Gary (FF 51) - Naval Cruise Book

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GULF OPS lj 1 -.1 if , J' 3' I GARY's operaTions in The Persian Gulf We fied by endless hours of vigilanT readiness mixre Typ momenTs of dread and exciTemenT. The difdwm were few and for beTween, and The daily rirsieri , we esfablished reflecTed our awareness of iiiislcgirnr .ff-ij. gerous envlronmenT. T Ol ifgfiff Running The gamuT beTween rouTine escorio 1 : aTions To all ouT defensive engagemenTs, Seng ii' T QuarTers and modified GQ became familiar riqq i ly occurrences. IT was no longer a maTTer oi Wheat-f' we would have To go To GQ, buT raTher how man I 1' Times we would do so ThoT day. V g General QuarTers meanT differenT Things To eccii , man. To some iT was endless hours manning arepqi, ii' locker sTaTion. To oThers iT meanT manning Q gun mounT or becoming a mine waTch. ln each case The if physical endurance and professionalism of every 'T GARY sailor was TesTed To iTs maximum. Our Tour in 44 Wally World was noT jusT a Thrill a minuTe, buT moreo journey in self-discovery. The single evenT which will live in our minds forever occurred April 48- OperaTion Praying lvlaniisf' All alone and wiThouT The immediafe prospeci of rein- forcemenf or dddifiondl supporT, we bravely siood againsT aTTack and The ThreaT of massive lraniori 2 il 1 4,157 reTaliaTion from several hosTile airfields and miliiory insTallaTions in The NorThern Persian Gulf. Wiih boili - food and fuel nearly exhausTed, we each per- formed our duTy againsT seemingly insurmounioble if odds Tirelessly, and wiThouT hesiTaTion, for wiicl seemed like endless days. The U.S. inTeresTs we were Tasked To defend in Those weary days re- 155 mained safe ThroughouT. We really did live up To our moTTo Freedom's ForemosT Guardian! rc., ei? Trulia A T 'K 'V' 'T' When ine will defies fear, when ciuiv ihfowsglf Qaunflef down To faTe, when honor scams T? 2 In' promise wiTh deaTh - This is heroism. -RODGV ' gersoll, May 29, 4882 -ai'

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