In our unit, there were 12 individuals: one master chief petty officer, one ensign named Manolis, and the rest of us. We were located in the northern part of Cyprus. “In Cyprus, there were four early warning stations: A, Bravo, G, which stands for Gali, and D, which stands for Doxa. The following day, I received a message from the to report to headquarters, and the captain said to me: ‘Hey, my boy, what have you done? Do you know where you’re going?’ I replied, ‘Of course I do it’s Cyprus!’ I departed and headed to Cyprus. Two days later, another notice came seeking volunteers for surface surveillance radar duty in Cyprus. One day, we received a letter stating that they were seeking radar operators to go to Norfolk and bring in new ships. On the ship, I served as a radar operator (surface surveillance radar) and the captain’s secretary. I remember that every month, the destroyer would make a stop at an island in the Aegean Sea as part of our defensive duties. There were 160 of us, sleeping in close proximity. “In 1974, after completing basic training in the Navy, I was assigned to the destroyer Ierax. In his poignant account, Kremastoulis describes the betrayal he experienced, both from the Greek forces who failed to arrive on time and from a person he believed to be a fellow soldier but who turned out to be a Turkish collaborator. He vividly describes the emotional moments he shared with his comrades and expresses regret that despite providing timely information about the Turkish movements, the Navy leadership remained inactive. In a moving testimony, he shares his firsthand experiences and recounts events from the front line.
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