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Date April 9, 2001
Name Dennis Brantly
Email dbrantly@nc.rr.com
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City Cary
State NC
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Comments Hope everyone enjoys the new USS Towers DDG-9 Guestbook! -dennis- USS Towers Webmaster




Date April 10, 2001
Name Raymond Wong
Email wongrad@pacbell.net
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City San Francisco
State CA
Country USA
Comments Outstanding web site with plenty of pictures, sea stories, and the Towers break away theme song. Sure brings back many memories. Keep up the great work. Hope to see many of the shipmates at the next reunions. ICC Raymond Wong, USNR(Ret) President, USS Towers Association USS Towers crewmember 1970-1973




Date April 10, 2001
Name Peter Lawrence
Email plawrenc@us.ibm.com
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City North Hero
State Vermont
Country USA
Comments Former crew member from 1981-1984, served in E-Div as IC2, worked with Murphy, Romano, Ockwig, Covington, Washington (Ron and Gary, Nickels. Nothing but fond memories of the gray beast.




Date April 11, 2001
Name James Jordan GMC
Email GMC_95_@excite.com
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City Spring Valley
State Ca.
Country US
Comments onboard from 1984-88




Date April 11, 2001
Name James Jordan GMC
Email GMC_95_@excite.com
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City Spring Valley
State Ca.
Country US
Comments onboard from 1984-88 Work with Sigmon, Tiplin, Hall, Jonson, Nolly, Crieg, Ski, Second Div GMCS Simmons




Date April 12, 2001
Name James E. Ellis
Email jkellis100@hotmail.com
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City Laguna Hills
State California
Country USA
Comments Hi, I served on the USS Towers from 1961-1963. I came aboard just after she got back from her shakedown cruise in 1961 and was transferred just before she left on her WESTPAC cruise in 1963.




Date April 12, 2001
Name Michael OLeary
Email olearymjpa@msn.com
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City Franklin
State Tn
Country 37067
Comments Hi! I served on the USS Towers DDG9 from March 1970 until June 1973. I came on board while she was in Long Beach for repairs after the 1969-1970 West Pac. I eventually ended up in ASW Division. I made two West Pac cruises 1971 and 1972. Your web site in great and seeing the pictures brings back the memories. Thanks again, Michael O'Leary TM3




Date April 12, 2001
Name Walter {Flash} Fleischmann
Email wmfleisc@miliserv.net
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City Cudahy
State Wisconsin
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Comments Served on board Nov 1973 to May 1976, came on when she was in Long Beach for overhaul as an GMG E-3 left in May 76 as a GMG-3 {soon to be GMG-2}. Have lots of great memories especially of the cruise to Hawaii in 1975




Date April 13, 2001
Name Ken Hottinger
Email comken@earthlink.net
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City Temple City
State California
Country USA
Comments Served on USS Towers From Nov.68 to June 72 as a ASROC Gunners Mate 2nd Class




Date April 14, 2001
Name Mike Rafferty
Email AA0AO@netzero.net
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City Easton
State PA
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Comments Looking forward to the reunion in Sept. ST1 1970-75




Date April 14, 2001
Name Gary K. Kelly
Email Kellygaryk@aol.com
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City Mukilteo
State Washington
Country USA
Comments Served aboard the USS Towers during 1967-1967. Wasn't it cool to see the Whidbey twenty-four coming home today! Where was the support and pride during my Navy days? Guess the Viet Nam conflict and the period we were going through did not allow for such patriotic feelings.




Date April 16, 2001
Name JAMES L STRINGFELLOW BMC RET
Email OLDSALT71041@CS.COM
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City MILLINGTON
State TN
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Comments I AM A PLANKOWNER FROM JAN 1961 TO DEC 1962 IN 1ST DIV HAVE BEEN TO BOTH RENUIONS AND HAVE HAD GA GRATE TIME FRIST TIME ONLY 5 PLANKOWNERS LAST YEAR THERE WERE ABOUT 27 SO LETS DO BETTER THIS YEAR STRINGFELLOW BMC RET OLDSALT




Date April 16, 2001
Name Jerry Douthit
Email jdouthit@lexmark.com
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City Berthoud
State Colorado
Country USA
Comments The very first Electronic Warfare Tech to serve on the Towers (I came out of "A" school as an "EW"). Served on board Sept. 72 to Sept. 75. My wife and I really enjoyed the reunion in Reno. Proud member of the "Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club"!!




Date April 16, 2001
Name YN1 Lou Deleguardia
Email ldele@ncats.net
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City Fremont
State Michigan
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Comments I served as the Ship's Secretary from 1988 to 1990. I processed the administrative de-commissioning of Towers for Captain James Wylie.




Date April 17, 2001
Name Ted R. Krueger
Email Ted_Krueger@farmersinsurance.com
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City Smithville
State Texas
Country USA
Comments Proudly served on the Towers from 1972-1974 in 1st Division and later, Missile Division. What a fabulous crew! Twenty-eight years cannot dim the strong ties that I feel toward my comrades, or the heart-felt gratitude for the ship that brought us through harm's way (on numerous occasions) and safely home.




Date April 18, 2001
Name Dale Yanz
Email dyanz@earthlink.net
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City Bishop
State Ca
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Comments Nice to find the Towers web page. I was station on her from 1971-1974. I checked on board in Kaohsiung Taiwan just in time for the final gunline period. was RM3 and made RM2 while aboard.




Date April 19, 2001
Name JOSEPH RUSSO
Email RDSJOERUSSO@AOL.COM
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City PALM HARBOR
State FL 34684
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Comments SERVED ONBOARD FROM 1964 TO 1966 AND DURING THAT TIME WE DID TWO WEST PAC CRUISES. LOOKING FOR ANY SHIPMATES OUT THERE THAT CAN EMAIL ME.




Date April 20, 2001
Name Jack W. Metcalf
Email oldsailor@argontech.net
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City CADDO MILLS
State TEXAS
Country USA
Comments SENIOR CHIEF ABOARD 1964 T0 1966, LOOKING FOR SHIPMATES OF THAT ERA. ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF MY TOUR.




Date April 20, 2001
Name Steven Friedman
Email sfriedman@core.com
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City Pickerington
State Ohio
Country USA
Comments I was a DS2 From Jan 83 til Dec. 84




Date April 23, 2001
Name dave metzger
Email grinder0069@msn.com
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City hesperia
State calif
Country usa
Comments thats a great drawing can you send me a copy please and i will be sending for a hat soon thanks for the info




Date April 23, 2001
Name Keith Cowee
Email kcowee@sound.net
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City Raymore
State Mo
Country
Comments I spent my last year in the Navy aboard the Towers from May 1 1968 until my discharge on April 10, 1969. I was a PN2. Look forward to possibly making the 2001 reunion.




Date April 23, 2001
Name Philip Gelina TM2
Email Jpdcoppers@aol.com
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City Palm Beach Gardens
State Florida
Country United States of America
Comments 88-90 She was the best ship I have ever had the honor and priviledge to ride on. Thoses are memories I will never forget!




Date April 26, 2001
Name Robin A Richardson
Email rprich@uswest.net
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City Colorado Springs
State Colorado
Country USA
Comments I had a great time on Towers. I was an OS2(SW) onboard from 89-90. Best plane guard ship the USS Midway ever had!




Date April 26, 2001
Name DEREK P. MURPHY OSCS (SW) RET.
Email NAVET23@AOL.COM
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City KAPOLEI
State HAWAII
Country USA
Comments SERVED ONBOARD USS TOWERS FROM DEC 1970-SEP1973 IN RATING RDSA-RD3/OS3.




Date April 27, 2001
Name Francis P. Voras
Email fvcloud@cs.com
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City New Hyde Park
State New York
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Comments The Towers never leaves my mind. Pictures on the wall, slides and 8mm film transferred to video recently, I can keep watching her ride the waves and remembering for years to come. I served aboard from May 63 to May 66 FTM2 Missile Radar 3. It was sad to see her sister ship the Buchanan go down but maybe she will join her where they can be together again as in life during the period I served. Frank