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USS Francis Scott Key Meritorious Unit Commendation May 11, 1970
Submitted by Thomas Courtien - MT3 Gold Crew The
background on the commendation is as follows: On 11 May 1970, the gold crew was
ordered to go down to the The
way it evolved was that we went on patrol as usual in late March 1970, then
returned to Click here to see actual award certificate. - End of Tom's history - Note by Russ Christie I had just reported to Key blue crew as an MT3 non-qual. We relieved the gold crew as soon as they returned to port. My first job on the Key was to be lowered down into the missile tube from which the missile that exploded was launched and scrub it clean from all the debris and mung caused by the launch. After spending 14 months in A and C schools learning all about the Polaris missile system, it was sure a surprise to be handed a scrub brush instead of an O-scope. Welcome to the real US Navy. If you have anything to add to this history, please send it to ssbn657@comcast.net
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