Hopewell (DD 681) - Naval Cruise Book

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FROM: COMMANDER TRANSIT UNIT QUSS HOPEWELLQ TO: COMMANDER CRUISER DESTROYER GROUP SEVENTH FLEET 1, AS HOPEWELL AND DUNCAN OUTCHOP FROM SEVENTH FLEET AND SET COURSE FOR REUNION WITH OUR LOVED ONES IN SAN DIEGO, IT IS WITH FEELINGS OF PRIDE IN BOTH ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL SHIPS AND PARTICIPATION IN THE OVERALL CONTRIBUTION BEING MADE BY THE FINEST AND MOST POWERFUL NAVAL FORCE IN THE WORLD, LEADERSHIP PROVIDED BY OUR SENIORS HAS BEEN MOST PROFESSIONAL, INSPIRATIONAL, AND UNDERSTANDING. Z. IT IS OUR FERVANT HOPE THAT LASTING PEACE WILL BE WROUGHT BEFORE NEXT SCHEDULED DEPLOYMENT, BUT IF SUCH IS NOT THE CASE, WE SHALL BOLDLY RETURN AND RECOMMENCE GUNSABLAZIN WHEREVER DIRECTED. UNTIL THEN, BEST WISHES AND EFFECTIVE SHOOTING. FROM: COMMANDER SEVENTH FLEET TO: USS HOPEWELL 1. SAYONARA. AS YOUR SEVENTH FLEET DEPLOYMENT ENDS AND YOU DEPART FOR HOME, I WISH TO THANK THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF HOPEWELL FOR THEIR FINE WORK WHILE IN WESTPAC. THE VARIETY OF ROLES ASSUMED, WHICH RANGED FROM CARRIER ESCORT TO NAVAL GUNFIRE SUPPORT, HAS BEEN GREATLY APPRECIATED BY THOSE WHO WERE SERVED. PLEASE CONVEY MY APPRECIATION TO ALL HANDS FOR A JOB WELL DONE. Z. BEST WISHES FOR A SMOOTH VOYAGE HOME AND FOR A HAPPY A REUNION WITH FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES. VADM W. F. BRINGLE. FROM: COMMANDER DESTROYER FLOTILLA ELEVEN TO: USS HOPEWELL WELCOME HOME. IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I WELCOME YOU HOME. YOU CAN BE .IUSTIFIABLY PROUD OF YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE SOUTHEAST ASIA AREA. YOUR PERFORMANCE ON MARKET TIME, A WITH THE CARRIER STRIKE GROUP ON YANKEE STATION AND NAVAL GUNFIRE SUPPORT DEMONSTRATE WHAT PROFESSIONALS CAN DO WHEN OLD EQUIPMENT IS USED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT OF ITS CAPA- BILITIES. YOU HAVE SET AN EXAMPLE FOR THE OTHERS, IT IS WITH MY BEST WISHES AND SINCEREST REGARD THAT I WELCOME YOU HOME. RADM ANDERSON. FROM: COMMANDER CRUISER DESTROYER GROUP PACIFIC TO: USS HOPEWELL WELCOME HOME, THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF YOUR DEPLOYMENT HAVE ADDED ANOTHER CHAPTER TO YOUR OUTSTANDING RECORD. BY CARRYING OUT ALL ASSIGNED MISSIONS, YOU CONTRIBUTED SIG- NIFICANTLY TO OUR EFFORTS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. MY BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY REUNION WITH YOUR LOVED ONES. , RADM FREMAN. Q., A.-..f, 1.1.-... mmf :I r ,: 4.-4, --v,,,I,5,,.I ,.

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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

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Heck, any salt can hack 25 foot Waves!