Brush (DD 745) - Naval Cruise Book

Text from Pages 1 - 56 of the 1969 volume:

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Although M Division keeps the ship's engines tuming, they have a much more critical job in the crew's eyes, that of operating the ship's fresh water distilling plant. You could always tell when the snipes were having evaporator problems - ' ' Now the showers will be secured until further notice. Actually, everyone got a shower at least once every two days fif they wanted ity. The Machinist Mages also supply the ship with enough electri- cal power to meet the demands of a small city by operating the ship's turbogenerator. When liberty call goes after the ship is tied up in port, B Division is just beginning to work. First there is refueling to fill up the huge ship's tanks, and distributing the fuel so that a proper balance is maintained in the ship. Then there is securing boilers, watersides, firesides, punching tubes, and any number of other jobs necessary to keep the ship's boilers on the line. Stack Gas Incorporated never let us down and BRUSH proudly wears the big red Engineering ' ' E . R Division is the ship's repair force. Shipfitters, enginemen, A gang, IC men, electricians, and damage controlmen all work together to keep BRUSH in a constant battle readiness, They're always working, and it's drill after drill to form battle-ready damage control parties. This training big dividends when BRUSH was called upon to extinguish a raging fire on a Japanese fishing vessel during the return trip to Long Beach. - BTC M. Darrington BTI K Bowen ' BT2 T- Buck BT2 R cunnin - gham BT2 H. Jerry Now Reveille! B Division A flange at work. JZ M 57 A W4 Q I Q: . xl ' 5 S 'Q i ?' 6 X aa BT2 R. McDonald BT2 F. Samuel BT3 G. Lanyon BT3 E, Schuyler Look, it really works! BTFA J. Roberts FA G. Oxford f 1 Ahhhh - - - do yOU really mean it? lvl ...BD1wlon SF1 E. Lytkowski MM1 L. Reynolds EM EMC L. Walk The Group. 1 W. Sosa lC1 L. Tullis EN2 D. 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Landis MM2 B. Tagllchi Nr YS? Fl MM3 R. Abbott My first love. MM3 K Becker MM3 A. Cunanan MM3 D. Jacobs MM3 A. McDaniel MM3 J. Miller MM3 S, Morse MM3 C. Poteet Di vi ion FN M Bnscoe FN D Galvm FN K Maple FN R Sager FN H Skllllngberg FN K Slupper FN C Spencer FN L Tumer FA D Davldson , . . v ' ' f . . . f W 6 ' I 1' f Z ,wwf f f' ,XY . . Graham FA D. Polizzi FA J. Escamla FA P- FA R. Day FA L. Denton Q Hard at work. A Who says I can't do two things at once? Commence fresh-water washdown. Y eggs Heave around! Summit Conference. Weapons Department First Division, Second Division, and Fox Division make up the Weapons Department aboard BRUSH. Together they man the ship's weapons systems and maintain almost all topside equipment and deck surfaces. The First Division Bos'ns maintain the tradition of the Navy, for their duties are such that they can never be replaced by computers or the encroachment of the electron and the atom. No one has devised a better means of refueling, replenishing, or combating the corrosive effects of salt water than the means used by the Deck Gang - sweat and seamanship. Although the ship encountered rough weather throughout the cruise, BRUSH always looked 4.0 due to the efforts of First Division. Second Division is made up of the Gunnersmates on BRUSH. Constantly performing maintenance and fighting the omnipresent running rust, the Cannon Cookers kept BRUSH'S main battery mounts in execellent condition. BRUSH fired over 3000 rounds on enemy positions in South Vietnam, and the re liability and accuracy of her guns was praised by all spotters. Sonar Technicians, Fire Control Technicians, and Torpedomen make up Fox Division aboard BRUSH, Although the ST's and TIVl's weren't confronted with any enemy submarines on our cruise, they did have a chance to test their skills against our own subs in training, and BRUSH always came out on top. The FT's were kept very busy between maintaining our fire control equipment and standing watches in Main to an other destroyer's in WestPac. Gunfire support spotters Battery Plot during GQ. They are superior y stated BRUSH was the best shooting ship in the U.S. Navy with the exception of the battleship, the Uss NEW JERSEY CBB-625. Y ' , SN B. Anson BMC A Bead F ' R 8 T BM1 G. Baskin SN P, Barry 1 SN B. Bolden SN R- Bugansky SN S. Costa SN D, Freel Turn to' SN K. Freeman SN P Frize SN E. Hadle SN W. MCGGQ SN R. Michalek SN W. Napier SN L, oakander SN C. Sanlvliguel I just love to paint! SN J. Shea SN W. Stevens I f f, ' ,fn SN R. Welch SN W. Wiesehan GMG2 S. Burke GMG3 J. Galindo GMG2 J- K0rd21tZky GD 0I N V DI i 1 I W w K r NS I GMG3 W- Jam0S0Il GIVIG3 M. Junkermeier GMG3 F. Koerner GIVIGSN K. Fuller SN G. R0driguez SN L. wade ' ww f ' V M ., -N :E , XX fo' , K' f ,X - WI-M' -1 SW ik T, X I-pi' N ' ' X X Q7 , i.7xivZ?X?,k5li:! 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Division And I thought th1s ended when I got out of Flrst D1v1s1on W XX Rs lifkf I FTG3 J Hlgglns FTG3 J Jlflk fss ,fm f W, A., ,M Quick, before Mr. Runyon finds out we lost the other one. After 20 days at sea ' L5 f f' 1 ,E STG3 L. Kleeman STG3 J. Lawre noe FTG3 R. Mortensen YN3 D. Roberts SN D. Engard P 0816372 OCT CS FM CTU SEVEN SEVEN PT zERO PT FIVE TO USS BRUSH TALOSXSSS SHOTGUN PERFORMANCE 1. YOU ARE RELEASED WITHOUT SIGNAL AT U9Q730H to proceed on duty assigned. P 0816372 OCT 68 FM CTU SEVEN SEVEN PT ZERO PT FIVE TO USS BRUSH TALOSXSSS SHOTGUN PERFORMANCE 1. YOU ARE RELEASED WITHOUT SIGNAL AT o9Q730H To PROCEED ON DUTY ASSIGNED. 2. YOUR RESPONSIVENESS ENTHUSIASTIC PARTICIPATION IN OUR TRAINING EVOLUTION AND SMART SHIPHANDLINC HAVE BEEN NOTEWORTHY. IT HAS ALSO BEEN APPARENT THAT YOUR STATE OF MATERIAL ANDOPERATIONAL I READINESS IS HIGH. PLEASE RELAY A SINCERE WELL DONE TO YOUR DESERVINC CREW. R280356Z DEC 68 I FM CTU SEVEN ZERO PT EIGHT PT NINE TO USS BRUSH PERFORMANCE OF BRUSH ON CUNLINE HAS BEEN EXEMPLARY. ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND RECORD NOTED WITH PLEASURE. YOUR ACCURATE SHOOTING, TIMELY AND COMPLETE REPORTS, AND RELIABILITY REFLECT SOUND JUDGEMENT AND CARE- EUL PLANNING. WELL DONE. CAPT MURPHY. R 1906572 NOV 68 FM USS CONSTELLATION TO USS BRUSH BRUSH HAS BEEN THE BEST IN THE WEST, AS A SHIP AND SCREEN COMMANDER. WISH ' WE COULD SAVE YOU FROM THE BRIAR PATCH. MANY THANKS AND WELL DONE. I, R22l430Z FEB 69 FM COMSEVENTHFLT ' TO USS BRUSH INFO'COMCRUDESPAC W COMCRUDESFLOT SEVEN COMDESRON THIRTEEN COMCRUDESFLOT NINE SAYONARA END AND YOU DEPART FOR HOME, I WISH TO THANK THE ICERS AND MEN OF BRUSH FOR THEIR VERY FINE PER' FORMANCE IN WESTPAC. THE HIGH LEVEL OF READINESS SERVTEE ZMNIPRESENT ALERTNESS YOU MANIFESTED EEUE WITH PLEAS A CARRIER AND TALOS ESCORT WAS NOEH Ymj PURSUED YSURE. SIMILARLY, THE VICOR WITH WHIRESU IN V OUR NAVAL CUNFIRE SUPPORT MISSIONS UR ALUABLE ASSISTANCE TO IN-COUNTRY FORCES- YO I QRESENCE WILL BE MISSED. WELL DONE. MANYBEST WISHES FOR A SMOOTH JOURNEY HOME AND EOR VAD APPY REUNIONS WITH FRIENDS AND LOVED ONE ' M W. F. BRINGLE, USN 1 AS YOUR ASSIGNMENT TO THE SEVENTHFLT COMES WJAN LTED .LJ peration epartmen Operati0IlS Department consists of OI and OC Divisions. Ol Division's mission was to collect, evaluate, disseminate, and display the information compiled from the ship's surface and air search radar equipment during the cruise. ,During naval gunfire support operations, CIC was the hub of all activity, with plotting the targets, talking to the spotter, and setting the main battery computer taking precedence over the many other tasks nonnally accomplished. The ET's, led by Chief Rietz, kept the electronic equipment tuned to perfection most of the timeg and the Corpsmen, Swede and Ozzie kept everyone healthy. lf anyone felt sick, Doc always had a pill for whatever ailed them. OC Division is probably the most diversified of all. It includes the Yeomen and Personnelmen who take care of all ship's correspondence and records. They push about a ton of paperwork every day, yet manage to somehow keep everything in the right basket. The Quartermasters doeverything from navigate the ship to winding the clocks. They maintain the ship's,logs and charts as well as putting out innumerable weather- reports. Communications is the heart of OC Division, and the Signalmen, Radiomen, and the Postal Clerk all do their part. The Signalmen stand long and often cold watches on the bridge to keep in touch with the ships around us by visual means. The Radiomen keep our radio circuits in operation, while the Postal Clerk keeps our morale up with lots of mail from friends and relatives at home. RD1 G Johnston HM1 N Sorenson RD? T' Arm' RD2 M' Cook ETN2 J' Rundlett ol 7 . ,f I 2 I RD3 M. Berry 3,2 -. I A to f You don't know the Philly ' ' Dog ? . t .Nw a RD3 J. Dinkel We learn fast. 1? ' . X we Si it . 1 K RD3 B. Gannett RDC L. Parker ETQ D, Rietz ETR3 F Hayes RD3 J Helm ETR3 B Jeffrey W 4 fy, ff Q95-Q? fffifxyfq ffc U 1 f f f f 4 f ffgzgf f Aix ff, fy W Qjfy f Q Wfw W1 fa W4 Gff ?6W7W7 fgo if f f X f W ff f yvf mv Xpf, 7 xv vig? f y if I fyffyg 40 9 gm ff 'Www I Q40 ff ffffff X f FTR3 J Koeper ffw ww, fy! ZfZ?0f f f f if iff' fggj J? f ig ff f W X f W3 W f ff f f ff 4 Q f XA! RD3 R Walker 7 RDSN E Palmlottl RDSN A. Waldhauser Always alert' ? f 1 IBM? 262 yw f '7.'f'! W fff xg, 2 f Q fi f ETR3 L Sroufe RDSN G Deese ETRSN J Stowell RDSA L. Fltzgerald i E. 4 W X - z , K E! ' F H af: ,Qi W W , Q s 5 ' ., ' i 5 E F . 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The DK has the important job of keeping everyone's pay record straight, and insuring that everyone does get paid every two weeks. The cooks work: almost round-the-clock feeding everyone in the crew three hot meals a day plus preparing a midnight snack for those individuals lucky enough to have the mid-watch. The Stewards keep the officers well-fed and try to keep some semblance of order in 0fficer's Aft. Supply enabled BRUSH to operate for long periods at sea without outside assistance, thus enabling our ship to earn a record of never missing an operational commitment due to a casualty during this cruise, 7 gf ,aw SKC D. Stafford DK1 . Villanueva f ge, X A Q-XXKX-QXXXX .h .X X Weave f . , ' WQXQN' . M QNX 4,1 .: , ' V as XXX. X X , iw? ,XA 9 , Q ,, 1.6 -W -' ,fx rfpwfi 5 Xi f' rsfgfwfxlwff 'D X X Nm mhz qfv f, ,ff X, f'ZX:.4XfX - X X , V -f ag If - -X, rg. X . XX .fx H ff 7 'X Xf A ff Q ZYQ fi U XOR My N fiiigivvf, - 0 X .X N bf . V X , 1 A f X AXXZXUQXXXXX -Nw 7, 4. 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The USS BRUSH 4DD-7455 departed Long Beach, California on 20 August 1El6S and steamed to her fourth deployment with the U.S. SEVENTH FLEET in as many ye'arS. BRUSH Jelned USS MAHAN and together they transited the Pacific via Pearl Harbor, Hawaug Midway lslandg Yokosuka, Japang and Okinawa. , The BRUSH arrived in Subic Bay, Philippines on the 15th of September for five days of upkeep. On the 21st of September, BRUSH steamed out of Subic Bay and proceeded to the Gulf of Tonkin and relieved the USS BRINKLEY BASS as ' ' shotgun destroyer for the USS LONG BEACH. From September 22 - October 8,1968 BRUSH acted as shotgun for the nuclear powered guided miSSile Cl'UiSef pmvidiflg anti-air and anti-PT boat protection, and was also called upon to assist in two SAR missions less than one mile off the coast of North Vietnam. On October 8, BRUSH was directed to rendezvous with the USS CONSTEL- LATION for screen and plane guard duties as CONSTELLATION transited to Yokosuka, Japan for an upkeep and repair period. The 25th of October found BRUSH underway for the Tonkin Gulf in company with CONSTELLATION. BRU5H.arrived on Yankee Station on the 29th of October and began plane guard duties as the CONSTELLATION conducted her daily twelve hours of flight operations. In the early days of November, BRUSH was assigned to shadow a Soviet Trawler and spent forty-eight hours at this interesting task. Upon being relieved of these duties by another vessel, BRUSH returned to plane guard duties. The 21th and 12th of' November were devoted to anti-submarine warfare training as BRUSH exercised with a U.S. submarine. Returning to CONSTELLATION, BRUSH began preparations for a visit by Commander, Cruiser-Destroyer, Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Rear Admiral Mason Freeman. The Admiraliand three staff members were highlined to the BRUSH from the USS ENGLAND on November 17. They spent theaafternoon ,inspecting BRUSH and talking with the officers and crew. BRUSH was de- tached from the CONSTELLATION group on 18 October and received an indication of her performance as the Connie's skipper described her as Best -in the West . The 19th through 22nd were spent in a variety of exercises with several other destroyers including fonnation tactics, signal drills, towing, and ECM exercises. BRUSH refueled the aftemoon of the 22nd and set out for Sasebo, Japan for an upkeep and.R and R period. She stopped at Okinawa on the 26th,' refueled in the morning, and fired an air gunnery exercise in the aftemoon. Her gunnery team demonstrated their proficiency by shooting down four aircraft towed target sleeves. BRUSH arrived in Sasebo just in time to celebrate Thanksgiving on the 28th of November. The re- maining inport time was spent cleaning and painting the ship and performing maintenance on equipment. Underway on December 5, BRUSH steamed south towards her next operational assignment. Enroute to her rendezvous with CONSTELLATION for plane guard duties, BRUSH successfully completed a full DOWOI' run and a 25 kIl0t CCOHOIHY run, and spent December Qtraining her ASW and gunnery teams. Once again Shc Shcwcd thc accuracy cf her guns by shooting down three aircraft towed sleeves: BRUSH re- j0iI1ed CONSTELLATION on December 10th and resumed duties as plane guard and rescue destroyer 'mtl' December 15th- 00 that date BRUSH refueled from coNsTELLATroN and was detached to assume the USS DULUTH which was proceeding to a position off the screen commander of the escort unit for rizast of North Vietnam where DULUTH would return seven previously captured North Vietnamese sailors. e operation went very smoothly and the release of prisoners was accomplished on December 16th. er SEVENTH FLEET, and Ambassador Elsworth Bunker as well BRUSH was complimented by Command is .U.SS DULUTH for fe' job Well done- BRUSH rejoined CONSTELLATION and was immediately directed 0 Join the attack carrier USS RANGER for plane guard duties. December 18th saw BRUSH rendezvous it ' 1 - . me efm ,Off Da Neng' seeth Vlemem- From Da Nang, BRUSH steamed south and fired her first gunfire mission in su 0 t f ' , . . . pp r 0 the Repubhc of Kcrcas Capital Division in the vicinity of Qui Nhon, RVN. During BRUSH was credited with destroyin five enemy supply f0UteS and stagi , A ' - g , Hg areas Cculatc fire triggered twelve secondary explosions and fires, indicating destruction of enemy caches of am, 't' - - mum lon and explosives. The USS JENKINS relieved BRUSH on the 28th of ese waters for a visit to Bangkok, Thailand. While enroute she with the USS DAVIS for turnover of naval gunfire supp0ft the period of December 18 - December 28 December and BRUSH departed Vietnam received the follo ' . . formance of BRUSI:Vt,nngtllI1eSSage from the Naval Gunfire Support Commander in South Vietnam: Per- e gunllne has been exem 1 - - Your accurate Shooting timely and Com 9 ary- ACC0mpl1shments and record noted with pleasure. planning! Well Done-H ' plete fevcrts, and reliability reflect sound judgement and careflll BRUSH returned to her gunfire support' duties off Phan Thiet Sout next five days BRUSH destroyed or damaged- thirty-seven enemy bunkers a tunnel complex five foxholes h Vietnam on January 6th. During the and a VC mortor position. BRUSH steamed into Cam Ranh Bay on January 11th and received a briefing on her next assignment. -This assignment was to join the Navy's ' fgperation Market Timew in the Gulf of Siam. Although. her primary duty was one of surveillance, BRUSH 3150 Supplied naval gunfire Support and destroyed eleven bunkers, two military structures and damaged six others which were being used by the VC as a. tmmmg base' BRUSH departed the COFDS IV area on January 16th and proceeded north to Cap Varella in the Corps Il area where she was to provide gunfire support. Firing in support of the 47th Army Of Vietnam: BRUSH Was Credited with deStl'0yiIlg eleven Viet Cong structures and four bunkers, as well as damaging eight others. Her rounds also triggered four secondary fires and explosions. On the eftemeen of 23 January, BRUSH Wee visited by, her Spotter, a U.S. Marine, who had been in the area for thirty-three m0llthS- His description of the BRUSH'S shooting left little to be desired as he placed BRUSH second in accuracy among all the ships he had spotted for in South Vietnam. Who was first in his estimation? The USS NEW JERSEY! BRUSH departed from her gunline duties that afternoon, having fired over 2,000 rounds in support of our allied forces ashore. She steamed for Subic Bay, Philippines for three days of upkeep and repair. Repairs completed on 29 January, she steamed out to sea and north to Hong Kong for a week's R and R. BRUSH joined the attack carrier, USS HANCOCK, on February 7th and once again assumed the duties of rescue and plane guard destroyer. Early on 9 February she was called upon to assist in the search for a pilot who had crashed after takeoff from the flight deck of HANCOCK. Although the carrier's helo and the motor whaleboat of BRUSH .searched for over two hours, the pilot was not recovered. At 1200 on 9 February, BRUSH departed Yankee Station in the Gulf of Tonkin with the HANCOCK and started on the trip homeward. After stopping in Subic Bay for a day of refueling and ammo offloading, they steamed to Yokosuka, Japan for pre-transit upkeep and repairs. On 21 February BRUSH departed Yokosuka as a member of HANCOC-K'S screening unit, and was detached from the U.S. SEVENTH FLEET on 24 February, returning as a unit of the U.S. FIRST FLEET.Steaming toward Midway Island with the HANCOCK group, BRUSH sighted a Japanese fishing vessel in flames early one morning. As another destroyer picked up survivors, BRUSH went alongside the buming vessel and employed all her fire-fighting skills to extinguish the blaze. Remaining alongside the stricken vessel for over three hours, BRUSH Dui Ollt the raging fire and continued on toward Midway. I 'On 2 March, BRUSH bid farewell to the HANCOCK and steamed south to her homeport of Long Beach. months completing every task assigned to her. Once workhorse, the destroyer, was exhibited as BRUSH guard and escort duties with our aircraft carriersg the Russian trawlerg in all anti-air and shore bom- months she never missed an operational commitment. Her crew is justifiably proud to have added another chapter to BRUSH's twenty-five YBHFS of service to the Pacific Fleet and the United States of America. She arrived on 4 March, having spent -6M very busy again the versatility and endurance of the Navy's excelled at anti-submarine warfare, rescue, plane surveillance tasks on Market Time and shadowing bardment missions to which she was assigned. In six and one half NOW RIG FOI? 0 l.- A Qlfgxvgfll 41- 'N 4,11 WE n Vim GQFVXGE Cf' V. . k M NX 4 .NSS Q ...Q NRM, Coming alongside. The hook-up. Replenishment at Sea N4 1 -.,i'CfY' D0n't drop that mail! N , fbkf 7 f Q Heave 'round! After station hooks up Highline transfer. Hold that! Rearming at Sea Midships takes a load of projectiles. Aft takes powders and water. Hang ten, Chief! Wipeout! ..f F N e X Water, water everywhere. MW Z w 1 I 1 1 'I 'WNf!W A f,f,U Z f ' Wh VV W ,f1:',,y'ff ,mf 4 , ,A ,, M f , , ' X, fr an , ' . Win ,W4fZ m,.,, ' ,A 'W , ,H WM U, x fi ,iw Wig! V wwf! fa 'hw ff wfwyff v ' 'iff iw. L, X f 2,7312 r I 1 ff ,gf ,it , : ' 6 ' X ,231 4 '727',j 43 My e if frrf' 41: N rznek . Q Q Nm x X Q V- -Q-.-...x....r..,,,, -W.--xx-.w......,..w.....,, .W X Q K . Q gp- lt's only 2400 lbs., boys. lam, X XBSIIXQW . . A. and pass the ammunition. Sleepy and Smiley at work. wing Powders coming aft. W . 4 The ' ' Bomber powders one. 25,73 v . . SEI! The Old Man gets set. , f ,, f f H ff, ,W , W U ' ,, f',fffH, , ff V Fireball Junghans in action. Ufficers Verses oftball Spider Prough lofts a long fly. Mr. Hopp in the batters box. 8 up, 3 down, and the side is retired Flutter ball Walk serves one up. -1 3 GPU-First Glass Game MM1 Reynolds legs one out in his PF Flyers. Who's that speedster on the bases? Is that Tiny Craver playing third? FINAL SCORE With the CONSTELLATION GS She lands an F-4 Phantom. ' ' Shotgun for USS LONG BEACH, here refueling from an oiler. Following the carrier USS RANGER as she makes her turn out of the wind Screening the USS DULUTH as she returns seven captured North Viet- namese sailors off the coast of North Vietnam. Here come de Judge. The Contestants. FIRST ANNUAL BRUSH EGG-EATING CONTEST After viewing the movie Cool Hand Luke in which Paul Newman eats fifty hard boiled eggs in one hour, it was decided that BRUSH would hold its own contest while at sea in the Tonkin Gulf. Captain Norton acted as the official judge and Lieutenant Com- mander Junghans acted as the timekeeper. Each division was represented, as well as the officers and chiefs. Each contestant had amanager who peeled the eggs and provided moral support when the going got rough. The- contest lasted one hour, even though several contestants didn't last that long. Managers peel the eggs. , M? 4 . , Hmmmm . . . Good? . ml' , I Peel me some more. The Winner!! Oooooh!! , TN I X Y :jf Love those eggs! 1 . f N5 h CONTEST RESULTS MMC WATSON ......... 40 eggs in' one hour EN3 BRIGGS .......... 37 eggs in 555 min. MIVI3 MILLER .......... 34 eggs in one hour GMSN TOWNS ........... 33 eggs in 44 min. MM3 MC GOWAN .... 30 eggs qdisqualifiedj MM3 SLOTHOWER .... 29 eggs in one hour TM2 SEDAM ............ 27 eggs in one hour FN HOLLIDA .......... 24 eggs in one hour RM2 BRINKMAN ........ 17 eggs in 36 min. GMGSN HARRISON .... 14 eggs in 42 min. BTFA ROBERTS ....... 13 eggs in 52 min, LTJG BIEBER ........... 6 eggs in 24 min. Fire! lt's been a long day! J' Y, if hx. 3 Standby t0 mark. . . Fun in the sun X xx R X N XX N X x X X X 4 ,x r 1 x H UME l l 1 1 x l l i 1 I ,A i l ,.......,- ,.A f V - N Q ,y,,,,.,,,v, ...,, ,. ,, ,,,, I , 4 x,1'Cf'f '.' f J - f ' . ,fn .f . f A