Bataan (LHD 5) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 2002

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26th MEU Commanding Officer COL Andrew P. Frick Hometown: Hamburg, New Jersey College: Wagner College Favorite Pastime: Outdoor activities Favorite Movie: Adventure movies Person Most Admired: Teddy Roosevelt Favorite Sport: Running Favorite Music: Jazz Favorite Actor: Clint Eastwood Family: Wife, Jeanette and Son, Patrick. Philosophy on Life: Life is too short to be a spectator sport, go out and influence it. hat was touted as a routine deployment — was anything Dut routine. The events of September 11 changed our thought process, but never our locus. From the initial media interest of our departure on September 19 th to the cold windswept plateaus of Afghanistan, the Marines and Sailors of the 26th M EU (SOC) and PHIBRON 8 never wavered The months of training were complete and the look of determination was evident in the faces of the young Marines and Sailors, a forbearance of things to come. Your unprecedented cooperation, team attitude and Espirit de Corps displayed what we all felt — We may be going, we must be prepared . The well trained crews of the BATAAN coupled with the Marines of 26 MEU (SOC), provided a potent force striking the enemy where he lived, striking deep into his homeland exposing his vulnerability. Your unswerving commitment, tenacity and ingenuity enabled you to strike at the heart of those who threaten our way of life. Those who brought terror to our homeland, our countrymen and our loved ones. The superb training and operational readiness of the ARG N IE V team were keyin the deepest amphibious operation in history. Younvillingsacrifices, devotion to duty and comminucntwerc c racial to our success. I am proud to know and serve wi t h each Marine and Sailor of the BATAAN ARG 26 1 MEU(SOC) team. You are Americas finest! Semper Fi.

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PHIBRON Command Master Chief MMCM(SW) Robert McCord Hometown: Parker, Colorado College: Yea, right! Favorite Pastime: Relaxing in the backyard drinking beer. Favorite Movie: African Queen Favorite Quote: ' It ' s not the money (we don ' t make enough), so its got to be the fun . Mine Person Most Admired: Of course, Cynthia Louise McCord for putting up withmy @%. Favorite Sport: Golf Favorite Music: Old Time Rock and Roll Favorite Actor: John Wayne Jimmy Stewart Family: Wife Cindy. Ryan, my son lives in Summersville, SC. The rest of the McCord clan resides in Colorado. Philosophy on Life: Never, never take your work home with you. The persons of the US Armed Forces are and will continue to be the police force of the world. Our job forces us ro the far ends of the globe defending our country ' s interests abroad. It is a job we eagerly accepted when we joined the Navy. Some people of the world feel the need to wage war on civilians doing their day to day jobs, bothering no one, just earning a better life for themselves and their families. We will provide justice for those families and using any means available to defend our country, which we love so dear. Operation Enduring Freedom shows the world that we will not tolerate any attack on our people, and that our people are united as ONE! I am extremely proud to be part of an elite team of professionals to carry out this task. We all have served our country well. GOD BLESS the men and women of the United States Navy and the People ol the United l I .America. k i rw



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26th MEU XO LtCol Gary Oles Hometown: GaryBettendorf, Iowa College: Iowa State Favorite Pastime: Kayaking Favorite Movie: Jeremiah Johnson Favorite Quote: No friend ever served me, and no enemy ever wronged me, whom I have not repaid in full. Sulla Those who expect to reap the lessons of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. Thomas Paine Person Most Admired: Teddy Roosevelt Favorite Sport: Baseball, St Louis Cardinals Favorite Music: Rage Against the Machine, Led Zeppelin and old blues music like Muddy Waters. Favorite Actor: ril watch anything with John Wayne, Robert DeNiro or Clint Eastwood. Family: Wife, Deb. Children: Ashley, Zachary, Elizabeth Philosophy on Life: I have a picture of an Iowa classroom with a sign over the chalkboard, To do and to bear is the duty of life. In other words, good and bad happens to everybody. Hardship doesn ' t make you special, we all face it. How you handle it is what makes you special. So, handle it. Wc were gi en a great honor because we were given the first crack at righting a great wrong. We showed up with the right gear, the right guys and the right attitude. Coupled with the actions of others, we made the Taliban and Al Queda sorry t hey ' d ever i the name Osama Bin Laden. And although we tried to be professional and not talk about revenge, payback w hate er, the bastards rated everything that they got! We shouldn ' t mal much of it, of course. We are a professional ream and we performed is a professional team is expected to perform. We did c.vi what the Navy, Marine Corps Team is built to do project pow er ashore into a hostile land in order to defend our country and our i s what 1 signed up for and I ' m glad I got another

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