Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMUNICATIONS DETACHMENT On board the USS Harpers Ferry a small group of Marines risk their lives everyday. They are Comm. Det. They are made up of seven lean. mean, fighting, machines. Their job is to fight the terrible writing cramps and deadly paper cuts of the message traffic. In keeping with the highest of Marine Corps and Naval traditions they keep comm. up be- tween the 3 Ships in the ARG. So if one of these brave Marines pass you in the P-way, show respect by standing to the side. Combat Communications, the life blood of the MEU. Semper Fidelis Sgt Goodwin (pl Daniel W. Kaufman Lcpl Dartanian J. Laliouve Sgt Marvin Good iin Cpl Christopher S. Mount Lcpl Michael O. Muno Lcpl Johnn Palermo Jr. Lcpl Miguel Pedraza 174 Comm Del

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