These photos were sent to the LOG by Gordon P. Driscoll of Warren, Ore. They are of his friend Chuck Cvetich, a former NMU member.Cvetich was a cadet at Kings Point in 1943, but decided to join the war effort as an AB. He sailed on six Liberty ships and a T2 tanker. He says he enjoyed sailing with the NMU so much that he never bothered to test for his officer’s rating. He further remarked that going to sea was an education one could not learn in college.
He left sailing in 1947 to become a teacher, but continued to work aboard tugboats in Alaska during the summer months.
Today, at the age of 83, Cvetich enjoys hunting, fishing and the Seafarers LOG.
The top photo is of Cvetich in 1943 as a cadet at Kings Point; the second is of him catching salmon the Columbia River; the third is Cvetich working in his garden today.
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