Chuck was a OM2 in the R-2 Optical Shop from commissioning to 1967. He has been the Treasurer for the Association since 2006. He took a number of 8mm films (no sound) while onboard, which have been converted to DVD and are now posted here.
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The ship's band, The Anchormen, playing on the fantail.
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Rota bullfight (very poor quality) and scenes of the beach.
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| Canopus arriving in Charleston with pre-com crew on pier. Then later passing under the Cooper River bridge on it's way to Rota |
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Our R&R port call in Lisbon before continuing on to Rota.
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Playing cards in the Optical Shop.
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| Gibraltar, P-3 Orion airplane, and the nuclear supply ship, NS Savannah. |
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GITMO: Ships at sea, underway replenishment, and the crashed helicopter.
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