Nassau (LHA 4) - Naval Cruise Book

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I - -Q Third Platoon, Company G H num -' I Back Row: LCpl Gates, LCpl Henderson, LCpl Fidelman, PFC Webb, LCpl Adams, LCpl Hargrove, LCpl Lincoln, HM3 Williams, LCpl Cook, LCpl Peterson Middle Row: 1stLt Kirwin, LCpl Daffern, Cpl Denton, LCpl Lanterman, LCpl Lopez, LCpl Hopkins, LCpl Douglas, LCpl Kemp, LCpl Vinke, SSgt Moore Front Row: Cpl Scallsa, Sgt Kitchen, LCpl Tugade, Cpl Diazk, LCpl Goodson, LCpl Martin, Cpl Kyle Weapons Platoon, Company G GySgt Epps K Weapons Platoon set a standard that will not easily be approached by those who follow. Our M6OE3 Machine Gun Section, under SSgt j.H. Faulk and his Squad Leaderes Cpl j.A. Gipson and LCpl R.D. Griffin, have developed a unit with the foundation being expertise, endurance and teamwork. The 60mm Mortar Section, led by Sgt. K.E. Oakes with Squad Leaders, Cpl JJ. Simpson, Cplj.R.Allen and LCpl M.R. Miller give new meaning to the phrase Company Commanders Hip Pocket Artillery . As the undisputed finest Mortar Section in the Division, their motivation, technical knowledge and brotherhood allows Golf to attack knowing that rounds are on the target. As we recall the tough and the fun times of the float, remember the pride that you felt being a member of Weapons Platoon. The men of Third Platoon are able to look back upon their tour of duty as Part of LF6F with pride. They met head-on the challenges of the deployment to the Med with the traditional Marine spirit of hard work. If it's possible to summarize the activities and events of this deployment in one word, it would be TEAMWORK . The Marines and Sailors of this platoon learned how vital each is to the accomplishment of the mission. As we move on to future assignments, let us not forget the individual of our responsibility to the mission. 2ndLt Kirwin ' lllllll 'W' f 1 fa MZ, F Back Row: GySgt Epps, Cpl Smith, LCpl Harrison, LCpl Lakis, LCpl Griffin, LCP1 H0f10SkY, Lcpl Hagemann, LCpl Sanson, LCpl Sanders, LCpl Smart, LCpl Newell, PFC Df1ViS., Lcpl Sippiah, LCpl Miller, SSgt Faulk Front Row: Cpl Gipson, Cpl Allen, LCpl Andrews, LCpl jackson, LCpl Williams, LCPI V01b1'CFl'1f, LCpl Weiss, Sgt Oakes, LCpl Huffstutler, Cpl Holtzclaw, LCpl Perez, Cpl Simpson, LCpl Mellett, HM3 Orman

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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

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