Kidd (DDG 993) - Naval Cruise Book

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a re, c eers Welcom sailor Flt in QS nds, I1 out QIEUSSA WALL H Writer i HJRFOLK - Ervin Camp- ilns one of the last in the Q of 15 sobbing family ' on board the de- ,. USS Kidd Friday to mn Mark. He grabbed young man and if then had to turn I ' wipe his eyes with a 1 ' . a fe hlff. i .bears hadn't dried on A .Q mothers face as she E three daughters ex- .how Mark, 22, a ma- ' repairman, had been ihrlmiy baby since the Dec. A, brought him home M We hospital. Along with 300 other Kidd I be ODCE again would ',, for Christmas. , Qis our Thanksgiving K . mother said. it's .gg i ove ei-V i 0 ' U12 most wonderful our lives. and strangers r the country ed for the ship to nfely from the Gulf the Campbells me knew the perils of last dune when the nm mlesfgolilttsin theh Sixtg - ns V9 3839 't 1 lflaustsof.-.we Staff photo by SCOTT DeMUESV Tim Smith wipes away a tear after greeting his wife Lisa. Iran-Iraq war. The Kidd not only came through the constant dangers, but made a name for itself as it escori- l tankers, fired on Iranian c-il platforms and pro- vided support to mine-sweep- ing helicopters. Knowing these men had lived up to their Top Gun rat- ing, hundreds of onlookers at the duck cheered and waved banners. A man dressed in a Super Kidd outfit scampered across the pier. Some held helium balloons that read, I love you. The Campbell clan of New- port News arrived at the Nor: folk Naval pier at 8 a.m. Friday to find a prime spot to wait for Mark. The youngest .child and only son of Eunice and Ervin Campbell, he would be treated to dinner at a restaurant of his choice and then to what he'd been long- ing for - a bathtub. Minutes before the de- stroyer docked, Lt. Richard Vogel stood on deck snapping pictures of the plane flying overhead in the pink dawn sky. Trailing behind the air- craft, a sign read: Super Job Super Kidd. This is amazing, the pub- lic affairs officer said of the homecoming. Unlike the morning the supertanker Bridgeton struck a mine, this time the world didn't hear Continued from Page Al In the early morning of July 24,4Vogel was the Navy officer assigned escort duty on the bridge of the reflagged super- tanker Bridgeton..Breakfast was about to be brought up as he waited out his 20-hour shift. Nobody heard the boom, there was so much equipment ftlying around. We weren't sure i we were hit. The ship buck- led. The Bridgeton had struck a mine. In media accounts, it's Vogel who yells, We've been hit. We've been hit. The sailors saw a trail of oil from the ship and a bulge in the wake from the explosion. We slowed down to 10 knots. It was no real biggie Vo el . , g said, recalling the incident. Just 20 real tense seconds. There was more tension Friday as the ship entered Hampton Roads, but these stom- ach quivers came from excite- ment. Chief engineman Brent Harris hadn't slept the night be- fore. Fire Control Officer Mark Stanczyk had started smoking again. along the deck but still joked about eating at the base McDonalds about how their wives would keep them warm Sailors stood at attention e him. His words flew in the wind like the spray from tug- boats welcoming the Kidd. l See Sallors, Page A4 ven in this chill. The Kidd had come home. 1 SN Shew on the Forecosrle 2 GREENCHECKER 236 goes home 3 RMS Vogel hos on even bigger smile rhon usuol A News reoms room foils into ronks 8 lugs meet Us the ship 5 The Fonrciil 6 RMC Word woirs poiienrly 7 The forecosrle t

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