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THE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF
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A “G-EYE VIEW
OF NOME
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Christmas — 1943 — in Nome,
Alaska. Yes, most of us are a
long ways from home. And it
is a season that carries one back
over the years—Sometimes it
seems as, though it was in an
other wofld. Those pre-holjday
days wheh the first urge foy the
boy away from, home would
begin to creep in. and that was.
“—home for Christmas". And
for the chap who was already
there, plans would begin to
formulate — dinners, parties,
maybe a trip to the mountains
with the gang—and then finally
Christmas eve with the family.
The tree is lighted with a gush
ing glow that seems to become
a part of you—presents galore
line the floor in front of the
tree—everyone is gathered in
the living room—maybe a fire
place is crackling—everyone is
happy, gay -small talk is hold
ing its own with a carefree am
—cares and troubles are packed
carefull away—because this was
Christmas,
But then againi it seems as
though it were only yesterday;
something that just had to be
postponed for a while because
a few individuals tried to change
our way of living and we decid
ed to step in and act before they
did. One might even complain
a bit horn time to time—but
thru when you get that letter
from home with the clipping out
of the local paper that says,
“Sammy Kincaid Missing in Ac
tion" one begins ty see things
with a d iff emit light SjMumy
was your b*st friend—a swell'
guy. Sammy was the one who
used to stop in front of the
house each morning as regular
as the clock and yell that it was
time for school. Things like
tliis bring the war terribly close,
even to us who are seemingly
so far away. We realize that
it’s a big thing and for anything
big it takes a lot of people. And
even though things aren't quite
like what we would like for
them to be—it could be a lot
worse. So we’ll do our job—no
matter how trivial it may seem
—because we know and realize
that our small sacrifices will
bring those memories once again
into reality.
Ancestor Eskimo says
that “All with one view to
? obtain the good and hap
ly? piness it will give, to drop
V;1 all ill-feeling against fel
• ? lowman and join in the
great annual feast.
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| A MERRY CHRISTMAS
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HAPPY NEW YEAR j
TO ALI. OUR FRIENDS, WHEREVER I
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PAUL IVANOFF AND
FAMILY
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At (Christmas...
A> I talked into the Service
Club recently I noticed that j
someone :.ad not forgotten about
the spirit of Christmas even
1though many miles separate us
from home and all that we as- j
jsociate with this glorious sea
Isoh. The club was gaily decort
(ed with all the bright colors we
(naturally associate with the sea
son and carols were being play
[ed on the phonograph.
With this for a background I
'stopped to think just w hta t !
'Caristmas would mean to fel- 1
[lows here on the post this year.1
[To many it will be just another j
[day. If there is no work, calling
[them to duty they will sleep un- ;
[til noon. But, to others it is [
i still a time of worship and rev
erence to God. They are not ;
thinking too much about the :
gifts they have given or receiv
ed but about the one gift God
gave to all mankind that silent
night centuries ago.
Although we will not have the
privilege of being at home wiin
our folks on Christmas morn, to I
share the happiness with the
children over their gifts and la
ter have the traditional Christ
mas dinner with all the family
and of spending the evening
with the girl friend, still many
[of the families of this communi
ty have opened their homes to
th» boys to such an extent that;
the home spirit really exists
there. To those homes go boys^
■fre»m every organization on this
Dost to have either Christmas
Eve or Christmas day dinner.
Just the feeling of being among
friends, a\Cav from the routine
of Army life is all they ask.
To those who are from the
larger, cities will come the lost
feeling of not being able to at
tend the great cathedrals with
their marvelous structures, stain
ed glass windows, organ and
magnificent choir. But, still j
they will have the opportunity to
hear parts of Handel’s ‘‘Mes
siah’’. For many it is not Chris*
mas unless they have sung in or
at least heard parts of this grea‘
oratorio.
And then there will be others
who will think of the night clubs
$ind champagne with all their j
Sneridment as being their spirit
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(nf Christmas.
\ To the boys from the deep
jiouth this and other Christmas’s
Swill be something quite differ
ent from any they might have
Experienced while at home. The
=main difference being the snow
ind cold. Most all of them would
^.rade one wreck of the sun and
^warmth for a whole year of this
4-limate. But, regardless from
|vhich section they might be
|here is still the feeling and
ponging that we may be at
|-iome for the next yuletide sea
son and that the world will be
i*it peace once again.
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SFFICERS AWARDED
EGION OF MERIT
HEADQUARTERS ALASKAN
APARTMENT—Lt. Gen. Simon
olivar Buckner, Jr.’s, AD head
uarters announced recently the
iward of the Distinguished Fly
hg. Cross to five officers of the
1th Air Force for “extraordin
iry achievement" in attack mis
iions against the Japanese.
‘These officers, as pilots of
nedium bomDers, participated
n numerous attacks against Jap
anese installations on Kiska and
■Vttu in the western Aleutions
End Paramushiro in the northern
Kuriles," their citation said,
a* These flights necessitated long
|ver water flights in land based
planes in the face of strong en
|my opposition and uncertain
feather. The superior airmen
Stthip and courage demonstrated
j|y these officers in pressing
|ome these attacks are in keep
Sig with the finest combat tra
jmtions of the Army Air Forces.”
$hey are:
I Capt. Joe M Jeffers, Mount
■yiemon, Mo.
||Capt. Neal C. Lakenan, (458
Citrus Ave.) Los Angeles,
C&lif.
'1st Lt. Bud B. Binning, (527%
SU. Avenue) Lawton, Okla.
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. . . whose friendly support has
contributed to our welfare, we ex
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tend our cordial greetings and *
appreciative thanks,
MAY YOUR CHRISTMAS BE MERRY AND
THE NEW YE AR BE HAPPY | v
AND PROSPEROUS |
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