A FLASH TO THE PAST... DENVER AIDES KOREAN ORPHANS San Diego Navy Dispatch, April 22, l )$3 Pusan, Korea - Easter arrived early at two orphanages and one hospital as members of the San Diego-based landing transport dock USS DENVER (LPD-9) delivered books, medical supplies and foodstuffs. Ten pallets of goods were distributed as part of the Navy ' s Project Handclasp. The Project Handclasp program is designed to provide overseas commands, fleet units, and Navy ships with the humanitarian materials essential to carry out peace-keeping and nation building as American ambassadors of goodwill overseas . Project Handclasp is a way to build better understanding between the people of other countries and the people of the United States. Materials distributed by DENVER sailors were donated by Mary E . Murray, Past National Regent, Catholic Daughters of the Americas Everyone gave and everyone received. And that ' s the way things ought to be, proclaimed Lt . Ken Abbott, DENVER ' s chaplain. Accompanying Abbott were: Lt. Dave Scott, MSC Art Arceo, RMl John Beck, RMl Jeff Harryman, RP2 RichApel, HT2 Joe Dougherty, BM2 Bob Kemp, EW2 Kurt Morrison, MS2 Mandy Roque, J02 George Sicay, PN3 Mike Gaouette, 0S3 Jim Hall, BM3 John McLallen, GMG3 Chris Ritchie, GMG3 Robin Saracino, OSSN Tony Esquibel , BMSN Tom Hughes , HTFN Tony Moyer, SN James Albrecht, and SN Don Maurer. The first stop was the Little Flower Orphanage. This facility is home for approximately 140 handicapped orphan children. It ' s enlightening to see how fortunate we are, said GMG3 Chris Ritchie, of his first exposure to handicapped children. The sailors mingled with the youngsters before unloading diapers, medical kits, food seeds, and candy. From there the men visited the Pusan Boystown and Mercy Hospital. The facilities are part of Korean Relief. Korean Relief, headed by Reverend Aloysius Schwartz, has branches in Pusan and Seoul . The sites provide education for orphan children, full service hospital care for the poor, and a hospice for destitute and homeless men. Delivered there were books , food, clothing and medical supplies . The final stop was the St. Francis Orphanage. Home for about 50 boys, St. Francis received foodstuff s, medical packs, clothing and toys . After unloading the supplies, DENVER sailors filled the air with saucer tossers. Youthful Korean orphans scattered about the grounds with the bright blue plastic discs that had fallen from the sky. Those kids had a really good time with those (saucer tossers) , and so did I, said EW2 Kurt Morrison after playing catch with one of the boys. Although the weather was overcast with showers during the afternoon of distribution, the people-to-people sunshine was delivered by sailors of USS DENVER. 28
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