bt, and m any of h is supe riors w e re bre ath ing<br />

dow n h is ne ck .<br />

Th e m oney look ed very good to Boyington.<br />

Assured th at th e program h ad governm ent<br />

approvaland th at h is spot in th e Corps w as safe,<br />

h e signed on th e spot, and prom ptly resigned<br />

from th e M arine Corps. W h ile th e AVG dealfor<br />

pilots norm a ly did contem plate a return to active<br />

U.S. m ilitary service, in Greg's case, h is superiors<br />

took a different view . Th ey w ere h appy to be rid<br />

of h im , and noted in h is file th at h e sh ould not be<br />

reappointed.<br />

H e sh ipped out of San Francisco on<br />

Septem ber 24, 19 41, in th e Bosch fontein, of th e<br />

Dutch Java Line. After dock ing at Rangoon, th e<br />

AVG fliers arrived at th eir base at Toungoo on<br />

Novem ber 13. H e flew severalm issions during<br />

th e defense of Burm a. After Burm a fe l, h e<br />

returned to Kunm ing, and flew from th ere until<br />

th e Flying Tigers w ere incorporated into th e<br />

USAAF. H is autobiograph y includes m any w ar<br />

stories from h is experiences w ith th e Flying<br />

Tigers, including:<br />

- th e voyage across th e Pacific, th e AVG fliers'<br />

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Putting th e Entire R esources of th e Federal<br />

Governm ent at Your Disposal<br />

H i everybody. Th is m onth I h ave for you som e<br />

resources th e governm ent offers to h elp k eep us<br />

a lsafe from defective products. Th e Food and<br />

Drug adm inistration h as a w ebsite and em aillist<br />

th at announces reca ls of unsafe food and<br />

m edicine. Th e w ebsite is at th is address:<br />

w w w .fda.gov<br />

Reca ls, W ith draw als and Alerts in th e Last 60<br />

Days can be found h ere:<br />

h ttp://w w w .fda.gov/opacom /7alerts.h tm l<br />

You can sign up for em ailalerts from th e FDA<br />

h ere:<br />

h ttps://list.nih .gov/cgi-bin/w aSUBED1=fdareca<br />

ls-l& A=1<br />

At h om e I stock extra containers of th e foods<br />

th at I eat. W h en I em pty a container of food, I<br />

start using th e extra container th at I h ave and<br />

q uick ly buy a new container to be th e new extra.<br />

Th at's not a very articulate description but th e<br />

point is th at it alw ays tak es a w h ile from th e tim e<br />

th at I buy som eth ing to th e tim e th at I consum e it.<br />

Th is w ay, if th ere is a problem , it's very possible<br />

th at oth er people w i lfind out and report it, and I<br />

w i lfind out about it before I eat th e food. I'm<br />

using a lth e oth er consum ers as food tasters, sort<br />

of living lik e royalty.<br />

Th e Consum er Product Safety Com m ission<br />

w arns people about unsafe product reca ls. Its<br />

w ebsite is at th is address:<br />

h ttp://w w w .cpsc.gov/<br />

Recent Reca ls and Product Safety New s can<br />

be found h ere:<br />

h ttp://w w w .cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerel.h tm l<br />

You can sign up for em ailalerts of reca led<br />

products h ere:<br />

h ttp://w w w .cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx<br />

You can search for reca led products (to ch eck<br />

for th ings th at you already h ave or are planning to<br />

buy) h ere:<br />

h ttp://tinyurl.com /2r4sr6<br />

042-22007-1<br />

Th e Underw riters Laboratories is not a<br />

governm ent agency, but th ey certify products as<br />

being safe. I've read on an independent w ebsite<br />

th at a com plete listing m ark consists of four<br />

elem ents: th e UL M ark , th e w ord "Listed," th e<br />

product identity, and th e controlnum ber. Th e UL<br />

M ark can be separated from th e oth er parts: it can<br />

be printed on th e m anufacturer's label, or stam ped<br />

into th e product. H ow ever, a l four label<br />

com ponents are req uired. You can search U.L.'s<br />

database for listed products h ere:<br />

h ttp://database.ul.com /cgibin/XYV/tem<br />

plate/LISEXT/1FRAM E/index.h tm<br />

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I w as able to find an electricalproduct, a nigh t<br />

ligh t, th at I h ad in m y h om e and h ad been using<br />

th at w asn't U.L. listed. I th rew th e nigh t ligh t<br />

aw ay so I didn't h ave to w orry about it starting a<br />

fire. Underw riter's Laboratories h om e page is:<br />

w w w .ul.com<br />

Fire Safety<br />

CRM Sean T. Kelly<br />

After I w rote m y article on earth q uak e safety<br />

it occurred to m e th at if th e pow er w ent out after<br />

an earth q uak e, m y apartm ent's sm ok e detector<br />

w ould stop w ork ing. I decided to buy a battery<br />

pow ered one to use in case th at h appened. In fact,<br />

I bough t m ore th an one. O ne w as to put out in th e<br />

h a lw ay in case a fire started th ere, and anoth er<br />

w as for in th e apartm ent itself. I h ad been<br />

th ink ing th at h aving just one sm ok e detector in<br />

th e m iddle of m y apartm ent w as adeq uate, but it<br />

seem s th at I w as w rong about th at. Th e<br />

instructions th at cam e w ith one of m y new sm ok e<br />

detectors said th at you sh ould h ave one in every


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bedroom and on every level. I only h ave one<br />

bedroom , but I decided th at it w ould be a good<br />

idea to put sm ok e detectors in th ree locations in<br />

m y apartm ent. I also bough t a rescue ladder so<br />

th at I can escape from m y balcony to th e ground if<br />

th ere is a fire in th e h a lw ay. It consists of tw o<br />

long ch ains w ith rungs betw een th em , attach ed to<br />

an anch or th at I can h ang from th e balcony's<br />

railing or th e w a lunderneath a w indow .<br />

As it turns out, th ere is m ore th an one k ind of<br />

sm ok e detector. O ne type, ca led ionization, is<br />

best at detecting particles of sm ok e created by<br />

fires th at are already burning. But th ere is anoth er<br />

type, ca led ph oto-electric, w h ich is better at<br />

detecting th e sm ok e created by a sm oldering fire,<br />

possibly h ours before open flam e erupts. I h ave<br />

decided to buy both types for m y apartm ent. I am<br />

going to try to get detectors th at m ak e a different<br />

alarm sound so th at if one goes off I w i lbe able<br />

to te lif it is a sm oldering fire and I can get m y 25<br />

pound fire extinguish er and attem pt to find it after<br />

ca ling th e fire departm ent. But th e directions th at<br />

cam e w ith th e sm ok e detector th at I bough t said if<br />

it goes off you sh ould get out as q uick ly as<br />

possible. It said th at you sh ouldn't even stop to get<br />

dressed - just get out.<br />

W h at I did w as learn h ow to tie a running<br />

k not, w h ich I used on ropes to fasten an arm y<br />

surplus generalpurpose strap to m y cat carrier.<br />

W h en I am sleeping I use a bungee cord to h old<br />

an extra pair of sh oes and m y cloth es w ith m y<br />

w a let and oth er item s th at I carry in th em on top<br />

of th e carrier. So th e idea is to put th e cat and ce l<br />

ph one in th e carrier, put th e strap over m y<br />

sh oulder, w alk out, pu lth e fire alarm , ca lth e fire<br />

departm ent, and th en get dressed. A fire m ay cut<br />

pow er to th e ligh ts so I h ave a h ead lam p<br />

flash ligh t th at I w i lstrap on to be able to see h ow<br />

to get out if th ere is a fire.<br />

I've h eard of a couple of instances of th e<br />

lith ium -ion (Li-ion) batteries in laptops catch ing<br />

on fire. Ce lph ones also use th is type of battery.<br />

Alth ough I've never h eard about a ce lph one<br />

catch ing fire, I bough t a fire safe to k eep m ine in<br />

w h en I am at h om e. Th ere is a sm ok e detector<br />

sitting righ t next to it in th e safe, and if it goes off<br />

th e plan is to close and lock th e safe and carry it<br />

outside, so th at it doesn't set fire to m y apartm ent<br />

building, causing m y neigh bors to loose<br />

everyth ing th at th ey ow n.<br />

H ow to recognize a h eart attack<br />

As it turns out, your risk of a h eart attack is<br />

greater if you h ave oth er h ealth conditions:<br />

Risk of h eart disease if you h ave:<br />

- H igh blood pre ssure : 1.5 tim e s as gre at.<br />

- Diabe te s: 1.8 tim e s as gre at.<br />

- H igh ch ole ste rol: 2.3 tim e s as gre at.<br />

- Diabe te s and h igh blood pre ssure : 2.8 tim e s as<br />

gre at<br />

- H igh blood pre ssure and h igh ch ole ste rol: 3.5<br />

tim e s as gre at.<br />

- H igh ch ole ste rol and diabe te s: 4.0 tim e s as<br />

gre at.<br />

- A lth re e : 6.2 tim e s as gre at.<br />

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H eart disease is th e num ber one k i ler of<br />

Am ericans. Th e good new s is th at th e risk of<br />

th ese conditions can be drastica ly reduced w ith<br />

diet and exercise. If you ask your doctor w h at<br />

k ind of exercise to do, and for h ow long, h e or<br />

sh e w i lte lyou h ow to low er your risk for a l<br />

four of th ese conditions. A dietician can teach a<br />

class on w h at foods to avoid to low er th e risk of<br />

th ese conditions, and h ow to loose w eigh t, w h ich<br />

also low ers th e risk of a lof th ese conditions. A<br />

five h undred do lar investm ent now can save<br />

h undreds of th ousands of do lars in increased<br />

m edicalexpenses later, and also im prove th e w ay<br />

you feelabout yourself. Also, for m ost people,<br />

loosing w eigh t isn't difficult if it is done correctly.<br />

Done incorrectly it's im possible. A dietician can<br />

te lyou th e correct w ay. If anybody w ould lik e to<br />

k now w h at th e unpleasant details of living w ith<br />

diabetes and h igh blood pressure are, please em ail<br />

m e. M y cat h as both of th em and th ey are very<br />

inconvienient and expensive.<br />

H eart attack sym ptom s (a partiallist):<br />

1) Uncom fortable pressure, fu lness, sq ueezing<br />

or pain anyw h ere in th e ch estlasting m ore<br />

th an a few m inutes.<br />

2) Pain spreading to th e sh oulder, neck , in one<br />

or both arm s, stom ach or back .<br />

3) Ch est discom fort w ith ligh th eadedness,<br />

fainting, sw eating, nausea, vom iting or sh ortness<br />

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4) Ch est discom fort w ith a feeling of doom or<br />

im m inent death .<br />

Also In W om en:<br />

5) Sh ortness of breath w ith out ch est pain.<br />

6) Pain in th e low er part of th e ch est.<br />

7) Fatigue.<br />

If you experience any of th ese signs, tak e 1<br />

regular aspirin unless you're a lergic to aspirin.<br />

Don't w ait - ca l9 11 im m ediately!<br />

If you h ave any of th ese w arning signs for a<br />

h eart attack :<br />

* Don't delay<br />

* Ca l9 11 im m ediately<br />

* Tak e one regular aspirin unless you are<br />

a lergic to aspirin.<br />

* Te l th e am bulance driver th at you are<br />

h aving ch est pain.<br />

In th e interest of preventing h eart attack s,<br />

strok es, and vascular disease (a block age of blood<br />

vessels besides th e ones in th e h eart or brain),<br />

please ask your doctor about th e benefits of an<br />

aspirin regim en.<br />

M y last h ealth tip today is h ow to prevent<br />

econom y class syndrom e, w h ich is w h at Vice<br />

President Ch eney got w h ile doing an extensive<br />

diplom atic tour in severalcountries th at involved<br />

a lot of flying. Econom y class syndrom e is caused<br />

by insufficient blood flow th rough th e veins of th e<br />

legs, w h ich can result in a blood clot.<br />

Th ere are tw o th ings th at you can do to avoid<br />

econom y class syndrom e. Every h our w h ile<br />

flying, driving, or sitting for anoth er reason, you<br />

sh ould get up and w alk for th ree m inutes to force<br />

circulation of th e th e blood out of th e veins of th e<br />

legs. I've been told th at if I can't w alk , "w riting"<br />

th e letters of th e alph abet in th e air w ith your toes<br />

w ork s alm ost as w e l. Th is is w orth doing. I can<br />

te l you th is because I h ave econom y class<br />

syndrom e and I h ave to w ear special (and<br />

extrem ely expensive) sock s and I also h ave to do<br />

th ese exercises every w ak ing h our. In fact, th at is<br />

one of th e reasons th at I h aven't been com ing to<br />

Th erm opylae m eetings. Both of th e m eetings th at<br />

I cam e to distracted m e so m uch th at I forgot to<br />

w alk for h ours. I could h ave gotten additional<br />

blood clots from th is. It's even possible th at one of<br />

th em could dislodge and travel to m y lungs,<br />

causing pulm onary edem a, w h ich recently k i led a<br />

form er Congressional Representative from<br />

W ash ington (Jennifer Dunn). I'd lik e to com e to<br />

th e m eetings, but as you can see, it w ould be very<br />

dangerous for m e. It w ould be a good idea to ask<br />

your doctor about econom y class syndrom e th e<br />

next tim e you see th em .<br />

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Security for h om e ow ners<br />

Som ebody tried to break into m y m oth er's<br />

h ouse w h ile sh e w as gone. It h appened about a<br />

w eek after sh e insta led double-paned w indow s to<br />

save on energy costs. Th e attem pted burglar<br />

w asn't able to break th e w indow to get in. Th e<br />

policem an th at took h er report told h er th at sh e<br />

sh ould insta lsecurity ligh ts on h er h ouse, and<br />

"bew are of dog" signs and lock s on h er gates to<br />

prevent anoth er break -in attem pt.<br />

Fina ly, I'd lik e to te l everybody w h o is<br />

participating in th e O verseas Coupon Program<br />

about a product th at could greatly assist in<br />

clipping coupons. Th ey are ca led "ro ling<br />

scissors". Th e "blade" of th ese is circular. Instead<br />

of opening and closing th ese scissors, you just<br />

push th em th rough th e paper, and th ey cut as th ey<br />

go. You can buy th em on th e w eb and th ey sh ould<br />

greatly assist and speed your efforts.<br />

Th ank s to everybody for reading a lth e w ay<br />

th rough anoth er long article and I h ope th at a lof<br />

you stay safe.<br />

Sean Ke ly<br />

(seanth om ask e ly@ h otm ail.com )


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Ph oto 1: 1LT Jari Jam es is prom oted to M CPT.<br />

Ph oto 2: SGST Jerom e Stoddard is prom oted to<br />

M GSGT.<br />

Ph oto 3: Duw ane Sm ith fina ly receives h is<br />

officialprom otion to ENS.<br />

Ph oto 4: ENS Duw ane Sm ith is pinned by CAPT<br />

Cath ey Fu ler.<br />

Ph oto 5: ENS Aaron H udson is prom oted to<br />

LTJG.<br />

Ph oto 6: LT Aaron H udson is pinned by CAPT<br />

Peter Ch ristian.<br />

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Ph oto 7: CRM <strong>Star</strong>sh adow is prom oted to ENS.<br />

Ph oto 8: ENS <strong>Star</strong>sh adow is pinned by CAPT<br />

Cath ey Fu ler.<br />

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Upcoming Events<br />

O ctober 2007<br />

O CT 03 Fleet Nigh t at th e M ovies (CO 's @ 7 PM )<br />

O CT 17 M arine Nigh t at th e M ovies (CO 's Quarters @ 7 PM )<br />

O CT 21 Sh ip's M eeting (M attison's Quarters @ 2 PM )<br />

O CT 27 H a low een Party (location TBD @ 2 PM )<br />

Novem ber 2007<br />

NO V 07 Fleet Nigh t at th e M ovies (CO 's Quarters @ 7 PM )<br />

NO V 13 Aw ay M ission "Th e M enagerie" (Auburn 17 Th eatres @ 7:30 PM )<br />

NO V 18 Sh ip's M eeting (location TBD @ 2 PM )<br />

NO V 21 M arine Nigh t at th e M ovies (CO 's Quarters @ 7 PM )<br />

012-82007-2<br />

M O VIE NIGH T(S)!<br />

Th ese are evenings w h ere w e w i lw atch th e <strong>Star</strong> <strong>Trek</strong> m ovies (Fleet Nigh t) and selected M arine Corps m ovies (M arine Nigh t).<br />

M arine-type m ovies are "Sands of Iw o Jim a," "GuadalcanalDiary," etc. Th e entire crew is w elcom e to th ese m ovie sh ow ings -- th e<br />

m ore th e m errier! Please bring m unch ies and soft drink s.<br />

Let us k now if th ere are any particular film s th at you w ould lik e to see and w e w i ltry to get th em .<br />

M ovie Nigh ts w i lbe on th e 1st and 3rd W ednesday of each m onth : W e k now people are busy on w eek ends so w e th ough t to try<br />

th is out. Th ese nigh ts w i lalso be coupon clipping nigh ts, so bring your coupons! W e m ay try m ak ing a gam ing nigh t th is year as<br />

w e l. Board gam es, card gam es, w ar gam es, you nam e it, w e can try it...<br />

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capt cath ey R. fuller cmdr rose p. mattison ltc joseph j. fuller lt vickyjeanne sh eppard<br />

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74703-03<br />

74703-04<br />

MGSGT Jerome A. Stoddard lcdr ed mattison LT paulmcmanus<br />

MCPT angelina ch ristian<br />

74703-05 74703-06 74703-07<br />

74703-08<br />

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PFC Jason eklund CPLjean eklund SGT lee eklund crm elizabeth lanman<br />

74703-09 74703-10 74703-11<br />

74703-12<br />

crm nancy begin SGT robin begin crm w illiam kinnear lt prasith kim-aun, dmd<br />

74703-13<br />

74703-14 74703-15<br />

74703-16<br />

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capt peter G. ch ristian capt joh n ch ristian cadet matth ew ch ristian PO2 robert brow n<br />

74703-17 74703-16 74703-19<br />

74703-20<br />

CPO tod sturgeon crm mike eader ens duw ane smith crm alan dicicco<br />

74703-21 74703-22 74703-23<br />

74703-24<br />

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LT Jari James capt kenneth g. h ill ltjg debra j. h ill crm duane toney<br />

74703-25 74703-26 74703-27<br />

74703-28<br />

crm jolene toney cadet Josef toney cadet row an toney crm steph en burnett<br />

74703-29 74703-30 74703-31<br />

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2LT mitch E. Dunn PO3 joh n bender CRM Dan Gw inn CRM Sean T. Kelly<br />

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74703-35<br />

74703-36<br />

LTJG Aaron H udson<br />

ENS Lisa H ergert<br />

ENS <strong>Star</strong>sh adow<br />

CRR Kevin Tyler<br />

74703-37<br />

74703-38<br />

74703-39<br />

74703-40<br />

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Contact Information Of Department H eads<br />

Com m anding O fficer<br />

Executive O fficer<br />

CAPT Cath ey R. Fu ler<br />

CAPT Peter G. Ch ristian<br />

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catfu ler@ com cast.net<br />

253-529 -1170<br />

peter@ trinitydesignconsulting.com<br />

Ch ief Engineer<br />

Ch ief Science O fficer<br />

Ch ief Com m O fficer<br />

Ch ief M edicalO fficer<br />

Ch ief O perations O fficer<br />

Ch ief Security O fficer<br />

Ch ief H elm O fficer<br />

M arine O IC<br />

M arine DO IC<br />

M arine NCO IC<br />

R ecruiting O fficer<br />

W ebsite<br />

LCDR Ed M attison<br />

CM DR Rose P. M attison<br />

LT Vick yJeanne Sh eppard<br />

LT Prasith Kim -Aun, DM D<br />

CAPT Joh n Ch ristian<br />

CAPT Kenneth H i l<br />

LTJG Aaron H udson<br />

LTC Joseph J. Fu ler<br />

M CPT Angelina Ch ristian<br />

M GSGT Jerom e A. Stoddard<br />

LTC Joseph J. Fu ler<br />

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pk atm d-sfi@ yah oo.com<br />

joh n@ trinitydesignconsulting.com<br />

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253-529 -1170<br />

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