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SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1K2-TKE GASaJXA TfZ2-9 Durham Native Selects Navy For Opportunity SloymiPbolosbyJOlKeii Duff '- ; ; -(With the U.S. Sixth To me, it is the Navy andi the United States after a Fl - in the Mediterra- the Navy way of life." five-month Ncployincnt ; - nean) ."The Navy is a v Williamson, son of' with the U.S. Sixih llcei ". good . place to V make' Mis. Lenpra 'WUliamspnS in the Mediterranean. good," exclaims North ' pf 512 Elmira Avenue, ' . ''I ;im not in the Navy , ;, Carolina native Rodney Durham, is a Radioman today, simply waiting for '.Williamson 25, , of Third,,Class Petty Officer my enlistment contract 1 v Durham. There's no . serving aboard the jo end," says the 66", - other olace. in mv boi- 4,6()0-ton guided missile,-Navyman.'M feci that 1 - - nion, for people to get destroyer USS Coontz; am high ealiber material ' . ' the finest training and k(DDG-40). Williamson's) and I joined feeling that ' 5 . ' education for their jobs. 4 snip recently returned to1 my own personal goais and interest s could oe 4 bi hi - . -- - - , - - , ' , - .4--.. on. Coontz is ? , -r - ' t , -y tj v va-j , . v '' "says- -,.,tM ' a v -iv, ri rji.!- eyedMavyman. 4,: . -,,v--- w ?Tt TJt 40. - " Li-.,. .and..inport V,r . r lt r, 0 rT -- of the ship with i; ' ,r ' c . v v , j j i i I x - V 'ii JVJvs L . A activities . fvV.r 3- JLV JrV- , V"' i l J ashore and afloat. ' ,, V, -n.. Mt JIL . lcT' . .JUCf-' a communicator in fc; (4 5; r4iLL,i:,( Ml f..t5 ( , '1 v " . NJ trans.niit an!' PuiVK??" KT -r :-r- ; '' 1 ' ?At r ' intormation and. i . O'? ' S C'- " '"-4 ; r"W 'ri-IlJ i which phiy, an im- I Ji ' '.-jTT,-- ' '-V''"". fulfilled in the Navy I'm still in the service." 1 Aboard the 377-man . guided missile destroyer, Williamson works as a radioman. "My job as a ; radioman that communications, the hazelr "Underway communications viiaMink i oi her , naval poth As the receive dat; portant part in the day- to-day operation of the ship." - While in the Mediter-i raiicon; Coontz , par-" ticipated with more than thirty ships of Jhe fleet in a variety of national and NATO exercises. , The 156-meter-long ship was deployed to the Mediter ranean from' its '--V -f.-iBf j vis-1 Imfftrhi m I'm J AN ARTISTS CONCEPTION of the USS" Coontz taking part in carrier operations. The primary mission of the 4,600-ton guided missile 'destroyer is that of anti-submarine warfare OfflcWU.S.Nayi homeport of Norfolk, son enjoys the most is the Navy today," smiles ing to have all of the DURHAM NATIVE RODNEY WILLIAMSON s a- from September, the travel. "Since I join- Williamson. "The Navy benefits of Navy life, we is a radioman third class petty officer stationed lo "P"' 7B e?,tne 1 nave Df n nas 8,ven me ? nance nave to oe w.iiine to la.i OIIi)P(i miccilft rfpirnvpr USS Coontz One of the facets of able to visit places that to prove myself. I have make some of Mhe "i Navy Hfe that William- before I only' dreamed leaded from the Navy sacrifices as we..." aouui, smues wiiuam- ana i nave auvaneeu in rvunarnson ana nis,, son. . "Whoever would the Navy and 1 feel sue-, wife reside at 1120 Mat have told me when I was, cessful." i thew Henson Street, in high school in 1974 J When queried ' about- Norfolk, Virginia, that I would be able to the disadvantages of Commissioned in Ju visit Africa before my Navy duty, Williamson, ly, 1960, Coontz is the 25th" birthday? .Well, I; said, "Family separation lead ship of the . have and I have also is part of the job part "jQoontz" class of guid-: been able to visit most of 'of the commitment that ed missile destroyers.;, the other countries on has to be made. In the The ship is equipped, the Mediterranean. It is a Navy, a person has the with one twin Ter- . pleasure for. me to visit ' chance td advance and rierstandard surface-to-countries aboard a U.S. make something of air missile launcher, one Navy ship because I himself. For me, with' anti-submarine rocket feel that our Navy is that there is also a price launcher and two triple respected in the world to- that has to be paid." My; torpedo tubes. The ship day. wife, Pattes, and I is. capable of speeds in "I am proud to be in . realize that if we are go- - excess of thirty knots. -4 i " a h I I ADJACENT TO RTP 3 mins. RTP 7 mint. Durham 12mins.Duke Century Oaks Apartments . IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY 2. 3 BwirNffls Firtplactt in Townhouset Enroy Efficient Features Up tA 2 Baths k. Jogging Trail 10 Apt. Designed far the Handicapjiad Draperies WasherDryer Ceanectieas Pool 4 Club Mouse Private PatioBalcony Tot Lets Indoor Handball RacquetbaH Facilities Model Open Daily Monday-Friday 4-6 Saturday 12-4 4101 E.CernwatRsRead Pnane&44-mi Today! MEET THE SMIRNOFF9 MAIN SQUEEZE THAT'S SURE TO PLEASE. THE WORK OF A RADIOMAN WILLIAM IN is that of transmittine and receiving data and information over electronic circuits. 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