Ranger (CVA 61) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1976

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A ,I ..t,f-Q.-,.ne That morning, as we made final prep- arations for our departure, a 7,300 mile trek lay before us. As we said our final goodbyes the thought at the back of our minds was that this trek would take us half a world apart from our families, friends, and loved ones. As we eased silently away from the pier, and the people across the water became just a blur of faces, we knew our Odyssey had begun. DEPARTUREf23 After we had perfected all our skills engineering, flying, fighting, supplying typing, feeding, communicating, navigat ing, healing, painting and operational co ordination, there was still one more be ginning. But that would not come until the first line was cast off on January 30 1976. The upcoming 10-day transit to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii would be a long one. Not because it was 10 days but because we had been sit ting pierside for more than a month. And in those 10 days we'd have the chance to renew old friendships between airwing and ship's company. It also gave us time to make the transition into being 0 sailors again. 'x ..



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