Cacapon (AO 52) - Naval Cruise Book

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, -- wyjfq ,210 Ska? MOMENTS tot THOUGHT With little time of his own The seagoing sailor takes moments for thoughts of home. In late afternoon on deck he may stand With thoughts and memories of his beloved land. Into the setting sun he doth peer Searching for faces he holds so dear. From the rustling wake he can find The voices he left behind. He can hear his young son's cry Or the soft voice of his wife as into his arms she Soon will fly. Being separated fromvhisq home is a fee The sailor has to pay in defending liberty. ,X V In closing his meditation at sea Xi Q A small prayer is uttered. Thank you, God, that I am free. J. D. Smith Sept,67

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til- The CACAPON deployed ten days early because of an accident that is illustrative of the dangers an oiler must face when unrepping. The fleet oiler PLATTE and the aircraft carrier KITTY HAWK collided while refueling causing considerable damage to PLATTE. The stack was crumbled and pushed to the other side, and both the port and star- board kingposts were badly bent to star- board. The boom on station 48 was bent over to form a V, but miraculously no- body on either ship was injured.

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