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of the Medal of Honor pendant. The one light blue and the two Navy blue sections refer to the courage, steadfast determination and selfless dedication of Petty Officer Caron in performance of duty while serving as Platoon Corpsman with Company K, Third Battalion,
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made yet a third recovery. The destroyer took aboard 11 Army Rangers on a raft who had been left behind on Grand Anse Beach following the successful helicopter rescue of 233 medical students and staff from
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to another point in international waters via the shortest course possible, but according to the Soviet Union, it was the right of the USSR to authorize or prohibit travel in selected areas within the
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to assess the condition of a 9,000-foot runway then under construction by Cuban workers at Point Salines. Heavy swells swamped the engines of the team's small boats before they could reach shore. The
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recovered 10 more SEALs from the waters northwest of the island's capital after another commando team was driven off a radio transmitter site by a Grenadian counter-attack. The next afternoon, the
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and bayonets symbolize the combat operation in which Petty Officer Caron, though grievously wounded, was killed while giving medical assistance to his wounded comrades.
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The light blue center section and the white five-pointed star allude to the Medal of Honor ribbon; the star is also inverted in reference to the
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as smaller vessels weaved to and fro in front of the American ships. Several times, Soviet vessels and aircraft obtained radar "lock" on the
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recovered a 20-man Navy SEAL/Air Force reconnaissance team from waters off the island's southwest coast. The recon team had sortied from the
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is indicated by the scarlet base and the embattled gold chevron. Navy blue and gold and scarlet and gold are the colors of the Navy and
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In response, the Soviets deployed a frigate "Bezzavetnyy" (rus.: "Беззаветный", Burevestnik M-class frigate) and a SKR-6 (rus.: CКР-6)
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One of the first exercises during this deployment was Exercise Shark Hunt 98 in April 1998 off the coast of Spain.
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is the insignia worn on white uniforms by Hospital Corpsmen, United States Navy. This insignia and the crossed
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The design of the shield and crest of the coat of arms is based on service of Wayne Maurice Caron, Hospital
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From February to 3 July 1998 she deployed to the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf, operating with
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6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
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3,300 nautical miles (6,100 km; 3,800 mi) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
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and "civilian" ships to intercept the U.S. ships. Soviet aircraft continuously buzzed the
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was lightly rammed by Soviet Mirka II class light frigate (FFL 824) in the Black Sea.
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spotted them drifting offshore as dawn approached. Much later that day, the
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The Great Transition: American-Soviet Relations and the End of the Cold War
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From January to 4 June 1999 she completed a regular overhaul at
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5 in (127 mm) 54 calibre Mark 45 dual purpose guns
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took place during a freedom of navigation exercise in the
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on 1 July 1974. She was commissioned on 1 October 1977.
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Mark 32 triple 12.75 in (324 mm) torpedo tubes
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The U.S. INVASION OF GRENADA legacy of a flawed victory
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in 1990, and from 14 January 1991 she participated in
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was part of the Multi National Peacekeeping Force in
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Curtis A. Utz and Mark L. Evans (July–August 2002).
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Hill 1433: 1431: 1430: 1426: 1424: 1423: 1419: 1417: 1416: 1412: 1410: 1409: 1405: 1403: 1402: 1398: 1396: 1395: 1391: 1389: 1388: 1384: 1382: 1381: 1377: 1375: 1374: 1370: 1368: 1367: 1363: 1361: 1360: 1356: 1355: 1352: 1348: 1346: 1338: 1333: 1331: 1326: 1324: 1319: 1318: 1315: 1309: 1308: 1303: 1301: 1300: 1295: 1294: 1282: 1280:0-8157-3060-8 1276: 1272: 1267: 1266: 1257: 1250: 1238: 1231: 1224: 1217: 1216: 1208: 1200: 1199: 1194: 1189: 1185: 1179: 1171: 1167: 1163: 1157: 1153: 1146: 1144: 1139: 1128: 1121: 1116: 1112: 1105: 1100: 1096: 1092: 1088: 1081: 1076: 1072: 1068: 1061: 1056: 1055: 1049: 1047: 1043: 1039: 1034: 1032: 1028: 1024: 1020: 1016: 1011: 1006: 1004: 1000: 996: 992: 989:Third Class, 988: 978: 976: 972: 968: 964: 960: 956: 951: 949: 948:12-mile limit 945: 941: 937: 934:limit in the 933: 929: 928: 923: 915: 910: 906: 904: 900: 896: 895: 890: 884: 880: 870: 868: 864: 859: 856: 854: 853: 848: 841: 837: 832: 828: 826: 822: 818: 817: 811: 809: 805: 801: 797: 792: 790: 786: 781: 779: 775: 770: 768: 764: 760: 756: 754: 749: 747: 742: 740: 736: 732: 728: 727: 722: 721: 716: 712: 711:Gulf of Sidra 708: 704: 701: 700: 695: 691: 683: 678: 674: 672: 668: 663: 661: 656: 652: 648: 644: 643: 638: 634: 630: 626: 621: 619: 615: 611: 602: 598: 596: 592: 588: 584: 575: 573: 569: 565: 562: 558: 555: 553: 548: 546: 535: 532:and enclosed 531: 528: 525: 524: 520: 519:SH-60 Seahawk 517: 513: 510: 509: 503: 499: 496: 492: 488: 485: 481: 478: 475: 471: 468: 464: 461: 457: 455: 451: 450: 449: 446: 445: 439: 436: 433: 432:Mark 36 SRBOC 430: 427: 424: 421: 418: 417: 416: 411: 410: 405: 402: 400: 399:Passive sonar 396: 393: 391: 387: 384: 381: 378: 375: 372: 369: 366: 363: 361: 358: 355: 352: 349: 348: 347: 342: 341: 337: 334: 333: 327: 324: 323: 322: 319: 318: 314: 310: 307: 306: 302: 299: 295: 292: 291: 288:29 ft (8.8 m) 287: 284: 283: 279: 276: 275: 271: 268: 267: 263: 260: 259: 256: 253: 251: 247: 244: 243: 238: 234: 230: 227: 226: 222: 219: 216: 215: 212: 209: 206: 205: 199: 196: 192: 185: 178: 171: 166: 163: 160: 159: 158: 155: 154: 150: 147: 146: 142: 139: 138: 134: 131: 130: 126: 123: 122: 118: 115: 114: 110: 107: 106: 103: 100: 97: 96: 92: 89: 88: 85: 82: 79: 78: 75: 72: 69: 68: 64:United States 54: 49: 44: 38: 33: 30: 19: 2647: 2636: 2626: 2605:Regina Maris 2603: 2594: 2584: 2582: 2573: 2562: 2552: 2540: 2531: 2520: 2509: 2498: 2488: 2478:White Plains 2477: 2466: 2455: 2444: 2433: 2422: 2339: 2327: 2318: 2306: 2303: 2293: 2276: 2265: 2254: 2243: 2233: 2229: 2225: 2204: 2193: 2183: 2173:Doña Marilyn 2172: 2162: 2152: 2141: 2130: 2111: 2100: 2090:Jonas Ingram 2089: 2078: 2068: 2058: 2047: 2038: 2028: 2017: 1931: 1921: 1916: 1905: 1894: 1884: 1873: 1862: 1851: 1844: 1838: 1816: 1806: 1796: 1790: 1779: 1770: 1760: 1748: 1738: 1729: 1718: 1706: 1697: 1687: 1677: 1667: 1593: 1584: 1568: 1561: 1554: 1547: 1540: 1533: 1526: 1519: 1512: 1505: 1498: 1491: 1484: 1477: 1471:John Rodgers 1470: 1464:John Hancock 1463: 1456: 1449: 1442: 1435: 1428: 1421: 1414: 1407: 1401:David R. Ray 1400: 1393: 1386: 1379: 1372: 1371: 1365: 1358: 1344: 1306: 1298: 1264: 1256: 1248: 1241:. 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Index

USS Caron (DD-970)

Wayne Caron
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Callsign




Hull number
Sunk as target
Ship's crest
Spruance-class
destroyer
General Electric LM2500
gas turbines
knots
AN/SPS-40
AN/SPG-60
fire control radar
AN/SPS-55
AN/SPQ-9
AN/SPS-65
AN/SQS-53
Active sonar
AN/SQR-19
Passive sonar
Naval Tactical Data System
AN/SLQ-32
AN/SLQ-25 Nixie

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