| USS Vreeland Log, June 2004 |
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| Name : Jeff Marshall |
4 Jun 2004
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| Rate/Rank : STG2 |
| Years Onboard : 85-90 |
| e-mail : mightyvree@yahoo.com |
Comments : I've been seeing this subject come up every now and then. I surf the Vreeland sign in page about every week, but like the rest of you, I get frustrated that it does not get updated often enough. It doesn't get updated enough because not enought people do not send in comments or updates.
What I'm getting around to people is, I think that we should get together for the group of us that served her well. Give Her a good send off and meet the everyone that served on her from Plank Owners to the day she was decomisioned.
I have seen alot of her sailors write a note on this board to say how much fun they have had on her. We have had great times and hardships together. I have read comments about people that want to meet up with old shipmats or wonder where old shipmates are and how they are doing. I know for myself, I would like to see some of the people that I served with. The crews from over the years. The Helo squadrons that came
aboard and shared our expiences. We went through alot in our lives, in our young lives, that have shaped who we are now.
If someone knows where "Mongo" is, Please invite him....HaaHaa. I would like to shake hands with him because with out him knowing, he gave me alot of strenght to stand up for what I saw was wrong. I cursed him up and down after he left the room and then turned around to see his Commodore standing behind me. Damn, Thought I was busted!
These are the little things that we can all share if we can get together.
I propose that we all get together. This summer seems a little soon for anyone to make plans. How about we get together in 6 months or a year for a reunion. No one else seems to give a crap so send your replys to "MightyVern@yahoo.com". I've set up an email address there so that anyone that is interested can reply. I guess that I'll take on this responsibility until I can find someone else to help or someone I can pass it on to.
STG2 Jeff Marshall
USS Vreeland FF1068
1985-1990
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| Name : Nick Papadopoulos |
9 Jun 2004
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| Rate/Rank : Petty Officer 1 |
| Years Onboard : 95-99 |
| e-mail : nickterminator2002@yahoo.gr |
| Comments : I found this website very intresting, great job, great photos too.
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| Notes of Interest : I was transfered to F-458 Macedonia on 09/1995 and was there for 4 years. I was an electrician. We did a great job on trying to keep electricity working properly in every compartment.Great experience, i traveled many miles, lots of night shift....... I was the one of the crew that decommissioned the ship in Souda bay on 1999. |
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| Name : Lester Wells |
11 Jun 2004
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| Rate/Rank : SM3 |
| Years Onboard : 75-76 |
| e-mail : FLOWERFIELDS@UASDATANET.NET |
Comments : Had some great times on the Vreeland. I flew over to
Greece to meet her there in Sept of 75. She was out to sea so I had to
spend three days in a hotel in Athens paid for by the navy, that was
great. I was in the signal gang, when I wasn’t onboard I worked at the EM on
the pier and the one in Athens by the soccer stadium. There were some
crazy days at those clubs. The one on the pier when some insurance company sponsored 5 cent beers trying to sell life insurance. The guy
didn’t know we were home ported there and people had houses and apts.
The Shore Patrol shut it down around 10 PM that night. Guys were buying
It by the case. Where else could you buy a case of beer for a $1.20. We wiped out a CONX box full of 200 cases of beer in about 15 min.
Then when we a had topless go go dancer at the club in Athens the Greek police came to close it down. They stayed for about a half hour watched the show then left. They weren’t to happy the night the some guy streaked naked thru the club ran outside onto the patio, the club was on the second floor above a Greek restaurant. The guy jumped over the railing, landed on a canopy, slid down and landed on the sidewalk right in front of the Chief of Police who was having dinner with his family. We caught hell for that one. Me and one of the quartermasters on board were in charge of the two ships party’s we had. The second one was better than the first one. I remembered I had to make sure we had plenty of Boons Farm for the engineering Dept.
I got discharged in Athens, July of 76 just before she went back to the states. I would have stayed in the navy if she had not gone back. Great ship, great crew, great times.
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| Name : Jeff Alberta |
16 Jun 2004
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| Rate/Rank : FC3-FC1 |
| Years Onboard : 84-88 |
| e-mail : jkalberta@aol.com |
Comments : Plank Owner of the mighty CIWS. Saw a lot of names of shipmates I served with, believe it or not, I am retiring 21 June as NCCS. 22 Years.
The Vern is still the best and worst of memories of the navy. I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
Names I remember: Jon Rosenberg, Scott Reid, Rod Roberts, Tony Shaka, Scott Clemens (Did you grow your hair back), Paul Marchuk, Craig Wiley, Ken (red Head) Sledd, Zack Tykachuk, Steve Pierce, Keith Jernigan.
I’m sure I will remember more
NCCS(SW) Alberta
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Notes of Interest : FC3 - FC1 (SW)
MED CRUISE 84
OCEAN SUFFERING 1985
MED CRUISE 86
HAITI, HONDURAS, CIRACUA, KEY WEST X 2, GUANTANAMO X 2, ROOSEVELT ROADS, |
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