Bordelon (DDR 881) - Naval Cruise Book

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Cnptnln niul Kxeeiitlve Officer nt prlbboKe. O.O.I). unit Executive l»fti . ■■ on bridge.

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Knsign Woods on the bridge.

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Gunner ' s ma-ten Ot the First Division. FIRST DIVISION t It I I M I. . I III || I. , !f k.rk. is , real division for you. We ' re proud ol our outfit because we know that we are a pretty hot group. Our claims to fame are numerous and aried. We don ' t think that we ' re the handsomest guys in the world, but we do believe that Hollywood is missing a bet in not taking advantage ol our talents. (Beautiful girls from the U. S. to Turkey will agree). Although we all aren ' t as strong as Samson, we ' ve got a couple of guys who could give him a run For his money despite the scalpings handed out 1 our ship ' s barber. Don ' t make a mistake l thinking that tins is all. it ' s not. We ' ve go! some high powered brains in our out In. too. We ' ve got guys who are smait enough to borrow monej From a shipmate, get him to swap liberties and then make him Feel grateful lot the opportunity. Ol course, we reall) excel when it (onus to working. We gel out even day jobs out ol the way with no strain so you can ' I really see how good we are thai way. It ' s the spe ial details like Eueling, gunner) exercises, and transfei ol Freighi or ammunition that show us oil to the besi advantage. You see. noi onl work, but also seaman ship and training are important here. We can point