Missouri (BB 63) - Naval Cruise Book

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YY7 ' Qlf ?, 7 1' ,'nlG2 1. TWD rlrlrl DKK' Elrlrvrl Hoflqv. holding his son Stvphcfn. is :nh-ri'u'ii'f-rl big oni' of Ihr' many m'u's Crows who funn' on hoard lo roiwr Missoiiris rlopars riirit lloflovs u'i!i'. Yriiyolla. was also inter- i'ivii'vfl. lohorvi Cfommanrl .xlfLSlf'7' Cllllfff PNCM T. CI Hofinrin shorvs om' Iris! laugh with his wife Judy bqlorf' saying goodbye Iopposilepage1Wilh a lug assist- ing. Missouri moves away from the pier. Imiddle lejil FC3 'Hoy Arrington gives his girUriend Tammy one last hug. flejlil PN1 Billy Gillispic walks down the pivr with his wife Kathy. Missouris Ombudsman. and lhcir son Kylee.

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'l'liis XK'.lS.1St't'llt'lllit'lll.1lll'ClCllLll'- ttirvs iii the ships i't't'tiiit thtsl with one t1lllk'i'i'iit't': You votiltl set' it in the Wai' Mlsstittt'l'St't't'wsttititl.1 lttllt' l.lllL'l' .tl llt'i' mils. You vtiiiltl see it in tlit' l'.itiesol't1ie lktiiiilies staiitliiiq on the pier. 'l'1iv smell til' itiniiliiviit xixii' litiiig in the .iiii The Sgltttt'Sll'UIlt1. iinxiotis siiielltlmt1i.idbeen t1ivi'v only twivt' 1wt'oi'e -H during World Witt' 11 .intl liiiitxi. Un this p.ii'tieiil.ii' wool .iiituinn inoriiiiig. iitx1i'ly -ltl years lroin her last jtittl'tlc'y into liiirin' ' s way. ti tniwd gath- vrvtl till Piet' Six .tl tltt' Long 13O.tL'1i Nan il Station. .-Xt lii-st. the crowd was mostly media. on hand to report Mighty Mo's departure to the Middle East and partici- pation in Operation Desert Shield. But slowly. a very large, yet apprehensive crowd of family members and friends airived to wish Missouri a safe trip and quirk retum. Signs of I love you, tears of miles from the ones dont go and brave s left behind were reminiscent of past calls to war for this historic battleship and the men who sailed her. To those sailors and Marines who sailed on her that day, Mighty Mo was once again meeting the Challenge of another Call to crisis.

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