Lynde McCormick (DDG 8) - Naval Cruise Book

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THE BRIDGE During Sea Detail, GQ, UNREP, plane guard and during long hours of station keeping or independent steaming the bridge was the center of all our activities. The Captain was always on the bridge or never far from it as he ran the ship from it. The rnost exper- ienced shiphandlers stood demanding watches as Officer of the Deck, each one of them doing his job exceedingly well. I

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lawns,- '41 A HELO HOVERS OVER THE FANTAIL HELD DET IL When we were with aearrier we received a helo almost daily which brought us mail and Stars and Stripes newspapers and which picked up our outgoing mail and passengers. HELO -DAY ROUTINE

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. 'g 44 '1 l: ma. al ' ,T El' fs H? ERN ON GET TOGETHER AN AFT o s B R-B- , A break in our many days at sea during ji May came as We took an afternoon off EI while steaming in the Gulf of Tonkin, i S The entertainment was strictly our own and the food was pre-barbeouedfout it was V lx A CROWD BEGINS TO GATHER TO WATCH OUR OWN 5' TONKINTALENTSHOW AS COLDWELL SETS UP : FOR CHOW a sunny and lazy afternoon, so We all relaxed and enjoyed ourselves. LONG DISTANCE INFORMATION GET ME MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. . . . ,L fm, CHAPP Y EC KLES OUR M.C. 1 I I 1 1 l w 3 l 76