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Show 1st Ward Bishop Receives Interesting i ptter From Marine Raymond Jones Bood bye and God bless each of you. A First Warder( In heart at least) Thomas Raymond Jones, Staff Sergeant, USMC. UW Thl f,.ll..wlR l-i" wiw ,., i In tlu Herald by Lt.."H1",,',11"lm,,",'',," ,iml tlirs "y ren.l of ll,,pi, . liiur Mrloiuvs mul ",n U f Thonms Ka.vmo.ul xm m f Mr. ami Mrs. J,""'',.' liiniw. who Is Norvinff its. Marino Corps clerk, etc., you must have a knowledge know-ledge of combat, of the rifle, and most of all of self -defense. And to be a good Marine you must have pride. Both in .yourself and the Corps as well as in the men under whom you servo. To develop this pride and leadership then, we have, training. Training, which is I may brag, makes the U. S. Marine the best fighting man in the world. My service with ' the Marine Corps is nearing its end. I hope to be released by October. At that time I will return to Utah. My wife would like to live near Provo, close to her friends and I favor Springville. It will be a case of where we can find a home and where I can find work. Thank you again for your letters and the Era. We both enjoy them. May 'I take a few lines to say 'hello' to all my friends and former for-mer neighbors of the First ward. I hope to see all of you again soon. Embarkation Section lird Marine Division, FMF Cnnip Pendleton, California 26 June r:5 Pear Bishop and Friends of the First Ward: I would like , to express my thanks for the interest shown in your efforts to keep the 'Serviceman' 'Service-man' informed of the happenings within the Ward. I think it is a grand work. I also, would like to thank you for the subscription to the Improvement Era. During my tour of duty with the Marine Corps I have spent a lot of time away from the United States. For two years, while stationed sta-tioned aboard a troop transport ship, I received very little mail. Often the ship was at sea for two or three weeks and on our return to port everyone would line up at the mail window. So, it became a habit with me, too. A letter, no matter how short or from whom, became a priceless thing. In the time I was stationed on board ship I found only one person per-son who came from Utah or was a Latter-day Saint. Captain Brown came from Ogden, but was not LDS. Then one day by chance, I happened to stop in the office of the ship's First Lieutenant. On his desk I found an old isue of the Improvement Era. It was like finding an old and very loved friend. Mr. Sorcnsen was receiving the Era from his sister in Washington, Wash-ington, and he kindly let me take them after he had read them. Although Al-though he was not a 'Mormon' we built up a friendship from those issues of the Era and it brought me a feeling of 'home' by being able to read them. I think I can speak for all the servicemen who are outside the daily contact of members of the Church, when I say that your letters let-ters and the Era are more than welcome. They are from 'HOME'. Since my return to the States I have been able to have my wife and daughter with me. We have been fortunate by being together here. And we have found some very nice friends in the Church. We have found many hours of joy at the Branch in Carlsbad. Right now the church here in Oceanside is coming along nicely. It should be completed sometime this fall. We have another first here. We have the only 'Mormon' chaplain serving with the Marine Corps right here at Camp Pendleton. The 3rd Division, since its forming form-ing last year has been given a great deal of Combat Training. Various landing exercises and moves by sea and land. As a member mem-ber of the Embarkation Section, I help in the preparation and control con-trol of these movements. Ours is a logistical and supervisory job. Of course we must undergo the training given as well as perform our regular function. Basically all Marines are Riflemen. They must be able to handle a rifle and be a good infantryman as well as possess other minor job qualifications. qualifica-tions. I say minor because no matter mat-ter what job you have, cook, baker, |