Nicholas (DDE 449) - Naval Cruise Book

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Commonding Officer From The Commanding Officer As The lasT deploymenf To The VVesTern Pacific draws To a close I wanT To ex- press my appreciafion To and pride in each and every crew member The de- ploymenT has been a successful one One ThaT has encompassed every as- pecT of desTroyer operafions. From The Sea of Japan To The Taiwan STraiT To conducfed carrier plane guard opera- Tions- anTi-air anTi-surface anTi-sub- marine surveillance paTrols search and rescue paTrols and Naval gunfire sup- porT missions. The success ThaT NICHO- LAS has enioyed can be aTTribuTed To The hard work and Team efforT puT forTh by each man aboard. While NICHOLAS will shorTIy reTire To The coasT of Soufh VieTnamg NICHOLAS com J. B. Hurd, usN make way for newer, more modern ships, she leaves a legacy of perfor- mance and accomplishmenf ThaT will be difficulT To maTch. Each man aboard can proudly ioin The many hundreds of oThers who over The pasT 27 years have conTribuTed To The ouTsTanding record compiled by USS NICHOLAS IDD 4495. I I I as.sd gig f, vas 5 J fi I , s .T s Q xg if X Sq . , is 2 , , L f 5fQ.T,:, I N NN

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