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■ Quartermaster — One long blast ! If time could be rolled back, ships and costumes changed, there would be very little difference bet- ween the scene that took place at Pier 3, Alamedo on August 16, 1958, and that which took place on, say, the shores of Italy, 200 B.C. A ship ' s last day in port is a strange time. There are always tears ; from wives it ' s expected ; from seventeen-year-old kids on their first cruise, it ' s accepted ; from old salts it ' s ignored. There are smiles, (some sadder than tears,) there are cheers, yells, and a great deal of laughing. But when the last goodbyes are said, the brows are lifted, and the long mournful sound of the ship ' s whistle dies away, the ship becomes quiet. It ' s a thinking ship ! Anxiety over families left behind, anticipation of ports ahead, this is part of what a man thinks of as his ship slips out The Bay and under The Bridge. And once out of sight of land, there ' s something about the sea, (is it the sound, the smell, the sight, the feel of it ?), that lends to the quiet. With the coming of morning, though, the normal routine begins, and imperceptibly, hours slip into days, weeks into months, and before long, the same scene would be reenacted once more. A great deal lay in store for MIDWAY, and it is here the real story begins ....
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A Word of Explanation .... A book of this type is published for the crew. It ' s their story, not the MIDWAY ' S. A ship is just cold inanimate steel without its crew. The newest most modern gear devised by man is useless without a trained operator to make it function. It cannot be that one ship is better than another, it is her men that give something extra of themselves to make it good. In the following pages, you are going to meet each of the thousands of people who have formed MIDWAY ' S reputation. You ' re going to see them at work, at rest, at prayer and at play. Not all of it is exciting or glamorous, nor have we tried to make it so. See for yourself !! Meet now the heart and soul of MIDWAY .... 46
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