Stribling (DD 867) - Naval Cruise Book

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l CLASH REUNION - f' -030:14 All seemed lost as fthe Marines stood trembling on the beach head awaiting the help they so desperately needed. Help arrived, and as soon as STRlBLlNG's team of ravaging marauders surged ashore, the confidence of impending victory shown on the faces of the landing parties' troops. Led by ENS J. W. Zellerbach, the team of fearless fighters soon conquered the inner-most reaches of the savage island of Sardinia. Braving hundreds of privations and herds of wild mountain sheep, our men returned safely to make ready for the battles that wait in the future and in the mind.

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, , i',1'?'f?i fi 'runner y N! svm LEBANON MEDITERRANEAN p99 wRAELr io' EGYPT i SAUDI ARNHA 'P 664' 4? SUDAN It was in the early part of September l970 that the witch of the Mid-East stirred her troubled brew and added the shot of pepper to bring forth the eruptions seen with alarm all over the world. All heads of state looked at the situation knowing that quick action was necessary to cool the ever- worsening situation - Washington was no exception. President Nixon kept a close watch Ind made the decision to send units of the Sixth Fleet into the trouble zone. The Sixth Fleet becami the key - the key that locked the door on the almostlwar and showed the world that we d0l'l't inte d l n to see another war in our time.uThis effort and show of determination and power wflild the tide. STRIBLING was proud to be a part of this effort and as a part of it has been IWWQM the Meritorious Unit Commendation.

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