Arlington (AGMR 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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rily as a memory guide to facet- a tcindo ic into the not so distant past through trhich ire ran see valued friends, respected ac- quaintances, and the camaraderie sharetl in distant places. The glimpse of the composite faces of 1968 should help us to remember Arlington as far more than a large metal machine, but instead, as a team of a thousand men tcith all the complexities and interrelationships which are neces- sary to such a group. Anil since tee hare learned the importance of unity among the men u-ho sail great ships, ire do not mean to underntine the importance of that unity by of necessity having to divide this booh into sections. Neither the cruise nor the ship can be so divided. Me knotv. We have lived, ivorked, played too closely ever completely to forget. So here behind the faces of this book are the memories, the ex- periences, ami the emotions stemm- ing from many months at sea for a thousand men. '