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Shipboard Life and Events I From the ordinary to the extraordinary ; from the day to day to the once in a lifetime — »uch a spectrum informs the events that have made 1968 aboard Arlington a year to remember. The humdrum and the workaday inevitably fill most of our days at sea, and we welcome our off-hours to break the monotony of routine jobs and duties. But the days on Patrol are sometim.es broken with the physical strain and excitement of Underway and Vertical Replenishments and there is also the daily helo, forever inspiring hope of letters from home in those mythical 50 bags of mail. Then, those once in a lifetime experiences do occur. Crossing the Equator brings the never-to-be forgotten pageant of the Pollywog becoming the Shellback. And, thanks to NASA, comes Arlington ' s participa- tion in the historic Ap ollo-8 mission and our rendering of honors to the world ' s first moon voyagers- Borman, Anders, and Lovell. ,W - ' % wmm 5F» ' ' 100
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' ' rm r Crossing the Equator ■ TO ALL SAILORS WHEREVER YE MAY RE: and to all Nk-nnaids, Whales, Sea ScipiMils, Porpoises, Sharks, Dolphins, Eels, Skates, Suckers, Crabs, Lobsters, and all other living things of the sea GREETINGS : KNOW YE: That on this 16th day of May 1968, in Latitude 00000 and Longitude 139° 45 ' E there appeared within our Royal Domain the USS Arlington (AC;MR-2) bound for the eipiator and for S dney, Australia. BE IT REMEMBERED : That the said vessel and Officers and Crew thereof, have been inspected and passed on by Ourself and our Royal Staff, AND BE IT KNOWN : By all ye Sailo rs, Marines, Land Lubbers and others who may he honored by his presence, that all have been duly initiated into the SOLEMN MYSTERIES OF THE ANCIENT ORDER OF THE DEEP. BE IT FURTHER UNDERSTOOD: That b virtue of the power vested in me I do hereby command all of my subjects to show due honor and respect to him wherever he may be. NEPTUNE REX, Ruler of the Raging Main. 101
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