ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, January 25, 1996 TAG: 9601260033
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S-7 EDITION: METRO
COMMANDER RICHARD C. RUSH, son of Charles C. Rush of Windsor Avenue, has completed a six-month overseas deployment that included duty in the Persian Gulf near Iraq. Rush served as commanding officer of the USS Stark. Under his command, the ship's 204-member crew helped enforce the international embargo against Iraq by conducting maritime interceptions of merchant ships suspected of smuggling prohibited materials. The crew was also involved in two at-sea rescues saving the lives of two men.
Rush will report to the staff of the commander of the U.S. Sixth Fleet in Gaeta, Italy where he will serve as the surface operations officer. The Sixth Fleet staff is involved in NATO operations in the Adriatic Sea near Bosnia.
JAMES DENNIS HAGAN of Stafford County and formerly of Roanoke has received the Bernard Smith award at the Naval Surface Warfare Center.
The award, named in honor of the man who was the technical director of the Naval Weapons Laboratory from August 1964 to June 1973, is given to individuals who have made significant technical contributions in engineering or science.
Hagan, a graduate of William Fleming High School, won the award for his engineering contributions to the formation of weapon systems.
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