Anzio (CG 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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BEACHHEAD VETERANS RETURN QM3 Adams listens to the telling of a tale. Colonel Hall (Ret.) and Chaplain Stamm visit the War Memorial. Several of the Anzio Beachhead Veterans came back to Anzio, It- aly, to participate in the first visit to the city by its name sake, USS ArlZIO CQ68. The celebration was a tribute to those men who 50 years ago came upon the beaches at Anzio not as friends but as lib- erators. The visit to Anzio was a passing of the baton from the liber- ators to the peace keepers. The welcome that the crew enjoyed at Anzio would not have been possible if not for the sacrifice these men made, veterans and crew, both young and old. 58

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TO Anzio Are they going to march! ' .aptain Balisle greets Colonel Hall with Anzio s mayor looking on. ■ - H I; ■ i ' ' (IS T ' flff i Mayor Tarisciotti gives thanks to the vets. The honor guard displays the beachhead flag. The Beachhead Veterans were in attendance at the town reception. Gathered at the War Memorial. 59