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Show Editorials . . . l&ifi7Fbi37iMMM. CHAPLAIN'S CORNER Our Image In the Air Force Human beings at times show a tendency to cast themselves in certain roles. People who are uncertain of their true selves often try to "live up" to a certain part for which they have cast themselves. There is the teen-ag- e girl who fixes her hair, dresses herself, and speaks in a certain way in order to imitate a particularly glamorous public personality. Boys do much the same thing when they attempt to imitate some famous entertainer or athlete. Some of us remember days when some men cast themselves as "the strong, silent type." Today we are more familiar with the "beatnik type," which many in our day try to $ Jfi&k United Nations Day October 24th imitate. To some extent all of us United Nations Works for Peace Oct. 24, 1965, is United Nations Day 20th anni- up-to-d- ate . v , 3 The hunting season is here and one of the cardinal follow is to know what you are aiming at. Sometimes like the fictional preacher who used what he called S Sermons" because he did not know where the blast I! u ? be directed. The statement of Jesus, "Enter ve in ni , because strait is the gate, and narrow is the whLVv .... , . ..way u uue - . una ov, r,f i- s- c.vi Q,i uicic It. (MaH 7.10111 uai '"-14- ) . . . wnnM tpll 11s rf HiVa,' Uif aniiuiy a,ii. certain goals in lifo 1... Today we all wish nT ha " " uui sometimes ... the thinkmtr urets so extended that mamr into the program. We moderate. comDromiso r . very easily get on the broad road that lead t The God of science and nature is narrow. Water boils at 212 degrees and not 210 degrees. Water freezes at 32 degrees. The sun rises in the east, and the compass noints north u two is four. But when we think of; our God as a personal "ins God w wunn. ui xnm a an who will tolerate muuigenx granaiattier and remember that t.h - Tn rnmA anything. Look again xjuiuumiiu- ments are narrow, the laws dealing with the Kingdom of God are narrow ana our salvation lies down a narrow directed road. ? fr .v,, y"ueu,v,:t.i a... Capsule al Responsibility Is to their is a combat mission or cleaning barracks windows, as off with the responsibility. They don't shrug the problem excuse thev are iust nart of the crowd. They take the one . ... ;a Vioira and no it- .i . . tleast. uiucie mat ai pan 01 me juu ia . . i lieu inc.v 5U itiicau nu w success o the to Individual responsibility is the key who wiu g any mission. It is also the mark of the man accepts r ahead who will make a leader. The man who develops i sponsibility for his own actions and duties the ma the man who can accept it for others. He is u ithn ran mane an vfc . click. 0 P is It line. the down Responsibility goes right human relations for one man's actions w of on other men. a Republic . A Special Forces adviser serving with Viet Nam unit in the jungle is carrying a heavy individual responsibility. So is the supply erviser So he esses an order for a new pair. of boots for uhO Ue,u Cn(oa fi.j is the mi u. adviser's son and the mail clerk who sucks son . letter a letter telling the adviser that his warSon , into a bag headed for the Far East. key t0 w""nt The individual is the key-- the unit inspections or the struggle t0 ,P take the and Each man must make the effort success of his sponsibility to determine the a- mAtiviry... , nprepared up-to-d- Aimina First Hunter: "Hey, Bill." Second Hunter: "Yeah." First Hunter: "Are you alright?" Second Hunter: "Yeah." First Hunter : "Then I've shot a deer." g. Keep Records Up to Date No man deliberately sets out to leave his family and completely in the dark about rights and benefits as survivors of a serviceman or a veteran. However, personal affairs record and by not keeping an not families such records exist, many that informing by servicemen jeopardize the rights and benefits to which loved ones are entitled. Survivors should know where this personal affairs record is kept and what it contains. Such things as service records, birth certificates, marriage licenses, tax and social security information, real estate holdings, bank books and other iersonal property should all be together in a safe place. A serviceman who keeps his personal affairs record and makes sure his family is aware of its contents and the benefits they may receive is providing the best possible security for his survivors. Know Where You Are This engage in inter in at the strait gate . . . is inevitable and, sometimes, even necessary. Maturity can Law be achieved and effectiveness maintained, however, only in (AFNS) An attempt to beat a check you have written . i i i proportion to a basic and realii j me uanK wun a deposit maae to just prior or after you wrote istic knowledge of ourselves. check may get you into serious trouble. the We accomplish things when we Neither civilian merchants nor the Air Force will tolerate keep in mind the reality which issuance of worthless checks! lies behind the role we are If you issue such a check, either deliberately or negligently, playing. you cast serious doubt upon your ability to manage your personal When we begin to have il- affairs. If the action is deliberate, a court-marticould result lusions about ourselves, we be De thoroughly familiar with your bank's regulations and gin to lose our effectiveness. policies. Don't rely on a deposit when you're not sure whether it has A simple illustration is that Know your balance before you write a check. Use only cleared. poleon; and if he comes to be one check book for an account and always take care to fill out the lieve he 'is like Napoleon. He then begins to act like a Na- stub and the check carefully. poleon ;a nd if he comes to believe it completely and identiSuccess Key fies himself with Napoleon, he is psychotic a victim of a Americans have a pr'oud heritage, one that includes serious mental disorder. above all things, individual responsibility. This means not When we are realistic about simply accepting responsibility for a mistake, but, more the roles we play, it is possible wh important, taking the responsibility to do things to achieve maturity and efneed doing the right way. fectiveness. Then, and only How often, even in an operation involving hundreds then, can it be said with some who truth that you are who you of men, is it possible to point out a few individuals the think you are. have had some special bearing on the completion of (NEXT WEEK: Who You Really mission ? it Are) These few men accept the job given them, whether role-playin- versary of the day the UN Charter became effective. The United Nations was created in the aftermath of World War II to formulate a means of healing the world and to eliminate the possibility of another such holocaust. In its peacemaking role, it has acted time and again as mediator and firm guardian of peace. In Africa, in Asia, in the Middle East, the UN has intervened, with persuasion when possible, with force of arms when necessary, to prevent minor conflicts that might have grown to threaten the security of the world. In its role as an agent of world prosperity, it has fostered cooperation between nations. Without that cooperation, there would be no international progress. It would be impossible, for instance, to explore outer space if it were not for international agreements to govern the use of radio frequencies. Weather information is exchanged under the auspices of the World Meteorological Organization, using the facilities and satellites of all industrialized nations. The United States, Mexico, Israel and the Soviet Union are cooperating in studies on the use of nuclear power reactors in desalting sea water. The UN is dedicated to improving the lot of mankind and fighting sickness, poverty and ignorance. Programs have been initiated to combat disease and improve sanitation. Developing nations are helped in their efforts to improve 'economic and social growth through the organization of natural resources, and with loans from international lending agencies affiliated with the UN. The United States has always been one of the strongest supporters of the lIN and its undertakings. As Americans and as members of our country's military forces, it is our duty to understand what the UN is and what it stands for, and to support it in whatever way we can. Our peace and prosperity is interwoven with the peace and prosperity 'of the world, and our nation's freedom is secure only as long as the freedom of the world is secure. Comments ate MAM SlT3 WITH A PQBTTy QiBL FOCAN HOUR, IT 6EEMS LIKE A MINUTE, BUT LET THE SAME MAN SlT ON ON A MOT STOVE POQ A MINUTE, AND THAT SEEM LONGER THAN ANV HOUP... THAT'S R6LAT7VITV 0 va Albert &NSTGN FAMOUS &HY&CST ... free-wast- |