| USS Vreeland Log, March 2004 |
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| Name : Jim Richards |
4 Mar 2004
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| Rate/Rank : BM2 |
| Years Onboard : 1980 |
| e-mail : jrich9860@aol.com |
| Comments : just wondering about some of the guys that were in my division back that year when we made the med cruise.
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| Name : Dorothy Vreeland |
12 Mar 2004
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| e-mail : dottied2@bellsouth.net |
Comments : I did not know about this ship. My father was Henry B. Vreeland. He was in the Navy during WWII and I believe he served on the USS Lexington. After the war, he worked at the Pentagon in naval intellingence. That is about all I know. I doubt that this has connection to this web site but I am excited to know of it's existence and to learn about the USS Vreeland.
Thank You, Dorothy Vreeland
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| Name : Mark A. Kahl |
23 Mar 2004
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| Rate/Rank : OS2 |
| Years Onboard : 80-83 |
| e-mail : mark.kahl@twcable.com |
CommentsI just found my ole buddy Seldon Linkous signed on in early 2003 and I echo his words, although at the time life aboard the Vreeland seemed almost intolerable with the amount of time underway and some of the personalities aboard, those days were some of the best times of my life and those shipmates the most important people in my life.
I saw more of the world in three years than I have in the following 20 and learned I could do anything I put my mind to. Much of that due to the mentoring of OS1 Owens and Petty Office 2nd Dave Hoy (sorry David, I know you were in engineering) who helped my while I was working towards earning my Surface Warfare Specialist.
Not a day goes by that I don't draw on the skill sets and experiences I gained while a sailor aboard the Mighty Vree. Finally thanks to the person who has put this site together so we can get back in touch with former shipmates and learn what the Vreeland did in previous and following years!
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| Notes of Interest : What a crossing coming back across the North Atlantic, I thought sure we were going to roll over and I finally knew why the seat belts were on the seats in CIC. I loved chasing Russian subs, being on the bridge as the CIC liason during Sea and Anchor details and the inovative way we supplied that Greek Ferry with water and medical supplies when transporting the PLO out of Lebanon and through the Suez Canal. Also the interesting duty we had off the coast of Nicaragua and El Salvador, the Vreeland really could do it all!
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