Vinson Voice 24 Feb 11

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Inside this Issue: Register To Vote | A Day in the Life of Dental | The History of Cranking VOL 2 / NO 19 February 24, 2011

Vinson’s Foc’sle Goes

Retro

Story by MC3 Jessica Tounzen USS Carl Vinson Staff Writer

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The Carl Vinson Voice is an internal document produced by and for the crew of the USS Carl Vinson and their families. Its contents do not necessarily reflect the official views of the U.S. Government or the Departments of Defense or the Navy and do not imply any endorsement thereby.

ow will you remember your time on Carl Vinson? Maybe it’s the people you’ve met, the laughs you’ve shared, or perhaps it’s the sweat you’ve invested in making the ship your own. However you remember it, the ship has made its mark on each of its Sailors…and every day, each Sailor leaves his or her mark on the Vinson legacy. One crew member’s legacy was created nearly two decades ago…and it’s being brought back to life by another Sailor today. Carl Vinson’s Deck Department is restoring its forecastle to the way it looked when one of the ship’s current junior officers first set foot in it as a junior enlisted Sailor. “As a young Sailor on board Carl Vinson in the late ‘90s, I was given the opportunity to work and supervise personnel on the forecastle,” said Ensign Dustin Miller, who is now serving as Deck Department’s Assistant First Lieutenant (AFL). “The Ship’s Boatswain at the time was Chief Warrant Officer Lorenzo Looper. The colors [that were used in the forecastle during that time] were passed on to me in a book from him. [Soon after we pulled out of Port Klang, Malaysia], I went to the book and we brought back the colors that made the forecastle stand out as it did when I was here before.” Those colors include a specially-created color palette based on the formula passed down to Miller from Looper. See ‘RETRO’ Page 2


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