Joseph Hewes (FF 1078) - Naval Cruise Book

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HOMECOMING! Anticipation . . . You can just make out the coastline. Headed up river The long ualt near an end. One more pier to go. n sight at last! HI

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THIS IS A STORY ABOUT THE LIVES THAT ARE TOUCHED WHEN A WARSHIP GOES TO SEA OF THE WOMEN WHO WAIT AND THE MEN WHO SET SAIL TO KEEP OUR HOMELAND FREE THE DAYS ARE LONG AND THE NIGHTS ARE LONELY MAKING THOUGHTS RETURN TO HOME AS WE CUT THE WAVES TOWARD NEW HORIZONS DESTINY UNKNOWN WE MAKE PORT IN FOREIGN LANDS OUR RESTLESSNESS UNTAMED WE SEARCH FOR SIMILARITIES BUT NOTHING SEEMS THE SAME AS THE LAND WE LEFT AND THE WOMEN WE LOVE THAT ARE HALF THE WORLD AWAY AND WE REALIZE WITH EACH WAKING MORN THAT WE COME CLOSER EVERY DAY TO OUR NATIVE SOIL. OUR MOTHERLAND ACROSS THE OPEN SEA WHERE WELL BE REUNITED ONCE AGAIN FEELING FREE T. THYGERSON 80

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Manning the rails . . . Looking sharp! - ' -■ p -- --.m f ■ | 4tau nuflftSiL 1 1 The balloons fly Rounding the last pier 82