Los Alamos (AFDB 7) - Naval Cruise Book

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Juni 'l.Cil',l mimi! f N The Inactivation Party had a lot to offer: A right good feed W.-.aw-0-..ws-we-wwnw-,M- t-.w.s.m.-...aw-mm-MWNM CD 0 5 cn O 'Pi FY D' rn ru O I: 'U .- rn fl! 5 5' O sw FP FY no D Q- na Q- 2 rn K ru FP D' ro P4 O D- rn 'I in f'Y' D' no 'U :F YQ na E nb NC in FY 5' rn to 0 mushy,-A-me Full bar service gif. ' 2 lgf . 5 f Y w , f W M f ,ua 4 f 4 , V X M f 'Y f f ' w 'f Q1-.uZi,7jf,'.' camerafshyl, the Rietvelds, and the Riveras. After dinner, once the DJ had set up, a dance contest was held. The contestants were, from near right: Eric Hendrix and Kelly Smith, doing a fancy two-step, Corey Smith and Dee Hendrickson, show- ing some dirty dancing 3 and Lynn and Stan Bigelow, also two-stepping. The win- ners were Corey and Dee, the prize, ironif cally, was a weekend stay for two at the Royal Marine! 70 an -1- .mfr--iq-ff -N P rome? 'ff'K'.',i 'vq'f1i'vv-'C x ',:4r1zTiRf W 'i'1' WTF? vfiviayfigail-ffP,i'.:1':'23f.l'i'f'1iT- , '.'u-fly'-' 1 fvdftt-a.1-my-xt' t... f' , . ,fm ,tmti ml Not to mention the Apteds, the Tilghmans, the Roys IM:-s. Roy is My ,,fV,!! HW! N , ,ff ff iff if f! f ' Eiyfffz 7 X 76, f 1 f , f , , Q ff A yfff 'f ? f,, ' 7 V ,,,,,,, , ' ,,,,,, ,ffaf-ma., 4 ff!! -' 7 ',,' i if Z fy X A if ,ZZlHl5l,y! ,, I, I, V V I X ,nf a y, I fff , y And lots of laughs! ii! nh Phersons, the Cordoniers, the Adamses E Tx E l: ll' li lb k. lix 1: 5. in , 1 Y , gg l is 7 V Lu -W 5E lk

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K-.lf 77171. bflii -4 ,DAX ml I TU C , Mg? f Acknowledgments DCI Lutz writes: just as no one can truly claim to have done a task completely without aid or assistance, so do I hereby acknowledge those who assisted me in the completion of this book. I believe in giving credit where credit is due, and I hope I have not forgotten anyone on my lists below. Even though, honestly, I considered this f'my baby , the help, advice, and patience you all gave me was invaluable. Many thanks, and I hope you enjoyed the book! Crew Portraits: DCI Peter Lutz SK3 Donnie Apted Special Thanks: To PI-Il Sherry Schaefer and her Photo Lab staff of USS SIMON LAKE CAS-33l, without whom many of the photos in this book would not have been available. Candid Photographers: H1stor1cal Photographs EN1j.Weiderman I-ITZ B. Baker Thanks to I Q 5 EN3 S. Gustafson AK2 R. Brown rr . 13 U - 1-V Qigr... Doi P.j.Lutz occ D,Stilphen archive? 1 and Flwfmg DW . ' ,lf Q ,' EM2 R. Ehret EMFN E, Hendrix Dock Training Manual, l953 for 'fi mt- 7 IEISTCIWHDY S-gigbiffs these, and to CWO2 Bob MacPherf 5 A 'L'- ' 1 ' lmmerman J' C er son for much historical data. EditorlDictator-in-chief, Concept, Layout, Cutting, Pasting, Copywriting, ' ,........... and Sales: DCI PETER LUTZ .af+------- in jf aml 2.2: Q 'C Qing'-'f M - . . . fa ' 7 if .4 Editorial As s1stants: X-E5 6 9 J .. Qu Qs Q afigiam - . X Q99 AK2 Rick Brown SK3 Donnie Apted I f N I would like to close this book with a few quotations from Robert Burns, Scotland's best-known and most beloved poet: r 5 - 5 Fortune! if hou'll bu ie me s ill on ma we el on ma we ovc' f , ,dl fsxuh 'D Hale breek! ', a scondin' whigky gill, L Aid ldlng nlay wld beghapgy! I I Z A ' An' mirth o'rhyme to rave at will, And may We never want 3 glass' vtfl-325935--,I 16:5-1' J Tak 3 the 'est' is h D I H Well charged with generous Nappy!!' :uve I cotc rin . 4 1 ' 4 -L,-sz Q. 'A wtrousers male ITD Clarmdal it-if. , - ' 5' film And this last quote applies to myself: 'N Lili W wff? I have observed that when once people who have nothing to say fairly set out, they know not when to stop. fl.etter to Z1 friend, Z0 Dec 17891 5-s' -'E Zff'. ' This time, however, I do know when to stop: Right now on the last page! gl ,' ' ,vw 'ix- Very special thanks go out to Ms. Jeanne Czeiler of Walsworth Pub' I I Eff: I R lishing, who provided a wealth of much-needed telephone assistance. 33? HES'- 72 l hope someday to thank you in person! If 2 9.9 I' Airman:-7-uif::a.i 5 1 7