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Show i What Makes a HILL TOP. TIMES , ..drudging: from 7;... traffic J Medal of Honor Jifil Today? ; reports from, the'' Security and. Law EnforcementDivisi6n we, at Hill AFB arernot observing on-- , Kipling wrote of the "thin red the drums , base, road signs. iMaiiyaccidenta are laid io failure to see or line of f heroes whenthis ; autnor ; roH.";To hetrin V f obey, the signs statistics how. a hero was line the in every man ' own right. There is no excuse' for not seeing a road sjgrf because they in his stick out like a sore thumb, In case Whave forgotten whai f During World War II an un put it this way it they mean, nere l&.a snort- retrqaner course in known author is seen "A hero, is someone-whthe, major types.. v doing his duty ,: "The octagon, or. sign means J Medals and honors are rewards , sign reserved fi Stop .always. yi ne diamonci-snape- a by. our nation- for- those J means stow . f i ne square sign means who have, performed "aoove ana. " . - -. ; 1 " ( - o ''J...---.-:'-- :-t eight-sided- - - - - vau-ftion- ". ' '. 'J '. signs with black letters warn that special care is. required of thedriver. White- signs warn that special rules have, been set up for our safety. . STOP, .and red with white letters signs are eight-side- d or. yellow, with black letters. They mean come to a full stop and look before starting. - ; beyond" the call . of duty. "The Medal of Honor is our highest award for service: But what are heroes ? Are they a special.breed, men trained in military matters ;from their earliest .ytuiMO :that when the ,Mr - . T. naturally move in and ..perform round ) Railroad crossing sjgna are of two. types. .The sjgn the, exceptional, deed ? motoris put some distance away from the crossings Not at all! ists that they are approaching the tracks. It- is yellow-witRead. over the. exploits of the black letters. The familiar cross-bar- s are, placed near the Medal car, of Honor , recipients tracks. . Air4 ried as a feature of "The .1; v,.: man" magazine. You'll find that Caution signs are used to call our attention to road places the 'lives .and backgrounds of where we must drive with extra care ; for example,, construc- these outstanding Air Force men tion, men working and across, roads. ;The square signs, are were very simple. In-- the words of Abraham Lincoln when he . yellow with black letters. spoke of the heroes of the Union, slow signs . are used where perma- they were "plain people." The diamond-shape- d nent physical dangers exist, and always requires reduction Loved .Their Nation f speed for safety. Such hazards may be sharp curves, danThey were students, farmers, factory workers, teachers. The gerous intersections and so on. thing. they had in common was are are especially They important. respect for themselves and reRegulatory signs for wives, us spect for others usually white oblong signs with black letters. They tell friends. had a children, They f special things which must or must not' be done but which love for the nation they deep cannot be covered by general rules and laws. Some of the served. They had a tremendous more common kinds are speed limits, which show how fast devotion to duty. we may .go in that zone;, parking signs, which show special No, they were not perfect. places where we must not park or which show how" long we They: had their' faults as humans v which do. But they had heart and un at.w anv special dace: street sifirns. mav.nark v W f means that a person- must: travel only in the direction of the derstanding so that when the were down the heroic deed arrow, and "No left turn", "No U turn", and "Keep to the chips became the normal thing for right" signs. them to do. These signs have been, posted for our safety and protec None of us sit around plan tion. Jet's observe them. ning to be a hero. When and if the time comes, our character to-war-n -- h i . I , ,. j M "' Mil 8$d - 'i iLiyg - mi ' l?CCifairK . IPf mA tf section which - i:,hUQimQQM hi ttz v:a s&z& me an mu -- . 9 M Quotes rfrcm General Bradley Commander's .Call at Air;Force Logistics Command M quarters on July 19, ,1963 was addressed by General Mark Bradley, Jr., Commander. : In his speech, General Brailj reported on i progress made by 'AFLC toward its objetti during the first half of 1963. Pertinent quotations' from the text of the speech folloi WTam means io. accorapusnl our mission "WCi jiuai.iina resources. We should not buy unw the least cost; we are sure we have a real need. We should not hedge by bi ing too much or too early. We must manage with econoii in mind at all times. All of our, people must think this ni "IT. H AS BEEN policy- since my assignment to this Cci mand to emphasize compliance with present procedures rathl than constantly changing them. In other words, to make of better." present logistics system-worDURING THE PAST six months we have madegtl progress toward improving our responsiveness to the cost of operations and improving the t tomer,' cutting-thcuracy of our inventory the nucleus of our system." "STATIC LEADERSHIP is no good and we dont it. The many up AFLC deserve goodM ers, good management: management that doesnt rest on that is fM ' supply the necessary courforretrrement;, management . ,. ... . .J.-lrJa Meanwhile, day to day devo in the driver s seat, that encourages subordinates aim to duty will constitute a cer example for them. We cannot afford the luxury of pa heroism of its own. : . ; : - w- - M 1 . in-tota- A . J 1 l . one-wa- r .4 W W V - will CHAPLAIN'S CORNER k cu e teams-that-mak- e laurels',-waiting- age. tion tain Meditation Vith God - -.- eers in the driver's seat' "OUR JOB HAS to be performed in a financial tim Roll Last evtl Call. Lucas W. Buttry that becomes, more strinsrent day by day. Every dollar, manhour.' has to be counted. We cannot afford obstruction As we 'face future conquests in the realms of flight, we fort realize the importance of meditation with God perhaps as we two"When a man is faced with argument and 'change what is evil, usually the sake of have never realized it before. Rising into this new dimension of best choice?" I don't-meayou should close youreje change. new will a find and human travel being problems perplex space It's bard to say; but I've no improved methods. But if a new idea does not help a need for meditation to think Hies clouding his mind, NEXT WEEK The General's : 'By-Chaplai- n our-efforts-b- y , non-product- ive n causing I iced tnoft of 'tm pick up the through. blonde." manv of OUr World tff WR An airman in the military should be on such terms with God .l ii.'--' . . . Will S u ':-- f that space travel would be just another area of flying; for on uiiicers anui lu s iqVUKii leincmciii. This civilian nj . .i r... the ground, in the air or in space, when one is right with God he r.ir :v,- v Jnrtive giavaicu .ijjr ' mihiimi icuiciimii.i-vi Is at complete peace. .David L.Diehl brings the importance. f U ...i1" ,r .'Mr ployecs,'.! this before us in his poem : . attract . tn tomi.1I .. nrt . v EDUCATION... v i IT I I ffrt lit ill I nin n Etc j "Alone With God" employed civilian and capable young officers, airmen, In the silence, at the close of the day, u .1 t.A.r..4..A "v must assure te 1 sun and light have gone. away, When the '1 kneel in solitude to pray, possible training so that these people can ssuerj,J Alone with God. . , rYou can nop responsibilities anu you can neip Dy an nonesi appi ,t When sad, I count, my every care, penormance reports. we can t was vt ui . And all the grief that I must bear; who is lacking in character,. integrity, or personal Then cloae my eyes in peaceful prayer, St Al?P-MfWiloin- .A.' .! . a -- tv i ? 811(1 V L 1 Vf ') when-needed- Alone with God. r v, biHtyj:' "WJS AUK EKCiAUKLI in a lean, ,andnot in a little compartment isolate jrom nn l,ca"rr. ,of ci' When triumph brinx me joy anew, And I feel blewned in all I do, I ne'er forget my rendezvous Alone with God. Take time now to use your base chapel for the opportunity ?lo get away from the cares of the bane and meditate with God. The chapel is open ior mecmauon aay ana nig nu use it make l It a uoint to meet God in the chapel. I "CATION OP A su "WE ALL KNOW that aur over-a-ll goal is ducting the business of Air Force logistics. bee I am afraid that over the years there has wn amonglogistjcians toconsiderit success of everything and no one'of our customers coij i .!VC c jjptf |