USS MULLINNIX DD-944

    Change of Command 1972
14 August 1972    

He stood quietly, looking at his men. Something seemed to pass between them, perhaps born out of long days under the sun, longer steamy nights riding out rough water, and the occasional sudden explosion of water, flame, and steel. Pride. And sadness perhaps. This was what it was like after fighting a war for months on end with men under your command...





Goodbye Boom Boom! Trust us, you made a difference!



Guess who met the Mullinnix at D&S Piers when we returned from Vietnam?
Home At Last!!!


Our Captain, James "Boom Boom" Cannon Welcomed Mullinnix Home!!!
Courtesy Dennis Wenske


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