Neosho (AO 143) - Naval Cruise Book

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BIDDING A GLOOMY FAREWELL The day was the 4th of October in 1976 - a day many NEOSHO sailors and families don't like to remember. lt was the day we departed the United States for a long 62 month Mediterranean Deploy ment. Only a few people were on hand on the end of Pier 07 at Norfolk Naval Base to bid the NEOSHO a farewell. The few family members that did had misty eyes, as the tug-boats drug us away from our home-land. ' The first signs of cold weather was evident that day with chilly drizzle and rain falling from the windy, gray sky. Could the weather have been an omen to what the upcoming cruise would be? To some it would be a gloomy 199 days like the initial day was - while others believed it was an interesting experiencef GCQDB E O4 OCTOBER 1976

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From: USS NEOSHO Mediterranean Cruise Book Staff To: Distribution List CAll readersb Subj: The '76 - '77 USS NEOSHO MED CRUISE BOOK Encl: CD Pictures, words, and description of events 1. The following is a list of what is inside this book: 'INSIDE NEOSHO 64 - USO Tfolbute 65 + Tnadtttonn 5 Events 68 1- Holtdagn 72 - Neoeho Cnew - Old 8 New 74 - Expnenntonn NOLU LIBERTY CALL INTRODUCTION SECTION . 1 1 2 1 3 - Go od-bye f Table 05 Contenfu - Shlp'A Schedule 78 - Pont VMLM 'vw- 98 - Spofzjl 4 - Neozaho Chanactenfinticfs ' gg 2 j 2jZ3QZdfQZ4g6Zfdg2mmand CONCLUSION SECTION 2 5 9 ' Exacufive O554QQL4 104 - The NonSemen'A Hetn pp 5 5 706 - Unlted Agaln - , SSI' c12Ew or THE NEQSHO Anntvet N0n50e12 ' 5 , .772 - And us - 70 - EHQULQQIWTQ The Cnuue Book Sta55 Q ZZ - Supply A 1 I 30 - Openallonzs ...e S 5, ' A 36 - Navlgatlon 0, '-s--v I as 4 x 4 Dtvuton W --f-V - 1 T 42 - Deen -4- f T 50 - Fox 7 Helo Opfs A 54 f Undenweg Replennlshmentn H -.-H T E J NORFOLK, VIRGINIA E oepancedf 04 OCT 76 Retunned: Z7 AP12 77 S ' I W ',, .':1'..,... The USS NEOSHO '76 - '77 Medltennanean ,vil I ww 5 Cnufbse Booh wan cnecoted by the jolnt-e550f1t up I 05 cc cnoesn-Section 05 men, coming 5n0m all I I 5 pants 05 the Ship tn onden to nepnenent Ml I depantmentzs. we wene not expentenced - we A wene not jowtnalbsu on photognaphen MGUCQA - 5 we wene 'n00letef.s'. we DID, howeven, anesemble I I A-1 WN- a good Cnunbse Boch 50n thnx fstze 05 Ahtpl I--T-'Ch T hnough mont peoplebs egen, we wene kosntgned ' I ' to cneate cc Owfbse Boohg but, lt wat completely ...Nw Q voluntany by coll handn on the Cfwtfse Boolz Sta553 1 3 iff rick Q Qoumene hounes 05 thetn own 5nee time wan Spent tn onden to pnoduce a collection 05 5:10121 thai I well toon be hutony. I ---A-S-S--S Only time will tell, but, thu might be the E ----' : laest Meclltefznanean Cnwbse Booh 5on thin '5loat- T ff-V19 QM Atatlon' . . . only time will tell. Additional support was received from: The Cflwlle Boolz SICL55 LZVLOWA ILILUC ,Chit eD5VL'2f ,UIQ I RM2 BELL - QM2 HEFFERNAN - SA CARR gnecutent Cnuue Book even made - but, tt'z1 the SHSN CHILDERS - YN2 KRUEC-ER bent Cnwue Boola even made 50n the USS NEOSHO HMC PHILLIPS, USS VALDEZ tn ttbs 24-gean htstongf PH2 SCHMIDT, USS SHENANDOAH The Crew of the USS NEOSHO CAO-143D DE EDITTER 100 - Enten,ta,tnment 'W' 'MTW' 4.3