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THE CAPTAIN REPORTS
TO THE FOLKS AT HOME

School should be out at home now and all the report cards from the
248 children of the TELFAIR families, ‘I am sure were good ones,

It may surprise you to learn that the men of the TELFAIR got report
cards this spring too and they were "EXCELLENT". So while the Mammas are writ-
ing the Daddies about how Johnnie and Mary got all "A's! and passed, let me
tell you about the Daddies report cards. we have a little differenct system
of marking than the schools at home and the grades are for slightly different
subjects, As a matter of fact our better marks go for "Bulls-hyes",

You may have guessed it, the sons, husbands and fathers of the
TELFAIR families are now "BATTLE-TRIED". They have experienced what it means
to fight a ship and meet the best the enomy has to offer and save their ship.
They point with pride to the "rising sun" flags painted on the bridge of their
ship, silent reminders of their courage and devotion to duty under fire.

And the report dard c mentioned are messages which came from the.

ieee echelons of command at the conclusion of our part of an important
mission. I give you the substance of the messages, omitting only those parts
which deal with names and places. Here they are:

dy "eevee sUPON COMPLTTION OF YOUR DUTY UNDER MY COMMAND I

WISH TO BAPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR THE LOYAL AND EFFECTIVE

_ ASSISTANCE YOU HAVE GIVEN ME IN THE ....eeOPERATION. YOU

MAY: JUSTLY FEEL THAT YOU HAVE CONTRIBUTED IMMEASURABLY TO

THE SUCCESSFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT OF OUR MISSION, iI “WISH ALSO

' TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON THE EFFICIENCY OF YOUR SUBORDINATE
COMMANDERS “JHO HAVE SO SKILLFULLY CARRIED OUT THEIR DUTIES
UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIF. TO YOU AND ALL HANDS "WELL DONE" ."

Z. ',,....WISHES TO PASS THIS ON TO ALL HANDS UNDER HIS

| COMMAND AND IN TURN EXPRESS HIS AFPRECIATION FOR THE SPLENDID
ASSISTANCE GIVEN HIM. WITHOUT YOUR FORESIGHT, INITIATIV™, HARD
WORK AND LOYALTY SUCH MESSAGES COULD NCTy HAVE BEEN MERITED. YOU
PERFORMED “JITH AN EFFICIENCY BORDERING ON PERFECTION."

3. "....,..TO THIS I MUST ADD THAT IN MY TIME WITH You 1 HAVE SHEN
THAT YOU "ELL MERIT SUCH PRAISE. rf

I was glad to publish the above to "ALL HANDS" and add that . had
only the highest ue for the performance of the officers and men of the
ae ay

| I know you, their loved ones, will take justifiable pride in their
achievements,

COMMANDER USNR.
COMMANDING OFFICER.

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