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	18k	LCDR Arthur James Elliot, II was mortally wounded on December 29, 1968 while leading River Squadron 57 on an interdiction mission on the Vam Co Dong River in the Mekong Delta area of South Vietnam. He received the Bronze Star with Combat "V" for heroic achievement in coordinating suppressing fire and personally directing his patrol boat to provide covering fire for the other units during the action in which he was hit by enemy rocket fire.		Bill Gonyo/Robert M. Cieri
	22k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	48k	Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA.		Mike Smolinski
	54k	Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA.		Mike Smolinski
	79k	Undated, location unknown.		Robert Hurst
	75k	Undated, San Diego Bay.		David Buell
	106k	Undated, cover of the Welcome Aboard pamphlet.		David Buell
	71k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	166k	Litton East Bank Shipyard, Pascagoula, Mississippi. Six Spruance class destroyers fitting out, circa May 1975. Ships are, from left: Paul F. Foster (DD-964); Spruance (DD-963), then running trials; Arthur W. Radford (DD-968); Elliot (DD-967); Hewitt (DD-966) and Kinkaid (DD-965). Official U.S. Navy Photograph.		Fred Weiss
	67k	Seattle, Washington May 1977.		Marc Piché
	114k	USS Elliot (DD-967) in the channel at San Diego harbor in mid 1980.		Richard Stiles
	81k	Under overhaul at Todd Pacific, Seattle during 1981.		David Wright
	53k	Fremantle, Australia June 12 1986.		Marc Piché
	116k	DN-SN-87-07271. Crew members from the destroyer USS ELLIOT (DD 967) transport equipment to the destroyer tender USS PRAIRIE (AD 15) for repair. Photo by JO2 Todd Willebrand, Janaury 1 1987.		Bill Gonyo
	42k	Sydney, Australia June 1987.		Marc Piché
	82k	Sydney, Australia June 1987.		Marc Piché
	76k	Sydney, Australia June 1987.		Marc Piché
	51k	Fremantle, Australia June 6 1990.		Marc Piché
	23k	Hong Kong, circa 1991-1992.		William Chiu
	63k	Longview, Washington June 8 1993.		Marc Piché
	61k	Vancouver, BC September 4 1994.		Marc Piché
	150k	USS Harry W. Hill (DD-986) and USS Elliot (DD-967) on March 4 1995, location unknown.		L. M. Montgomery
	74k	Fremantle, Australia September 27 1995.		Marc Piché
	32k	Vancouver, BC June 21 1996.		Marc Piché
	38k	Vancouver, BC June 21 1996.		Marc Piché
	143k	DN-SC-04-09288, 980415-N-3612M-004. Aerial of an SH-60 Light Airborne Multipurpose System (LAMPS) MK III Seahawk Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL-43), Battle Cats, Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI), California, approaching the landing platform of the Spruance Class destroyer, USS ELLIOT (DD 967), during a missile exercise off the coast of California. Photo by PH1 James McCarter, April 7 1998.		Bill Gonyo
	80k	San Diego July 28 2001.		Marc Piché
	77k	USS Elliot (DD-967) at sea on 2 January 2002 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The destroyer is part of the Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John C. Stennis Battle Group. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Tina Lamb.		Robert Hurst
	116k	021104-N-8590B-001 Pacific Ocean, Nov. 4, 2002, USS Elliot (DD 967) steams off the coast of California. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Andrew Betting.		Fred Weiss
	112k	030101-O-4633P-001, San Diego, CA January 1 2003, the first sunset of the year provides a beautiful backdrop for the destroyers USS Elliot (DD 967), USS Olendorf (DD 972), USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), and the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). The ships are decorated with holiday lights as they are moored in San Diego. U.S. Navy photo by Geoffrey Patrick.		Bill Gonyo
	78k	Ship's patch		Mike Smolinski
	80k	Ship's patch		Tommy Trampp

CDR Donald Lee Gurke    Jan 22 1977 - Feb 16 1979

CDR Stephen Scott Clarey    Feb 16 1979 - Jan 8 1981 (Later RADM)

CDR Douglas Marvin Norton    Jan 8 1981 - Jul 18 1983

CDR Stephen Richard Farrow    Jul 18 1983 - Apr 17 1984

CDR Eugene Earl Cragg Jr.    Apr 17 1984 - Jul 12 1986

CDR Thomas Richard Mooney    Jul 12 1986 - Oct 29 1988

CDR Timothy William LaFleur    Oct 29 1988 - Dec 14 1990 (Later VADM)

CDR Dallas George Wilfong III    Dec 14 1990 - Jul 31 1992

CDR Barry Michael Costello    Jul 31 1992 - Apr 1 1994 (Later VADM)

CDR Lee Harold Rosenberg    Apr 1 1994 - Jan 30 1996

CDR Kenneth Alan Graber    Jan 30 1996 - Oct 31 1997

CDR Steven Richard Strausser    Oct 31 1997 - May 21 1999

CDR Steven Paul DesJardins    May 21 1999 - Jan 12 2001

CDR Jerome Ralph Provencher Jr.    Jan 12 2001 - Jul 12 2002

CDR John Patrick Nolan    Jul 12 2002 - Dec 2 2003

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