Worden (CG 18) - Naval Cruise Book

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,ii v 1 NA12' xg' H Mfw: PNs L to R PN1 Dan Patient PNSN Jim Malecki and PNC Ray Spicuzza. :zz nad +0 Q my P621 T954 'lol' marntd. I o J' Q i 1 i' ' Q 4 . .W I Lita. .ag v ,f 0 Lu. is fl xl I 3' J! ' ng 1 . ' Q Our Postal Clerk, PC3 Craig McCollum, made sure the mail was always ready to go. Even when the helicopter arrived during lunch or dinner or when he was in the shower, he somehow managed to get our mail on its way. Mail was definitely one of the biggest morale builders throughout the cruise, especially in the Persian Gulf. The crew always appreciated corre- spondence from loved ones and friends. The let- ters we received, approximately 3,000 pounds a week, were life savers.

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Th World Famou hip' fflce 51 Ns-. YNs - L to R, YN2 Pesefea Fia They call lt The World Famous Ship s Off1C8 No one IS qu1te sure how the tltle was conjured up but It s catchy and It has stuck The Yeo man CYNJ and Personnelmen CPNJ share the offlce and belng shlpmates they also share workloads when there IS a SWEATEX Cthats Navy Jargon for I need It yesterday J Dld the Shlps Off1C6 personnel stay enclosed 1n thelr adm1n1strat1ve world during the potentlally hostlle operatlons 1n the Perslan Gulfl Noooo way' PNCCSWD Ray SDICUZZH fa? seu, YN3 John Martinez, YNCKSWJ Nestor Abellana and YN3 Eugene Tacke YNCKSWJ Abby Abellana PN1 Dlver Dan Patlent and YN3 Gene Tacke were 50 cal gunners of all th1ngs If that wasn t enough RP3 Peter Selv1g and PNSN J1m Mal k ec 1 quahfled and stood after steerlng h watc es What about YN2 FIHSSU brey Taylor? Well M3If1D6Z and Taylor were phone talkers on the brld d ge ur1ng General Quarters and Flaseu manned the phones 1n Dam age Control Central Yes the Shl p s Off1C6 d1d much more than just push s84P s paper Durlng the deployment 1n addl t1on to the dally routlne of the X0 S heads and beds thlrty of WOR DEN S shlpmates were transferred to other commands elght memb6fS went on emergency leave 15 reP0ft ed on board and over 3 000 service record entrles were made All th1ngS consldered lt was an excellent and busy deployment The crew was hap py wlth the servlce and thatS enough to quahfy as World Fam ous 1n our eyes ' U CC 77 ' 3 ' Y! ' ' CC ' 77 ' , -. ' .- . ' . . , I I - , ' 1 n n . , - 7 . ' v ' - . , , . , , . 7 . ' l 2 7 - ' YN3 John Mart1nez and YNSN Au- , ' cc ' 97 , , ' Us Q , n . . , ' . . . . . . . , , a - . 0- . . . l . ' . Q . . . I . , D :K - . . , . . , ' 7, .

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MEDICA What a screamer that last patient was. And next time Jim take your hands out of your pockets during surgery. t' NEXT! L to R, HN Kenneth Morrell, HMC Ken Vin- i it ing and HM3 Jim CI can't stand the sight of blood that's why I wear shadesl Knapp. -r