Missouri (BB 63) - Naval Cruise Book

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Sights And Sounds On Steel Beach

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And, Others. We were also visited by several Soviet units including an IL 38 May anti-sub- marine warfare reconnaissance aircraft and a Krivak guided missile frigate.

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No Sand. No Surf. No Girls. But Steel Beach was a break under the sun. There was even a band from time-to- time called General Quarters. Three of the members, at far upper left, were LCPL Steen, OS3 Jung and PC3 Mar- quez. HM3 Yap had a super axe and joined in the vocals with FC1 Barton. Not all was rock in the sun, EM2 Mead- ows rapped a conga drum beat. For some, reading a book on the teak deck was the choice, SN Schultz, or sitting high on a turret like SN Malis. PN3 Perez jumped rope while a whole group gathered all the way aft. Then there were the grilled burgers such as the one SN Higgins wolfed down. Steel Beach. No tourists, but it was a rest from work.