Magoffin (APA 199) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1961

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' OUONGOPO ' BODY BY FISHER ! After the tension in Laos had eased we entered the Philippine port of Subic Bay for some well earned r and r . There ARE a few O.O.D. ' S who contend that the first two nights in port exceed- ed THE PIER scene IN THE BOOK, MR. ROBERTS. (T SURE WAS A LONG TIME IN BETWEEN DRINKS. BUT, OR COURSE WE ALSO HAD TO REAFFIRM AND STRENGTHEN THE AUSTRALIAN - American BONDS OF FRiENDSHiPToo. Present in port with us were units of Her Majes- TiE ' s Australian Navy, some of the toughest sailors we ever fought with, funniest to listen to talk, and best shipmates WE ' VE EVER SAT DOWN AND HAD A DRINK WITH IN MANY A YEAR . I SAY THERE OLD TOP, SHALL WE GO IT A ROUND - FISTS OR BEER-?? ENTERING SUBIC BAY PHILIPPINE VERSION OF CONNIE FRANCIS

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THE GATEWAY OF THE OLD SPANISH FORT



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CORREeiDOR One of Mr. Gossett ' s better guided tours was to what remains to the old for- tress OF corregidor. The tropical growth incessantly moves forward to reclaim this land to Nature from man, putting the abandoned barracks, earth works, and rusted guns in peace- ful sabbath like shadows and unkempt, out grown foilage. Yet, the jungle growth WILL never obscure THE MEMORY AND HONOR OF THE GALLANT PHILIPPINE AND AMERICAN MEN WHO BRAVELY DEFIED THE ONSLAUGHT OF THE JAPANESE IN THE PERILOUS EARLY MONTHS OF World War II . It is so - TO so very few, we owe so very MUCH . HALLOWED GROUND SCENE OF SOME ROUGH FIGHTING OLD COASTAL DEFENCE GUN

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