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Page Twelve ROCKETEER October 10. 1975
Songfest by Grand Land Singers,
cake cutting ceremony planned
The Navy's birtbday cake will be ushered
in with rousing song and gay celebrati(Hf
when the widely acclaimed Grand Land
SIngers appear in concert at the Naval
Weapoos Center Theater tomorrow night.
... prior to the official cake cutting
_ony that will be presided over by
Bear Admiral R. G. Freeman ill, NWC
Ommander.
The buge cake, which will be ap-
propriately decorated and baked by the
NWC Food Services Division, will be the
center of attention at the ceremony, during
which Marines dressed in four different
period costumes, will act as honor guards.
U . Col. E. C. Paige, Jr., NWC's Marine
Corps liaison Officer, is in charge of the
cerem(l1ies.
Sideboys for the affair will be Capt. C. B.
Olson, Commanding Officer of the Naval
Air Facility; Capt. R. E. Livingston,
Commanding Officer of Air Test and.
Evaluation Squadron Five; Cdr. J. L. Uhe;
Assistant Public Works Officer; Cdr. James
E. Baker, Deputy Director of Supply; Lt.
Col. Ross Plasterer, USMC; U. Col. Joseph
O'Brien, USMC; LCdr. E. W. Brooks,
Assistant Technical Officer for Surface
We&poos; and LCdr. W. J. Irwin, Officer
in Charge of the Explosives Ordnan~
Detachment at NWC.
During the cake cutting ceremony, a II).
piece drum and bugle corps from Camp
Pendleton's 1st Marine Division, will
provide background music.
Lt. R. F. Nielsen, NWC's Com-
muntcations Officer,will be in charge of the
cake escort. Other members of the escort
are BM2 Mike Freiley, ETNSN Mike Fitz-
gerald, and SN Ed Cartwright. The cake
escorts will be dressed in Navy uniforms of
the 1812 era.
After the caire is cut the first two slices
will be given to the oldest and youngest
aaiIorpreaent. They will be AVCM Italia F.
Blrldnsba, a member of the Women's Navy
who is the oldest sailor stationed at NWC,
and the youngest, ABHAA Brtan libby.
Followingthe on«age ceremooy, the ~
lb. caire will be wbeeled outside wbere It will
becut .mddistributedto visitors. Punch and
CClffee also will be served.
The Grand Land Singers, a group of
students from Cerritos College, will remind
the audience of the special things which
make America great. Two different per-
formances are scheduled - the first at I:30
p.m., and the second at 7:30 p.m. The latter
will be followed by the cake-cutting at 9.
The concerts are frt;e to the public as part
of the Center's ' four day birthday
celebration honoring the 200th anniversary
of the U.S. Navy. The group has been called
All those who plln to .Hend the 1:30
p.m. pertormance of the Grand Land
Singers tomorrow at the Center
Theatre are encouraged to eat lunch
firslalthe NWC Main Galley. Barracks
880, where a traditional Navy meal will
be served.
Or, luncheon also will be served at
both the Chief Peny Officers' Club and
the Commissioned Officers' Mess.
the most enthusiastic singing contingent in
the United Ststes today. Their show is a
untque combination of song, narration, and
crisp, imaginative choreography. '
Four-time winners of the George
Washington Medal of Honor presented by
the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge,
the Grand Land Singers hsve appeared at
the Hollywood Palladium, and in concert on
numerous high school and college cam-
puses.
They also were featured at Expo '74, tbe
1974 World's Fair in Spokane, Washington,
and at the Cherry Blossom Festival in
Washington, D.C. RecenUy, the Californta
Stste Senate unantmously adopted a Senate
resolution commending both the group and
its "Discover Your America" program.
The Grand Land Singers hsve been
performing since June 1967, wben a smalJ
group of young people united to do
something positive for their country. The
vocal music group is composed of 80 young
adults who perform under the auspices of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints' Institute of RelIgion at Cerritos
College in Cerritos Calif.
Homes to be painted
Residents whose homes hive not
been painted within the I.st five yurs
who wish to hive this done .re .sked to
call the Housing Office, NWC ext. 3122
or 2082. to be pl.ced on a list for
scheduling.
TWa PERFORMANCES SCHEDULED HERE - The enthusi.stic Grand Land
Singers will appear althe NWC Thuter tor two performances tomorrow as part of
NWC's 200th Navy birthday celebration. The vocal music concerts, which are free
10 the public. are scheduled at 1:30.nd 7 p.m. Following the evoning portormonce.
• traditional birthdlY cake will be cut .nd sarved. with .pproprl.tl pomp .nd
ceremony, to celebr.tl the Navy's 200 yurs of proud MrVice to tho natloll.
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Schedule of Ewents
Friday.Od. 10 - Navy Uniform Day
Noon ... . ......... .. . , ....OffIcial opening.ceremonies, Administration Bldg. lawn
ap.m.. , ......... .. .......... .....IlaDce by CactusSquares at Communtty Center
9:30p.m........ . ........... , ........... . . ., ..... , .. , ...IlaDceatCbaparral Club
Saturday. Od. 11
8a.m. ' ......... . .. " ............... . ... . ..Ham radiota1ks at Communtty Center
!ra.m. , . .......Weapon ExhIbit Center and Maturango MuselBD open until 5 p.m.
9a.m.......... " . .. ............ " ., .... , ....... , . ....... Petroglyph Canyon tour
9a.m.-4 p.m.. , ......... "."., .GuldedtolD"S, demonstrations at Fire Ststioo No. I
11 a.m.-4 p.m..... ,•.... ....... ,. ,NWCMain Galley serves traditional Navy meal
11a.m........ . ,., ... •....... " .......CPO Oub and OOM open to public for luncb
I :3Op.m. .. ' .. , . ........ . .. ..... ...........Grand Land _eraat Center Theater
2p.m. . ......... , . .. ........... "., .. Old TImers' Softball Game, Reardon Field
5:30p.m....... ............ . .... . ....... . .........CPOClub, COM open for dlmer
7p.m.. ... .. ... .. .......... . ...............GradLmd _eraat Center Theater
9p.m. ... , ... . ............. . , ......NavyBlrtbday CateCutting at Center Theater
9p.m........ .. , . . , .. ........ .. . . ...... . ..IlaDceatCommlnlooed OffIcers' Mess
Sunday. Od. 12 - Navy Chapel Day
I p.m......... .......... Plmle IIId lee cremllOClal 00 Administration Bldg. lawn
Entertainment by nine different bands from local area;
Ice cream catered by Friends of the MuseIBD
Monday. Od. 13. the Navy's Blrthdate
7a.m.. ...... . . " " . ... ........ ' . , ... Kiwanis pancake breakfast, east parking lot
of the Community Center
Ia.m............ . ..................F1ag I"Ilisq ceremony, Administration Bldg.
8a.m.... , ....... ... . .•.. .. . , ....Hamradlota1Jl8totheworld, Communtty Center
9a.m. . , ...........•.. . •.... , .....Michelson Laboratory lobby open (until 3 p.m.)
Marine Corps Bicentennial Paintings, ExhIbits
on NWC programs and facilities
9a.m.~p.m. .. , ............ ... ,', .....Autosbow,MicbelIIOOLabeast~lot
9a.m.~p.m........ . ....... . ......AutGmotivecumc and manufacturers' display.
I)mnumlty Center
9a.m.-4 p.m. .. . ..... . .. . ........... ... ....... FireStatim No. I openfor vIBIton
9 a.m._ . ..... ......... ...Navy 6Ims at ComllllllPty Center (me sbo~ eaCII
hour)
9a.m._ ....... ... . ' . . . ......Mat1r8J1&O Muaeumand Weapons ExhIbit Center
opal to publlc
10:30a.m............ ...•. .. .. ..ModelalrpIaDedemonstration. Naval Air Facility
(Res-ted three times before eIrallow)
11a.m. . .... . . ... .. .............. , .. . .CPOClub IUId roM open for lunch to public
11 a.m. ............. . . ... .. .. ........... ..Statlcdlsp\aya in Hangar 3at NAF open
12:3Op.m... . . , .... •. . .... ....... .... .Concertby 11th Naval DiItrlctBandat NAF
1:30p.m. . . .... ....................AIrSbowatNAF. featurtnc Blue Angels, Navy
P8rachllleTeam, IeIII"d1 and rescue demcllStrations
SaadOIrII (6 p.m.). ...... ........ ..Formal Retreat.AdmIDstration Building lawn
6:30p.m•.. . .... ..... .. ......... .NcHIostreceptlon~eIrallowparticlpants
at I)mmlplooedOfII.cers' MeIs. public invited
ap.m.... . ........ . .. ... ............Dimer.-vedat roM. reM"Yations required
Ham radio station operation to be
part of la,,'s anni,ersa.., fete
will be demonstrated to the visitors.
The most popular place at NWC this
coming weekend will undoubtedly be the
Naval Air Facility during the big air show
set for 1:30 p.m. on Monday.
However, many other activities planned
during this festive celebration of the Navy's
200th anniversary will be of interest to the
general public.
One of the busiest will probably be the
Community Center wbere a special Navy
Bicentennial ham radio ststion will be in
operation continuously from 8 a.m. to 10
p.m. tomorrow, Sunday and Monday.
This station has been operating a few
hours each day since Sept. 13. More than 225
contacts hsve been made with other ham
operators since that time, including 41 of the
50 states and II different foreign countries.
The latter includes Korea, Japan, 'New
Zealand, and a number of Central and South
American nations.
This station, which has been assigned the
special call letters of KY6NWC, win be used
by operators and visitors to send messages
to acquaintances residing anywhere in the
United States, and, in some other countries,
as well.
On display in the Community Center
during this time will be moon bounce and
satellite equipment set up for two-way com-
munications. Equtpment utilizing a
repeater for location commlmicationa also
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INSIDE ...
Birthday Celelration Begins .. . ... ........2
Air Show Set Mon. Afternoon .......... ....3
Anniversary Messages Received ..........4
Uniform Reflects Navy's Heritage ... , ....5
Navy HIstIlry Reviewed ...............6&7
Family PicnicSlated Sunday ..... ........8
Petroglyph Tour Planned . . . ... ...........9
Birthday Cake Ceremony ...... ..........12
UNITED STATES NAVY
200th ANNIVERSARY
OCTOBER 13,1775 - OCTOBER 13,1975
John PIoul ~ said. "Tho IIrst ....Innlng of our ....vy _. so sIngutIrty ._11
thot I.m of opinion It hi. no po Kldl'" In1IisIIIry."
Gen. Georvo W..llingten. knowing tho ....vy _Id hlvi tho astlng ...... In ....
RevoIutioIIIIry W.r. IXpreuocI tho IIIoughItho, "Aconst.nt nav.l ............... _Id
.......,na.. tho _r .......,Iy; wi_it. I do ... k_ tho, It will ever be ....mlnated
honorably."
How mudl ' -........ could W.shlngten II... _ifted •• tho IIrItIstt CaI.nIos
ill America drifted Into _r _11IIt thowwld'..... -... _ ,
Brltan....'. fleet consisted .t tho, 11_ of m _ntIIps-Includlng 100 POWII lui
frIga....nd 131 .hl~-_II... Colonia' America did ... possess ..... _ w.r-
ship.
In tho .utumn of 1775. tho .....unted W................nlnd • --"" fleet of
MarIIIo"••d fIIhIng ~. His _ ...._ ........: "A'tho CantI_lex,._
, ...vaflttodoUt ..... TIIHe....II ma....... byofflcerund soIdIen."
W.....ngten _ ••UpPDrted by John Adams......1so saw tho ...... for .....vy.
Tho Cantlnitn'.1 Congnss••' Adam.' ....Ing, .ppoI...... SlIa. Dell.., John Langdon.
and ChrI........... Go.__ to fI'out two ships.. Its first official .tep _rd crellting
• UnitedS.........vy. Thodl.. w.. Oct. 11.1775.
Congress lied been .....sed willi tho .....Its of W.shI......•• " ....vy." Tho
"'-*. aptured 35 BrItish v_ In .... 1MftIIIs· "_ under tho _mand of
Com.......... John MIInley. Es"_'"made of tho, "_ ....... """ It would "'va
,...... tho colollles 1. IMftIIIs to manufacture tho _nttty of munitions apturod by
Washington's ",....."
Lt. John PIoul ~ hoisted tho first flag ...... unfurled .....rd.n Amerlan man-
of_ 011 Doc. 3. 1775. Tho ship w.. tho Alfred. TIlls ...... w•• _ joI"'" by tho
Columbus. Cebot. Andrew DorI•••nd .... ProvIdoKe.
La..... tho .hlps Hornet. W.sp .nd Fly --. ........ to tho Fleet. Tho first
orpnluoll..podltlon of tho COIIII......1Navy sat sail from DoIaw... Bay under tho
eMIl...... of Com.......... IEMk HoptdM 011 Fell. 5. 177••
Gen. GeortoW.shI......•• mll~.1tD fleet of IIIIIIng .eIIIDII.........- from II"
...Ips to. --",I.rmade of 3114 _nIIIps. 65 .mpIIIII'DIJI vessell and _ mine
_rt......Ips••• of Jan. 1. 1.75.
Those v_ sa" under tho flags of tho Second, TIIIrd, SIxth .noI s.v..", Fleets
011 tho .... of tho -W.
~ of Ju.. 30. 1975. tho U.S. NIvy" ma........" ....... _mIoerod 537.- per.
_I. Not Includedla tills .................... 36.731 _ ........ of tho U.s. Coast
Guard .noI 261 _m.............Ips and _Istho, ....r tho Coast Guard I..........
'AltIoough tho CoIIst Guard Is .... part of tho U.S.....vy.ltsdv"...nd functions
todIy ...lImllar tothole ... U.S.....vy _ carry""out '" WeshlngtOll's 11m••)
Tho ....".,........ _ ......p 1""."oiY 1ncI...... 14 oftacII calTiers•• mo...... If
frlgales••l ...."OV..... n...............14....... vessell..... M_n --' ""ps.
If W............ could GIlly _ It _I
"""""" tho proud ....... of tills covntry .......'...d to ...ke _r-tIIo ....".,..
flnt.noI fore_ m.......1s tIIIIt of .........ng.... peace."
On July'. 1M3. wIII""""'Ing 011 tho mighty a ........ USS KItty Ha..... P,llld.nt
JolIn F. KonnaIy ......ted an.ncIent InotII, "EWftIs of Octal.. 1M3 ,tho Cullan
m...l.. crisis) Indica..... as tIIey ...va .11 "" DUIII 1IisIIIry. filii' .......... of tho ...
__ MCVrIty. Control of tho .... can _" _ . Control of tho .... can _n
victory. Tho UIIltod Statos...... COIIIreItIIe _ ••11 to pI'IIIKtI..seaortty."
TIlls peacekeeping role .... been ....iby tho ....vy Ia • v.rIety of -Yl.from ...
_ lao ny to.Ir _ . from nuclear-flttod ...................rI.... to .--rcII.noI
"'"lopmontOll land be.. .udI .. tho ......1........ Calla lar from .ny ship
or ...port.
Tho InotII spoken by ..-P,"ld.nt Kennedy .......... America well from 1775 to
tho .......... It bIc:omos dr.matlcally clur In -W _ .. like tile two ........ In tills
century. ....v.. In history. howeY..... tho United St.... m ... 011 tho nuclear
1orI......tho IffecI of "'P'.Ir ...... IMrI erlllal to man'. fvhorel .nd never ....
It...... exerclMd ___olton lllan 111_1... _ ..of peace•
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Page Twelve ROCKETEER October 10. 1975
Songfest by Grand Land Singers,
cake cutting ceremony planned
The Navy's birtbday cake will be ushered
in with rousing song and gay celebrati(Hf
when the widely acclaimed Grand Land
SIngers appear in concert at the Naval
Weapoos Center Theater tomorrow night.
... prior to the official cake cutting
_ony that will be presided over by
Bear Admiral R. G. Freeman ill, NWC
Ommander.
The buge cake, which will be ap-
propriately decorated and baked by the
NWC Food Services Division, will be the
center of attention at the ceremony, during
which Marines dressed in four different
period costumes, will act as honor guards.
U . Col. E. C. Paige, Jr., NWC's Marine
Corps liaison Officer, is in charge of the
cerem(l1ies.
Sideboys for the affair will be Capt. C. B.
Olson, Commanding Officer of the Naval
Air Facility; Capt. R. E. Livingston,
Commanding Officer of Air Test and.
Evaluation Squadron Five; Cdr. J. L. Uhe;
Assistant Public Works Officer; Cdr. James
E. Baker, Deputy Director of Supply; Lt.
Col. Ross Plasterer, USMC; U. Col. Joseph
O'Brien, USMC; LCdr. E. W. Brooks,
Assistant Technical Officer for Surface
We&poos; and LCdr. W. J. Irwin, Officer
in Charge of the Explosives Ordnan~
Detachment at NWC.
During the cake cutting ceremony, a II).
piece drum and bugle corps from Camp
Pendleton's 1st Marine Division, will
provide background music.
Lt. R. F. Nielsen, NWC's Com-
muntcations Officer,will be in charge of the
cake escort. Other members of the escort
are BM2 Mike Freiley, ETNSN Mike Fitz-
gerald, and SN Ed Cartwright. The cake
escorts will be dressed in Navy uniforms of
the 1812 era.
After the caire is cut the first two slices
will be given to the oldest and youngest
aaiIorpreaent. They will be AVCM Italia F.
Blrldnsba, a member of the Women's Navy
who is the oldest sailor stationed at NWC,
and the youngest, ABHAA Brtan libby.
Followingthe on«age ceremooy, the ~
lb. caire will be wbeeled outside wbere It will
becut .mddistributedto visitors. Punch and
CClffee also will be served.
The Grand Land Singers, a group of
students from Cerritos College, will remind
the audience of the special things which
make America great. Two different per-
formances are scheduled - the first at I:30
p.m., and the second at 7:30 p.m. The latter
will be followed by the cake-cutting at 9.
The concerts are frt;e to the public as part
of the Center's ' four day birthday
celebration honoring the 200th anniversary
of the U.S. Navy. The group has been called
All those who plln to .Hend the 1:30
p.m. pertormance of the Grand Land
Singers tomorrow at the Center
Theatre are encouraged to eat lunch
firslalthe NWC Main Galley. Barracks
880, where a traditional Navy meal will
be served.
Or, luncheon also will be served at
both the Chief Peny Officers' Club and
the Commissioned Officers' Mess.
the most enthusiastic singing contingent in
the United Ststes today. Their show is a
untque combination of song, narration, and
crisp, imaginative choreography. '
Four-time winners of the George
Washington Medal of Honor presented by
the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge,
the Grand Land Singers hsve appeared at
the Hollywood Palladium, and in concert on
numerous high school and college cam-
puses.
They also were featured at Expo '74, tbe
1974 World's Fair in Spokane, Washington,
and at the Cherry Blossom Festival in
Washington, D.C. RecenUy, the Californta
Stste Senate unantmously adopted a Senate
resolution commending both the group and
its "Discover Your America" program.
The Grand Land Singers hsve been
performing since June 1967, wben a smalJ
group of young people united to do
something positive for their country. The
vocal music group is composed of 80 young
adults who perform under the auspices of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints' Institute of RelIgion at Cerritos
College in Cerritos Calif.
Homes to be painted
Residents whose homes hive not
been painted within the I.st five yurs
who wish to hive this done .re .sked to
call the Housing Office, NWC ext. 3122
or 2082. to be pl.ced on a list for
scheduling.
TWa PERFORMANCES SCHEDULED HERE - The enthusi.stic Grand Land
Singers will appear althe NWC Thuter tor two performances tomorrow as part of
NWC's 200th Navy birthday celebration. The vocal music concerts, which are free
10 the public. are scheduled at 1:30.nd 7 p.m. Following the evoning portormonce.
• traditional birthdlY cake will be cut .nd sarved. with .pproprl.tl pomp .nd
ceremony, to celebr.tl the Navy's 200 yurs of proud MrVice to tho natloll.
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Friday.Od. 10 - Navy Uniform Day
Noon ... . ......... .. . , ....OffIcial opening.ceremonies, Administration Bldg. lawn
ap.m.. , ......... .. .......... .....IlaDce by CactusSquares at Communtty Center
9:30p.m........ . ........... , ........... . . ., ..... , .. , ...IlaDceatCbaparral Club
Saturday. Od. 11
8a.m. ' ......... . .. " ............... . ... . ..Ham radiota1ks at Communtty Center
!ra.m. , . .......Weapon ExhIbit Center and Maturango MuselBD open until 5 p.m.
9a.m.......... " . .. ............ " ., .... , ....... , . ....... Petroglyph Canyon tour
9a.m.-4 p.m.. , ......... "."., .GuldedtolD"S, demonstrations at Fire Ststioo No. I
11 a.m.-4 p.m..... ,•.... ....... ,. ,NWCMain Galley serves traditional Navy meal
11a.m........ . ,., ... •....... " .......CPO Oub and OOM open to public for luncb
I :3Op.m. .. ' .. , . ........ . .. ..... ...........Grand Land _eraat Center Theater
2p.m. . ......... , . .. ........... "., .. Old TImers' Softball Game, Reardon Field
5:30p.m....... ............ . .... . ....... . .........CPOClub, COM open for dlmer
7p.m.. ... .. ... .. .......... . ...............GradLmd _eraat Center Theater
9p.m. ... , ... . ............. . , ......NavyBlrtbday CateCutting at Center Theater
9p.m........ .. , . . , .. ........ .. . . ...... . ..IlaDceatCommlnlooed OffIcers' Mess
Sunday. Od. 12 - Navy Chapel Day
I p.m......... .......... Plmle IIId lee cremllOClal 00 Administration Bldg. lawn
Entertainment by nine different bands from local area;
Ice cream catered by Friends of the MuseIBD
Monday. Od. 13. the Navy's Blrthdate
7a.m.. ...... . . " " . ... ........ ' . , ... Kiwanis pancake breakfast, east parking lot
of the Community Center
Ia.m............ . ..................F1ag I"Ilisq ceremony, Administration Bldg.
8a.m.... , ....... ... . .•.. .. . , ....Hamradlota1Jl8totheworld, Communtty Center
9a.m. . , ...........•.. . •.... , .....Michelson Laboratory lobby open (until 3 p.m.)
Marine Corps Bicentennial Paintings, ExhIbits
on NWC programs and facilities
9a.m.~p.m. .. , ............ ... ,', .....Autosbow,MicbelIIOOLabeast~lot
9a.m.~p.m........ . ....... . ......AutGmotivecumc and manufacturers' display.
I)mnumlty Center
9a.m.-4 p.m. .. . ..... . .. . ........... ... ....... FireStatim No. I openfor vIBIton
9 a.m._ . ..... ......... ...Navy 6Ims at ComllllllPty Center (me sbo~ eaCII
hour)
9a.m._ ....... ... . ' . . . ......Mat1r8J1&O Muaeumand Weapons ExhIbit Center
opal to publlc
10:30a.m............ ...•. .. .. ..ModelalrpIaDedemonstration. Naval Air Facility
(Res-ted three times before eIrallow)
11a.m. . .... . . ... .. .............. , .. . .CPOClub IUId roM open for lunch to public
11 a.m. ............. . . ... .. .. ........... ..Statlcdlsp\aya in Hangar 3at NAF open
12:3Op.m... . . , .... •. . .... ....... .... .Concertby 11th Naval DiItrlctBandat NAF
1:30p.m. . . .... ....................AIrSbowatNAF. featurtnc Blue Angels, Navy
P8rachllleTeam, IeIII"d1 and rescue demcllStrations
SaadOIrII (6 p.m.). ...... ........ ..Formal Retreat.AdmIDstration Building lawn
6:30p.m•.. . .... ..... .. ......... .NcHIostreceptlon~eIrallowparticlpants
at I)mmlplooedOfII.cers' MeIs. public invited
ap.m.... . ........ . .. ... ............Dimer.-vedat roM. reM"Yations required
Ham radio station operation to be
part of la,,'s anni,ersa.., fete
will be demonstrated to the visitors.
The most popular place at NWC this
coming weekend will undoubtedly be the
Naval Air Facility during the big air show
set for 1:30 p.m. on Monday.
However, many other activities planned
during this festive celebration of the Navy's
200th anniversary will be of interest to the
general public.
One of the busiest will probably be the
Community Center wbere a special Navy
Bicentennial ham radio ststion will be in
operation continuously from 8 a.m. to 10
p.m. tomorrow, Sunday and Monday.
This station has been operating a few
hours each day since Sept. 13. More than 225
contacts hsve been made with other ham
operators since that time, including 41 of the
50 states and II different foreign countries.
The latter includes Korea, Japan, 'New
Zealand, and a number of Central and South
American nations.
This station, which has been assigned the
special call letters of KY6NWC, win be used
by operators and visitors to send messages
to acquaintances residing anywhere in the
United States, and, in some other countries,
as well.
On display in the Community Center
during this time will be moon bounce and
satellite equipment set up for two-way com-
munications. Equtpment utilizing a
repeater for location commlmicationa also
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Californi. Vol. XXX, No. .to
Oct 10,1975
INSIDE ...
Birthday Celelration Begins .. . ... ........2
Air Show Set Mon. Afternoon .......... ....3
Anniversary Messages Received ..........4
Uniform Reflects Navy's Heritage ... , ....5
Navy HIstIlry Reviewed ...............6&7
Family PicnicSlated Sunday ..... ........8
Petroglyph Tour Planned . . . ... ...........9
Birthday Cake Ceremony ...... ..........12
UNITED STATES NAVY
200th ANNIVERSARY
OCTOBER 13,1775 - OCTOBER 13,1975
John PIoul ~ said. "Tho IIrst ....Innlng of our ....vy _. so sIngutIrty ._11
thot I.m of opinion It hi. no po Kldl'" In1IisIIIry."
Gen. Georvo W..llingten. knowing tho ....vy _Id hlvi tho astlng ...... In ....
RevoIutioIIIIry W.r. IXpreuocI tho IIIoughItho, "Aconst.nt nav.l ............... _Id
.......,na.. tho _r .......,Iy; wi_it. I do ... k_ tho, It will ever be ....mlnated
honorably."
How mudl ' -........ could W.shlngten II... _ifted •• tho IIrItIstt CaI.nIos
ill America drifted Into _r _11IIt thowwld'..... -... _ ,
Brltan....'. fleet consisted .t tho, 11_ of m _ntIIps-Includlng 100 POWII lui
frIga....nd 131 .hl~-_II... Colonia' America did ... possess ..... _ w.r-
ship.
In tho .utumn of 1775. tho .....unted W................nlnd • --"" fleet of
MarIIIo"••d fIIhIng ~. His _ ...._ ........: "A'tho CantI_lex,._
, ...vaflttodoUt ..... TIIHe....II ma....... byofflcerund soIdIen."
W.....ngten _ ••UpPDrted by John Adams......1so saw tho ...... for .....vy.
Tho Cantlnitn'.1 Congnss••' Adam.' ....Ing, .ppoI...... SlIa. Dell.., John Langdon.
and ChrI........... Go.__ to fI'out two ships.. Its first official .tep _rd crellting
• UnitedS.........vy. Thodl.. w.. Oct. 11.1775.
Congress lied been .....sed willi tho .....Its of W.shI......•• " ....vy." Tho
"'-*. aptured 35 BrItish v_ In .... 1MftIIIs· "_ under tho _mand of
Com.......... John MIInley. Es"_'"made of tho, "_ ....... """ It would "'va
,...... tho colollles 1. IMftIIIs to manufacture tho _nttty of munitions apturod by
Washington's ",....."
Lt. John PIoul ~ hoisted tho first flag ...... unfurled .....rd.n Amerlan man-
of_ 011 Doc. 3. 1775. Tho ship w.. tho Alfred. TIlls ...... w•• _ joI"'" by tho
Columbus. Cebot. Andrew DorI•••nd .... ProvIdoKe.
La..... tho .hlps Hornet. W.sp .nd Fly --. ........ to tho Fleet. Tho first
orpnluoll..podltlon of tho COIIII......1Navy sat sail from DoIaw... Bay under tho
eMIl...... of Com.......... IEMk HoptdM 011 Fell. 5. 177••
Gen. GeortoW.shI......•• mll~.1tD fleet of IIIIIIng .eIIIDII.........- from II"
...Ips to. --",I.rmade of 3114 _nIIIps. 65 .mpIIIII'DIJI vessell and _ mine
_rt......Ips••• of Jan. 1. 1.75.
Those v_ sa" under tho flags of tho Second, TIIIrd, SIxth .noI s.v..", Fleets
011 tho .... of tho -W.
~ of Ju.. 30. 1975. tho U.S. NIvy" ma........" ....... _mIoerod 537.- per.
_I. Not Includedla tills .................... 36.731 _ ........ of tho U.s. Coast
Guard .noI 261 _m.............Ips and _Istho, ....r tho Coast Guard I..........
'AltIoough tho CoIIst Guard Is .... part of tho U.S.....vy.ltsdv"...nd functions
todIy ...lImllar tothole ... U.S.....vy _ carry""out '" WeshlngtOll's 11m••)
Tho ....".,........ _ ......p 1""."oiY 1ncI...... 14 oftacII calTiers•• mo...... If
frlgales••l ...."OV..... n...............14....... vessell..... M_n --' ""ps.
If W............ could GIlly _ It _I
"""""" tho proud ....... of tills covntry .......'...d to ...ke _r-tIIo ....".,..
flnt.noI fore_ m.......1s tIIIIt of .........ng.... peace."
On July'. 1M3. wIII""""'Ing 011 tho mighty a ........ USS KItty Ha..... P,llld.nt
JolIn F. KonnaIy ......ted an.ncIent InotII, "EWftIs of Octal.. 1M3 ,tho Cullan
m...l.. crisis) Indica..... as tIIey ...va .11 "" DUIII 1IisIIIry. filii' .......... of tho ...
__ MCVrIty. Control of tho .... can _" _ . Control of tho .... can _n
victory. Tho UIIltod Statos...... COIIIreItIIe _ ••11 to pI'IIIKtI..seaortty."
TIlls peacekeeping role .... been ....iby tho ....vy Ia • v.rIety of -Yl.from ...
_ lao ny to.Ir _ . from nuclear-flttod ...................rI.... to .--rcII.noI
"'"lopmontOll land be.. .udI .. tho ......1........ Calla lar from .ny ship
or ...port.
Tho InotII spoken by ..-P,"ld.nt Kennedy .......... America well from 1775 to
tho .......... It bIc:omos dr.matlcally clur In -W _ .. like tile two ........ In tills
century. ....v.. In history. howeY..... tho United St.... m ... 011 tho nuclear
1orI......tho IffecI of "'P'.Ir ...... IMrI erlllal to man'. fvhorel .nd never ....
It...... exerclMd ___olton lllan 111_1... _ ..of peace•
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