Caron (DD 970) - Naval Cruise Book

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They ' ll never catch me sleeping on the job now. . . Operation Able Vigil ' These are the times that try ' mens souls. A Thomas Paine Ithough CARON was underway less than a month, the intensity oi Operation Able Vigil was unrivaled. More than 2,200 Cuban migrants, one displaced Russian, five dogs, two chickens and one decayed goat ' s head passed across CARON ' s decks. Hundreds ol: man- hours were expended by the crew and the various detachments to ensure the sate and efficient handling of the migrants. With few supplies and no facilities, CARON ' s crew adapted, overcame and excelled at rigging toilets, shelter, and feeding the thousan ds who were brought aboard. CARON once again lived up to and surpassed her motto of CAN DO. Able Vigil ♦ 7

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Kaaaaaaa - BOOM!!! VE Day parade w. hether you referred to them as those minesweepers or the piglets , USS GLADIA- TOR, DEFENDER, PIONEER, and WARRIOR were the reason lor the deployment and USS CARON ' s participation in Exercise Blue Harrier. CARON and the four mine countermeasure ships joined forces with six NATO countries to participate in the world ' s premier mine countermeasure exercise. Over the course ot ten days CARON and the participants engaged in minesweeping, were subject to repeated Tornado aircraft attacks, and detonated both modern and left over World War Two mines found in the Kattegat. irurnin ' and burnin ' (at 10 knots) Blue Harrier ♦ 9