USS RICH  (DD/DDE 820)

Serving her country 1946 - 1977

The life and times of this great ship in photos and word by the great sailors who crewed her.

Reunion 2000

Day 2

 

USS RICH (DD-820)

Fleet Post Office

New York 09501

 

THURSDAY                                        JULIAN DATE 0125

SOPA: CAPT EC WHELAN     PLAN OF THE DAY        4 MAY 2000

 

NOT TO BE REMOVED FROM THE SHIP

 

DUTY SECTION           DEPT DUTY OFFICER       UNIFORM OF THE DAY

OFFICERS III           OPS ET3 KILMER          OFFICERS AND CPO'S

ENLISTED 3             WEP TM3 SAUNDERS        Tropical White Long

DUTY MAA RMC PARSONS   ENG MM2 SCUDDER         OTHER ENLISTED

DUTY YN: SH2 DUBOIS    SUP SH3 WHEELER         Tropical White Long

CDO: LTJG DORE

 

CARRY OUT THE NORMAL INPORT ROUTINE WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS

 

0549 Sunrise

     Breakfast on your own

0600 Hospitality Suite opens in Room 116

0645 Deep Sea Fishing party departs from lobby

0700 Golf party departs from lobby

1000 Ladies depart to visit exotic plant nursery- Tropiflora

 

     Lunch on your own

 

1145 Deep Sea Fishing party departs from lobby

1300 Golf party departs from lobby

1300 Computer Forum in Marketplace "B" off Lobby

 

1600 Pizza Beach Party commences at Turtle Beach

 

1905 Sunset

 

     Last man out secures the Hospitality Suite

 

NOTE-

 

 

 

The day begins with a tour of Tropiflora, a local plant nursery

specializing in Bromeliads, Tillandsias and other succulents.

 

"Honey... is this what they call an air plant?

The greenhouses are lush and plentiful

Ed Roggenbuck enjoys the moment

So many plants... so little time

The marvels of nature in bloom

Then... lunch and play

Hungry bunch

<<<<<< Rich Sailors put to sea again!

Back to the Ramada for a Computer Forum

Then, out the the beach for a pizza party

The ladies commiserate

 


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