European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 09, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Log 8 the stars and stripes monday october 9, 1967 use caution on awards marines Saigon a with a re statement of policy the . Marine command has told Fiel units to take a closer look at the records of minor wounds before awarding purple heart medals a Marine officer said  question came up Over depletion of some units by excusing from further combat any Marine with three purple hearts the historic awards for injury in Battle. The order of the purple heart was instituted by George Washington in the american revolution and re Vived in 1932. As written the officer commented Allie have done is restated the policy for the award of purple heart As it is written in the awards manual. This is that around must be received in com Bat and must be serious enough to require the attention of a medical  said the Marine command had found a variance in the Way some units were awarding the purple heart. He explained that some units stick to the Book while others May have be in giving awards out to men who did not require the Atten Tion of a medical officer. If a Man receives three Pur ple hearts that is he is wounded three separate times Mili tary regulation says he shall be removed from the combat zone to a noncombat area. In recent months sources said a total of433 marines each received three purple hearts thus removing them from combat. The sources had no breakdown on serious Ness of the wounds. Klong Navy aids Aerial navigation in South Vietnam Saigon special a coastguard unit nicknamed Klong Navy is doing what some peo ple might consider an air Force Job electronic Aid to air navigation. The High and dry except May be for a bit of Klong water . Coast guard is a part of Thelong Range aids to navigation system Loran in South East Asia. Located in four Small Mobil trailers with a cozy 720 Square feet of deck space near the base operations building the coast guard system is a monitoring station for the main Lora n transmitter near a Tapao Satsat Lahip Thailand. Pinpoint spotting Loran is like the Sun . Forrest Colbath unit executive officer. If a Pilot wants to find his location by the Sun he uses his Sextant with to Raishe can pinpoint his location by our radio  main transmitter sends out radio Waves sort of like thrones made when a Stone i dropped in a Pond. An aircraft can determine his position by the time it takes those radio Waves to get to his ship explained  boasted that the Coas guard Loran system can Tela Pilot his position to within one to 10 feet of accuracy anywhere within the 1,000-mile transmitting  Klong Navy is a smal Crew with 16 enlisted men and two officers. Fax on the Beach sky troopers of the 1st Cav hit the South China sea coast during operation Pershing air assault. Army  50o hand mirrors \ a caches reflect red habits 1 by Herb Denton Bong son Vietnam special Al though the 1st air cavalry div has Bee engaged in combat with elements of the North vietnamese army for More than two years now it was Only recently that cavalrymen got any pertinent leads into the character and living habits of the typical communist  a week Long search Mission through an Nova battalion Headquarters in the song re Valley elements of the Cav s2nd in 8th cavalry uncovered nearly a dozen caches hidden in Hootchew and Bunker and Tunnel complexes. Their con tents show a certain style and  of All it appears that private Joe Nova May be a trifle vain. More than500 hand mirrors were discovered by the sky troopers. One can Only assume that this is to insure that every Wisp of hair is in place before going out sniping. If there is no godliness among the communists there certainly seems to be an emphasis on cleanliness. More than 700boxes of toothpaste and an equal number of unused tooth brushes were found Inone Hootch. In another there were around 300 towels Tea size and Bath size Woven in elaborate patterns of red Blue and yellow and a few Hundred Sticks of Long Green  is Strong evidence to indicate that Nova training might include a few lectures on the Fine Art of Needle  Large bolts of bluish Gray cloth the same material from which one of then a uniforms is made were found. In addition nearly 100,000 Needles and spools of thread were found. In one Hootch there were bolts of silk in flowered pattern which no doubt were intended for Many Fine pairs of pyjamas for use during rest periods. The battalion s Charlie company Acci dentally stumbled into a sunken mess Hall in the Side of a Mountain. The dining facilities on three Levels included Long Pic Nic tables and running water a Clear Coo Stream ran through the mess Hall. Though dining facilities seem Comfort Able the daily menus might not please most soldiers. Judging from what the 2ndof the 8th found the Basic diet is Rice Flavoured with lots of Salt. Around 1,000pounds of Rice and 14,000 pounds of Salt were found. A Basket of Betel nuts wrapped and stapled in plastic bags and similarly packaged pieces of cinnamon bark appear to be the Nova s dessert. Finally the Nova cadre appeared toehold Hope that there might be cause for some Small Celebration. They brought along a tiny liquor store of seven bottles of French liquor. However the liquor bottles were never opened. A Inisi Minnii in    gifts visits airmen brighten Day for orphans can Tho Vietnam special the americans come the americans come shout the Large group of children. They Are always Happy Tosee the americans come to visit them. The visits bring great Joy chaplains Brief new arrivals Danang Vietnam special newly arrived personnel at Danang air base Are receiving Complete rundown from the base chaplains on what their tour atthe base will be like. Twice a week newcomers reassembled in the base Chapel for a briefing accompanied by slides taken by the chaplains. We show them scenes around the base the aircraft assigned and our people working on civic actions projects said chaplain capt Harold Elliott. The Brief ing is coupled with the Chapel s religious programs. After the slide show is completed the men Are divided into groups Accord ing to their faiths. In the Day of an orphan said sister Angeline Secretary to the Mother Superior of the de la province orphanage in can Tho. The visits bring Joy to the 110orphans Between the Ages of 3 Days and 3 years. The 28 airmen of the k9 sentry dog Section of the 632nd Security police so of bin Thuy air base conducted a base wide Campaign to raise Money for the children. Airman . Thomas c. Trip Lett chairman of the orphanage committee presented sister an Geline with 43,660 plasters $370 donated by the air Force personnel of Binh Thuy air base. As part of the continuing project of the k9 Section More than 400 pounds of soap powder an baby products donated by state Side civic and Church groups an individuals were delivered to the orphanage. Present at the ceremony  w. Mayfield commander of the 632nd combat support group complimented the spirit and Public interest displayed bythe airmen. Happy Day airman 2.c. Robert h. Martin takes on a Happy babysitting chore at the de la province orphanage in can Tho. His fellow airmen meanwhile were distributing gifts and Money to the sister managing the Home. Of photo