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"Served with COMNAVFORV 68-69 started in communications and worked TAD as an illustrator in COMNVAVFORV Graphics. Came from an east coast mine sweeper that was headed for a total re-fram (USS Exultant MSO-441)"
" I was up in the com center the "Z" man relieved Adm. Veth. , they sent me tad to the drafting/graphics shop to do the briefing for communications for the change of command.
I have always been an illustrator/engineer, Commander Heenan asked me to…"
I have always been an illustrator/engineer, Commander Heenan asked me to…"
"We may well have, I worked in the converted horse stable right next to the post office.
I have recently spoke with the Lt. that was basically our immediate supervisor. Funny
things was, he came from a town 10 miles away from where I lived in…"
I have recently spoke with the Lt. that was basically our immediate supervisor. Funny
things was, he came from a town 10 miles away from where I lived in…"
USS Exultant MSO-441 came on board 1966 through May of 67< made the Med cruise, got back to Charleston...went to the yard and I got transferred to COMNAVFORV, Saigon.Started in the comm center and finished up in the briefing facility as an…
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I've got the CNFV Patch - had the original design on a picture of the berets we were authorized to wear and had it made at a patch shop here in South Jersey - someone ripped off my original beret, but got a replacement one from my dad who was also working in country. Was one of the first to move fro the Dai-Nam into the Liloy hotel by the train station when they converted it into enlisted billeting. Used to watch movies on the roof top there. Spent my 19 months at the HQ and running all over the country. Ens Zumwalt was in our office just before I left. Was there from Sep 68 to May 70.
Will -we probably met each other at Headquarters - worked in the Plans (N-5) office - I spent a lot of time in the Graphics office preparing briefing graphics (view graphs) for the Department and for the road trips where we presented the briefings in the field.
Steve Waters (then YN3)
ISC, USN (Ret)