Buchanan (DDG 14) - Naval Cruise Book

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SUNSETS AT SEA Ask any sailor and he will attest to the fact that nothing can come close to rivaling the beauty of a sunset on the open ocean. Sunset is always a serene private time for quiet contemplation, realizing that as our sun sets it is also rising for our loved ones on the opposite side of the world. I

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] BUCHANAN ' S ALLSTAR BASKETBALL TEAM The team is; RM3 Brown, EW3 Trujillo, QMl Dae, MS3 Richmond. 0S3 Wilhams, SN Alexander, FN Davis, TM3 Toomer, FC2 Smith, BT3 West, RM3 Sanders, FN Sherrod. SHSN Shelton and the coach, STGC (Basketball) Jones

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- ' ' tottetacttbat a serene • Mt realizing that ■■ ' ' ■«i ones on DRIFT OPS INDIAN OCEAN While deployed to the Indian Ocean, BUCHANAN had quite literally drifted freely on the open ocean for several days at a time. This was in part to demonstrate fuel conservation while still completing her mis- sion as southern radar picket. Our greatest frustration in this exercise was the frustra- tion of not going anywhere however, to fight off boredom there is always drills and paint- ing to be done. i