Cayuga (LST 1186) - Naval Cruise Book

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AITH]UnRIIlK«iliftVWIUmU«lH«H«IIHHUU1AUHQlU[ K fH 1i HEADQUARTERS PLT Here is a recipe to make a Headquarters Platoon. You start )ff with 4 cups of Dragons. 2 cups of engineers, 1 tablespoon of irivers from the Air Wing, and next you stir In a teaspoon of t ta- ines from Comm. The last thing to add Is a cup of Forward Ob- servers from the 81mm IVIortar Platoon and the Artillery Battery. ;1ix them together In a company and pour them into an LST. Steam this odd mixture for 6 months to a year and you have yourself a Headquarters Platoon. Once we got this mixture form- ed as a unit, they were able to win the company drill competition and the tug of war challenge. Headquarters Platoon has earned a reputation of TEAMWORK AND PROFESSIONALISM. Front row: Lcpl Wygal, Lcpl Perron, Lcpl Lucero, Lcpl Barnes, -cpl Ball, Lcpl Snapko, Lcpl Richard, Lcpl McCown, Lcpl Dawson. Second row: Cp Franklin, Lcpl Brown, Lcpl Romero, Lcpl Demar- a, Cpl Whitman, Lcpl Perry, Lcpl Dennis, Cpl Ledford, Lcpl Obong.Cpl Bruce, Lcpl Banks. Tti rd row: LtKeesee, Lcpl Banker, Lcpl Jones, Lcpl Blerman, Cpl Guinn, Lcpl Woosley, Lcpl Chaves, Lcpl Barnes. Rear row: Lcpl Kerstetter, Lcpl Kalosis, Sgt Dear, Cpl Welch, Lcpl Glgnac, Lcpl Collella, Cpl Vore, Sgt Smith. PLATOON COMMANDER IstLt Keesee Is a graduate of LINCOLN MEMORIAL University with a degree in FINANCE. He was commissioned In Nov 1988. IstLt Keesee has attended OCS. The Ba- sic School, and Field Artillery School. He is a native of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. PLATOON SERGEANT Sgt T. R. Smith has served in the Marine Corps for 8 years. His past service Includes Barracks duty, a tour on Okinawa, and duty with 3rd Bn, 7th Marines. Sgt Smith is a native of Watford City, North Dakota. 45

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iiiue»»iS!i« S3ii«»t»is»fia«»;t«MWH«)€i«ii(«tim COMPANY STAFF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IstLt William J. Dove is a graduate of Beth- any College and has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. He was commissioned as a 2ndLt in the Marine Corps on 15 August 1986. IstLt Dove has attended Officer ' s Candidate School, The Basic School and Winter and Summer Mountain Leader ' s Course in Bridgeport, Cali- fornia. IstLt Dove ' s past assignment was as a platoon commander in Fox Company, 2nd Bat- talion, 1 St Marines. 1 stLt Dove is a native of New York. FIRST SERGEANT IstSgt Michael W. McClure enlisted in the Marine Corps on 4 February 1 974. His past units include K Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, MCRD San Diego as a Drill Instructor, B Compa- ny, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, l-l duty at Akron, Ohio, C Company, 1st Recon Battalion, and F Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines. IstSgt McClure has an Associates degree in Applied Science from National University and has at- tended D.I. School, SNCO Academy, and SNCO Advanced Course. He is married to wife Fely and is from Grand Rapids, Michigan. 1 stSgt McClure is a Sgt Major selectee. ' i vC GUNNERY SERGEANT GySgt Timothy S. Keaney enlisted in the Marine Corps on 18 May 1966. GySgt Keaney served in the Vietnam War and has had numer- ous assignments since, including 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, MRCD San Diego as a Senior Drill Instructor, and Weapons Company, 2nd Battal- ion, 1st Marines where he was a platoon ser- geant. He has also attended Drill Instructor School and SNCO Academy. GySgt Keaney is a resident of Beverly, Massachusetts. 44

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' First day of duty in P. I., it figures: Vore and Blerman in Metallica, ' GET US ANOTHER ROUND! ' We ' re trying to be like everybody else This is the beach, but Where ' s the surf and babes? It ' s my uniform of the day. ' Where s my warrant for Sgt? f SM Ifwi Mrnr I mu M