Forrest Sherman (DD 931) - Naval Cruise Book

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LHWHF ! On the morning of 6 April l98O FORREST SHERMAN came out of the Red Sea at its southern end and entered the nearby port of Djibouti This was the crew's first good look at a Middle Eastern port, and a hini of things to come on the deployment, ln the next few months Djibouti would virtually become our homeport in the Middle East, and while there the crew would not only meet the natives but also sailors of the French Navy--as well as a priceless opportunity to meet with soldiers of the Foreign Legion, with whom FORREST SHERMAN becamefast friends. From Djibouti FORREST SHERMAN Set forth on the patrols and surveillance operations of its deployment, visiting a number of other ports. In Bahrain the -Suqq provided the best opportunity to buy Arab' souvenirs. In Muscat the ship had a great view of a lot of big rocksfln Port Sudan the crew visited the century-old ruins of Suakin and became friendly with the camels. In Mombasa the crew visited the animal pre- serve and had the time of their lives. And- on 7 july FORREST SHERMAN vlsited Djibouti yet again, taking on fuel and stores before entering the southern end of the Red Sea, heading out. felled-l gel Let's see . . . you say you'lI give me a dozen T-shirts, 3 tapestries, and 3 goat for my gig? Wine, women, and song! x f ,- Q 2 Sunny ' beaches! So what else is there to do-In Djibouti? Y0u're busted, Chief!

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From the sublime i .. . s i A lot of ibulrl Djibouti i i . . . to the ridiculous! Beer on the pier Fireworks I guess you guys don't know Sam , do you? Welcome aboard! Barefoot Boy I quit!

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Zis is like driving ze Renault, oui? This ain't no Boy Scout troop! They won't kill him this time, commandeg. but the troops really don't LIKE to be called jarheads! Foreign Legion, arriving! ls anything good on? . . . and when was the last time you shined those shoes, bootcamo? We wanna be Legjonairres!!!