Midway (CVA 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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Hong Kong ' s many unforgettable faces.

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All the lives we saw were not on the beach. While the Midway was anchored off Green Island, nearly 1,000 residents of Hong Kong and Kowloon came to see us. Wong Mok Cheung, Midway ' s adopted son, and 250 of his classmates came aboard one day for ice cream and cookies. Their faces told us that we were not only an instrument of might to prevent war but truly a force of good will. ...our ' ' adopted son is just one of 126

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SUBIC BAY AND OKINAWA After operating in tlie lieat of tiie Soutii Ciiina Sea, tiie Midway headed for the unfamiUar port of Subic Bay, Philippines. When she got there she found much that she had suspected, lots of outdoor recreation, the unusual town of Olongapo, a little rain and a lot of heat. No one had anticipated too good a time, but the lover of rock and roll, the lover of sun and the lover of sheer recreation were pleasantly surprised. The loud rock and roll of Olongapo beat any heard elsewhere, and the sunburns and sore muscles picked up on Grande Island were with us for weeks. When the tired crew pulled out of Subic, it was announced that they would be given an abbreviated look at Buckner Bay, Okinawa. Three days of visiting Navy and Air Force clubs (and a few spots along the way) proved just enough to make us most thankful to get back to the money-saving routine of our life at sea. And thus it was behind us, the last. . . Life We See. 128