THEN
“I came on the Mansfield as a rookie and grew up to be ( 3 years ) a 3 time Korea Cruise vet, a qualified Officer of the Deck underway before my 22nd birthday, the Navigator for both the ship and Desron 9, the anti-sub officer, the gun boss, the air defense officer and the one I’m most proud of, Officer of the Deck at General Quarters. I owe my college education to the U.S. Navy as a Midshipman in the NROTC program and frankly, my whole life to the U.S.N.”
