Biddle (CG 34) - Naval Cruise Book

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QL to Rl FRONT ROW: LTIG Robert M. Rivera, MMCS Jack E. Logan, MM3 Jeffrey B. Mix, FN Kelvin Haynes, MM1 Simeon P. Robbins, MM1 Manuel Manalili, MM3 Richard T. Hamilton, ENC Martin H. Swogger SECOND ROW: MM3 james R. Napper, MM3 David F. Schemanski, MM3 Terry K. Brown, EN3 Richard D. Zink, MM2 Jeffrey D. Self. . i' C341 rrr r f . .. ...S .... , . ... ,..., t .............. ...,,.. ..,,,. ,..,....... .....,, . ... . . ..,... ..,. . ... . ., . .. ..... . ,.. , . - . . ,. , a S . ,, , , .. , , ., , . ,.,. . , . ..,........, rer i rrr. . . .... g Qffff i . ... K Y. . .muy K .v,,,,,,,.1 f-f,, ,,'f wfff, ,,,, . 1. ,,,,, 1, t--f,,u:::-- f:..z ,',','. :f .. ,.,,.,,..,, 7 ,,,,,, ...:,,,,,., . .. ,,,,,,,, .. v ,,,,,,,,, . ...,,,,,,.,,, 11.1. .,,,,,., ::-:ff ,,,, 4, ..-ff: ,,,' Q mf. --:-fxxyffffa-1---:::fff'f ---- f I A QL to RJ FRONT ROW: ICC Richard L. Smith, EMFN john Passaro, EM3 Andrew I. Smith EMFN Rex A Salers EM1 jose G b , EN . . . ' ' ' M2.ZdigElengOSlir3a5i5c1s Ludlow, SECOND ROW. EM3 Douglas L. Epley, EM3 Keith E. Wilcoxson, EM3 Phillip J. DeCvrouchy,