Criteria The Navy Good Conduct Medal (NGCM) is a decoration presented by the United States Navy to recognize members who have completed three years of honorable service. Medals awarded before January 1, 1996 r... The Navy Good Conduct Medal (NGCM) is a decoration presented by the United States Navy to recognize members who have completed three years of honorable service. Medals awarded before January 1, 1996 required four years of service. MoreHide
Criteria The Navy Expeditionary Medal is awarded to Navy personnel who have landed on foreign territory and engaged in operations against armed opposition or who have operated under circumstances deemed to mer... The Navy Expeditionary Medal is awarded to Navy personnel who have landed on foreign territory and engaged in operations against armed opposition or who have operated under circumstances deemed to merit special recognition and for which no campaign medal has been awarded. MoreHide
Description
Awarded for Operations in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden involving landings against armed opposition.
Criteria The Humanitarian Service Medal is an individual award, presented to individuals who are physically present at the site of immediate relief and who directly contribute to and influence the humanitarian... The Humanitarian Service Medal is an individual award, presented to individuals who are physically present at the site of immediate relief and who directly contribute to and influence the humanitarian action. The Humanitarian Service Medal is only awarded for service during the identified "period of immediate relief;" eligibility for the Humanitarian Service Medal terminates once (if) the humanitarian action evolves into an "established ongoing operation beyond the initial emergency condition." MoreHide
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Awarded for evacuation of foreign nationals from Iran after the 1979 revolution broke out with the return of the Ayatollah Khomeini from exile in France.
Criteria The Sea Service Deployment Ribbon is awarded to members of the Navy and Marine Corps assigned to U.S. homeported (including Hawaii and Alaska) ships, deploying units, or Fleet Marine Force commands, f... The Sea Service Deployment Ribbon is awarded to members of the Navy and Marine Corps assigned to U.S. homeported (including Hawaii and Alaska) ships, deploying units, or Fleet Marine Force commands, for 12 months accumulated sea duty, or for duty with the Fleet Marine Force that includes at least one deployment of 90 consecutive days. MoreHide
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For service aboard USS Lasalle(AGF-3). Forward deployed to the Persian Gulf(12 months).
Criteria This ribbon is awarded to officers and enlisted personnel of the Navy, Naval Reserve, Marine Corps, and Marine Corps Reserve for 12 months consecutive or accumulated duty at overseas shore-based duty ... This ribbon is awarded to officers and enlisted personnel of the Navy, Naval Reserve, Marine Corps, and Marine Corps Reserve for 12 months consecutive or accumulated duty at overseas shore-based duty stations. Each Service has distinct criteria that delineates eligibility; Navy personnel assigned to Marine Corps units follow Marine Corps policy, and vice-versa. MoreHide
Criteria The Navy Good Conduct Medal (NGCM) is a decoration presented by the United States Navy to recognize members who have completed three years of honorable service. Medals awarded before January 1, 1996 r... The Navy Good Conduct Medal (NGCM) is a decoration presented by the United States Navy to recognize members who have completed three years of honorable service. Medals awarded before January 1, 1996 required four years of service. MoreHide
Criteria The Sea Service Deployment Ribbon is awarded to members of the Navy and Marine Corps assigned to U.S. homeported (including Hawaii and Alaska) ships, deploying units, or Fleet Marine Force commands, f... The Sea Service Deployment Ribbon is awarded to members of the Navy and Marine Corps assigned to U.S. homeported (including Hawaii and Alaska) ships, deploying units, or Fleet Marine Force commands, for 12 months accumulated sea duty, or for duty with the Fleet Marine Force that includes at least one deployment of 90 consecutive days. MoreHide
Criteria This ribbon is awarded to officers and enlisted personnel of the Navy, Naval Reserve, Marine Corps, and Marine Corps Reserve for 12 months consecutive or accumulated duty at overseas shore-based duty ... This ribbon is awarded to officers and enlisted personnel of the Navy, Naval Reserve, Marine Corps, and Marine Corps Reserve for 12 months consecutive or accumulated duty at overseas shore-based duty stations. Each Service has distinct criteria that delineates eligibility; Navy personnel assigned to Marine Corps units follow Marine Corps policy, and vice-versa. MoreHide
Criteria This ribbon is awarded to officers and enlisted personnel of the Navy, Naval Reserve, Marine Corps, and Marine Corps Reserve for 12 months consecutive or accumulated duty at overseas shore-based duty ... This ribbon is awarded to officers and enlisted personnel of the Navy, Naval Reserve, Marine Corps, and Marine Corps Reserve for 12 months consecutive or accumulated duty at overseas shore-based duty stations. Each Service has distinct criteria that delineates eligibility; Navy personnel assigned to Marine Corps units follow Marine Corps policy, and vice-versa. MoreHide
Criteria This ribbon is awarded to officers and enlisted personnel of the Navy, Naval Reserve, Marine Corps, and Marine Corps Reserve for 12 months consecutive or accumulated duty at overseas shore-based duty ... This ribbon is awarded to officers and enlisted personnel of the Navy, Naval Reserve, Marine Corps, and Marine Corps Reserve for 12 months consecutive or accumulated duty at overseas shore-based duty stations. Each Service has distinct criteria that delineates eligibility; Navy personnel assigned to Marine Corps units follow Marine Corps policy, and vice-versa. MoreHide
Criteria This ribbon is awarded to officers and enlisted personnel of the Navy, Naval Reserve, Marine Corps, and Marine Corps Reserve for 12 months consecutive or accumulated duty at overseas shore-based duty ... This ribbon is awarded to officers and enlisted personnel of the Navy, Naval Reserve, Marine Corps, and Marine Corps Reserve for 12 months consecutive or accumulated duty at overseas shore-based duty stations. Each Service has distinct criteria that delineates eligibility; Navy personnel assigned to Marine Corps units follow Marine Corps policy, and vice-versa. MoreHide
Criteria The Navy Good Conduct Medal (NGCM) is a decoration presented by the United States Navy to recognize members who have completed three years of honorable service. Medals awarded before January 1, 1996 r... The Navy Good Conduct Medal (NGCM) is a decoration presented by the United States Navy to recognize members who have completed three years of honorable service. Medals awarded before January 1, 1996 required four years of service. MoreHide
Criteria The Meritorious Unit Commendation may be awarded by the Secretary of the Navy to any unit of the Navy or Marine Corps that distinguishes itself under combat or noncombat conditions by either valorous ... The Meritorious Unit Commendation may be awarded by the Secretary of the Navy to any unit of the Navy or Marine Corps that distinguishes itself under combat or noncombat conditions by either valorous or meritorious achievement which renders that unit outstanding compared to other units performing similar service, but not sufficient to justify the award of the Navy Unit Commendation. MoreHide
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Awarded to the Special Communications Division, Comnavsecgru
Criteria The U.S. Navy has issued two marksmanship ribbons: the Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon and Navy Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon, since 1920. The pistol ribbon is currently awarded for qualification on the B... The U.S. Navy has issued two marksmanship ribbons: the Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon and Navy Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon, since 1920. The pistol ribbon is currently awarded for qualification on the Beretta 9mm pistol, while the rifle ribbon is currently awarded for qualification on the M14 and M16 assault rifle variants. The Navy issues the marksmanship ribbon in three levels, that of Marksman, Sharpshooter, and Expert. The basic ribbon is awarded for the Marksman level while the specific Marksmanship Device is awarded for qualification as a Sharpshooter or Expert. Those receiving an Expert qualification receive the Marksmanship Medal, in addition to the Marksmanship Ribbon. MoreHide
Criteria The U.S. Navy has issued two marksmanship ribbons: the Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon and Navy Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon, since 1920. The pistol ribbon is currently awarded for qualification on the B... The U.S. Navy has issued two marksmanship ribbons: the Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon and Navy Rifle Marksmanship Ribbon, since 1920. The pistol ribbon is currently awarded for qualification on the Beretta 9mm pistol, while the rifle ribbon is currently awarded for qualification on the M14 and M16 assault rifle variants. The Navy issues the marksmanship ribbon in three levels, that of Marksman, Sharpshooter, and Expert. The basic ribbon is awarded for the Marksman level while the specific Marksmanship Device is awarded for qualification as a Sharpshooter or Expert. Those receiving an Expert qualification receive the Marksmanship Medal, in addition to the Marksmanship Ribbon. MoreHide
Criteria The Navy Good Conduct Medal (NGCM) is a decoration presented by the United States Navy to recognize members who have completed three years of honorable service. Medals awarded before January 1, 1996 r... The Navy Good Conduct Medal (NGCM) is a decoration presented by the United States Navy to recognize members who have completed three years of honorable service. Medals awarded before January 1, 1996 required four years of service. MoreHide
Best Friends
Rick Cavazos, Bud Whitehead, John Davis, Dan Grant, "Dutch" Quatkemeir, RMC Clyde Cooper, Peter Banta, Chuck Pattinson, George Galligan
Best Moment
Making First class Petty Officer on 11/15/1966. Enjoying hospitality of my family and other Irish friends.
Worst Moment
Being AWOL one day in 1968 and being excused for it by my OIC.
Chain of Command
Leading Chief, OIC, Dept Head, XO, CO, CinCUSNAVEUR...
Other Memories
I spent most of my time with my wife's folks, and we spent our summer leaves in a little Irish Cottage in the village of Shrove, County Donegal, the place of my mother-in-laws birth.
Criteria The Navy Good Conduct Medal (NGCM) is a decoration presented by the United States Navy to recognize members who have completed three years of honorable service. Medals awarded before January 1, 1996 r... The Navy Good Conduct Medal (NGCM) is a decoration presented by the United States Navy to recognize members who have completed three years of honorable service. Medals awarded before January 1, 1996 required four years of service. MoreHide
Best Friends
LCPL Jonas Johnson, USMC, SSGT "Berny" Hogg, USMC, "Smoky" Richardson, "Popeye" Ross.
Best Moment
Weekend in SSGT Hogg's private room with LCPL Johnson and an unlimited supply of cold beer compliments of the Marine Barracks.
Worst Moment
When the Head Nurse, a LCDR confronted Johnson and I concerning a large number of beer cans outside of Hogg's room window. "We don't know, honest."
Chain of Command
Head Nurse, Dr., don't know from there.
Other Memories
Old "Smoky" as we call him. He was an old veteran, probably from WWI, he looked that old anyway. He would follow we smokers around all day begging smokes from us. The guy had lung cancer and was dying, so what the hell, we gave him cigarettes, against orders of course. The trouble was you could give him an entire pack and he would go to the head and sit and smoke the entire pack in about an hour. I had never seen the like. He was there for about a month before they sent him home, I suppose to die. We all loved the old guy.
They brought another old guy in whom they had found in his home laying passed out on the floor and from all appearances he was starving to death. They kept him strapped to a bed pan and tranfused for about a week before the took him off. He had bleeding ulcers. Once the too him off, I guess his appetite got the best of him, because he would eat everything on his tray and then come around and raid yours while you weren't looking. They held a Captains inspection one Friday, and when they opened this guy's side table, it was filled to the brim with bowls of soup, jello, crackers, all manner of food he had lifted from other people.
LCPL Johnson had endocarditis and he poked me one day as the nurse approached us and told me to watch this. He started doing jumping jacks and the nurse went rabid and ran to the office yelling for help.
We had another guy who apparently was trying for a discharge. We ulcer patients tested our stools every day for blood and gave the results to the nurse. They caught this guy in the head with a hypodermic needle drawing blood from his feet and drinking it so it would show up in his stool. They sent him to the shrink, and they put him on the psych ward, and I guess he got what he wished for, don't really know.
Popeye Ross was the only one of us that got to go home on the weekends. He came back in one day with a guitar case. I had mentioned that I played around with one, but wasn't too good at it. He told me to wait until I saw what he had in the case. He opened it and it was a Gretsch Country Gentleman Chet Atkins model. He asked me what I thought he had paid for it. I told him I didn't know, but I knew it was expensive. He said he had paid $125 in a pawn shop for it. At that time you probably couldn't buy a new one for less than $1500-2000. He said he told the man at the pawn shop what it was worth, and the guy got madder than hell at him. He could play pretty good, and he show me a few tricks and licks on it.
Other Memories
This ship was infested with cock roaches, you could hear them scatter if you came onto the mess deck to get a cup of coffee. I left my cup sitting there and turned my back, and when I turned back around my cup was gone. I just happened to catch the little boogers before the got down the ladder to the engine room, quite a tussle but I got it back.
Other Memories
Port and starboard watches, rough riding in heavy seas, Mine sweeping, being told that if we hit a mine our life expectancy was 20 secs.
Best Friends
Bill Eslick, Charlie Echo, "Ditty Bop" Weber, John Davis
Best Moment
Getting married.
Worst Moment
Arriving late and having to explain to the CO that I was held over for two weeks in Norfolk, mess cooking.
Chain of Command
Watch supervisor, Comm Watch Officer, Div Officer, Dept Head, XO, CO, CinCUSNAVEUR...
Other Memories
Enjoying the hospitality of the Irish people. I reported aboard as a Seaman, took the test for Third Class in August, 63, passed and was advanced in November of 63. I took the speedkey test in June of 64, passed and received speedkey ticket CINCUSNAVEUR
1-64 and the NEC RM-2303.
Criteria The National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service as a member of the Armed Forces during the Korean War, Vietnam War, the war against Iraq in the Persian Gulf, and for service... The National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service as a member of the Armed Forces during the Korean War, Vietnam War, the war against Iraq in the Persian Gulf, and for service during the current War on Terrorism. In addition, all members of the National Guard and Reserve who were part of the Selected Reserve in good standing between August 2, 1990, to November 30, 1995, are eligible for the National Defense Service Medal. In the case of Navy personnel, Midshipment attending the Naval Academy during the qualifying periods are eligible for this award, and Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipmen ae only eligible if they participated in a summer cruise that was in an area which qualified for a campaign medal. MoreHide