| USS Vreeland Log, November 2005 |
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| Name : Donn McCrary
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4 November 2005
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| Rate/Rank : RD2 |
| Years Onboard : 69-71
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| e-mail : donnmccrary@hotmail.com |
Comments : Great work on this web site !
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| Name : John Rudolph
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12 November 2005
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| Rate/Rank : BT2 |
| Years Onboard : 79-81
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| e-mail : faf52@yahoo.com
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Comments : Had a good time on Vreeland , Made a lot of friends,did a Med deployment,Then took her to the yards in Bathe Maine.
Would like to here from anyone from that time.
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| Name : Gilbert F. Douglas, III
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15 November 2005
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| Rate/Rank : HM |
| Years Onboard : 1972-1973
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| e-mail : ke4nrl@bellsouth.net
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Comments : Greetings Vreeland Shipmates from the Greek Years
My wife, Cindy, and I had a great time at the reunion back in June. We
were especially glad that Randy Hager and his wife, Lucille, were able
to drive through Birmingham and pick us up. It was so nice to see Capt
Snyder and so many shipmates.
During the trip Randy said he was having some fever on occasion and not
long after we returned I got a call from Randy Hager saying he had been
diagnosed with biliary tree cancer (this is a small tube between the
bile duct, pancreas and the small intestine). Anyway, it is a very
serious condition and Randy said they couldn’t operate.
I talked to Lucille on Saturday and she told me Randy was now under
hospice care and may not last too many weeks.
Many of you may remember Randy, he reported aboard Vreeland in August
1972 and left for the Fleet Support Office in Athens after a couple
years. He was a YN2 and he; we were in EX division together and did a lot
of sight seeing with each other.
Some of you may want to send a note of support to Randy and Lucille
Hager, their address is 3903 Harmony Street, Amarillo, TX 79109. Of
course the Hager family would appreciate your prayers during this very
trying time.
Anchors Aweigh
“Doc”
Gilbert F. Douglas, III
1972 - 1973
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| Name : Terry Brinker
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26 November 2005
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| Rate/Rank : CTTC |
| Years Onboard : 70's & 80's
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| e-mail : tbrinker@verizon.net
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| Alt e-mail : tbrinker@mybluelight.com
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Comments : I was one of the CT's (Spooks) that sailed aboard the
Vreeland on many occasions most memorable of which were Med ops. I was
onboard probably somewhere around 6 times for a few weeks to a few months
each time. For those who remember the spook van on the fantail, I was
part of that. I still have fond memories of a cruise to the Greek Island
of Volos (sp).
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