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. BENNER took advantage of the excellent woodwork craftsmen available in Kaoshiung. Cabinets were installed. in the wardroom and CPO quarters and wall paneling was installed in the messdecks. The Taiwan Straits was the scene of BElfIN ER 'S last BENO-Q before beginning her long journey home. Chaplaln C URBAN P1'9S9ntQd the trophies to the BENO card tournament champions. Again the messcooks prepared a delicious meal on the fantail. Pinochle champs Julian and Grantz accept trophy from Cha l ' C p am urran Skeet shooting on the fantail. Although The BENNER was unable to make the trip to Austraili a she did detatch two officers and fifteen enlisted men to represent h b er a oard the USS BENNINGTON fCVS-201 The BENNINGTON departed Subic Bay on April 21 for Austrailia to take part in the Coral Sea celebration in Sydney commorating the twenty-fifth anniversar of th b ttl y e a e of the Coral Sea. On April 22 1967 BENNER headed east comm ' h , , encing er first leg of the journey home. An April 24,1967 BENNER arrived in Yokosuk f ' a or a five day turnover. Everyone took advantage of these five days to make last minute purchases and to write letters to their loved ones at home. On April 28, BENN ER commenc- ed her journey across the Pacific Ocean in company with Destroyer Division Two Hundred Thirty Two. Arriving in Midway on May 1, just long enough to refuel and allow BENO to have a look at the gigantic gooney birds, BENNER continued her journey toward Pearl Harbor. F i f 'mx Vi DESDIV 232 Bird BENo Bird 1 1 l
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While the ship Was inport Kaoshiung typhoon Violet threatened the harbor. Liberty parties were called back in order to make ready to put to sea if necessary. But the storm passed without danger to the harbor. The crew challenged the officers and chief petty officers to a softball game and the BENNER basketball team was busy playing various Chinese teams while inport. F , W, ww ff ix Violet acting up ,,, , What a way to live. itt- M A-ff Bing,
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I AY, '. v5,,. ' 3 ' ' Ja-4 R' ' ' lv V ' -,,-.-...1, ..-..1::H..,. . N, 3 .- 1- A--A-H On May 3, 1967, BENNER crossed the International Dateline this time heading from West to East. Everyone spent two Wednesdays durin th t k ' g a wee . On May 6,1967 BENNER spent six hours refueling in Pearl Harbor. She set to sea again and the engineers added a few liberty turns as the last leg of our journe was at h d B Y 911 - Y this time BENNER had logged over 49,000 miles on her cruise BENNER had served in the VietNam Campaign in the Gulf of Tonkin once for a period of 45 days and again for a period of 30 days. She had been taken under fire by the North Vietnamese guns on numerous occasions. Each time BENNER answered the fire with her five-inch guns. She had been successful in a special DASH project conducted off the coast of North VietNam. Not one sailor aboard the BENNER had been involved in a serious accident throughout the cruise. BENNER had visited many ports of the Far East and each man aboard BENNER headed towards home with the feeling that his six months of work and sacrifice contributed to his Nation's objective of the preservation of world peace. One thought prevailed in the minds of the BENNER crew on the evening of May 11, l967,that on the following morning BENNER would finally be pulling into Long Beach harbor. The sea detail was stationed short after sunrise and all hands manned the rail as the ship steamed towards the harbor entrance. N 7 A w Manning the rail. B h in sight Passing Gun Park Long eac
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