" Happenings on the Mansfield "

 This one comes from a radioman off the USS Mansfield back in the 1960s during the Vietnam War. I hope you all enjoy…

Thought of something that happened in good ol' Subic Bay back on the Mansfield before heading to the Tonkin Gulf. One night almost all of the Wardroom were in the Officer’s Club on base. The tables were full of empty San Migoo bottles and the CIC officer started calling out coordinates. The Weapons Officer began throwing the bottles over the portable partitions, at other officers from other ships! Needless to say, they were all "86'd". A night or two later they were back in the O' Club when the admiral of the base walked in and his aide, a commander, called out …

"Attention on deck!"

Every officer snapped to attention except for the Skipper. Again, all our officers were 86'd. Our Skipper later talked with SM1 Johnson and asked if he could make a flag and the flag was to be ready to fly when we pulled out of Subic. Johnson said …

"No problem, Captain."

When we left Subic and the command "underway, shift colors" was given, the battle flag (yellow-gold flag with a black silhouette of a female and right under it was the new flag, the same size as the battle flag, red flag with white lettering that read …

“TO SUBIC WITH LOVE' and the one-finger salute!!"

 

( Fin )