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e. Assignments and Transfers All ANP members are subject to transfer. A California member was transferred to Chicago to fill a vacancy created by the desertion of another member. In April, 1964, a storm trooper was transferred to regional units of the ANP in the United States to revitalize these groups. f. Medals and Honors In addition to promotions, commendatory letters and medals are awarded. In July, 1964, several letters of commendation were given to storm troopers at a meeting at national headquarters. At the same meeting, a "medal of merit" anda "prison medal" were given to a storm trooper, and a "mission medal" was awarded to three other members. The trooper who assaulted Dr. Martin Luther King in September, 1962, while the latter was making a speech in Birmingham, Alabama, was awarded the highest medal in the ANP--the Order of Adolf Hitler Silver Medal. & 5. Ritual a. Salutes and Secrecy When members enter the headquarters of the ANP, they are required to take two steps into the room, snap to attention, place their left hand on their belt, and extend their right hand diagonally from the shoulder in the manner of the old Nazi salute. They then cry "Sieg Heil!" - 45 -