Decatur (DDG 31) - Naval Cruise Book

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X Uss DECATUR func 315 COM ANDING OFFICER T0 DECATUR SAILORS Another important chapter in the life of our Decatur is closed. This cruise book, Four Horizons, marks that closing. In this chapter are logged the details of a demanding, arduous, and rewarding deployment in the waters of Korea, Vietnam, and Cambodia. Some started the cruise having never before left native America. Now, we have set our course toward the horizons of each of the four hemispheres--the Eastern, Southern, Western, and the Northern. Far-away places like the Gulf of Siam, the Solomon Sea, and Pago Pago have become familiar. Some among us were landlubbersg now we are a company of seasoned mariners who know the chill of a winter gale and who have learned to respect a tropical cyclone. But most important of all, we can take real satisfaction in reflecting on our significant opportunity to be of service to God, to Country, and to the cause of freedom. This cruise book will help Decatur sailors to relive those days on the line, to remember their shipmates, and to bring to their families some of the story in the chapter now ended. A . Well done, Decatur Sailors, God bless you all. S. A. SWARZTRAUBER Commander, U. S. Navy