United States Naval Academy - Lucky Bag Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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Commander JMerle N. Young, ChC Chaplain Chapel Chapel Mas one of the few places in which I could relax. I knelt each Sunday with the other young men in my class and prayed to God for strength to keep my Soul and mind clean and wholesome. I prayed for the will to do what was right and what was ex- pected of me. As I watched the American flag being carried to the altar I knew it to be the most beautiful flag in the world and its rightful place to be at God ' s altar. I listened to the Chaplain deliver his sermon and felt the unity which held us all in silence as we worshipped together. Lt. Commander Emmett T. Michaels, ChC Catholic Chaplain Lt. Commander Robert N. Stretch, ChC Assistant Protestant Chaplain Page 27

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Aviation For the men who wanted to fly, the Aviation Department was the last word. I found that there were certain aspects of Meteorology and flying procedure which could elude a hopeful aviator, but I kept on plugging. Even Plebe Summer found me and my classmates taking hops in the Martin PBM ' s, and talking of the wonderful things we would see and do once we became full fledged aviators. And then when we finally flew the Yellow Perils Second Class Summer, our enthusiasm knew no bounds. Every afternoon when we came back from the Naval Air Facility, each one of us would describe in great length to anyone who would listen his exploits of the day. That was aviation, ' our first taste of it. Ho v do you know it won ' t workV They laughed at the Wright brothers, didn ' t they? The United States Naval Academy Aviation Department, 195. ' {.