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U.$.$. hISI.IPHEN LKA.SI
F.P.O..NEW YORK 09101
31 Ausust 1970
From: CornrmndingOfficer, ffiS MJLIFHAN(LXA-61)
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Ton
S\rbJr Letter
of ttpPreciation
aod uRusual task of dsoettvating
Io This eomnand undertook the difficul.t
j.n
June of this year w-i'bir a deadline of 0]"
the U$S'UU1,IR{S1{iiXl-Of )
Sept*rn?rr*r1"??0, dur'*ng th$,s peri.CId, the *ien las sufferod mannyhmd'sh*psn
encountered in
Tho diffiouLttes
inconvenionces and uncertsi,ntieso
livtn6 ashore and stanrding wa{chse u.trcllrurk5.ng abosrd duri"ng tho hsad
The conplete }e'ck of
snd hilmi-clf*tynf silmmgrwors m6inyand varied*
and servises aboard the ship durtng this period
personaL faaititfes
tried the srew iR a way f'svi ?rs.voexperimnce*dbefnrou fhrou6hou$ t'hj"m
perioA, the technlcal brob}emn of ribacttvation and the perwna'l hardsfttps eneounterec! ln working 3-ongancl ti-resone hsure, has represented
a burdet: fe'w cou].d hra*rewit'h$'cood,,
2. The spj.rli; Jrou have demnstrated <iuring-this period 9d 19ur
sif,uati"on repto accept the nhe,l-lfrng€sof thts difficult
nillingneis
resent the highest tradittons of the Navy" Your pati€ncet perselr/€rmlcet
ign has mtnimisod the diffl.cul-'b*es
hard work wrqi outstanding co*CIpoffiLt
our
of
a:nd ansmred tftk eOlnmfl-etion
.Job on t*me"
'tfue eppor*un*by tg s:tpyss$ ny grs'titude
3. tr tu,ke pr$.de arud pleasl:re 1n
WeLL Donet
and the unclerstending you have dtsplayed,
f,or *he ani"iities
J. C" BI]TKB
TCDft USNR
0fftcer
Connrnandi.ng
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