John Rodgers (DD 983) - Naval Cruise Book

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Marseille, France is located just around the cornerf' from Toulon and brought many JR sailors back to France for ia second chance at improving French! American relations. Yes Martha, the French are still rude, but we found that they are rude to everyone, not just American Sailors! , f Marseille also brought our second IMAV with USS Sierra, so everyone had full working days and short liberty hours, but still managed many trips to the surrounding countryside and also attended a Medieval banquet and Jousting tournament. Sometimes liberty never went past the many beer n' burger booths set up on the pier These pier parties gave new meaning to morning pier sweepers IR sporting events included many double header basketball games and an exciting round robm softball tournament with IRfm1sh1ng second behind S1erra's best fthey had nicer uniforms and provided all the refereeslj The 14th of July brught Bastille Day France s Inde pendence Day IR sailors reported the biggest party they ever saw as people partied and danced in the street The fireworks display over the harbor was spec tacular and IR had a seat on the 50yd line . . . ' Q . f ' , - II - ll V O O O ' O O C C , D 1 Q O C C I . . . O Q K 1 , I f ' u t 0 ' A O If ' 0 O 0 , - O 1 v

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