Dyess (DDR 880) - Naval Cruise Book

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'i' 'iii T'N G'm mW '!': 'm' omifvwfvo HU MEWZL4 ZION For ouTsTanding performance of duTies aboard DYESS during The period lf? Jomugry 1966 To i7 Augusf Woo. Through your dedicafed efforTs and Those of your shipmafes, your ship compleTed a round The world cruise To engage in U.S. SEVENTH l:leeT operaTions againsT armed forces of The VieT Cong and The NorTh VieTnamese. Through your Q-rremign To duTy, and in The face of long hours of waTch, exfended periods aT sea and adverse working condiTions, DYESS was able To complefe all l7 assigned comhaT missions in an ouTsTanding manner, wiTh no personnel or maTerial casualTies. DYESS was engaged in direcT comhaT operaTions againsT The enemy for a ToTal of lo days during which Times 2787 rounds of 5 38 ammuniTion were hurled inTo enemy posiTions in direcT supporT of US. and SouTh VieTnamese Troops. During The seven monThs away from home porT DYESS steamed 1l6,7l2 miles, effecTing normal and exTraordinary upkeep and repairs under adverse over- haul condifions in porT and while operaTing in The compaT zone. Through your dedicafion To duTy and professional performance DYESS was aT all Times l4epT fully ready for every mission, aT Times underTal4ing duTies normally assigned larger comhaTanT vessels. Through your awareness of The imporTance of The operaTions of This ship To The defense of The UniTed STaTes and The Free World, DYESS successfully compleTed 51 underway replen- ishmenTs of fuel, food, ammuniTion, and parTs, aT nighT and day, in good wearher and had wiThouT casualTy To personnel or damage To ship, Thus mainTaining DYESS conTinually ready for fleeT operaTions and furTher engagemenT wiTh The enemy. This achievemenT will ever sTand as a proud record of your parT in The cruise of The DYESS which was fully in keeping wiTh The highesT TradiTions of The UniTed STGTSS Naval Servifie. Given under my hand This l9Th day of AugusT Woo FC. MEAD Commander, US. Navy Commanding Officer USS DYESS lDD-880l - - wv' xv- xv- ,v.-, ,-xv.-,v,-x-.A.v,sw,-'I -I -.' Yv' '-' '- ' ' y aca a. c

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