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...continued umages doucumentmg the U.S. blue water Navy off Vietnam shores

A vigilant crew on a calm moonlit night

George Courtney QM2...on the bridge navigating

General Quarters in the combat information center

A tartar missle on the rail

Missle away

A succesfully downed Navy drone...It's a kill

A Russian Badger bomber fly over..."They find us everywhere"

Ray knew he was comin'

Engineering watch on one of the ship's internal sound-powered telephone networks

Lighting off the boilers...hot job down there...but thanks for keeping us moving..."Will you send someone up to work on the air conditioning in CIC? It's stuffy in here"

"He still has the raw oyster in his mouth"...It's a successful crawl through the garbage shute during our participation in the Navy's traditional equator-crossing initiation ceremony. For those "Pollywogs" in the ship's company...equator-uncrossed...this is a necessary step to become a "Shellback"

Hey guys...mail from home to our door step

"Good idea Ray...It works for officers too...we all have to share"

The "Peace Statue" located at the epicenter of our second atomic bomb dropped in WW II on target Nagasaki, Japan...It represents "No destruction from above and everlasting peace"

"Po City" jitney...always "What a ride!"

Some McCain "brass" at a bar in Olongapo City. These thirsty-sailor watering holes were located outside the U.S. Naval Station Subic Baymain gate...and just over what we affectionately called "Shit River" in the Philipinine Islands

Our current Commanding Officer Captain C. Neil Ammerman with a visiting Republic of Vietnam officer

50 mm machine gun readied for combating close-in small watercraft and sappers

General Quarters on the bridge

Naval gunfire support spotter aircraft

...and then again to port ..keeping our friendlies alive and moving

Mount 51 firing to starboard

The "Gunline Commander" rides us...on the Gulf of Tonkin naval gunfire support gun line

Nonenemy vessel...passing close to starboard...not round eyes

Another busy day at the office

A record number of rounds fired...and completion of successful day of fire missions rolled into one...well done!

Oh My God! Hippies everywhere

Always an "all hands" evolution...taking on ammunition

Standing down...a deserved rest

More bullets high-lined over

...and another barrel replaced for more accurate shootin'