Dupre and fellow sailors respond to call

Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, January 28, 2004 1:57 PM CST

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Casey M. Dupre, whose wife, Kristy, is the daughter of Dianne and Jed A. Robison of Baldwin, and his fellow Sailors assigned to the guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, homeported in Mayport, Fla., recently answered a distress call from an Iraqi freighter in the Arabian Gulf.

After responding to the call, members of Dupre's unit transported an Iraqi seaman, via helicopter, to the USS Enterprise for medical treatment.

While aboard Enterprise, the seaman was treated for a fractured arm and chest bruises, which were sustained when a cable parted while his ship was towing another vessel. After he was treated, the seaman was taken back to Iraq for further medical attention.

Dupre's ship is currently on a routine, scheduled deployment and serves as a multi-mission platform capable of supporting carrier strike groups and amphibious forces. The cruiser can also operate independently and as a flagship of a surface action group.

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