Kemper (LSJ 854) - Naval Cruise Book

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DE DI CA TI ON A sailor is blessed with many different kinds of love There is the love he holds for his parents, brothers and sisters, the love he holds for his wife and children who must endure painful sep irations the love he holds for his God and lastly the unique love he holds for his ship . Ships ire thought of by many as inert steel xx elded ind riveted to form a durable unit to withstand sea and wind or a metil envelope to house propulsion machinery and electronics equipment or simply is a means of transportation for ocean and sea river and lake. To a sailor a ship becomes many things- 1 teacher 1 protector a home away from home and a profound influence in his life. Is it any wonder that a ship is personified in the minds of those who man her? Naval ships possess varied ind individu il personalities The Battleship is a tigress bristling with tooth and claw and not to be t iken lightly Her little sisters the Cruiser and Destroyer with their speed and agility hover protectingly around her The Aircraft C irrier is a virtual giant among ships with her crew of thous inds md her awesome power deliverable over great distances. The submarine becomes an ever-present sentinel completing lonely solitary patrols in the role of deterrent. KEMPER COUNTY is our Grand Old It ady She comes from a long line of sturdy stock spawned in the huge amphibious landings of World War II reared on the beaches of Korea and now proving its versatile value for logistic support in Vietnam KEMPER COUNJTY celebrated her twenty fourth birthdav in Dec em ber making her older than manv of us who serve her She numbers this 1968 cruise to be her third to Vietnam in as many years This cruise has reaffirmed her worth and endurance She completed 35 beachings and carried an impressive 12 000 short tons of cargo She taught us the import ince of the freedom of the seas and the self reliance required of those who sail their vast expanse She revealed foreign shores and people with cultures and backgrounds so different from our own yet who share the same basic v ilues She braved with us the fury of Z1 storm at sea ind shared with us the magnificence of a nautical sunset Vie in turn brought our offerings to se il the pact between ship and man We kept her clothed in her cloak of hize gray In the hostile waters of Vietnam we manned her gun mounts rc adv to defend her it my cost Vie treated her guide her and ensure her s ifety Through the growing itt ic hment of this give and take irr mgement we will always hold a special place in our hearts for her gust is she will fondlx remem ber us We therefore proudlv dedin ite this c ruisebook to our Crand Old I idx our ship, our KEMPER COUNTY f 1 1 , , 1 l V, Q 1 f 1 ' , 1 1 L - A , 1 1 1 f , 1 , 1 , 1 , , i I C ' 1 1 . 1 , 1 , 1 1 . , , . ' . ' 1 1 1 , 1 C 1 I A Q C 1 , 2 C ' , v ' f C a ' '- ., ' ' .' . 1 1 ' I l 2 ' . . . . L Q x . I . C N . I ' 4 I I I 1 . , 11 U ' 1 1 E' 1 . V maladies during maintenance availabilities. We stood long hours on watch to . 2 N . I. f I h . . . -L - 1 2 Z V , . ,I l h , I . , , in 1, - . ' V '-1 '. A- ' I 1 ' az j,

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LTJG MICHAEL J. DALEY, USN, EXECUTIVE OFFICER Michael J. DALEY, LTJG, KSN, entered the U.S. NAVAL ACAIJEMY in June of 1962, from his hometown of Watertown, New York. He majored in Spanish Iiiterziture and was given the early responsibility of platoon commander. Although he did not plaiy Varsity sports. he was pzirtizil to hockey and foothiill. Being more proficient in smiling, he remained :it the Academy Lifter pgriitluutioii, in June of 1966, to hecome :in instructor. Upon completion of those duties he went 1111021111 the LHS ROXK AN lIJD 7625 to serve ns First Lieutenant from May 67 to August 66. On his second trip to Vietnzim he came iihoiird KEMPER COUNTY in September GH to serve :is Executive Officer. He hais heen selected for the Naval Post Grud- uiite school in the field oi' Defense Intelligence. He has received orders to the FSS IJEIVI.-KNEE fI'G 953, to lie commissioned in July 1969. LTJG DALEY w ill serve iis Executive Oiiieer. LTJG IJALEY resides with his wife, Alison, in Chulzi Vista, Cziliiorniai.

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