Merrill (DD 976) - Naval Cruise Book

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HTl Kelly manages to smile while working in the Middle East summer temperatures (Above). HANDCLASP! MERRILL crew members volunteered their time and energy for two Project Hand- clasp community service activities while over- seas. In Hong Kong (Above), volunteers helped out at a center for mentally handi- capped persons, while in Dubai (below) MER- RILL sailors sweated it out at a local school building. I ' NCSi. V ' .S.S).Mart(. ' lij(jin.-, with sailors rroiiiMKKKILL an ABRAHv VI LINC;OLN in the Hong Kong project (Above).

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Petty Officer Tsiatsos leads the way as MP Division makes a run at the DC title (Left). The XO observes the action as this team tries to unravel its firehose (Above). 3CC(SW; Parker makes sure the fire fighting ensembles are worn correctly NAV AD Department ' s team goes for the Above). gold (Above). DC Olympics 21

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MERRILL sailors are always ready to help out! The Dubai vol- unteers after a hard day ' s work (Left). FC2 Garber knocks down a decaying wall at the National British Curricu- lum School in Dubai (Above). OSKSW) Chris- tensen, 0S3 Wilson, PNSN Lopez, and FC2 Porcel help with renovations (Above right). Looks like it ' s time for a break for these MER- RILL sailors (Right). Handclasp 23