On a liberty boat heading to the landing in Hong Kong during first Westpac. We just came off of Sea Dragon and multiple encounters with NVA counter battery. (Al Siegel)
Thunder has been busy. 5" empties! First Westpac cruise. (Al Siegel)
In DaNang Harbor, VietNam - first Westpac cruise (Al Siegel)
Taking on 8 inch powder casings from the USS Pyro AE-24, Operation Sea Dragon 11 October 1967 (Al Siegel)
T1 First Westpac (Al Siegel)
8 inch brass casings litter the deck in front of T1 during a turret 1 center gun fire support mission December 1967 (Al Siegel)
Forward turrets in action during Sea Dragon operations 1967 (Al Siegel)
Navy Chaplain Lt James Norton is lifted by sling to HO3S-1 helicopter so he could visit smaller ships during the midshipmen cruise. Early fifties (Al Siegel)
Sixth Fleet vessels anchored off the coast of Istanbul, Turkey during a goodwill visit 2 March, 1950. Newport News can be seen in the distance beyond the left spire. Fleet Landing is the lower left-hand side with some sailors waiting to get back on launches. Ships left to right are: USS Glennon DD-840, USS Ware DD-865, Newport News, USS Larson DDR-830 and USS Midway CBV-41 (Al Siegel)
Favorite mode of transportation in Olongapo- Jeepneys. They look better at night with all the lights (Al Siegel)
Favorite mode of transportation in Olongapo- Jeepneys. They look better at night with all the lights (Al Siegel)
Mini reunion Dec. 2019 with OE Shipmate Larry Buck (left) at Olongapo West. at Sagebrush Cantina, Calabasas. (Al Siegel)
