Mount Vernon (LSD 39) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDING OFFICER CDR EJ. MARQUEZ ' GUNFIGHTER 1 Commander Edward J. Marquez was born in Pueblo, Colo- rado and reared in Aztec, New Mexico. He graduated from Aztec High School in 1970 and from New Mexico State Uni- versity in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science in History. He was commissioned via Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island in December 1975 Previous shore tours include Minority Affairs Counselor at the United States Naval Academy; Special Assistant to His- panic Affairs, Naval Recruiting Command Washington, D.C. and Exchange Student at the Chilean Naval War College, Val- paraiso, Chile Past sea duty tours include Deck Officer, USS RANGER (CV-61); Anti-submarine Officer, USS OLIVER HAZARD PERRY (FFG-7); Navigator Ship Control Officer, USS VANDE- GRIFT (FFG -48); Operations Officer; USS VANCOUVER, (LPD-2); ExecuHve Officer, USS ALAMO (LSD-33); and Oper- ations Officer-N3 on the staff of Commander Amphibious Squadron THREE. Commander Marquez ' s personal military decorations are the Navy Commendation Medal (four awards) and various campaign unit citations and foreign awards.

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WESTPAC BABIES KATELYN FITZGERALD ELI GIBBONS

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EXECUTIVE OFFICER LCDR D.K. ULRICH am not the Mustering Petty Officer! Lieutenant Commander Donald Keith Ulrich was born in 1954 and raised in San Diego, California. After graduation from California State University Long Beach he was selected for Officer Candidate School and commissioned an Ensign in February 1982. Following Commissioning, Lieutenant Commander Ulrich served as Auxiliaries Officer and Damage Control Assistant aboard USS NEWPORT {LST-1179). NEWPORT served prima- rily in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea in support of Second and Sixth Fleet operations. From February 1985 to December 1986, Lieutenant Com- mander Ulrich served as Missiles Officer aboard USS JOSE- PHUS DANIELS (CG-27). During this tour, DANIELS partici- pated in Operation SNAPLOCK, operating in the Barents Sea off the coast of the former Soviet Union. Upon detaching from DANIELS, Lieutenant Commander Ulrich served as a Combat Systems and Shiphandling instructor at Surface Warfare Offic- ers School, Coronado, California from January 1987 to Febru- ary 1988. Lieutenant Commander Ulrich then reported to San Diego State University NROTC and graduated with a Master of Arts degree in Education, Training and Management m De- cember 1988. Returning to sea duty in February 1990 as a department head. Lieutenant Commander Ulrich served as Engineer Of- ficer aboard USS WHIDBEY ISLAND (LSD-41) until August 1991. During this tour, WHIDBEY ISLAND participated in Operation SHARP EDGE off the coast of Liberia, Africa and in the Mediterranean Sea during Operation DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM. From October 1991 to November 1994, Lieu- tenant C ommander Ulrich served as a Diesel Examiner at CINCPACFLT Propulsion Examining Board. Lieutenant Commander Ulrich ' s personal military decora- tions are the Navy Commendation Medal and the Navy Achievement Medal. Lieutenant Commander Ulrich is married to the former Bar- bara Louise Downing of Torrance, California. They and their two daughters, Arlynda and Trisha, reside in San Diego, Cali- fornia.