| USS Vreeland Log, July 2003 |
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| Name : Dave Temple |
02 Jul 2003
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| Rate/Rank : C/S-2 |
| Years Onboard : 69-71 |
| e-mail : dtemple@bellsouth.net |
| Comments : I am happy to find this page! Lots of talk about a reunion. It would be great to get the "old gang" together again. Had a great time on the 1068, I just did not realize how quickly the time would pass. I would welcome e-mail form any/all of the PreCom/Com crew!
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| Name : Pete Johnson |
25 Jul 2003
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| Rate/Rank : RMCS(SW) |
| Years Onboard : 84-88 |
| e-mail : p.roy.johnson@att.net |
| Comments : What a trip down memory lane this is! Love this website and happy to have found it. Reading all the comments - a flood of memories came rushing back to me: wacking that Turkish sub with the "fish" during Med 1-86 (man, did he surface quick!), about 2 weeks with all ships garbage in the port enclosed p'way 'cause we weren't far enough from any of those Greek islands in the Ageaan Sea to dump trash (ah, the smell!); independent steaming for almost the whole Med cruise (were we part of the USS America Battle group?)"Ocean Suffering" in 1985 (unrep with the Iowa - "box" ops in 30 foot seas - barf gauges); that great 65 mile sea and anchor detail up the Gironde (sp?) River to Bordeau, France - mandatory full-dress functions; our really squared away EW1 we had that got so wasted he decided to NOT wait on the motor whaleboat and swam out to the Vern, anchored by that little island near Grenada; SM1 Mark Connor "missing in action" during our six weeks of "reftra" in GTMO, '87.....and yes, Zimmie - I was OOD when Hutch decided he could not eat 16 slices of pizza, so ordered 8. We laughed for a solid hour! The time we were stranded on that little pier in some obscure port in the Carib., motor whale boat broken down pierside, the gig broken down out at the Vern - what a night (still have splinters in my butt).And having the 04-0800 tied up at Charlie pier that January 1985 morning when it got down to 7 degrees here in Jax. Gee, can I go back and do it all again?
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| Notes of Interest : Who was it that was planning a reunion here in Jax?
I lost the email address, it was from another site................ |
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| Name : Scott *Scooter" Clemens |
26 Jul 2003
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| Rate/Rank : FC1 |
| Years Onboard : 87-91 |
| e-mail : 7titles@verizon.net |
Comments : I've heard for years that the Greeks sank the "Mighty Vern". I may have bitched about it everyday I was there but I'm happy to hear she's still floating. Those four years were a blur since I was usually drinking heavily, and there are way too many names to list here, but I'll never forget the CIWS wizards - Dave, Gene, and Tony. It was a pleasure serving with you and one heck of a good time "on the beach".
Drop me a line.
BTW, my wife has both legs.
FCC(SW) Scott Clemens
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