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  Frank Nadeau December 21, 2012 at 3:50pm

  Onboard America from Jan '73 - Jul '76,  Somehow remember running aground on the north side of the channel coming into Pier Echo at NORVA.  Several tugs couldn't push us free, had to wait for high tide,  Captain still made Admiral though.
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  Robert Patton December 13, 2011 at 4:03am

  I lost my cruise book also, and believe it or not, I found one in mint condition on E-bay..Might wanna give that a try..worked for me...Also, when at the VA last year, there was a guy who won the purple heart, it's taken all these years to get it put in his service jacket..Good luck
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  Jeffrey Duex December 13, 2011 at 2:26am

  Hello, I was stationed on board the USS Vreeland FF-1068 during the Med Cruise of 1986 with the America Battle Group.  I was wondering if any one had the 1985-1986 America Cruise Book.  I had a question about the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation from 1985 Ocean Safari. That was the largest Nato Exercise that had ever taken place. I know that there is a copy of the award letter in the cruise book and was wondering how the wording states for the unit to be awarded.  We were involved with that exercise but never received the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation.

  Thanks for your help.

  Jeff Duex
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  Robert Patton December 11, 2011 at 2:26pm

  America was home for the 80-81 IO cruise..Communcations dept.(RM)...Tons of work and a few lifelong memories!!!!
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  Les Gongre November 15, 2011 at 10:41am

  I was in the VA-15 Ordnance shop from 1975 through 1977. Any Navy buddies out there? My email is: northwest_louisiana@yahoo.com.
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  James E (Jay) Langley July 25, 2011 at 10:40pm

  America was my first ship.  I was a PH2 working with Heavy 5 and RA5C aircraft.  What a bird !  Did a Med cruse I think the second cruse of America she was new in those days.C.
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  B.A Mann June 5, 2011 at 10:08pm

  I BECAME  A SHELLBACK ON HER 81 TO 82..83...DEPLOY...   SQU -VS32
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  francis mickey doyle June 5, 2011 at 8:32pm

  i was aboard the uss great sitkin ae 17,from 1965-1967.we were the first ship to re-arm @ sea with the uss america.we were on liberty in livorno itlay in 1966,and the med was very rough,as i was on shore patrol and our liberty boats were too small to back to the sitkin,i was taken aboard the america,i spent three days on her before we anchored,and could go back aboard the sitkin.got lost on that carrier everytime i went to chow,even wound up in the chain locker once.went up to the super-structure to watch the planes land and take off the flight deck@night,AWESOME.i was glad to get back to my ship,even though they wanted to give me a captains mast for being awol for three days,my engineering officer went to the captain and explained what happen at fleet landing and why i had to go to the carrier.something i will always remember,so far it has been 44 years.
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  Jerry d Crite April 20, 2011 at 5:48pm

  I was on the America from Dec85 to 91. I was in weapons and AIMD.

   
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  Martin George Gnandt April 20, 2011 at 3:36pm

  I was stationed on board the America from 1974 - 1976; A-gang/Hotel Services