Manley (DD 940) - Naval Cruise Book

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70.8 Un The Gunlme DESRON zo E TO THE SEVENTH FLT WELCOM EET CR AS YOU TAKE YOUR PLACE AS VITAL MEMBERS OF THE SEVENTH FL UISER-DESTROYER TEAM, WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT YOU ARE READY FOR THE MANY TASKS AHEAD. BEST WISHES FOR SMO HUNTING. OTH SAILING AND GOOD FROM: COMSEVENTHFLT CQMDESRON TWENTY USS KEPPLER, USS MANLEY, USS NEWMAN K PERRY USS WAR RINGTON ' ' ' INFO: CINCLANTFLT COMCRUDESLANT CTG 70.8 I. AS You DEPART THE WESTERN PACIFIC ON THE LONG v HOME WATERS, ALLOW ME TO PASS You MY PERSONAL PRAYSYEAIEERTCIPIEIIDIEDTEIATEID MANNER IN WHICH You HAVE SERVED HERE. You HAVE ALL PARTICIPATED IN A WIDE RANGE OF DUTIES, RANGING FROM SEA DRAGON OPS TO PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN DISTRESS. TRUE TO THE DESTROYER TRADITION, You HAVE PROVEN YOUR VERSATILITY. 2. WELL DONE AND SMOOTH SAILING, IT HAS BEEN GOOD TO HAVE You WITH us. VADM JOHN .I. HYLAND, USN. FROM 70.8 TO: USS MANLEY INFO: COMDESRON 20 COMCRUDESLANT BT UNCLASS I. AS YOUR LONG WESTPAC DEPLOYMENT COMES TO AN END I WISH TO COMPLIMENT YOU ON YOUR PERFORMANCE WHILE A LJNIT OF THE SEVENTH FLEET. YOUR RECORD ON THE GUNLINE SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. THE OVERALL LEADERSHIP, INITIATIVE, AND TEAMWORK NECESSARY FOR AN OUTSTANDING NGFS SHIP WERE IN EVIDENCE IN MANLEY THROUGHOUT HER ENTIRE DEPLOYMENT. ENTERPRISE WAS QUITE HAPPY WITH THE JOB YOU TURNED IN AS PLANE GUARD.THE SUPPORT YOU PROVIDED COM- DESRON TWENTY DURING HIS TENURE AS COMMANDER OF NGFS UNIT WAS ADMIRABLE. PLEASE EXTEND MY WELL DONE TO ALL HANDS. MAY YOUR REUNION WITH YOUR LOVED ONES BE MOST JOYFUL. WARM REGARDS. RADM MARK W. WOODS. VI FROM: CTU 70.8.9 TO: MANLEY INFO: CTG70.9! COMCRUDESFLOT SIX! COMDESRON FOUR BT UNCLASS PERFORMANCE OF MANLEY ON GUNLINE AS A UNIT OF TU 70.8.9 DURING THE PAST FIVE MONTHS HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY OUTSTANDING IN SPITE OF TWO UNFORTUNATE GUN MOUNT ACCIDENTS, WHICH WERE HANDLED WITH GREAT SKILL IN PREVENTING FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE SHIP. MANLEY AGGRESSIVELY AND ENTHUSIASTICALLY FULFILLED ASSIGNED MISSIONS, ACCURATELY FIRING ALMOST 6700 5 X54 RDS WITH DEVASTATING EFFECT ON THE ENEMY. A MUCH DESERVED WELL DONE TO ALL HANDS.

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