Bon Homme Richard (CVA 31) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Dally Routine I)} prcscjiti ig a zvork such as this, which has co isii ncci the time atjd efforts of ynany talented and industrious people, it is deemed fitting to offer a fezv tcords on zchat the book contains and ivhat. unfor- tunately in some instances, it does not contain. Though these books are called Cruise Books, the cruise itself is not the important thing. The fict that . trangrrs. men from eViryzchtre. have been placed togerhtr for a short time to do an important job on one of the most complex, i igenious and magnificent machines evir devised in the history of man that is imp(,rlaut. We have hoped to place on these pages -what the.-;e men do, hozu they act, day aftir day : the coijiniouplace, the daily routine zvith its monotony, its laughs aim its accompli.shments ; the places zee traveled and the people zee met. This book is not all inclusive. It cannot hope to capture the countless per.wnal thoughts and actions the crezc ' nu. t have e.vpcrienced : but rathr, zve off r it as a . ' Sampling: a surveying (iallup poll rat hi r then a national election

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