Kitty Hawk (CV 63) - Naval Cruise Book

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A Final Embrace It was the day everyone had been expect- ing. Departure day for VVe5tPaC '85 finally arrived. Workups were completed, supplies had been loaded and the Air lNing was aboard. Only the goodbyes remained. The cruise would be easy compared to that last tearful Farewell. Hawk sailors and their low,-d ones slung to each other as if the length ul their ernbrarge would Fill the lone- linf ,- 5 ol ilu: ef:p.iration, Vfhilu- their parents li-'ld 4-.uh other rlowfz, the Lhildren stood ru-.irby Vllii' older fin'-k, :rind ro .nz mature, l Tlil' ','ril1ri5jI'! uh -. -f:':r'xif:.l ri lvl! IW. -'-lldL'If.'d hy v-vv'ij,'lliirig lv'w'hj,' ir' 0-'.'fgrj.'-irif: ezjsing they wizlieln-I, lJ.ii,lel', ,j',1-I Q..fw.!ig: fu A-wulh Pinell- ly e-vi-ry-irif' .ilwrifi .mi llitty' llax-:le wwuriyg .iwwxiy limi. 'lv pf U :r.a-in'-it1i.:llj.' Hlrilf' lwl way iw.-.rr ' .riririul and out lllll1lll l'.r1ri lin Y! -- fr. Q milllnlr lf! , 'I 'I, 1Ir 1 Ir ir. WI r,,I li-nur. '.-.-'if .i, ti .' r H,f1,UH fl lllt'l'lAl .1 4,-' . 1 YIAQA lf E--is 4 . i el..A 'fa