Friday, Nov. 9, 2007Vol. 64 No. 43

Happy 232nd Birthday United States Marine Corps

Weather disappointed, but Nugent didn'tStory by MC1 Robert Lamb, NAVSTA Public Affairs

On Nov. 10, 1775, the Second ContinentalCongress resolved to raise two battalions of“American Marines.” Congress commissionedthirty-one year old Samuel Nicholas, a well-known Philadelphian, as captain of the fledg-ling force of Continental Marines. Nicholasraised two battalions of Marines as directedand began the long illustrious history of theUnited States Marine Corps.

On Nov. 1, 1921, General John A. Lejeuneissued Marine Corps Order No.47, Series1921.The order provided a summary of thehistory, mission, and traditions of the Corps.

Lejeune directed that the order be read to everycommand each subsequent year Nov. 10 hon-oring the founding of the Marine Corps. Thistradition has continued every year since 1921throughout the Corps.

The first official 'Birthday Ball' was probablyheld in 1925 in Philadelphia. No official records ofthe event were held prior to that date. Guests atthe ball in 1925 included the Gen. John Lejeune,Secretary of the Navy, well-known national lead-ers and representatives from all military services.

On Oct. 28, 1952, Commandant Gen. LemuelShepherd, Jr. directed the celebration of the Ma-

rine Corps Birthday be formalized throughoutthe Corps. The details were included in theMarine Corps Drill Manual approved in 1956.Shepherd’s order helped bring together the in-clusion of a cake ceremony and other traditionsstill held every year at the Marine Corps Birth-day Ball.

This year our proud tradition continues. Nov.10, Gen. James Conway, 34th Commandantof the Marine Corps, invites you to celebratethe Corps’ 232nd Birthday.

(Right) Servicemembers, dependents and other GTMOresidents weren't too disappointed not to hear themusic, but were extremely happy to get the chance toreceive some one on one time with a music legend.

See Ted, page 4

Days before the NEX/MWRCustomer Appreciation Weekend,Tropical Storm Noel lingeredaround the Caribbean, hindering thetravel of many of the special musi-cal guests to Guantanamo Bay(GTMO).

However, 'Motor City Madman'Ted Nugent was still able to makethe trip to GTMO.

Nugent explained that he wason a mission to support the troopsstationed in GTMO, as he has donefor troops around the world and isgrateful that the weather did notcancel his plan.

“I’ll do whatever it takes toplease you guys,” he said. “I’ll signanything you have, I’ll talk abouthunting, and I’ll talk about my newbook, whatever. I’m here to thankyou guys for all your service andmay God bless you all.”

Nugent signed guitars, shirts,record albums and even the cheeksof two women who were not pre-pared for the close encounter. Healso paused to take pictures withthe auidence and listened to the sto-ries his fans wanted to share withhim.

Nugent's visit was planned aspart of the NEX/MWR CustomerAppreciation Weekend and was oneof only a few acts that wwas ableto make the trip. MWR DirectorCraig Basel explains the circum-stances surrounding the last minutecancellations.

“TS Noel had a huge effect onthe outcome of NEX/MWR cus-tomer appreciation day entertain-ment,” remarked Craig Basel, Mo-rale, Welfare and Recreation Direc-tor. “Basically, due to high winds,

Photo by MC1 Robert Lamb

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Commanding Officer.....................................................................................Capt. Mark M. LearyExecutive Officer..........................................................................................Cmdr. Sylvester MooreCommand Master Chief...............................................................CMDCM(SW/AW) Keith CarlsonPublic Affairs Officer......................................................................................................Bruce LloydMass Communication Specialist/LPO...........................................................MC1 Robert lambMass Communication Specialist/Editor.................................................MC2 Kimberly Williams

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Bush proclaims ‘National Veterans Awareness Week’By John J. Kruzel, American Forces Press Service

battle."The president called upon

federal, state and local officialsto display the American flag andsupport and participate in pa-triotic activities in their com-munities. Bush also invited

civic and fraternal organiza-tions, places of worship,schools, businesses, unions,and the media to support thisnational observance with com-memorative expressions andprograms.

President of the United States George W. Bush

President Bush is urgingAmericans to recognize veter-ans’ valor and sacrifice throughceremonies and prayers during“National Veterans AwarenessWeek” next month.

From Veterans Day on Nov.11 through Nov. 17, the presi-dent encourages Americans toremember the brave men andwomen who have served asmembers of the U.S. armedforces, according to a procla-mation released by the WhiteHouse today.

“Throughout our history,America has been protected bypatriots who cherished libertyand made great sacrifices toadvance the cause of free-dom,” Bush said. “On VeteransDay, we honor these extraor-dinary Americans for their ser-vice and sacrifice, and we paytribute to the legacy of freedomand peace that they have givenour great nation.”

In times of war and ofpeace, servicemembers haveshouldered great responsibilityand lived up to the highest stan-dards of duty and honor to de-fend their fellow citizens andthe country they love, Bushsaid.

“Our veterans held fastagainst determined and ruthless

enemies and helped save theworld from tyranny and ter-ror,” he said. “They ensuredthat America remained whatour founders meant her to be:a light to the nations, spread-ing the good news of humanfreedom to the darkest cornersof the earth.”

Like the heroes before them,Bush said, today a new gen-eration of men and women arefighting for freedom aroundthe globe. “Their determination,courage, and sacrifice are lay-ing the foundation for a moresecure and peaceful world,”the president added.

Bush said Veterans Day isdedicated to the extraordinaryAmericans who protected ourfreedom in years past and tothose who protect it today.They represent the very bestof our nation, he said.

“Every soldier, sailor, air-man, Marine, and CoastGuardsman has earned the last-ing gratitude of the Americanpeople, and their service andsacrifice will be rememberedforever,” Bush said. “In thewords of Abraham Lincoln,‘Let us strive on to finish thework we are in, to bind up thenation’s wounds, to care forhim who shall have borne the

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Medal of Honor fictionLibrary of Congress’ Web site holds 24 bogus valor claims

By John Hoellwarth, Staff writer, Navy Times

The Library of Congress’ Veterans HistoryProject, which for the past seven years hasbeen collecting oral and written histories ofveterans’ war experiences, contains 24 entriesfor Medal of Honor recipients that are bogus,according to official records.

Of the 49 purported recipients of thenation’s highest award for combat valor whohave participated in the nationwide project bytelling their story for posterity, only 25 appearon the official Medal of Honor registry man-dated by Congress in 1916, which includes3,463 soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines whohave earned the medal since its inception.

The bogus entries came to light based on areview of Veterans History Project records byDoug Sterner, who maintains an extensive,yet unofficial, online database of valor awardrecipients, and Mary Schantag, who runs thePOW Network, a Web site listing U.S. pris-oners of war.

Their review also turned up 47 historyproject participants who appear to claim un-earned service crosses — the nation’s sec-ond-highest combat award — and 45 partici-pants who falsely claim to have been prison-ers of war.

Bob Patrick, director of the Veterans His-tory Project, said the records are provided byinterview subjects voluntarily, and project staffrarely verifies Medal of Honor claims. Theydo not review entries involving lesser awardsfor valor or service.

“We in the past have made an attempt tomake a review when people claim the Medalof Honor,” Patrick said in a telephone inter-view Monday afternoon. “We did a reviewsome months ago, 18 months, and clearly it istime we do a review again.”

As of Tuesday morning, the Veterans His-tory Project pulled all references to the Medalof Honor from the 24 entries in question.

Based on a list compiled by Sterner andSchantag and provided to Marine Corps Timeson Monday morning, the project’s Web siteincluded 32 unsubstantiated DistinguishedService Cross claims and 14 for the NavyCross. It also includes the profile of WallaceM. Gallant, who was listed as of Mondaymorning as a recipient of the Medal of Honor,the Air Force Cross and the other two servicecrosses. No service member has ever earned

As of Monday afternoon, it was unclearwhether any of the subjects could be pros-ecuted under the Stolen Valor Act of 2005, inwhich false verbal, written and physical claimsto unearned military awards carries a maxi-mum penalty of one year in prison and a$10,000 fine.

Patrick said project members are planningto scrub their Medal of Honor entries, and that“because of the new legislation, perhaps weneed to take a look at Distinguished ServiceCrosses as well.”

But he added that there’s only so far thatthe project can dig on its own. Verifying thereported awards of “roughly 50,000” veter-ans who have participated in the project sinceit was created by Congress in 2000 is “notfeasible,” given the breadth of information thatwould have to be reviewed and the lack of anational database for recipients of awards otherthan the Medal of Honor, Patrick said.

Instead, the Veterans History Project relieson the public to point out false informationand makes “a good-faith effort” to “strike thatfrom the individual’s record” when it is dis-covered, Patrick said.

Sterner said this case exposes the problemwith records relating to valor awards: Thegovernment does not maintain a central data-base of award recipients that, if made avail-able to the public, could easily disprove falseclaims of valor nationwide.

“The VHP exists because officially, as anation we have done a poor job of recordingand preserving the history of our heroes. They,like myself and others, have seen the need topreserve the stories of our veterans, and havestepped out to do something positive. It is criti-cal, however, that official channels providethem the tools to ensure that the history thuspreserved is accurate history.”

Sterner also applauded the project’s goals,adding that “the worst thing we can do be-cause of this problem is kill the messenger”and places the onus on Congress to establisha searchable database that would have pre-vented this problem.

Several lawmakers who were recently con-tacted by Marine Corps Times expressed theirsupport for the establishment of the databaseand hearings to discuss it, but none has yetscheduled a hearing nor drafted legislation.

all three service crosses.Patrick was hesitant to classify the inter-

view subjects as frauds, and held open thepossibility that there were clerical errors alongthe way.

“We have found cases of transcription er-rors and some cases where someone just wrotesomething down wrong,” he said.

Sterner, a Vietnam veteran who was a driv-ing force behind recently enacted legislationsetting harsh punishments for those who claimunearned awards, said seeing “lies stampedwith the seal of authenticity implied by findingthese war stories preserved in the Library ofCongress makes me want to throw up.”

He added that the fraudulent claims call intoquestion the credibility of the all the project’saccounts, but Patrick said accuracy is not theproject’s primary goal.

“I don’t think the project is compromisedbecause it is not the mission of this project toestablish a registry. The mission is to collectthe war-time memories from World War I toIraq and Afghanistan,” he said.

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Unclaimed vehiclesThe NAVSTA Security impound lot is getting full. Thedepartment can hold vehicles for only 120 days. Thecars listed are approaching or past this deadline. Afterthis deadline, vehicles are turned over to Bremcor asdirected by NAVSTA’s Abandoned Property Boardinstruction.

Only the registered owner or his agent may claim thevehicle; do not call asking to purchase. For moreinformation, contact CEC(SCW) Craig Thomas at 4325,Monday – Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. or emailthomascs@usnbgtmo.navy.mil.

Make/Model Color PlateDodge Ram/Vam White C-7104Chevy Van White C-0580Chevy Celebrity White C-5351Chevy Custom DLX Gold UKNFord Mustang White UKNToyota Corona White C-5976Chevy Suburban White UKNDodge Truck Black C-6030Mercury Monarch Blue C-6955Dodge Ram/Van White UNK

(Left) Paige Bohan and (Right) Pamela Huffsurround Ted Nugent during a photo-op, justminutes after getting his autograph.

Photo by MC1 Robert Lamb

From page 1Ted...

weather patterns and NALO’s de-cision to combine flights, we lostthe ability to move everyone fromJacksonville to GTMO as originallyplanned. It was decided to bringTed Nugent in since we had all ofhis equipment loaded on the planeand at the time we thought the seasmight calm down enough to bringhis gear to windward, unfortunately,that did not happen as well.”

Ted 'Gonzo' Nugent arrived lateon Thursday afternoon and waseager and willing to set up his equip-ment and put on a show, but theweather in and around the baywouldn’t cooperate.

“Thanks to MCSFCO and theUSCG, we were able to get Tedover on Thursday but only for ameet and greet that night. Ted wasvery stoked about being here andhad a terrific time meeting all thetroops and leadership that he couldduring his short stay”, added Basel.

The waves in the bay rangedfrom six - 10 feet, which preventedTed’s equipment from being trans-ported across the bay to the Wind-ward side for his show at the Wind-jammer.

So what is an entertainer to doin this situation?

Host a meet and greet - at leastthat is what Nugent did much tothe delight of his fans.

“I would consider myself a bigfan. I have three of his albums inmy collection of 1200,” said Para-chute Rigger 1st Class (AW)Travis Mostoller. “It was disap-pointing that a lot of civilian andmilitary legwork and paperworkwent into bringing him down andhe couldn’t perform. With onlyTed Nugent arriving to sign auto-graphs and Survivor cancelling, itwas a let down.”

'Terrible Ted' arrived at around9 p.m. at the Windjammer Ballroomand began to tell stories of his trav-els and made sure that everyoneknew that he was glad to be hereand wanted to do whatever he couldto please his fans. He went as faras apologizing to the crowd forsomething that was completely outof his control, the weather.

“I’m a fan of his in that he’sfrom my “era” and I was disap-pointed that he didn’t play. I havenever been to one of his concerts

and to see him perform up closewould have been quite entertain-ing, I’m sure,” said Pamela Huff,Housing facilities manager.

On one occasion a young Ma-rine Corporal introduced himselfand said nice to see you again!The Marine had run across TedNugent in Iraq, while he was sta-tioned near the town of Fallujah,in 2004.

"It was in May 2004, my Bat-talion had moved to Camp Fallujah,we had moved up there for theFirst push into the city in April,We had a day off for 'Boost ofMorale Day' for the Battalion," saidCpl. Kenneth Housouer. Soon af-ter we found out that Toby Keith

and Ted were coming,The concert was supposed to

start at 7 p.m., but it didn't startuntil midnight and we waitedaround so we could see them,even though we had a patrolaround the city at 5:30 a.m. It wasawesome, I had seats in row five.I wish that I could see anotherTed Nugent concert again," repliedHousouer.

Well you might just get thatchance, Corporal. According toMWR officials, 'The Nuge' is veryinterested in working out detailsfor a show sometime during thespring and MWR is committed tomaking this happen.

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CatholicDaily Catholic Mass Mon. - Fri.5:30 p.m. (Main Chapel)Vigil Mass, Sat. 5 p.m. (MainChapel)Sun. Mass, 7:30 a.m. (JTF-TroopersChapel)Sun. 9 a.m. Mass (Main Chapel)Protestant (GTMO Chapel)Sat. 11 a.m. Seventh Day AdventistService (Room B)Sun. 7 p.m. Filipino ChristianFellowship (Room A)8 a.m. Pentecostal Gospel Temple(Room D)9 a.m. LDS Service (Room A)10 a.m. Liturgical Service (Room B)11 a.m. General Prot. Service11 a.m. United JamaicanFellowship (Bldg 1036)1 p.m. Gospel Service7 p.m. Iglesia Ni Cristo (FellowshipHall)Friday Religious Services1:15 p.m. Islamic Service (Room C)7 p.m. Jewish Service (FMI call2628)

Religious Services/JTF Troopers Chapel

Catholic ServicesWed. 11 a.m. Spanish Mass (New)Sat. 6:30 p.m. Vigil Mass (PPIChapel)Sun. 7:30 a.m. Sunday Mass (New)Protestant (GTMO Chapel)Sat. 11 a.m. Seventh Day AdventistService (Room B)Sun. 5:30 Filipino ChristianFellowship (Room A)8 a.m. Pentecostal Gospel Temple(Room D)9 a.m. LDS Service (Room A)10 a.m. Liturgical Service (Room B011 a.m. General Prot. Service11 a.m. United Jamaican Fellowship(Bldg 1036)1 p.m. Gospel service8 p.m. Iglesia Ni Cristo (Room B)

Religious Services/Base Chapel

OmbudsmanCorner

Steve Doherty (RetiredSteve)

NAVSTA OmbudsmanPhone - 77239

84882 on base, and 011-5399-84882

commercial.gtmo

ombudsman@aol.comMachele Friend

Navy ExpeditionaryGuard BattalionOmbudsman

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43-game losing streakcomes to an end — It took 44years and three overtimes for Navy tobeat Notre Dame. The Midshipmensnapped an NCAA-record 43-gamelosing streak to the Fighting Irish onSaturday, Nov. 3, with a 46-44 victoryin triple overtime. Kaipo-NoaKaheaku-Enhada threw a 25-yard TDpass to Reggie Campbell on the firstplay of the third overtime, then foundhim again in the end zone for the 2-point conversion.It was the first time Navy (5-4) beatNotre Dame since a 35-14 win in 1963when Roger Staubach wasquarterback for the Midshipmen. TheMidshipmen celebrated the long-awaited victory at midfield, jumpingon top of each other.

Photo by Associated Press

The fourth ship in the Navy’shistory named in honor of RearAdm. William T. Sampson, USSSampson (DDG 102), was com-missioned Nov. 3 at Massport’sBlack Falcon Cruise Ship Termi-nal with more than a thousand spec-tators in attendance braving thewind and rain.

The new Arleigh Burke classguided-missile destroyer, built at theBath Iron Works in Maine, wasthe first ship in five years com-missioned in Boston.

Sampson’s commissioning of-ficially began with the traditional19-gun salute by the oldest fieldartillery regiment in the nation, 1-101st Field Artillery Battalion, Mas-sachusetts Army National Guard.

The salute honored Massachu-setts Sen. John Kerry, who wasthe senior platform guest at thecommissioning.

Kerry remarked that theSampson’s legacy would be de-

fined by her commander and crew.The ceremony’s principal guest

speaker was Vice Adm. William D.Sullivan, the military representativeto the North Atlantic Treaty Orga-nization. Sixteen years ago, then-commander Sullivan decommis-sioned USS Sampson (DDG 10),the ship he commanded duringOperations Desert Shield andDesert Storm.

Wilmington, N.C., residentClare Parsons is the ship’s spon-sor. She is a retired commander inthe U.S. Navy Reserves and hergreat-grandfather was William T.Sampson. Parsons was on handto give the order to bring the shipto life, a time-honored Navy tradi-tion. In addition to giving the com-mand to bring the ship to life, Par-sons also sang a solo, 'O MasterLet Me Walk with Thee,' withNavy Band Northeast providingmusical accompaniment.

Sampson was the commander

of the U.S. blockading and NorthAtlantic squadrons during the Span-ish-American War of 1898. Dur-ing the war with Spain, Sampsonwas in charge of the North Atlan-tic and conducted the blockade ofCuba, whereby the ships under hiscommand completely destroyedthe Spanish vessels of SpanishAdm. Pasqual Cervera as they at-tempted to escape from the har-bor of Santiago.

Previous ships named Sampsonwere DD 63 (1916-1921), DD 394(1938-1945) and DDG 10 (1960-1991).

The newest Sampson, whichis 511 feet in length, 66 feet at itswidest point, displaces 9,200 tonsof water, and has a top speed inexcess of 30 knots, will sail with25 officers and 250 enlisted crewmembers aboard. The Sampsonis expected to arrive in her homeport of San Diego, Calif. later thisyear.

Ship Named in Honor of RearAdm. William T. SampsonStory by MC2 John M. Stratton, Fleet Public Affairs Center, Atlantic

GTMO NEX hosts annualStory, photos by MC2 Kim Williams, NAVSTA Public Affairs

Bottom left: 'Side Swipe' demonstrates theacrobatics they are best known for. The groupwas recently featured on NBC televisiontalent show 'America's got Talent.'

NEX patrons patiently wait in line for the store to open Nov. 3.

Mother Nature’sweek-long, rainy

wrath subsided Nov. 3 in timefor the Naval StationGuantanamo Bay Cuba(GTMO) Navy Exchange's(NEX) Customer Appreciationweekend events and sale.

Hundreds of base residentspurchased $665,000 worthof merchandise at theNEX's 'mother of all sales'making it the highestgrossing NEX CustomerAppreciation sale ever forthe GTMO store.

The weekend's otherevents included musicalperformances, martial artsdemonstrations and a 5K run.

Several vendors were onhand to educate consumersabout their products.

“I visited the Asicsshoe clinic to see if Iam wearing the properrunning shoes,” saidAviation Mechanic(AW) 2nd ClassTinashe Chigumira. “Itwas pretty cool. I wasinformed by the repthat I have somethingcalled turned in ankles.He said that becauseof this, I need extrasupport in the archesof my feet," explainedChigumira. "I amgoing to try the type ofshoe he recommendedand see if it helps withmy running,” saidChigumira.

Store patrons wereable to take advantage

of heavily discountedprices on electronics,clothing, personal careproducts and groceries.The NEX held severalraffles throughout theweekend that awardedwinners everything fromvacation packages [for activeduty servicemembersonly], to NEX giftcertificates, purses,electronics and even amotorcycle - courtesy ofHarley Davidson.

“I won a $500 giftcertificate from the NEX,"said ConstructionElectrician (SCW) 1st

Class Walter Gibbs. "Inever did hear my namebecause I was in linegetting ready to feed myface with free BBQ theNEX was serving,” Gibbsadded. "Someone fromthe NEX called my houseand let my daughterConstana know that Ineeded to go to theUniform shop area to pickup my gift certificate. Iwas totally surprised thatI had won anything,especially a $500 giftcertificate ,” Gibbs added.“I believe my wife anddaughter were more

Top left: Members of martial arts demonstration team'Side Swipe' conduct a clinic with local children Nov. 3.

Bottom right: NEX 5K overall winners Wilfredo Turelland Mellissa Belleman accept their awards.

Customer Appreciation weekend

excited about my win than I wasbecause [I gave them the card]and let them use it to get an earlystart on buying Christmas [gifts].The NEX Appreciation Event is anice way to spend the day and getin on some really great sales deals,that’s why I go every year,” saidGibbs.

Performers for the weekendincluded martial arts organization‘Side Swipe’ who displayed itsacrobatic, martial arts to audiences

in the NEX atrium and at theWindjammer ballroom.

Side Swipe Sensei SharkeyJohn was excited about his visitto GTMO and expressed hisgratitude for being able to performat NEX Appreciation Weekend.

“I want to thank everyone atthe base with their cooperation andhelp with everything. It is a greathonor for the nine of us to behere,” said John.

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Obeying NAVSTAObeying NAVSTAObeying NAVSTAObeying NAVSTAObeying NAVSTAInstruction/TrafficInstruction/TrafficInstruction/TrafficInstruction/TrafficInstruction/Traffic

RegulationsRegulationsRegulationsRegulationsRegulations

For further questions, pleasecontact Base Security at 4105.

Registration and License Plates: Allprivate motor vehicles and motorcyclesat NAVSTAGTMO are required to beregistered by their owner or the owner'sagent at the Motor Vehicle RegistrationOffice for identification and databaseentry. Additionally, before a privatemotor vehicle or motorcycle may beoperated at NAVSTAGTMO, it shall beregistered in accordance with allapplicable provisions of this chapter atthe Motor Vehicle Registration Officeand be issued a Guantanamo Baylicense plate and decals, or temporarylicense plate.As per NAVSTAGTMOINST 11200.1,parking of any motor vehicle (includingboats, boat trailers, jet skis) isPROHIBITED on the grass or yardareas in housing. Violators will beticketed! MWR has space available forboat/trailer/jet ski parking at theMcCalla field lot.NAVSTAGTMOINST 11200.1 MotorVehicle and Traffic Regulations, unlessotherwise specified by speed limit signs,no person may operate a motor vehicleat NAVSTAGTMO at a speed greaterthan 25 miles per hour on the roads and10 miles per hour in all parking lots.Obedience to NAVSTA Police: Noperson shall flee from, attempt to eludeor evade, or willfully fail to comply withany lawful order, direction or requestgiven by a NAVSTA Police memberacting in the execution of his office.Allpersons shall yield the right of way to anemergency vehicle responding to anemergency call When approached by anemergency vehicle using flashing lightsand/or sirens all other motor vehicles inthe area without regard to direction oftravel shall pull to the right side of the

Sailor of The Week

roadway as soon as safely possible, andshall remain there until the emergencyvehicle has passed. The driver of anemergency vehicle when responding toan emergency call, in pursuit of a personsuspected to have committed a seriousoffense, or when responding to (but notreturning from) an emergency, shall useaudible and/or visual signals and afternotifying and receiving permission fromsecurity Dispatch.Child Safety Seats: Except forpassengers riding on buses not equipped

with seat belts, all children age fouryears and under, and not exceeding 45pounds in weight, shall use an infant orchild safety seat approved by the U.S.Department of Transportation, in amanner for which the seat was designed,while riding in any motor vehicle. Noperson may modify, remove, or disableany installed safety restraints, in order toavoid using it in compliance with thissection, nor may any person operate amotor vehicle that has been so modified.

AG3 Stephen PadgettNaval Aviation Forecast Component GTMO

“I’m thrilledwith therecognition forpersonalperformance. Ithink this helpsme to confirmthat the Navyappreciates theimportance ofthe weatherforecastingfunctions thatwe carry outaround theworld everyday.”

Father and Son Croquet Tournament Nov. 18., 2 – 5 p.m. at 1101 Deer Point

Tickets available at the NEX atriumSaturdays, 10 a.m – 2 p.m.

FMI contact Harriet Johnston 77700

GTMO Spouses Club

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Creature Feature: Green Moray EelCreature Feature: Green Moray EelCreature Feature: Green Moray EelCreature Feature: Green Moray EelCreature Feature: Green Moray EelStory, photo provided by José B. Montalvo, Natural Resources Manager, Environmental Department

The Green Moray Eel (Gymnothoraxfunebris) is the common moray often seenat GTMO by divers and occasionallyhooked by unsuspecting anglers. Greenmorays are a uniform green color withno distinguishing markings other than awhite chin on adults. Juveniles lack thewhite chin. This eel’s color is a result of ayellowish mucous over the dark blue skin.The mucous is a protective covering thatshields the eel from diseases andparasites.Green morays are found in themid-Atlantic from New Jersey throughBermuda, the Gulf of Mexico, through-out the Caribbean and south to Brazil.These are among largest eels normallygrowing to more than six feet long andweighing approximately 30 pounds. Thelargest reported was eight feet andweighed 65 pounds.

Very little is known regarding greenmoray spawning however, morays do layeggs. Upon hatching, the larvae, calledleptocephali, are transparent and shapedlike ribbons. They drift along the cur-rents with plankton until they transforminto juveniles. After the transformationfrom larvae, juvenile morays resembleadults.

Morays have large teeth with two rowsin the front upper jaw, a set called vomer-ine teeth in the roof of the mouth, and asingle row of teeth in the lower jaw. Thisformidable set of teeth, combined withtheir elongated and flattened body, is anadaptation for catching prey in the coralreef environment, where morays spendmost of their lives. They are nocturnalpredators who use their sense of smell tolocate prey hiding among holes and crev-ices inside reefs. They can easily movethroughout the entire reef system findingprey and then subduing prey with the largeset of teeth. Morays feed primarily onfish, crabs and shrimp.

Morays may appear threatening to ob-servers because they open and close theirmouths frequently and expose their teeth.This behavior is actually an aid to breath-ing and not a threatening gesture. Mo-rays are very sedentary with small gills

and low oxygen demands. When open-ing and closing their mouths, they areactually pumping water through their gillsto pick up oxygen for breathing.

Green morays occupy a very high levelin the food chain and have few, if any,natural predators. They are occasionallyeaten by local human populations how-ever, due to their level in the food chainand association with coral reefs, the riskfor ciguatera poisoning from eating greenmorays is considered high. (Ciguatera is

a toxin that may be present in coral reefsand bio-accumulates in predators eatingcigua-toxic prey.)

Most human interaction with greenmorays is SCUBA divers observing themin the reef. It is best to just observe themand not attempt to feed or make physicalcontact. Green morays have bitten peopleand when they bite, it is severe. Like-wise, divers investigating holes and crev-ices with their hands may also be bitten.

Boy ScoutCan Drive

Saturday, Nov. 10, theBoy Scouts of Troop 435

want your cans andglass bottles. Please

place your donations ina bag or box by the curb

before 9 a.m. FMI or aspecial pick-up call

75815, Guy Belleman,Scoutmaster.

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SWIM ACROSS THE BAYNov. 17 at 6:30 a.m. Open to first

50 people to sign up!Participants should be intermediate

or advanced swimmersPRE-SWIM: Nov. 16 at 6 p.m.

Windjammer PoolFMI Call Anthony Roberts 2205 or

77919

WHAT’S ON YOURPROGRAM?

Army vs. Navy Flag FootballGame

Women’s games begins at 7 p.m.Men’s game begins at 8 p.m.

both games will be held at CooperField Dec. 2

Tail party kicks off at 2803 atCooper Field. Prizes awarded all

evening!!!FMI Sports Coordinator 2113

FAMILY FUN DAYDec. 8 at the Windjammer Pool at

10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free food anddrinks

Floaties allowed, Iceberg andbanana boat provided

FMI Call Tony 2205 or 77262

GET YOUR BOATS READYChristmas Parade, Dec. 1,

Mr. Johnny Grant w/StephaniePowers; Wilmer Valderama fm

‘That 70’s Show’; Kate Linder fm‘Young and the Restless’; two

Victoria Secret Angels; KariTurner fm ‘JAG’.

CHRISTMAS PARADE Christmas Parade and Concert

Downtown Lyceumwith Johnny Grant and

Stephanie Powers6 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 9Mr. Woodcock7 p.m., PG, 88 min.Resident Evil9 p.m., R, 95 min

Saturday, Nov. 10Sydney White7 p.m., PG-13, 117 min.Halloween9 p.m., R, 109 min.

Sunday, Nov. 113:10 to Yuma7 p.m., R, 117 min.

Monday, Nov. 12Balls of Fury7 p.m., PG-13, 90 min.

Tuesday, Nov. 13Death Sentence7 p.m., R, 105 min.

Wednesday, Nov. 14Resident Evil7 p.m., R, 95 min.

Thursday, Nov. 15Shoot 'Em Up7 p.m., R, 86 min.

Sydney White

Comedy, PG-13 117 minCast: Amanda Bynes, Sara Paxton, andMatt Long.

College freshman Sydney White hascome to Southern Atlantic University topledge her late mom’s once-dignified so-rority. But, while surviving the pledgingprocess wrought by evil campus witchmean-spirited sorority president RachelWitchburn , Sydney finds out this ver-sion of sisterhood isn’t remotely what it’scracked up to be.

Resident Evil

Action/Adventure, Suspense/Horror, Adaptation &SequelCast: Milla Jovovich, Oded Fehr, Mike Epps, IainGlen, Ali Larter

Alice, now in hiding in the Nevada desert, once againjoins forces with Carlos Olivera and L.J., along with newsurvivors Claire, K-Mart and Nurse Betty to try to elimi-nate the deadly virus that threatens to make every hu-man being undead ... and to seek justice.

11Friday, Nov. 9, 2007

GTMO ShopperGTMO ShopperGTMO ShopperGTMO ShopperGTMO ShopperFor Sale

Lost/Found

Announcements

Employment

Sunday afternoonfootball

at the Goat Locker1 - 9 p.m. Spon-

sored by CPOAGTMO. Free food andsodas will be served!

FMI: 84206

Vehicles/Boats

Yard Sales

Need a Home

(2) Microwave, washer/dryer,other appliances and computerperipherals. FMI call 77116.(2) Rockford Fosgate Car amplifierin like new condition. 200 watts 2channel subwoofer amp with allmanuals $50. 1 Alpine 200 watt 2channel subwoofer amp still inoriginal packing. $30. FMI call77745 or 84184.(2) Couch $50, chair w/foot stool$25, washer and dryer $50, medicalexam table $100, heart rate monitor$25 All prices negotiable. FMI77398 or 3632.(2) Washer and dryer; desk;toddler bed; lamps; couches;baby items and foose ball table.FMI call 75583.(2) Sylvania television set 27 inch.$75, OBO. FMI call 4989.(2) Computer desk and a leatherchair (great condition) for just$50. Must sell by this weekend.FMI call 72112 or 77108.(2) Selling: 51 inch projection TVwith 2 media stands $500 OBO.FMI call 77954.(2) Retro: Blue Sofa and chair withmatching end tables and coffeetable $400 (light blue and silverlegs); 2 silver and natural barstools $85, Washer and dryercombination $85. FMI call 75676or 3500.(1) Audiobahn car subwoofer1500 watts, two 300 watts Sony6x9 speaker; 2-channel Sonyamplifier 1000 watts. FMI call77879.(1) 51 inch Projection TV. Asking$350. Good condition. FMI call77954.(1) Car Stereo W/ 3x6 monitorwatch DVD or video from thedriver’s seat $225; Adam’s golfirons steel shaft 3-PW lightly used$175; Big Bertha’s 3-PW RCH 95Graphite shaft, New Grips $200.FMI call 79506.(1) Mountain Bike w/helmet $75;Kitchen Table w/2 chairs $100;W/D excellent condition $300.FMI call 77988 or 9798.(1) Rockford fosgate bassamplifier plus two subwooferspackage deal for only $350 OBO.FMI call 77232 or 8153.(1) Washer & Dryer $200, Dial upmodems $75. FMI call 77134.(1) Glass top table with six chairs$130; wooden rounded table $35;In tables $15; Whirlpool dryer

$50; SCSI modem $50 andComputer desk $25. FMI call75885.(1) Heavy Duty Washer/Dryerset, $300 for set, will also sellitems separately. FMI call 9794 or77806.(1) Large couch (fair shape) $25;Large CAL King Bed (fair shape)$150; Bar stools $10; Sofa Chair$10; X-mas tree $5; TV cabinet w/drawers $10; sm dresser $5; CD/DVD rack $7; toaster over $5;luggage, various kitchenapplicances, Desk with drawers$15; Outdoor swing $10; paintballgun, Fishing Pole holder $15;Tackle boxes, Large shelving forgarage $10; Golf clubs $7; takesall, Aluminum outdoor table $10;clothing for men, women, girls,boys $2; per bag. All items pricedto sell and negotiable. FMI call77502.(1) Maytag Neptune high-efficiency washer and dryer,excellent condition, $450 OBO.FMI call 75744.

(1) Fleet and Family SupportCenter is looking for a LicensedClinical Social Worker, LicensedMental Health Counselor, orLicensed Marriage and Familycounselor to work with couples,individuals, and families at theFFSC in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.Please contact Patricia Williamsat 4141 and /or Serco atwww.serco-na.com to apply forposition.(1) Ocean Enterprises is nowtaking applications for full andpart time positions! Snorkelersand Scuba Divers encouraged toapply. Applications available atOE Dive Center or call 75336.

(1) Interested in meeting up withold shipmates stationed inGTMO? Know someonepreviously stationed in GTMO?Interested in joining theGuantanamo Bay Association?Visit www.gitmobay.org to findout how.(1) W.T. Sampson Unit School,along with the Department ofDefense Education Activity(DoDEA), will join schools acrossthe United States, the NationalEducation Association (NEA)

and many other educationalorganizations in observing the86th Annual American EducationWeek. It will be celebrated Nov.11-17. This year’s theme is, GreatPublic Schools: A Basic Rightand Our Responsibility. Thetheme highlights the importanceof bringing educators, staff,parents, students, andcommunities together in a unifiedeffort to build great publicschools. It reminds us about theresponsibility we have to providestudents with quality publicschools so that they can grow,prosper, and achieve in the 21stcentury. American EducationWeek is a good time to rememberthe caring teachers, educationsupport professionals, substituteeducators, and involvedcommunity members and parentsthat make the difference inchildren’s learning. Together,we’re making great schools forchildren.

(2) 50cc Milan/Vespa Scooter ingood condition with 2 helmetsand gloves. $600 OBO willing tonegotiate. FMI call 77745 or 84184.(2) 96 Pontiac Sunfire, runs great,$3500 OBO. Avail 11/19 FMI call72440 or 77477.(2) 2005 Chocolate V6 Automatic,KIA, Sportage 16,000 miles, likenew. $16, 700 OBO. Full tank ofgas, leather interior(tan), CDplayer, convertible fold flat backseat, camping tray, luggage rack,tinted windows, alarm withkeyless entry and 4 doors. FMIcall 75676 or 3500.(2) Two new jetskis, 1200cc each,trailer and all extras, $23,000 OBO.FMI call 77153.(2) 2004 Bajaj Cheetak Scooter,150 CC, manual transmission.Excellent running condition,comes with helmet, goggles, sparetire, & tool kit. $2,000. FMI call4814 or 75617.(2) 1985 ford f-150 p/u LB 2X4with an in-line 6 automatic trans.;truck in fair cond. $1,200 OBO.FMI call 77350 or 75672.(1) 2002 EZ-GO Golf cart. Goodcondition. New batteries, newseat covers, $900. FMI call 79599.(1) 1986 Cherokee Jeep, 4x4manual trans. $1300 OBO. FMIcall 75591 or 4222.(1) 1985 Dodge Truck, reliable

gtmo special. Ready Dec 6, $900OBO. FMI call 77954.(1) 2000 Mitsubishi Galant, not aGTMO special, FMI call 77232 or8153.(1) 2002 EZ-GO Golf Cart.Excellent condition. $1,500 firm.FMI call 75696.(1) 1994 Nissan convertible. Amust see / must sell. Manyupgrades. New low profile tires.FMI 77502(1) 2002 Motorcycle. HondaShadow ACE 750 cc. Excellentcondition and low miles. Title inhand. Will negotiate on price inorder to sell. Goes in crate onNov. 14. FMI 77502.(1) 2002 Gas powered Golf Cart.Lots of spare parts and tiresincluded. Large canopyincluded. First $450 takes it. FMI77502(1) 2001 PT Cruiser (Limited),Power everything, sun roof.leather interior, good runningcondition, A/C. $7,000 OBO. FMIcall 77713.

(1) 2 mini Dachshunds to goodhome. Purebred, 1 male (Frank)4yrs old, 1 female (Beans) 3 yrsold, red, short haired, fixed, housebroken and kennel trained.Approximately 15 lbs each. Mustgo together, they have neverbeen apart. Not patient with smallchildren. FMI call 75550.

Nov. 10 — Caribbean Circle 07, 7- 11 a.m.Nov. 10 — Caribbean Circle #40C,7 - 9 a.m.Nov. 10 — Caribbean Circle #42C,7 - 11 a.m.Nov. 11 — Knob Hill, #14A, 8 -noon.

Friday, Nov. 9, 200712

Photo provided by MWR

Photo by Nicole McCarver

LLLLL ocal children and their parents braved the elements and participated in several Halloween events. The Joint Task Force First Class Petty Officer's Association sponsored a costume

contest Oct. 31 at the NEX Atrium awarding prizes to the top three costumes.W.T. Sampson High School's senior class also hosted a haunted house Oct. 25-

27 at the Wine Cellar where volunteers suited up in their scariest costumes toentertain guests. It was a SPOOKY SPOOKY SPOOKY SPOOKY SPOOKY good time!

Photo illustration by MC2 Kim Williams