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R 261805Z OCT 82
FM COMNAVSURFGRU MIDPAC
TO COMDESRON THREE THREE
USS BREWTON
USS OUELLET
USS RATHBURNE
USS WHIPPLE
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UNCLAS //NOOOOO//
SUBJ: WELL DONE AND WELCOME HOME
1. AS YOU RETURN TO PEARL HARBOR THIS FRIDAY, YOU WILL HAVE ENDED ONE OF THE LONGEST
DEPLOYMENTS FOR A MIDPAC SQUADRON: ONE WHICH ACTUALLY BEGAN WITH YOUR SOCIAL WORK-UPS
AND INCLUDED RIMPAC 82.
2. EACH RETURNING DESRON 33 OFFICER AND MAN HAS REASON TO BE PROUD OF THE FINE RECORD
OF PERFORMANCE, FLEXIBILITY AND DEDICATION WHICH HAS BEEN SO EVIDENT THROUGHOUT YOUR
DEPLOYMENT. MUCH HAS BEEN ASKED OF YOU DURING THE PAST MANY MONTHS, BOTH PERSONALLY
AND PROFESSIONALLY. YOUR RESPONSE HAS BEEN SUPERB IN EVERY RESPECT.
3. AS YOU RETURN TO YOUR WELL-DESERVED REUNION WITH FAMILIES, LOVED-ONES AND FRIENDS,
I WISH TO ADD MY PERSONAL CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR FOR CONSISTENTLY OUTSTANDING
PERFORMANCE UNDER THE MOST DEMANDING CONDITIONS. WELL DONE AND WELCOME HOME. RADM RORIE.
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CAPTIONS BY:
E.J. QUINN, LT(JG), USN, "DA NAV"
JACK PAPP, ENS., USNR, "COMMO"

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Chuck Clingman

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS:
ENS. Jack Papp
LT. John Nunley
LT. Art Kimmel
STG2 Rickie Trader
SH2 Bruce Buchholtz
MM2 Tom Lawler
MM2 Tom Hussey
TM3 Ed Fisco
OSSN Charles Beltz
FTGSN Tom Normand

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