Macon (CA 132) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1957

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Homeward Bound As liberty expired for the last time in Valen- cia, Spain, our five month tour of duty with the Sixth Fleet came to an informal end. Relieved by the USS IOWA (BB-61) on January 15th, we cast off our lines for the last time and slowly eased through the Spanish harbor to- ward home. It was not without memories that we left. The months of tension and training had left a mark that will never be forgotten: hours of drill call and G.Q.; the glow of harbor lights in a new port; the hours of refueling and replenish- ing and the ache of tired bones when we hit the sack; Paris, Rome, Monte Carlo, Athens, Tripoli; the Bazaar; tension off Haifa, Jaffa and the Gaza Strip; Messina; Tony ' s, the U.N and the Black Cat — so many things that will always come back to us as the bittersweet memories of our maturing age. It is our eternal wish that some day man will put war behind him and devote himself to nobler pursuits. And if by this cruise, we have hastened that day across the face of time by the space of a second, the high hope to which we made our journey will not have been

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One of many small park areas. Downtown Valencia with colorful police and trolleys. Colorful Spanish park.



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THE SIXTH FLEET The Sixth Fleet is a fast carrier task force, completely mobile, with no land bases in Europe. The Sixth Fleet has two principal mis- sions: furnishing NATO support in accordance with American com- mitments and to foster the promotion of good will of Amercians among the peoples of the European community. The MACON joined the Sixth Fleet in September after leaving her old home port, Norfolk, Virginia, earlier that month. During her sea periods the MACON participated in fleet operations. Between Fleet operations the MACON visited various old world ports that border on the Mediterranean Sea. Among the ports of call were Naples (Italy); Genoa (Italy); Istanbul (Turkey); Phaleron Bay (Greece); Messina (Sicily); Cannes (France); Tripoli (Libya); Valencia (Spain); and Gibraltar (British Crown Colony). The Sixth Fleet, as a manifestation of the friendly alliance of the United States with Mediterranean nations, trains to be ready to defend liberty for free men. The Sixth Fleet is a powerful implement of a strong nation working for peace and organized good will. The MACON has never fired a shot in anger and the men who call her home do not wish to fire that shot. They would rather continue the ship ' s mission as a roving ambassador of goodwill, but if need be, she stands ready as part of the Sixth Rleet to combat military acts of aggression against our friends. Being a part of the fleet enables realistic training opportunities for the crew, builds morale for those who have the urge to see the world, and presents an un- equalled opportunity to create good will and a better understanding with the Near East peoples. The Sixth Fleet ' s mission of which the MACON is a part, involves the recognized responsibility of the U.S. in maintaining world p eace through good will.

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