Talk:Gonzo Station

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[edit] Removed a gripe

I removed this rambling gripe/boast:

The U.S.S. Roanoke AOR-7 was never commended for her time at sea. She was a inexpendible source of JP-5 refueling all commands. Detatched to her was Lt.Commander Tea's squandron of helo's, the very ones who made the hostage rescue attempt that later had the Roanoke as the caboose of the flotilla. However, detached to the Roanoke, ( named after a Virginian river ) was a trident sub, who's name escapes me. Lt.Cmdr tea served with us under Captain Duke Hernandez, an Annapolis fighter pilot who had put in time over Hanoi and was bucking for a carrier. ( the draft of an oiler gives optimum capacitation for the airdale prospecting to soar amongst the celestials ) We, the crew of the Roanoke spent more consecutive time at sea than any other command up to that time. The press back home boasted of some carrier doing a record time at sea. We nearly doubled that. Give credit where credit is do. I believe we were commended with the battle "E".

It is not encyclopedic in tone, starts with "was never commended", ends with "we were commended". Chris the speller 05:46, 17 December 2006 (UTC)