▁Dest roy er ▁Le ader , ▁and ▁addressed ▁defense ▁against ▁aircraft ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁miss iles . ▁ ▁In ▁mid - w inter ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Lawrence ▁and ▁deployed ▁to ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁nuclear - power ed ▁surface ▁combat ant , ▁USS ▁B ain bridge ▁( CG N - 2 5 ), ▁then ▁class ed ▁as ▁a ▁gu ided ▁miss ile ▁fr ig ate . ▁Once ▁states ide , ▁Must in ▁got ▁orders ▁ash ore . ▁Just ▁previously , ▁CD R ▁W orth ▁Bag ley ▁had ▁rel ieved ▁Wal sh ▁as ▁the ▁ski pper , ▁thus ▁beginning ▁a ▁deep ▁friendship ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁Lawrence ▁that ▁Must in ▁regarded ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁defining ▁professional ▁relationships " ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁Must in ▁preferred ▁orders ▁to ▁remain ▁at ▁sea , ▁possibly ▁to ▁command ▁a ▁destroy er ▁esc ort , ▁and ▁with ▁Bag ley ' s ▁support , ▁he ▁presented ▁his ▁request ▁personally ▁to ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Person nel . ▁His ▁detail er ▁lect ured ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁shore ▁establishment . ▁" He ▁treated ▁me ▁like ▁an ▁id iot ," ▁Must in ▁said . ▁Dis g usted , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁see ▁his ▁P lacement ▁Officer , ▁C AP T ▁Al ▁Mac L ane . ▁While ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁Mac L ane ' s ▁office , ▁word ▁came ▁that ▁the ▁executive ▁officer ▁of ▁a ▁new - const ruction ▁gu ided - miss ile ▁destroy er , ▁USS ▁Con y