Hopewell (DD 681) - Naval Cruise Book

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FROM: COMMANDER COAST AL SURVETLLANCE FORCE TOz USS HOPETNELL T. DURTNC HOPEVwTELL'S TOUR TNTTH TASK FORCE TTS YOU HAVE CONSTSTENT LY DEMONSTRATED EKEMPLARY PERFORMANCE RY YOUR PROFESSTON AL COMPETENCE AND ENTHUSTASM. THTS HAS DEEN REFLECTED NOT ONLY TN YOUR ALERT DARRTER PATROLS DUT ALSO TN YOUR EKCELLENT COORDTNATTON VVTTH AND SUPPORT OF FREE TNORLD FORCES ASHORE AND MARKET TTME UNTTS AFLOAT . Z. YOU CAN TAKE GREAT PRTDE AND SATTSF ACTTON TN KNOVVTNC THAT YOUR SHTP' H.AS VERY ADLY MATNT ATNED TTCHT DARRTER TNTECRTTY AND ALSO HAS MADE A SUDST ANTTAL CONTRTRUTTON TO OTHER MARKET TTME OPERATTONS TN TV CORPS, ESPECTALLY , YOUR PARTTCTPATTON TN SEA LORDS AND STLVER MACE OPERA-' TTONS. THE RESULTS OF YOUR NAVAL CUNFTRE SUPPORT MTSSTONS TN THESE OPERATTONS HAVE BEEN TMPRESSTVE AND YOUR SUPPORT OF PFC RTVER RATDERS OUTST ANDTNC. 3. EKPRESS MY APPRECTAT TON TO THE OFFTCERS AND MEN OF HOPETNELL FOR THE OUTST ANDTNC1 TOR THEY HAVE DONE FOR MARKET TTME FARETNELL AND EEST TNTSHES. FR OM 11 C OR Ps L QSVCYTIEIEIENCE OPEWEL GUN L1 O S Y L AS WIT? LUG? B-QUR LA ON OFF Y oN FORE ST I ICER ST AV EE TH OF E D N IET Yo ON GUR UR E A PL CR RE EA UISE Avg OEIIZRE T ISH WSTAN?DHAVE E C IN Y OU G J OU LD OB Go FROM TT co UN LTASQN O FF USS HOPEWELL XCER PHAN 1111111 BE ADV1 1301 f1URZigGF?yPf,?3xT?1ON OF T4 FEB RES 9 G 0 T V UL OOD 509 ES NTU FRXNDLY r1g'?JI:131c?'j3s1?J131T1SEU FEB TQ: . OU. ' A I H . T03 I ' o ' Li ,J

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PNC J. Lucero QMC A' Knox Z Carter, PNSN D. Datsko, QMSN L. Green, YN3 D. Lynch, QMSN R. McFarland, YNSN m MC' JW JQIM GWB , Saul- 'ua Losrg... VM 'rue NAvaeATongg R, Mehlberg, SN D. Minks, PC3 B. Oliver, QM2 D. Warren, YNZ

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K FROM: USS STANDLEY TO: USS HOPEWELL AS 1 STANDLEY AND HOPEWELL PART COMPANY AFTER 18 DAYS IN PIRAZ PARK, GULF OF TONKIN, WISH TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO HOPE WELL FOR EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE AS ESCOR T. YO UR SIGNAL BRIDGE PERFORMANCE EXCELS OVER THREE PREVIOUS I ESCORTS AND IS ONE OF THE SHARPEST KNOWN TO STANDLEY. W AS SHOTGUN YOU WERE REPUTED TO BE A DOUBLE BARREL, BUT I STANDLEY IS CONVINCED HOPEWELL HAS EARNED A PUMP-ACTION SPOT IN THE SAR PIRAZ HALL OF FAM.E. PERHAPS YOU HOLD TH.E If RECORD FOR NUMBER OF SURFACEINTERCEPTS MADE DURING A I SINGLE ON -LINE PERIOD. THE SOVIETS THINK SO AN YHOW. FAIR WINDS. 1 A O R Dwlsl N UZ OS 1 HN ND OYE AT T QU A W- L. STR I ORE .Y GOI ELI . ANDER DE ALL 'SQSECRYQEEDXEQEXDHOPEW I ' MM THA T PR WH i M: C0 EWELL SED W?EWbL1iGHLYER1N U RE QU T AL 5 . MO AB ARE' 10N I TO- 'T BE RENO EN FE-,SS I N HBA DM RO ULD N AN EP ,. 1 3322 1C?,RSOR QSVED-' H R TE MP I YGU U3-'A Uff 1 GEXSETEAD H FROM COMMANDER CRUISER DESTROYER GROUP SE v-ENT USS HOPE WELL H FLEET 1 AS YOUR DEPEOY MENT E SFSFSRMSSSIEASES YO U YO UR D SERVE PRAISE E COMMENDABLE EXPLO UISER DESTROYER ROM COMM ITS ERITED WE D HER PORT VI T ANDER COAST L SU V LL' D DRIVE WR CETETEQE Ei EE E L'S CR WNDMEMONSTIRHATIED STA NON' ALL DUTIES ASSIGNED S TWENTY FIVE YEA D THE SKULL IN A PROFESSIONAL MANNER R OLD SHIP TO PERFORM I 2 MY BEST WIS A RUDDEN HES FOR A SMOOTH JOURNEY TO YO UR LOVED ONES. TO: E ' E AN I SI A A O L T FR S , M ' N H KE U LIVE, AN I-II N Lf O W L E A