<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Dan Metsker</i>

her first breath of life was enjoyed by one and all at the Crow's Nest. Many stories about that shakedown cruise. Remember the XO--J.D. Beecher?
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">[8D] I remember LCDR Beecher, he used to have a big sign in his office that said "Is the OI Div. and the Supply passageway clean?' And a permanent note that said <b>"NO"</b>
Herb

Yeah, I remember Beecher quite well, he was a tough guy to work with, like our original CO better CDR Benson, good guy to work for. As for Comissioning day, I had charge of the Color Guard.