Midway (CV 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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WF L., mm, 3 we ,N .75 51425 , 'in '8L, 2'-if 3 it 1 , an E Q 1 9 5 i 1 f ' ya Hceed anywhere, at any time, , , at y Q '- 131 c ai N X Q' Y '7 'ILI , nv, ' + ,tif . N ,N a ' X , Q4 -' 4' -n ,A qggigqwg, p J. ..f,Q..,,1. .,,. r. L 1 s X, , ,4: The primary coiip ig simply-defends her ust be rea ro- any typef'fofi war5are, ordered by higher authority. must be ready to beaigtthe strain of the Cold War or convert instantly to hot ,wearywithl either nuclear or conventional weapons. ,S at V. M M During this 13965 cruise,'US5 I!fiSlSl0ll vias clearly sp?-:lled out., As unit ofgftheiniigghtf Fleet, Shelassisted tlietRepuli'li5 of 4StouthiVietn5nfiif1 defending their homeland against aggression by Jtheg Viet' Qonggand the Red 4 Communistss froin ,North Xiietnama 3:5 'X A S c L To carry out this mission, Midway and her fighters, bombers, reconnaissanceland airborne' early warning- aircraft, patrolled coastal waters for QenemyQimovements,' and on their owngsorhside-by-side with tl1e United States and,S0uth1 Viet- :Qi 1-, L41 his M., ,G 3 aTi 't 'K ,, q ef 1-mix 1 +514 - - . ,r ., ,Q ,,,, , fmwlsq ,, N., ,Q 4 V. . .,, W,-1 11amese Air Fdrces, Midway's, squadrons bombarded Viet Cong J' concentrations' ein- So'uth+ Vietname and fdestroyelm communists-5 S D military installations and fagilities North Yiegm am. y ' , 5 in , These liorth Vietnamese installations had directly con- tributed to and prolonged the wal: against the freeipeople of South Vifetnamn t ff Q wtf x b ., , ,Each man serving aboard USS Midway - theshipis com- pa1ify,f the Hairi wingfand Staff of-Commandeiffiariiier Seven - whatever his job, contributed to-the overall success of this missionf 'f ' 'Q f i lf Q SQ Q r During this 1965 cruise, Midway andiher crew were proud to have helped the people 6f SoiIthiVietnan1 to defend their freedom andirightszanclp tio prevent the weaned' of eomhf miflnism from eating awaysthisitinyi nation and sblfeadingifyfb Q -- ,, at the shores of our own free United States of America. y . ., - - V 'K H-we. - . ,Mui , . , ' ' , it, u K S 1, 1, sy sg ' Aw-s-sf-.-,ws-.s 3 ,gk -