Gettysburg (CG 64) - Naval Cruise Book

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mill' COAT OF ARMS SHIELD: Dark blue and gold are the traditional Navy colors. The shield, divided dark blue and gray, refers to the colors of the Union and Confederate Armies and a country split by war. White expresses peace optimism and red is a reminder of the immeasurable valor and blood shed at the epic of Gettysburg. The three pheons represent the number of days of this intense the Union and Confederate assault lines. The pheons point up RG's vertical launch capabilities. Their number also reflects missions, anti-air, anti-surface, and antisubmarine warfare. The arch Ridge, Culp's Hill and Little Roundtop, critical positions on the The nc or symbolizes sea prowess and the ties with the ship's two stars r present the twolpreviousships named US5 cneswf ational of the Gettysburg battle ground, mo The scroll with a drop of blood dead shall not have diegbln Y. vain. President Lincolnlafnclgths sivictocy and 559254. the Glllfifls action , ' 'I'

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GETTYSBURG ADDRESS President Abraham Lincoln Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 19 NGV 1863 l Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this con a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. p y p i Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether? that nation, or any nation, so conceived and so dedicated, can lO1'1gq'Q11dl,lI6f,lVV6'21I'C met r on a great battle-field of that war. We have come, to adcdvicatciq portion of that field, as a final resting place, for those who herergavei their lives that nation might live. lt is altogether fitting andrpropcif this. l r s r i s A y g i But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate--we can not hallow-f-this ground, The brave men, struggled here, havefconsecrated fit, far above our detract. The world will little note, nor long i but it cannever forget what they here. It is be dedicated hereto the aunfinishepdworkwhicha i thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to great taskremaining before us that fromthese' increased devotion to that cause forwhich they gaverthe of devotion - that we here highly resolve that not died in vam -- that this nation, under God, shall 0 p freedom - and that govemment of the people,'by people, shall not perish from the earth. i , he eg A r 4

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Ca Jtain Willlllm l .' ,G-. , Commanding OlllLCl C McQuilkin. USN p 02JUN2006 - 07 NOV 2007 . Q iptain W illiain C McOuillvin is a graduate ol the University ol' Florida and received his cominissionui r CJl'l'icer Candidate School. Newport. Rhode Island in I June l983. He is also a graduate ol' the Naval stgraduate School. where he was awarded a Maw i ol' Science degree in Management Science and a graduate ol' the Army Command and General Stall College where he was awarded a Master of Arts dem, ilitary History. A Surlace Warlare Ollicer. Captain McQuilkin has y O served predominantly on cruiser and destroyer type iships including USS ELMER MONTGOMERY llil: and USS VICKSBURG CCG 69l. He has also commanded the mine counter measures ship. USS SCOUT tMCM Sl. and the guided missile frigate, USS HALYBURTON CFFG 401. Ashore. Captain McQuilkin has served on the Stall of the Chief of Naval Operations assigned to the Surface Warfare Division. He assumed command of USS GETTYSBURG CCG 647 on 02 June 2006. Captain McQuilkin has completed deployments tothe Mediterranean, Indian Ocean, and Arabian Gulf. His personal awards include the Legion of Merit, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal. Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal. and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. as well as various unit and campaign awards. 15 A 6 7 10823. USS DALE CCG-l9l, USS DOYLE tFFG 391. '