Virginia (CGN 38) - Naval Cruise Book

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CUC! If THROUGHOUT HISTORY THE SEAS HA VE BEEN KEPT FREE BY THE UNSELFISH UNRELENTING AND UNDYING EFFORTS OF SEAFARERS LIKE SO MANY SHIPS BEFORE HER VIRGINIA LEFT THEIR FAMILIES AND HOMES BEHIND TO CARRY ON THIS TRADITION OUR MISSION KEEP THE SEA LANES OPEN PROMOTE GOODWILL AND PRESER VE PEACE AS THE TEARS OF SADNESS FLOWED AND NORFOLK FELL TO ANOTHER WATER Y HORIZON THE VIRGINIA SAILED FOR THE MED FOR MANY THIS WAS THEIR FIRST DEPLOYMENT FOR OTHERS THIS WAS JUSTA CONTINUING SAGA IN THEIR CAREER CHEDULED TO BE A ROUTINE 5 MONTH DEPLOYMENT HOWEVER WE WERE CALLED MED 3 89 WAS S UPON TO PROTECT THE AMERICANS HELD HOSTAGE THE VIRGINIA WAS THERE READY WILLING LANDS AND MANY FACES WERI: AND MORE THAN CAPABLE OF MEETING THE CHALLENGE MANY SEEN BY ALL FIVE LONG MONTHS BECAME SHORT DAYS WITH LONG NIGHTS FINALLY THE STRIKE CRUISER VIRGINIA RETURNED HOME TO NORFOLK VIRGINIA TO FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES MISSION COMPLETE THERE WERE TEARS THIS TIME AS THERE WERE SO MANY LONG MONTHS AGO BUT TEARS OF JOY VIRGINIA WAS HOME

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I DEX 3 HISTOR Y OF SHIP 62 BORMES 4 COMMANDING OFFICER 63 WELCOME US. NA VY 6 EXECUTIVE OFFICER 'S 65 EGYPT 10 COMMAND MASTER CHIEF 72 FAMILY AND FRIENDS 11 LAST GOOD BYE'5 74 FLORENCE 12 MARSEILLE so VIRGINIA 'S BIR THDA Y 14 FOUR TH OF JUL Y PICNIC 81 OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT 16 PARIS 96 COMBAT SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT 17 SUPPL Y DEPARTMENT 108 EXECUTIVEXNA VIGA TION DEPARTMENT 23 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT 111 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT 49 PISA 114 ISRAEL so LA SPEZIA 124 NAPLES 58 BIZER TE 142 HOMECOMING 59 GIBRALTER 144 CREDITS