Jason (AR 8) - Naval Cruise Book

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No man is born into the world whose work Is not born with him; there is always work, And tools to work withal, for those who will; And blessed are the horny hands of toil! James Russell Lowell :--« ? ' muA YOU CAN THINK ABOUT A LOT COMING BACK ON THE LIBERTY BOAT. WHAT LITTLE NOISE AND CHATTER THERE IS COMING FROM YOUR TIRED BUDDIES AND MATES SEEMS TO BE DEADENED BY THE RESONANT NOISE OF THE ENGINES. YOU ' RE TIRED TOO, BUT YOU ' RE LULLED INTO REFLECTION. YOU MARVEL AT THE FANTASTICALLY LARGE RED DISC DISAPPEARING BEHIND THE HORIZON; YOU THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE AND THE PAST - THE THOUGHT THAT THERE REALLY IS NO PRESENT FLASHES BY; THEN YOU ' RE HYPNOTIZED BY THE GROWING SIL- HOUETTE OF YOUR SHIP. IT NEVER ENTERED YOUR MIND BEFORE, BUT NOW YOUR SHIP SEEMS UNREAL. -Cvo-, - : . HOW COULD SUCH A MASSIVE AND AWE- SOME YET COMPLEX AND DELICATE MACHINE COME INTO BEING, EXIST FOR 20 SOME YEARS, AND, WHILE RESTING THERE SO FAR AWAY FROM HOME, GIVE NEW LIFE TO OB- JECTS THAT HAVE BECOME SPENT AND USE- LESS. THE ANSWER DOESN ' T COME EASY, BUT YOU SUDDENLY REALIZE THAT IT ' S JUST MEN WITH VARIED TALENTS AND CREATIVE ABILI- TIES WORKING AND LIVING TOGETHER IN COOPERATION THAT HAVE MADE ALL OF IT POSSIBLE. YOU ' RE DELIGHTED WITH YOUR INSIGHT AS YOU SWAGGER PROUDLY UP THE AFTERBROW. OH, BUT IT TAKES SO MUCH EFFORT AND WORK.

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USS JASON (AR-8) WESTPAC CRUISE 1971 JANUARY 6 TO JULY 29

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