Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) - Naval Cruise Book

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MNHX I he niissimi ot the Naval Service is not merely to fight wars. It is primarily to pre- vent and deter them from occurring. We do not glorify war. we preserve and protcxt a just peace. Every Sailor and Marine who deployed with Team HARPERS FERRY should be proud of helping to secure the freedom and peace of .America and her Iriends and allies throughout our six-month cruise. In times of relative peace, it is often difficult to prove the success of this deterrence mission. Medals are given for great deeds in combat; the deeds done and davs spent preparing for-and thus delcrring-the outbreak of combat often go unheralded. This bcK k-along with our mcmorics-may be one of the few means of dtKumenting our ef- forts. But the importance of our elTorts deserve remembrance. .As the Chinese strategist Sun Tze wrote over 2000 years ago: To win one hundred battles in one hundred davs IS not the acme of skill. To win without fighting-that is the acme of skill. Team H.-XRPERS FERR displayed the acme of skill throughout the dcplovment. and came home a w inner. I salute every member of Team HARPERS FERR . Thank vou for vour hard work and dedication to .America. ou will always be a w inner. Sam J. Tangrcdi Commander. L ' .S. Saw Fincx • 203

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WESTPAC STATS Miles Travelled: 33,100 Meals Served: 695 Sodas Purchased: 127,030 Ship ' s Store Vending Machine Sales: $371,787.51 Gallons Of Fuel Consumed: 2,179,493 Pounds Of Mail Received: 75,859 Number Of Days At Sea: 139 Average Number Of Hours Of Watch Stood By: Deck Department: Engineers: Operations: 8 Hrs. Day 12 Hrs. Day 12 Hrs. Day Broken Bones: 6 Dental Procedures: 4,032 Miles Of Paper Used: 1,050 Personnel Reenlisted: 22 202 . WESTPAC Stats

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