Fletcher (DD 992) - Naval Cruise Book

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ET3 Barrow poses with the lead guitar and bass players of the band. Kris playing the acoustic guitar and smiling at the crowd USO Show The band that comprises The Kris Kris- topherson Band is a talented bunch of musicians from various southeastern states that write and play their kind of music. The USO Show brought the group to us while we were anchored off of Oman in the North Arabian Sea. Two shows were held on the USS JASON s forecastle A large majority of the audience enjoyed the show even though it might not exactly have been their kind of music The morning after the second show Kris and his band boarded FLETCHER for a tour of our gracious ship and to be transported on to their next destination FLETCHER crewmembers gave his band a warm welcome This was one of many memborable occasions during WestPac . . . . . . '85, l ' I Kris accepts a FLETCHER plaque from the I now know why they call these L'ljg ,Cain chats Wlth KDS O11 Commanding Officer on behalf of his band. time Big EYGSH- the Signal Bndge

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USO Show KRIS KRISTOPHERSON FT G2 Bradley makes a buddy f W2 . The Commanding Ofiicer and Kris stop for a publicity photo.