Conolly (DD 979) - Naval Cruise Book

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D-DAY 50th ANNIVERSARY WANTED in New York! l W Z2 Tres petite Mademoiselles pose for memories. Comment s ' appellez-vous? J ' emme appelle Monsieur Smith. Comment t ' allez vous? Je suis tres bien, et tu? Je suis tres bien. Est tu les American? Oui. Je suis I ' American. The above is a possible, but improbable conversation one may encounter while visiting France; usually it will start with Hello. , if there ' s to be a conversa- tion at all. Although language differences posed a variety of problems in the ports we visited, CONOLLY sailors learned to overcome these with a variety of methods. Pointing always works, provided you make sure you ' re not impolite about it. And most shops in resort areas have translation books to help out when what you ' re asking for is not within the range of sight. Our visit to this small town was a steep contrast to memories of visits to larger French towns. The people were ex- ceptionally courteous and helpful, a characteristic lost in the rush of big cities, largely the same conditions one can find in the U.S. 69

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EGYPT What ' s under the skirt?!? Above: USS Briscoe at sunset. Below: Belly Dancer at the ship ' s party. Right: The Air Det with some new friends! Bot- tom Right: $150.00 more! Sanafir (san-a-fear) Island.