Magoffin (APA 199) - Naval Cruise Book

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' YOU WA ' NA BUY SHRUNKEN HEAD JOE? VELUY cheap! ' NO, BUT THERE ' S NO POINT IN ARGUING

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' .«o4 :r. ' Hong Kong is the jewel of the Orient whose teeming streets ABOUNDS with THE FLAVORS OF AN OLD , MYSTERIOUS CHINA AND A JOLLY OLD England. Just about every- one ELSE has two cents IN HONG kong also the french , the Indian, the Dutch, the Germans, THE Italians ANDTHE Americans whose spotted presents and in- terests lend the city a truly cosmopolitan Atmosphere. In many respects the city re- sembles OUR own city of San Francisco, with its steep hills, fine harbor, and BEING A BANKING AND TRADE CENTER. To US IT WAS A FINE LIBERTY PORT. We bought everything IMA- GINABLE FROM CLOTHING, SHOES TO TATOOS . We INVESTIGATED EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY BY FOOT, RICK- SHAW, AND TRAM, BUT NO MATTER HOW REMOTE YOUR FORAY MIGHT HAVE BEEN BE SILENT AND LIS- TEN FOR A MOMENT AND SOON ENOUGH YOU ' LL HEAR IN THE JUMBLE OF CHI- NESE CHATTER A TEXAS OR OKLAHOMA DRAWL YA ' LL COME OVER MY PLACE SOMEDAY AND WE ' LL HAVE A REAL FINE TIME THERE TOO. American SAILORS seemedto be EVERYWHERE AND IN EVERYTH I NG , SO MANYOFTHOSE OLD SEA STORIES ARE TRUE EVEN IFTHEY SEEM UNBELIEVE- ABLE . Our fun and frolic did not blind our eyes to the hordes of refugees in their daily state of poverty and hunger. these who AREWORTHYOF our pity and CHARI- TY MADE US POINTEDLY AWARE OF THE SUFFERING COMMUNISM HAS WROUGHT ON MANY OF THE WORLD ' S PEOPLES, AND OF THE NECESSITY OF OUR PER- SONNEL AND NATIONAL SACRIFICE IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE FREE NATIONS AS THE MASTER OF THE WORLD ' S SEAS .

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EXPRESS . . - ' ii«n . tnH ' •- S!- . A m Pony Express was our annual SEATO exercise in the Southwestern Pacific, it also served as an effective and timely show of force, presence, size, and ability - to an am- BITIOUS and less REPUTABLE NEIGHBOR TO THE NORTH OF LOAS. NOTHING IS QUITE AS TRICKY AS AN AMPHIBIOUS OPERATION - FOR A TRULY TEAM SPIRIT MUST PREVADETO OVERCOME THE RESISTANT CHARACTERISTICS OF LAND, SURF, AND SEA, AND TO MOLD AND TO DIRECT THE OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE OF THE MANY SPECIALISTS REQUIRED IN THIS TYPE OF EN- DEAVOR . Philippine, British, Australian, and Thai units comprised the forces present, and un- der TOOK the operation TO A SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION. BUT, FEW MEN WILL EVER FORGET THE STIFFLING heat, DISCOMFORT, EXCESSIVE EFFORT AND SLEE PLESS N IGHTS TO ACCOMPLI SH OUR - WELL DONE, THE mark of professionalism.