Europe - Middle East
Ron Kramer, AG-2, Athens, Greece. USS Calcaterra DER-390 March, 1966. Click on image for a larger view.
Rome, Italy  the ruins of the Coliseum. USS Calcaterra DER-390, March 1966. Click on image for larger view.
Beirut, Lebanon  March 17, 1966 Photographed at the Casino du Liban  L-R Steve Thompson, ETN-3, Rodney Riel, ETN-3, Gene Spinelli, ETR-3, Bob Suttle, ETN-3. Click on image for larger view.

So, where was Gene Spinelli 34 years later on March 17, 2000. Click here

Rome, Italy, USS Calcaterra DER-390 March, 1966:  Ron Kramer, AG-2, ??, Harry Olson, RM-3, ??, Ron James, Paul Krauss  Click on image for larger view

Another view of the Coliseum, photographed in March, 1966. Click on image for a larger view.
Top - Gene Spinelli, ETR-3 and an RD-1 (can't recall his name), March, 1965 Athens, Greece


USS Calcaterra transiting the Suez Canal, April, 1966.  Bottom photo is the fueling platform.

The photo below was taken at the Casino du Liban. Here is the receipt and souvenir folder
The Lebanese Store, in Beirut was an interesting store. I can remember the salesmen who was so eager to help. Those were different times in Lebanon.
The infamous Bum Boats.  Remember all those Sony and Akai tape recorders?