Dixon (AS 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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Editorial When I began the cruise in January and work on the cruise book began in earnest, I was 22 years old, full of enthusiasm for the assignment as Editor, overflowing with many ideas and a camera bag full of film. Now seven months later feeling nearly 60 with sprouts of gray hair and nursing an ulcer, I have definitely felt at times that I had taken on a bit more than I could handle. Rightfully so if it were not for the special talents of other people who provided their support, time and efforts to the cruisebook and to me the book could not have even gotten off the ground. I would like to thank the following people: LT. Reyes, Cruise Book Advisor, thank you for your trust and patience you showed me. LTJG Gannon, OIC Fleet Air Photo Lab., Cubie Pt., Phillipines, thank you and your entire staff for saving us an enormous amount of time with the processing and proofing of over 50 rolls of color film. DTC Hallet, Copy Editor, What can I say, thank you just doesn ' t seem like enough. After two months into the cruise and no copy editor, well needless to say I was beginning to worry a bit. You came to the C.B. ' s rescue as the copy editor and did an outstanding job just like a real pro. It was truly a pleasure working with you. LIl Matthews, LPO RA. Div. Bob, you were my moral support through out the entire project. Always willing to give an ear when I would come to let out some of my frustrations and ask for advice. Thank you for being concerned. The Photo Lab Staff. PH2 Johanningsmeier, PH3 Barnette, and PH3 Brantley. Thank you all for your assistance in the dark room with the processing and printing of various parts of the book and your patience with people asking you, When will the cruise book be finished? PH8 Crump, Photographer, SUBDEV GROUP - 1. Micky, thank you for helping us to make a deadline by printing 20 photos at a crucial time. YNSN Kevin Wallace. Kevin, thank you for the long hours you spent on your own time behind the typewriter typing each and every name within the ships company section. I can ' t thank you enough. MM2 Andy Hellman and the sales staff, without your super efforts in the organizing of book sales there would have been only one book sold — to me. You ' ve all done an outstanding job. Thank you Andy and the rest of the EM3 Joe Bella IC2 Ralph Hughes ET3 Linda Dunn MMFN Ed Landafield PM3 David Durrow MM3 John Sully PMl Bill Gibson DPI Tyrone Wilkins EMS Dennise Harrsion HTl Chuck Williams SN Dona Hayes To the crew of the U.S.S. DIXON. Thank you for your patience. And last but certainly not least, Glenn Miller of Walsworth Publishing Co. Rep., thank you for seeing us through our first adventure with doing this cruise book. Without you we could not of pulled it off. Stephen E. Zurilgen, PH3 Cruise Book Editor PHOTO CREDITS MM3 ALERS; 62 PH3 BARNETTE: 10,11,17,50,93,139-143 ICC BORIO; 22,30,31,47 PH3 BRANTLEY; 15,16,18,30,31,139-143 TMl BREYFOGLE; 22,50-54,56,58,65,81 ,95, 1 3 1 -434, 1 36 EMC HERNANDEZ; 64 PH2 JOHANNINGSMEIER; 64 CDR MYERS; 58,59,61,64 HT2 NEIMANN; 55 PHI ORTIZ; 16,140 HM2 (DV) POPLAWSKI; 41,51,58 DPI WILKINS; 57,58,59 PH3 ZURILGEN; 1,6-11,13-65,67-135,137-143 BARTEL PHOTOGRAPHY; 60,62 SYDNEY AUSTRALIA