Hey Shipmates! I was on the Fort from early 1979 until sometime in 1980. I made a West Pac on here ('79). I was an IC-man (made E-5 on the ship). Dennis Fields was the LPO. I transferred to the Prairie (AD-15) next. I late went to Officer Candidate School and got out of the Navy as an O-3E. As an Officer, I served on the Sterett (CG-31) which was stationed in Subic Bay! I remember the GMs shooting sharks and swimming in the well deck. One time we carried some Seals somewhere and we had Marines on board on more than one occasion. Then, we rescued some "boat people" and had all of them on board for a while. It was great that we were allowed to have beards back then! Lot of friends, few, if any, which I have been able to locate on the Internet.
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