Barbour County (LST 1195) - Naval Cruise Book

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1 1 I WEST PAC 79- AFTERTHOUGHT EST PAC 79: AN AFTERTHOUGHT WEST PAC 79 is a gem of an experience ihal epitomizes 1 adventure the Navy so promises. It is, indeed, a fuinilmenl r a promise. All aspects taken, West Pac 79 is one cruise worthy of )nsideration. To begin with, it entails a lot of traveling which itself is education. Traveling never ceases to fascinate most of us. It is always n to know a place and enjoy its sights. So joyous is the eling of being transported to an exotic land. Confirm famil- r graffiti in any landmark: so and so was here on such and ch date, in big, bold letters. Meeting people of various cultures seems to offer more citement. 1, for one, am thrilled to the utmost trying to .irn their own ways and customs. True, it is not casv to cope th the differences between us, but neither is it hard to relate th them. To know other people is to know more oi ' our- Ives. While in West Pac, we are afforded a rare and different ilitical insight— insight that is not opinionated, insight that ITers markedly with major studio broadcasts . We are at a nlage point, so to speak, to make a careful analysis of a lilical situation and to examine thoroughly the present idership. ' Reportage by media on the economic plight of most Asian tions has become blase. Yet, in actuality, the poverty still 3ves appalling. In the United States there is so much of ictically everything that we cannot help but overindulge. lis sad truth to confront us, we aptly question our sense of lues. The opportune moment has come for us to set things proper perspective. Amidst these relevancies, there bears, most importantly, a riluality — so awesome and immense— in ha ing witnessed ; rising and setting of the sun at the horizon in the middle of Jless deep blue. And in our solitude are glorious moments self-contemplation. Surely. WEST PAC 79 leaves its marks upon us. Not only ■ lessons learned and values reexamined in introspection, I sweet memories to reminisce as as well. i 1. Bo er S. Ramenlo 69

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AWARDS EARNED DURING THE CRUISE EMCS Richard SACKETT NAVY ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL QM3 David MEAD NAVY ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL ENFN Russell TRETTIN LETTER OF APPRECIATION BMSN William GILMORELETTER OF APPRECIATION ENFN James JACKLEN LETTER OF APPRECIATION ADVANCEMENTS WHILE DEPLOYED DKl Ronald BURKE advanced lo DKC MS2 Angelo DEGUIA advanced lo MSI EN2 Richard HARGETT advanced to EN I EN3 Michael ROGERS advanced to EN2 OS3 Victor BROWN advanced to OS2 HM3 James GARNER advanced to HM2 BM3 Jerry OLARTE advanced to BM2 SM3 Michael GOBLE advanced to SM2 MS3 Rcmigio TANCIANGCO advanced to SM2 RM3 Bobby CANNON advanced to RM2 ENFN Glenn O ' NEILL advanced to EN3 ENFN Raymond CASTILLO advanced to EN3 MSSN Steven KETCHAM advanced to MS3 ENFN Kenneth DUMOND advanced lo EN3 GMGSN Scott HEMPEL advanced to GMG3 OSSN John RASTELLO advanced to OS3 HTFN Lonny SINGER advanced to HT3 ICFN Jeffrey DARR advanced to IC3 SKSN Adolfo VOELKER advanced to SK3 OSSN Robert FRICKS advanced to OS3 YNSN Joseph ASBILL advanced to YN3 MRFN Stephan MITCH EL advanced to MR3 SHSN Keith TURNER advanced to SH3 ENFN Ravmonle RICHARDSON advanced to EN3 MSSN Ralph LUNA advanced to MS3 RMSN Orlando RAMOS advanced to RM3 SN Dennis MARSHALL advanced to BM3 SN Gary WOOD advanced to BM3 FA Kelly RISNER advanced lo FN SA Joe LANE advanced lo SN SA Dennis McDONNELL advanced to SN SA Michael LIVRANCE advanced to SN FA Guv CAMPBELL advanced to FN SA Renard BALLARD advanced to SN EMFA John ARMIJOS advanced to EMFN GMGSA Ronald GEBBY advanced to GMGSN FA Kurt CRADDOCK advanced to FN 68 ; - if Vk i ' HI FA John MclNTYRE advanced to FN FA Randall CLARK advanced to FN SA Edward HARRIS advanced lo SN SA Thomas GRANEAU advanced lo SN SA William SIMPSON advanced lo SN SA Michael SAVARESE advanced to SN SA Robert WALKER advanced to SN SA John ROACH advanced to SN SA Timothy MOBLEY advanced to SN SA Jeffrey SMITH advanced to SN SA John AGNONE advanced to SN SA Mark WOLFE advanced to SN SA Michael LAHMAN advanced lo SN FA Kelly BROWER advanced lo FN SA Raymond REAMY advanced to SN HTFA Joseph ORTEGO advanced lo HTFN SR James MAGEE advanced lo SA SR Michael ARKANSAS advanced to SA SR John DAVIS advanced to SA SHSR Vergery McCALL advanced lo SHSA FR Jeffrey RAUM advanced to FA FR Vincent DIANGELO advanced to FA FR Jay JACKSON advanced to FA SR Philemon BAKER advanced to SA FR Lester WIERSON advanced to FA RMSR Edwin McKESSON advanced to RMSA

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SHIP ' S COMPANY ABRAHAM, Nicholas J 16, 41, 67 AGNONE, John J. 7 ALLEN, Larry E., 7 ALLRED, Rodney M. 18, 63 ANDERSON, Elmer E., 10, 56 ANDERSON, William D., 7 APAN A, Rodney A 59 ARKANSAS, Michael A 57 ARMIJOS, John 63 ASBILL, Joseph M 20, 21, 31 AWIS, John J., 7, 8 BAILEY, Joseph M 56, 59 BAKER, John E., Jr 59 BALLARD, Rcnard L 7, 8, 28 BARCROFT, William S., 9 BEDFORD, Gary T., 21, 28, 32 BEIER, Werner J., 39, 40 BENEFIEL, Russell L 56 BENNETT, Gary A., 38, 58, 62 BERG, Ronald V., 3, 40, 67 Bl N K LEY, Charles 65 BISHOP, Sylvester, Jr 68 BORG, Timothy J., 63 BRANDY, Greg D 59 BRANHAM, Milton E 39, 61, 68 BROOMS, Roger N., 65 BROWER, Kelley W., 60 BROWN, Victor V 18 BUGAY, Rolando S., 65 BURGESS, Merlin V 9, 57 BURKE, Ronald E., 29, 54, 65 CANNON, Bobby G., Jr., 16, 56 CARBAJAL, Manuel L., 54, 65 CARLING, Frederick U 59 CASTILLO, Raymond R„ 10, 41, 58. 61 CASTI LLO, Raymundo E., Jr., 26 CHATMAN, Mark T 39, 41, 58, 62 CHATWIN, Rodney K., 60 CLARK, Randall E., 59,60 COSTELLO, John E., 17, 41 COTONER. Rodolfo C 65 CRADDOCK, Kurt D 56, 59, 60 CRAGG, Jeffrey C, 20, 21, 27 DABNEY, Clifford A 16 DALZELL, Kenneth B 55 DARR, Jeffrey L., 45, 63 DAVIS, John 65 DEL LOS SANTOS, Samuel 16. 17, 26, 31 DEPUTEE, Chester 9 DEVILLEZ, Darron 65 DIAL, Daniel 65 DIANGELO, Vincent R., 59, 60 DICKASON. Andrew 16, 17 DUMMOND, Kenneth P., 59, 60 EVANS, Du Val H., Jr., 27, 41 FEIK, Bruce H 16, 17, 42 FERGUSON, James C, IK 30, 31, 42, 61 FORD, Anthony 9, 29 FOWLER, Gary W 59 FUIAVA, Selutoga M 7 GABRIEL, Orlando M., 65 GAFNER, James R., 20, 28, 30, 39, 41 GARDNER, Richard L., 40 GARZA. Juan A., Jr 63 GEBBY. Ronald S 10 GILMORE, William F 7, 68 GOBLE, Michael J 16, 28, 41 GOGUEN, Philip J 20, 50, 56, 67 GOSSETT, Gary L 62 GRANADOS, Arthur F., 31 GRANEAU, Thomas 9, 19 GREEN, Elmer F 54, 58, 61, 62, 63 GREENE, Thomas M 18, 56 GREESON, Tommy D 2, 28, 31, 38, 39, 49, 67 GRIFFITH, Peter B 61 GULICK, Karl E., 59 GUMPERT, Jadie R., 9. 55 HAMLETT. Ralph R 61 HARGETT, Richard 1 59 HEMPEL. Scott T 10, 27, 47 HOPKINS, Ernest 16, 17, 57 HUIZAR, Ernest, Jr 65 INFANTE, Glenn M 16 JACKLEN, James D 28. 41, 46, 54, 58, 61, 58 JACKSON, Jay A., 60 JENSEN, David J 16, 17 JOHNSON, Dan R., 56 KELLY, James P. 3, 51 KETCH AM, Steven A 54 LACEY, Michael A., 54, 57 LAHMAN, Michael R 7, 9, 57 LAMB, David C. 57 LANE, Joe M 9 LAPAN. Guillermo S 8 LASEIGE. Clarence D., 60 LEAHY, Michael L 67 LEVINSKl. Rockman J 68 LEWIS. Roy L., 62 70