Denver (LPD 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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TABLE OF COrJTEriTS Commanding Officer 66;f7 Charge of Command 8S 9 Executive Officer 10 11 Department Heads 14 Deci Department 15 Air 23 Operations Department 27 Medical Dental Department 38 Executive navigation Department 42 Supply Department 48 Engineering 57 BMU 74 LCU 76 Seal Team 3 79 Our Troops 80 Deployment 90-91 86 Welcome Home 104

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As the winds blow slowly on Stirring up the dust and sand Jostling the untouched calm Tis the storm that ' s close at hand The theatre builds, clouds cluster round The smell of rain cuts through the air The shield drops down upon the ground. Tis the storm that ' s drawing near The graying sky fortels the fight Monsoon ' s bring forth their rage a rant that stands both day and night history is cast another page. Slowly did the rain begin Swiftly the demise how they fell upon the ground with pride and no dispise. The hollow cries of fallen man Fell deep into the past the clouds dispursed with no more rain the storm has finally passed. author unknown

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Commanding Officer Captain nigel E. Parl urst V - i Captain nigel E. Pari hurst of Clackamas, Or- egon received his commission in June 1963, upon graduation from Oregon State University. On his first duty assignment he served as i ain Propulsion Assistant and Gunnery Officer on USS MULLAPiY (DD-528). Following attendance at the U.S. naval Destroyer School in newport, Rhode Island, he reported to USS RICHARD S. EDWARDS (DD 950) as Engineering Officer. He was subsequently assigned as Material Officer for Commander Destroyer Squadron OnE. Cap- tain Parkhurst had additional sea duty as Dam- age Control Assistant of USS FORT FISHER (LSD 40), and Chief Staff Officer for Commander Am- phibious Squadron FIVE. In 1970 and 71 Captain Parkhurst was as- signed as Special Intelligence Officer of the staff of Commander naval Forces Korea. He served ashore as Strike Warfare Officer for Commander Training Command, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and Dam- age Control Training Officer for Commander na- val Air Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Captain Park- hurst attended the naval War College and Salve Regina College where he received a Master of Arts Degree in International Relations in 1986. Captain Parkhurst ' s previous duty assignment was Commander Fleet Activities, Sasebo, Ja- pan. On 1 December 1990 Captain Parkhurst and his crew of the USS DEnVER (LPD 9) deployed to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Desert Storm. On 1 April 1991 he turned over com- mand of the DEnVER to take command of USS TARAWA (LHA 1). Captain Parkhurst has been awarded the Meri- torious Service Medal, navy Commendation Medal with Combat V , navy Achievement Medal, as well as other campaign and service medals. Captain Parkhurst is married to the former Delores E. Bee of Portland, Oregon. They have two daughters, Melissa and Valerie.