Nassau (LHA 4) - Naval Cruise Book

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Golf Company During the six month work-up and the LF6F deployment, Golf Co. held fast to its mission as the BLT's heliborne force. To execute a helicopter mission requires the highest standard of military proficiency and warrior spirit by both junior and senior Marines alike. The Marines of Golf should not soon forget their own courage for seizing that difficult baton and carrying it proudly for the Corps. The heart and soul of the company was 1stSgt. john Clark. Having served the Company enthusiasti- cally for two floats, he will likely always be remembered as Big Dog . In likewise fashion, the Executive Officer, 1stLt. R. Kimbrell, provided an experienced foundation to guide the training of the Company and the fire to succeed to all the Marines, especially his beloved sponges . The Company Gun- ny, GySgt. W.R. Nixon, kept the Marines going and communi- cating regardless of the situation. HM2 Anderson provided both fine medical care for the Marines and a solid leadership example to his subordinate corpsmen. It is not clear yet whether the Marines of Golf Co. have achieved the high standard of those honored men in the Corps' past who have earned the title Marine for us. It's nearly impossible to measure up with the circumstance of war. However, the Marines of Company G are indeed a special breed who gave it all in a worthy cause and shall therefore always hold an honored place for those privi- leged to lead them. LCpl Edwards LCpl McKenzie, 1stLt Kimbrell, LCpl Reed, 1stSgt Clark, Cpl Williams GySgt Nixon, LCpl Carpenter, LCpl Beauregard

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Tl' Weapons Platoon, Company F In the chilly half-lit dawn of some disputed battlefield, assault gunners tensely charge their high explosive rounds and jerk open their LAAW rockets. Mortarmen make a last check at their luminescent aiming posts and prime their cold green shells. Machine gunners snug up tightly to the butt- stocks of their M6O's. All await the signal that will unleash an impenetrable wall of flying steel and copper-jacketed death. Such is the mission of the Weapons Platoon. These Marines have fired tens of thousands of rounds and strug- gled under their heavy weapons for countless miles in prepa- ration for this. They only await the signal. fl'!'f1T n.7 Back Row: LCpl Persinger, LCpl Tront, LCpl Schmilla, LCpl Wrighter, LCpl Sullivan, LCpl McGhee, LCpl Dively, LCpl McMore 2nd Row: LCpl Woodworth, Sgt Barttells, Cpl Peters, Cpl Trias, LCpl Edwards, LCpl Brice, LCpl Meadows, LCpl Cause, LCpl Daniely, LCpl Hughes, HN Rymer, SSgt Denecke Front Row: Cpl Davis, Cpl WinterBorne, Cpl Lambert, LCpl Miller, LCpl Bethea, 2ndLt Owens, LCpl Whitehead, LCpl Lewis, Cpl Raposo l 'ff Qfrrirsfeigg ' a.m.,...e 2ndLt Owens . , S ,fxfi ,ff ffif' 7 M' g 2

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,JY First Pla toon, Company G Back Row: 2ndLt Monroe, Cpl Wallace, Cpl Pickard, Cpl Freeman, PFC Dabney, LCpl Klaus, LCpl Muratore, LCpl Stewart, LCpl Vincinzi, HN3 Teaver, LCpl Wilkinson, LCpl Rice, SSgt Lauer, LCpl jackson, LCpl Fergeson, LCpl Liegeber, HN3 Cicarelli, LCpl Thompson Front Row: Sgt Clark, LCpl Adams, Cpl Pierce, LCpl Lockhart, LCpl Binder, LCpl Hall, LCpl Phillips, LCpl Dacey, LCpl johnson Second Platoon, Company G First Platoon is commanded by 2ndLt. D.M. Monroe of Brooklyn, N.Y. The Platoon Sgt, SSgt. S.V. Lauer, has been an instructor at Squad Leader School and is in his third year in the Company. Sgt. Clark and Cpl. Wallace are the Platoonls Squad Leaders. Both have years of experience and provide excellent small unit leadership to their squads. Having ended a comprehensive work-up at Camp Lejeune, First Platoon eagerly accepted it's duties as part of MARG 4-87. Numerous live-fire exercises, many hours of helicopter operations, long conditioning hikes and fast roping are examples of the training that were successfully accomplished. First Platoon is always willing and able to take on any mission that should arise. After all, War is our business . 2ndLt Monroe 2ndLT Schlotzhauer A Second Platoon is commanded by 2ndLt K.D. Schlotzhauer from Lancaster, PA. Sgt D.G. Frazer, aka Worlds Deadliest Weapon , out of Port Huron, MI holds the exalted billet of Platoon Sergeant. Second Platoon's mission, like that of all Marine Rifle Platoons, is to locate and close with . . . However, 2d Platoon prides itself on another mission . . . To set the standard as the Premier Rifle Platoon in the Company. Overseeing these missions is the backbone of the Platoon, the formidable Squad Leaders, Sgt A.H. Arnold jr., Cpl B.M. joles and Cpl GJ. Schlaufman. These Squad Leaders have in their midst the deadliest, steely-eyed killers the world has ever known. Frazer Back Row: LCpl Allen, LCpl Rivera, LCpl Rosarivera, LCpl Taylor, LCpl Smith, LCpl Webb, LCpl Davis, Cpl, Hall, Cpl Foyles, HN Spriggs Middle Row: 2ndLt Schlotzhauer, Cpl joles, LCpl Whitelocke, LCpl Ochoa, LCpl Castle, LCpl Martinez, LCpl Watkins, LCpl Green, LCpl Pierce, LCpl Rose, Sgt Front Row: Cpl Schlaufman, Sgt Arnold, Cpl Harris, Cpl Riazzi, LCpl Unhoch, LCpl Martinez, LCpl Mundy, LCpl Medlock, LCpl Kuczynski, LCpl Gaddy