John McCain (DDG 36) - Naval Cruise Book

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WTTPf X V, FM COMDESRON THREE ONE TO USS JOHN S. MC CAIN Deployment 1. As you near the end of another epic chapter in the story of JSM, I want to express the admiration of all of Desron 31 for what you have accomplished in Westpac. You have stuggled against big odds with the kind of rare determination, tenacity and skill that make impossible dreams realities and produce victors in time of war. When you have been in exercises, you have been a tiger as well as a Lion. In your SRF Battles, the spirited and dedicated JSM crew has impressed everyone. 2. Congratulations on a great effort, and have a good leave period. We are proud to call Big John one of our own again. BT 78

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Underway replenishment, mooring, anchoring, maintenance of ship ' s boats, preservation of the exterior hull and all standing and running rigging are a few of the tasks performed by seamen assigned to First Division. This is the division where young men become well versed in the art of seamanship - an art which has been passed down and refined throughout the centuries by men of the sea. The best of them carry the title Boatswain Mate. BMC A. C. MAXSON BMl R. H. ALBERS BM2 E. P. MAINVILLE BM2 J. L. EBER BM3 R. MORENO 1 BM3 R. K. CASE BMSN M. G. ZACHRY BMSX K. E. CRITNEY 77

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SA R. G. ANDAL SN K. F. MALONE t SN D. A. OLIVER SA J. D. SMITH SN J. R. COLLIER SA E. S. MC DONALD 79