George Washington (CVN 73) - Naval Cruise Book

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On the third deck just under the First Class Mess was a small group Bailors known as the “Postal Posse.” ThQsjfc 11 mCn had the enormous task of providing mail service to a crew of nearly 6,000. The “Postal Posse” took pride in operating the Navy’s “finest post office afloat Somc of their duties included collecting ongoing letter mail and packages, processing official mail, selling stamps and money orders, sorting incoming mail and of course, holding mail call. The post office also handled mail for nine of our sister ships in the George Washington Battle Group. Since the beginning of George Washington’s maiden deployment, the post office received and dispatched more than 580,000 pounds of “pony”. They also sold more than $270,000 in stamps and over $2 million in money-order sales. PCC(SW) Lincoln Taylor PCI(SW) Donald Holt Sr. PC2 Harry Foreman PC2 Jason Lacross PC2(SW) John Thomson PC3 Shcdrick Baker PC3 Albert Troiber PCSN John Garcia PCSN Robert Harrell PCSN Rossi Ross AN Andrew S-12 Division

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LT Keith Wettsclireck Training Officer 1994 LCDR Richard Burgess Training Officer 1993-1994