USNavy, 1959-1964.
Tin cans, and a tanker. Cans were the Hugh Purvis and RA Owens, tanker the Elokomen. Cuban blockade, first space launch recovery vehicles group, (operation Mercury I believe) hit Gtmo bay Cuba twice, Iceland, Norway, Germany, Ireland, England (twice) Spain, Franch, Italy (3 times), Greece, Lebanon, Eritria, Aden Saudi Arabia, and Ceylon (Sri Lanka)..
No "combat" though we did stop a Russian freighter heading for Cuba and made them turn around, as had obvious rockets on board.
Hey, Plumber, see ya when ya get back..
Last edited by tisha; 07/03/12.
