Lynde McCormick (DDG 8) - Naval Cruise Book

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miiiii ■lih p ' ; w ' ' iiiiiiiii iiiiiiiii at last P 042352Z DEC 73 FM COMSEVENTHFLT TO TG SEVEN SEVEN PT SIX INFO CINCPACFLT MAKALAPA HI CTF SEVEN SEVEN CTF SEVEN FIVE BT INDIAN OCEAN OPERATIONS 1. THE EYES OF THE WORLD HAVE BEEN ON YOU. THE PERFORMANCE IN THE SPOTLIGHT BY THE MEN, SHIPS, AND AIRCRAFT OF TASK GROUP SEVEN SEVEN PT SIX SO FAR FROM NORMAL SUPPORT, FACED WITH MAJOR MATERIAL AND OPERATIONAL UNCERTAINTIES, HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED BY POISE, COOL ASSURANCE, AND THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PROFES- SIONALISM IN A SITUATION WHERE NOTHING LESS WOULD DO. 2. THE OBJECTIVES OF YOUR INDIAN OCEAN DEPLOYMENT HAVE BEEN FULLY ATTAINED. I WISH YOU A SMOOTH PASSAGE HOME TO THE WARM WELCOME YOU SO JUSTLY DESERVE. 3. WELL DONE. VADM GEORGE P.STEELE, USN. yt

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R 3 00132;?; DEC 73 FM CTF SEVEN FIVE TO USS LYNDE MC CORMICK INFO COMDESRON THREE ONE COM-)ESRON FIVE BT MASSAWA ETHIOPIA PORT VISIT 1. THE SUCCESS OF YOUR PORT VISIT IS NOTED WITH PLEASURE. WELL DONE FOR CONDUCTING THE VISIT IN TRUE DESTROYERJIAN STYLE DURING THIS CRITICAL TIME. RADM WM. A. MYERS, III, home . ripe J.I , A-- - P 2201213 DEC 73 FM CINCPACFLT MAKALAPA TO USS LYNDE MCCORMICK INFO COMSEVENTHFLT COMCRUDESPAC SAN DIEGO CA CTF SEVEN SEVEN COMDESRON FIVE BT I WELL DONE 1. AS YOU TURN HOMEWARD AFTER AN ARDUOUS DEPLOYMENT, YOU CAN BE JUSTIFIABLY PROUD OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. YOU HAVE COMPLETED A DIFFICULT ASSIGNMENT IN SUPERLA- TIVE FASHION. YOUR RESPONSIVENESS AND ENDURANCE DURING OPERATIONS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN WERE INDICATIVE OF A HIGH STATE OF TRAINING AND OUTSTANDING TEAMWORK. YOUR ABILITY TO GET THE JOB DONE DESPITE ADVERSITY TESTIFIES TO YOUR PROFESSIONALISM. YOUR HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL VISIT TO MASSAWA TYPIFIES YOUR SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE. I APPRECIATE THE PERSONAL HARDSHIPS CAUSED BY THE NECESSITY TO EXTEND YOUR DEPLOYMENT AND THE LOSS OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON AT HOME. I WISH YOU A SMOOTH VOYAGE HOME, A WARM REUNION WITH YOUR LOVED ONES AND WELL DESERVED REST. WELL DONE. ADMIRAL MAURICE F. WEISNER, USN, COMMANDER IN CHIEF U. S. PACIFIC FLEET. BT

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USS LYNDE MC CORMICK DDG-8 FPO SAN FRANCISCO 96601 TO THE OFFICERS AMP MEM OF LVNVE MC CORMICK Th-L6 cfiuliiZ book fLtcaptun.e.4 oma Oj$ the, mormnt6 o{, a uniquz 6A.x-month Wz te n Vaciilc dgployrmnt which ittafitad CO, a. fioatlnt cfiuZit but ended a6 an ody6i,zy taking a4 haZ -u}ay acKo the, voofitd, cutminattng with a tA.an.itt thuougk the Red Sea o a poit vi it tn a itawa, Ethiopia . Throughout tho e many dayi at 4ea, oufi i hip wa4 te ted in every i eni,e. Ingenuity and conscientious e lofit In keeping equipments on the line weie commonplace and our record o consistently high performance reelects that eHort. But most o{, all, It was your superlative attitude and Spirit that marked this period. In spite o the uncertainties o{i a return date, the lengthy days between mall call, the tedium o long watches, you maintained your senses o{, humor and joined In a common ei{ ort to do the. best job possible. The many accolades we received {,rom our superiors underscored those e{,{)Orts and added to the growing pride we had In our- selves and shipmates . It was a highly trained team o pro{,esslonals that sailed Into San Vlego Harbor that exciting afternoon oj$ S January. I certainly ieel privileged to have been part o{ that team and I thank you all lor your willing support. H. ERLING Commander, U. S. Navy Commanding O jlcer 1 I ND-SHIPS-521 6 323 (2-731