Coontz (DDG 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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K Commander Paul Reason was born and reared 1n Washlngton DC He commenced naval servrce followmg graduatron from the Un1ted States Naval Academy w1th the Class of 1965 Prror to berng tramed rn nuclear propulsron engrneerrng he served as Operatrons Offrcer rn USS J D BLACK WOOD KDE 2192 Upon qual1f1cat1on rn nuclear power he was assrgned pre and post commlssronrng dutres 1n USS TRUXTON KDLGN 352 lncludlng part1c1pat1on 1n that sh1ps fxrst deployment to Southeast A313 rn 1968 J01I111'lg USS ENTERPRISE CCVN 652 as Electr1cal Offrcer ln 1970 he deployed twlce to the Southeast Asla and Indlan Ocean areas After servrce as Weapons Offlcer then Combat Systems Off1cer 1n USS TRUXTON CCGN 352 Com mander Reason commenced a tour as nuclear assrgnment offrcer at the Bureau of Naval Personnel In late 1976 he was selected to serve as Naval A1de to the Pres1dent of the Unrted States Srgnrflcant events, mcludmg the Camp Dav1d Summlt. Panama Canal Treaty, SALT and Pres1dent Carter's tr1p to Afrrca, marked hrs two and one half years of servlce iw. Prror to reportrng as Commandlng Offrcer USS COONTZ KDDG 402 Commander Reason served as Executwe Offrcer rn USS MISSISSIPPI ICGN 402 He holds a Master of Scrence degree rn Computer Systems Management and IS desrgnated as a Surface Warfare Offlcer Commander Reason s personal awards mclude the Leglon of Merlt Navy Commendat1on Medal w1th gold star Un l1eu of second awardj and the Repubhc of Vretnam Honor Medal He 1S also authorrzed to wear the Navy Umt Commerldallon Merrtorrous Umt Commendat1on Navy E Rlbbon C2 awardsj Natronal Defense Servrce Medal Armed Forces Expedltronary Medal Vretnam Servrce Medal Q7 awards2 IIEIVLN Presrdentral Un1t C1tat1on and the RVN Camlilalgn e al Commander Reason and hrs wlfe, Dranne, have two chrldren, Rebecca and Joseph, and make the1r home 1n Vrrgmla ' 2 5 I 3 It 4 I ff? , , of 'Xl 5 , ,Lx 1, x V , X J ' F ,fa Aw ' J , X A X, Q O 60 9 77' .,'1 , l . . . - , ' ' I . 4 . ' , , 1 ' - , . . . . . . ' , . , . , , , . . I . , . , - u , ,,

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' rf 1' 1' f '- -1 iii: 55-are-ge-grziffff:-if-E::fff,'Ef!T'f2Tg, ii-e.4.e.,-LA, -L -f --5--f few 1 zf i As is fitting, this book is named for and dedicated to us, the crew of COONTZ lt has been through the efforts of each of us that we have steamed our ship over twelve thousand miles between September 1981 and February 1982. We have never failed to be ready when called upon. From the show days of West Africa to the bleakness of the Black Sea, we have performed in true 4.0 fashion. As Commanding Officer my rewards are two: first, to serve with men of your caliber and spirit is the greatest reward for any CO, secondly, is that same feeling of pride and satisfaction in our ship that we all share together. We are the COONTZ and she is a proven winner. Whatever the hour, whatever the task, COONTZ has met the challenge. Her reputation stands tall. We did it all, and we did it well. Q. ...,.. . .,W..,,W,..w..... . favs ,,f:gg,j5p1:27.L5.ge.- V, 542-,Qin-g,'3-.ii-53-.121- f11.1,-10 '2fevaffczxr:'g::a::.-5gg,.1Y.:g:gqf-,- .af-.3 :A rt- -4.1. safe... .. .- - 51 -1:-2-1 ,--7,14-1 . J ff -.f :ese'.f:m1ee a' 1:.:-f:,.-- ffefierf --f--41-A