Brush (DD 745) - Naval Cruise Book

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P 0816372 OCT CS FM CTU SEVEN SEVEN PT zERO PT FIVE TO USS BRUSH TALOSXSSS SHOTGUN PERFORMANCE 1. YOU ARE RELEASED WITHOUT SIGNAL AT U9Q730H to proceed on duty assigned. P 0816372 OCT 68 FM CTU SEVEN SEVEN PT ZERO PT FIVE TO USS BRUSH TALOSXSSS SHOTGUN PERFORMANCE 1. YOU ARE RELEASED WITHOUT SIGNAL AT o9Q730H To PROCEED ON DUTY ASSIGNED. 2. YOUR RESPONSIVENESS ENTHUSIASTIC PARTICIPATION IN OUR TRAINING EVOLUTION AND SMART SHIPHANDLINC HAVE BEEN NOTEWORTHY. IT HAS ALSO BEEN APPARENT THAT YOUR STATE OF MATERIAL ANDOPERATIONAL I READINESS IS HIGH. PLEASE RELAY A SINCERE WELL DONE TO YOUR DESERVINC CREW. R280356Z DEC 68 I FM CTU SEVEN ZERO PT EIGHT PT NINE TO USS BRUSH PERFORMANCE OF BRUSH ON CUNLINE HAS BEEN EXEMPLARY. ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND RECORD NOTED WITH PLEASURE. YOUR ACCURATE SHOOTING, TIMELY AND COMPLETE REPORTS, AND RELIABILITY REFLECT SOUND JUDGEMENT AND CARE- EUL PLANNING. WELL DONE. CAPT MURPHY. R 1906572 NOV 68 FM USS CONSTELLATION TO USS BRUSH BRUSH HAS BEEN THE BEST IN THE WEST, AS A SHIP AND SCREEN COMMANDER. WISH ' WE COULD SAVE YOU FROM THE BRIAR PATCH. MANY THANKS AND WELL DONE. I, R22l430Z FEB 69 FM COMSEVENTHFLT ' TO USS BRUSH INFO'COMCRUDESPAC W COMCRUDESFLOT SEVEN COMDESRON THIRTEEN COMCRUDESFLOT NINE SAYONARA END AND YOU DEPART FOR HOME, I WISH TO THANK THE ICERS AND MEN OF BRUSH FOR THEIR VERY FINE PER' FORMANCE IN WESTPAC. THE HIGH LEVEL OF READINESS SERVTEE ZMNIPRESENT ALERTNESS YOU MANIFESTED EEUE WITH PLEAS A CARRIER AND TALOS ESCORT WAS NOEH Ymj PURSUED YSURE. SIMILARLY, THE VICOR WITH WHIRESU IN V OUR NAVAL CUNFIRE SUPPORT MISSIONS UR ALUABLE ASSISTANCE TO IN-COUNTRY FORCES- YO I QRESENCE WILL BE MISSED. WELL DONE. MANYBEST WISHES FOR A SMOOTH JOURNEY HOME AND EOR VAD APPY REUNIONS WITH FRIENDS AND LOVED ONE ' M W. F. BRINGLE, USN 1 AS YOUR ASSIGNMENT TO THE SEVENTHFLT COMES WJAN LTED .LJ