Date: 17 February 2005
Name: Alan Haugner
Email: a.haugner@att.net
Where are you from?: Cave Creek, AZ
Years aboard Gurke: 61-62
Comments: I was LTjg SC and aboard in 1961/1962 as Supply & Disbursing Officer. Coment: I was aboard during the 1961 west pac cruise and operation domonic in 1962. As Supply Officer, I did not have a general quarters duty station so I was the ship photographer. I was the one that bought all that grass fed beef in Australia that everyone got very tired of. I took several pictures of the nuclear bombs, the sinking of the freighter and the initiation of the polywogs from the army that wanted to become shellbacks. I expect to have those in CD form available later. I had a career as a bank president in Nebr, an oil and gas driller in PA and I retired from Merrill Lynch as a financial consultant in 2001.

Date: 12 February 2005
Name: Jim Fernandez
Email: fernjz@yahoo.com
Where are you from?: China, MI
Years aboard Gurke: 72-74
Comments: Operation Freedom Train and Linebacker, and the MEN who served and were involved in the action, have always been close to my heart! The action at times, was hot and heavy,and sleep-well, what was that? Great Times, Great Crew, and to all the Men in Mt.52, You were the best by far, without exception!! If anyone knows the location of Chickan Man and Amos please let me know! BM2 Fernandez, Mt. Capt. Mt52, USS Gurke, 3/72-8/74

Date: 10 February 2005
Name: Charles Spicer
Email: cws7883@comteck.com
Where are you from?: Sweetser, IN
Years aboard Gurke: ?
Comments: MM3 Engineering

Date: 9 February 2005
Name: Raymond L. Wilson
Email: raymond.l.wilson@navy.mil
Where are you from?: Chesapeake, VA
Years aboard Gurke: 1972-1973
Comments: Japan was nice but we weren't there much.

Date: 14 January 2005
Name: Russell Gurke
Email: badgerdist@aol.com
Where are you from?: WAUKESHA, WI
Years aboard Gurke: None
Comments:

Date: 9 January 2005
Name: James Cofield ( Howdy)
Email: jamescofield@sbcglobal.net
Where are you from?: Lubbock, TX
Years aboard Gurke: 1965-1969
Comments: BT Cofield reporting for duty,,,Can't find any of the old Buddies in the list..If you were in B Division I would love to hear from You all. Dickie Russell where are you ,,Colby ..Luzinski...Karshner... (Iler alias Zeke)... Davis.

Date: 5 January 2005
Name: Chris Bengforte
Email: SCOBBY1956@MSN.COM
Where are you from?: Farmington, NM
Years aboard Gurke: None
Comments: I served on the USS George K. MacKenzie DD-836 from 75-76. I found this site while looking at www.destroyersonline.com.

Date: 31 December 2004
Name: Marc A. Crowley
Email: azmarc@att.net
Where are you from?: Phoenix, AZ
Years aboard Gurke: 1968-1969
Comments: Didn't know this site existed until today. Nice to see the photos. This is a nice find and I only found it by accident. Sadly, I don't remember the names of anyone, but if you remember me, let me know. I was an RM3 while on the Gurke.

Date: 30 December 2004
Name: Ron Kennedy
Email: bfkron@yahoo.com
Where are you from?: Phoenix, AZ
Years aboard Gurke: None
Comments: Just looking over your website and it's a great one. I was in the amphibious force onboard the USS Epping Forest LSD-4 and the USS Gunston Hall LSD-5 from 57-59. Always wanted to be on a destroyer sometime to see what it felt like to go 30 knots or so. We steamed around 12 or 13 knots. Quite a difference.

Date: 26 December 2004
Name: Mike Barnes
Email: sign_werks@yahoo.com
Where are you from?: Corbin, KY
Years aboard Gurke:
Comments: My dad served on the Gurke DD 783 in 51 and 52. I've been doing some research on his 10 yrs spent in the Navy. Thanks for piping me aboard your site.

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