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CIC - Those of us from the 60's OI Division
would be hard pressed to recognize anything.
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Fox
Berthing - First they all got to dress like Chiefs, then they got to
have face hair AND THEN THEY GOT PRIVACY CURTAINS!!!!
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fantail cookout on WestPac 80 or 81-82 |
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USS
Gridley CG-21 at dockside Yokosuka Japan (WestPac 80). The Gridley and 4
or 5 Fast Frigates had just docked from crossing the Pacific. We
weathered 3 Typhoons back to back. The Gridley and her little sisters
endured 53-degree rolls for days on end. The Gridley’s Captain, JJ
McGrath, had ordered all non essential personal into our racks. We had
to literally tie ourselves into our racks to stay in them.
Can anyone top this?
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GRIDLEY
anchored at Hong Kong |
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Helo
Ops
See the story about GRIDLEY having three helos on
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FTM
Kevin Reilly sea sick on watch at the forward missile house. This was
only 1 of 2 times that I was seasick. The flammable fluids locker was
next to the entrance to the forward missile house and the door was open.
The fumes where what was making me sea sick. My sickness ended when I
got some fresh air. Note I did not get sea sick during the 53-degree
rolls on our first Pacific crossing in 80.
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