[bryanthompson]

Feb. 18, 1966 - Kerry enlists with the US Navval Reserve. Status-"inactive"

Spring 1966 - Kerry delivers anti-war oration at Yale

august 19, 1966 - reports to OCS in Rhode Island

Dec 15, 1966 - commissioned ensign - status "active"

June 1967-june 1968 - served on USS Gridley

june 1967-nov 1967 - gridley operates on the california coast

nov 1967 - dec 1967 - gridley sails to the pacific and operates off the cost of vietnam (about 5 weeks)

jan 2, 1968 - june 8 1968 - gridley sails to australia and returns to long beach, cali.

nov 17, 1968 - ordered to squadron one, coastal division 14, cam ranh bay, South Vietnam.


Gridley was in Cali, sailing to the coast off vietnam, then to australia and back to Long Beach.