Coontz (DDG 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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W .,,,, 'Above' The USS Stark at Mina Sulman, Bahrain. The USS Acadia was sent to immediately following the missile attack to repair the extensive to the guided-missile frigate's port side. nu-, f :ng 31-.L Above: The 57 flag-draped ooffins of the deceased Stark crewmen in back of the Cargo jet at Bahrain lntemaiional Airport Following the ceremony, the bodies were flovlm to West Germany for further identification. X5 i- fs ,, so f ' f-N - -f-.ff A Q: 'H H 1 -I-135 Q! fi' :IH Y ,.,,,. l..,,,..,,l 'f Ig fa g , ' V ly ,. ,I ffff Above: The USS Stark memorial service at the Bahrain lntemational Airport Crewmembers from the USS Ooontz were needed at short notioe to help send their fallen shipmates home. Below: The flag at half mast aboard USS Coontz. .aff

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May 17, 1987 I' E i 1 1 l 1 I On May 20th, selected crewmembers from USS Goontz conducted a memorial service in honor of USS Stark at the Bahrain intemational Airport, during which 57 de- ceased crewmembers from the guided-missile frigate were sent home. Several dignitaries, about 125 members ofthe intemational press, and everyone with a television set watched as taps sounded and the last ooflin was Y canfied aboard the cargo plane. I I I I MEMBERS OF USS COOHTZ FIRE PARTY LTJG Woodson, ENS Nash, BMCS Patton, MM1 Williams, HT1 Squire, NC1 Gabor, SM1 Clancy, MM2 Kelly, lC2 Morgan, MM5 Stark, EN5 McCullough, BT5 Dolan, EMS Bunk, EMIS Panicci, EMS VlHlson, MM5 Parker, MM5 Bush, HTI5 Valdez, HT5 Carter, HM5 Schulze CMedical Assistantl, SMS Shavers, DS5 Snyder, OSZ5 Lawrence, SKI5 Arnold, SH5 Rushing, BM5 Kolbosky, GMGI5 Altese, STGZ5 Splinter, JMM5 Williams, BTFH Whitehurst. ICFN Kolb, HTFN Robertson. HTFN Dettman, EWSN Jackson, EWSN Hast- ngs, DKSN Faragher, SN Carr, SN Cash, SN Copley, SN Fhicksten, SN Woodyard, MMFA Grubb, OSSA Gormley '7 A DAYWE IIIILL EVER FGRGET On May 17, 1987, at approximately 9 p.m., the USS Stark IFFG- Zall was attacked by an Iraqi Mirage F-1 lighter jet at an operating area known as RPS-South. just 50 miles from the Persian Gulf state of Bahrain,where USS Coontz was moored. Little was known about the attack at the time, only that USS Stark had suffered two missile hits on her port side. That same night, USS Conyngham KDDG-175 and USS Waddell IDDG-241 steamed through intense fog to aid the crew of USS Stark in combating flooding and several fires which had broken out on the guided-missile frigate. When they arrived, the fire parties from USS Conyngham and USS Waddell found melted bulkheads, warped decks and ruptured fire mains. The Stark had a 15 degree list to port. The next moming, USS LaSalle KAFG-55 departed from Bahrain to assist the now-exhausted fire parties of USS Stark, USS Oonyngham and USS Waddell, and to lend medical support. A 45-man team from USS Coontz was flown to the scene on the Desert Duck helicopter. The oombined fireparties fought the fires and flooding of Stark for more than 18 hours. After the blaze was out, and the flooding was stabilized, the USS Conyngham began the arduous task of towing USS Stark to Mina Sulman. Bahrain for extensive repairs. - , ,.

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I I 'I .I II I I II I I I I I I I I I I Remember the famous quotes of MEF 2-87? We took a poll, and without a doubt LT Wray has to be Coontz' most quoted crewmember. Do you remember who said the following: 1. 2. 5. ll-. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. How can I be ignorant if I don't know what I'm Saying? Main Control, stand by your eI1gil16S. First Division has three rocks. No, there are two rocks and one boulder. I'm walking on sunshine. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah. Don't be dropping the dime on me. ' For the information of all hands, todays schedule has been modified. That is all. Well now, is that a fact? Wonders never cease. G-I-o-v-e-r M-o-u-s-el Progress at its best! 11. Well now, do I detect a change? 12. Another ensign messing with my career. 15. My box is closed until further notice. 14. u My middle name id Admin. 15. They smile in your face, while all the time they are trying to take your place, the backstabbers 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 429. 551. 152. .Q I I You hosed me over again. ' u u u I will be talking to you all later' Whats up with that? What do you want me- to do, eat sunflower seeds and read your mind? We've got the house team in basketball. n We weren't ready for them. 'This could get rather interesting. 'You wouldn't know about that You're just a junior blood. u Oh, I see, you've got amnesia now. ' 'Anything else at a PBFT forum. I love it when the system works. It's not that I don't trust you, it' s that I don't trust you. What do you mean I've had this instruction for six months? I just got it yesterday! Liberty for XM? Answer MHA! 'Too much time in the rack deteriorates brain cells. u I will hook you up! Moming Men 76