Dyess (DDR 880) - Naval Cruise Book

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'y A.. N 1- -f1:-.u--Y- THE DYESS CHRISTMAS DECEMBER I 968 TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND ALL THROUGH THE SHIP ONLY WA TCH STANDERS WERE STIRRING AND MA YBE THE SKIP THE MED LIGHTS WERE H UNG FROM THE MASTHEAD WITH CARE INHOPES THAT THE FRENCH WOULD KNO WWE WERE THERE ALL THE OLE SALTS WERE WATCHING THE FLICK AND ALL THE ROOKIES WERE TRYING NOT TO BE SICK WITH SOME ON WA TCH AND SOME AT THE SHOW SOMEIN THEIR RACKS ALL WE NEEDED WAS SNOW WHEN OUT ON THE ASROC DECK THERE AROSE SUCH A CLA TTER I J UMPED F ROMM Y TREE AND RAN UP THE LADDER FOR OUT ON THE ROLLS OF THE GENTLE SEA WAS A LITTLE OLD MAN JUSTAS ROUND AS COULD BE OUR ASROC SENTRY PACKING HIS GUN DIDN'TKNO WIF IT WAS REAL ORJUST FOR SOME FUN HE SA T IN HIS LA UNCH WITHHIS HAND ON THE RUDDER EVERYONE WAS SO SUPRISED NOTA WORD DID THEY U TTER. WHEN HERE COMES THE EXEC WITH SLEEP IN HIS EYES I T'S THE INSPECTION HE SA YS AND A WA YDOES HE FLY f THEN THE OLE ROA TS' SEEING WHAT WAS THE MATTER SAID YOU, YOU AND YOU GO RIG THE SEA LADDER COME BOW HOOK, COME STERN LINE GETREADY TO THROW PUT THE ENGINE IN GEAR AND ALONGSIDE WE GO THEN HIS BOAT CREW TO STATIONS IN A FLASH AND SOME STE WARD ON DECK THOUGHT WAS TIME TO DUMP TRASH ASDYESS READIED HERSELF FOR HONORS TO PORT FROMNOTONE HAND WAS HEARD A RETORT THE LITTLE OLD MAN CLIMBED UP ON THE DECK WITHBAG FULL OF MAIL A BUSHEL AND PECK HE STARTED HIS ROUNDS F ROMF ORE TO AFT IT WAS A CHEERY SOUND JUST THE WA YHE LA UGHED CAUSE ALL ON BOARD KNEW THAT WE WERE S8UARED A WA Y FROMTHE TOP T THE BOTTOM OFMIDSHIP'S PASSAGEWA Y WHEN OVER THE BULLHORN THE GENT WAS HEARD TO CALL MERR Y CHRI S TMAN MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HOLIDA Y ROUTINE FOR ALL written and produced b : SN GREEN SN WILCOX P.S - ANDA HAPPYNEW YEARFOR ALL! 'N 1 .-1 41, ' 'H 6 C S 4 l r 27'y ' ' 1 gm 1 A I I 52 I HAPPY NEW YEAR U' ,- I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 YEAH HAPPY NEW YEAR ? CHRISTMAS MENU ' ROAST TOM TURKEY GIBLET GRAVY OYSTER DRESSING SHRIMP COCKTAIL COCKTAIL SAUCE CRILLED STE MASHED POTATOES CREAMED PE 1 . DINNER ROLLS NUTS OCANDY OFRUIT CAKE 1 I OLIVES-GREEN 8: RIPE OPICKLES-SWEET 82' I, I TOSSED SALAD WITH FRENCH DRESSING - PUMPKIN PIE WITH VANILLA ICE CREAM i CHOCOLATE PIE WITH WHIPPED TOPPINGI55 FRESH MILK OTEA OCOFFEE 1 I s ,. Q 1 N. 1 nl s I 1 , v 7 1 . f 1 - 1 X I .S 1 - 44 97 I 1 1 I I 1 I I I 1 I Q 2 s ,V i I Q 9 o Q ss ' J v v ,, ' IJ 1 I I KX I I 1 1 1 I f 1 311 1 I I 1 I I n 1 -Sr-.N 1 ai.

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5 September 1968 0950 UNDERWAY TO ALL HANDS Good Shooting Only one DD in 10 can shoot a Drone down REASON Team Coors' CAUSE Training and good equipment Well Done Good Job also to the Officer and men of VC 6 GOOD Fl Be sure to keep reading the POD for good dope 1 h A k lved to the a e of 115 ears old by eating two c. h 5 Did you know that Jessie Cummings of Wint rop r ansas 1 g y of POPCORN every day All Enlisted Reserve Personne w o W comp on the mess decks immediately after quarters this morning A WELL DONE to all hands for your efforts in preparing the ship for Admiral VAN ARSDALE S visit yes.. . d . Although the Admiral was unable to completely tourthe ship due to his tight schedule The areas that he d1 see high praise with regards to cleanliness preservation and overall smartness WELL DONE Message from COMCRUDESLANT Many thanks for a most enjoyable visit aboard your ship It is indeed B t ' hes fo- fying to see the Destroyer Sprit so alive and energetically pursued Keep up the good work. . es w1s l f 1- ' . H N ' . 1 Q I . - . . . ' ' -1- . l . I 4 . , . . . , , . . l A ' l h ill lete 12 months,of active duty prior to 31 December 1968, ass- I . . . , 4 i 5 2 1 1 1 3 ,. tl ' i l 1 , 5 9 1 1 1 l l i amost successful and enjoyable cruise Keep Chargin ADM VAN ARSDALE. 'cMan's cooperation and devotion is directly commensurate not only to his desires and abilities, but more directly to the actions and attitudes of those who must lead him? 'LYour rapid response to rescue effort is indicative of a highly trained professional unit. Many thanks for your diligent work in a sad taskw USS FORRESTAL. H Today is the beginning of the rest of your Life 'LWhy is there never enough time to do the job right, but enough time to do it overn. The Brittish Naval Attache, ROME who was present in Venice during the visit of the USS DYESS QDD-8805 to S. that city Q8-15 Octj took especial note of the outstanding impression made by DYES 'Q Simple Ignorance is not knowing, compound ignorance is knowing that you donit knowf' MAH hands are reminded that there are still 85 days left in which to excel prior to arrival in Newportf' Congradulations to RDSN DAILEY. His wife,jan gave birth to a 7 lb. baby girl, mother and daughter are doing fine. From the CO: My own personal HWELL DONEH on yesterdays UNREP. After that we can handle anything they throw at us, believe me. Due to yesterdays frustrating and trying day, reveille will not go until 1100. From CO Coyningham uCood Morning. Am impressed with your engineering plant. DYESS is the first FRAM CAN we have not been able to outrunf' MWELL DONE to all DYESS engineers. Thought for Today: The master thinker knows that ideas are elusive and often quickly forgotten, so he traps them with notebook and pencil. He heeds the Chinese Proverb: uThe strongest memory is weaker than the palest ink . Congradulations to MM3 Thurs and his wife on the birth of their first child, a son, born 30 November, at the NewportNaval Hospital. 1. BLACK SEA SUMMARY: Last night DYESS passed within seventy-five miles of the Russian mainland as we turn. We will be on nearly the same course all day and will begin our sou and headed west toward the Bosporus again. bound transit of the Bosporus at first light tomorrow morning, across the Sea of Marmara and transit the Dardanell ' . d . if prior to sunset. Hopefully the day will be a clear one as the scenery along the south boun route is magn icent. Thusfar DYESS hasbeen shadowed by aKatlin class DDC for one day and is presently being escorted by a Kash cn., dass DLG. DYESS has also been overflown many times by various types of Soviet aircraft - badgers, a seapl and a Bhnder Jet aircraft. Today we will probably see them again. is R.. lr w 1 - fi 3 -s Q its it A .44 lm ilu .5 .git-I IX I ' 1 X . 495.