Neosho (AO 143) - Naval Cruise Book

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TRADI TI ONS 8' EVENTS

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A TRIBUTE 14 Wow fgwfuf kdm W UNITED sERh?cETblzEoANzzATzoNs Dufzxng owl 6 month deployment we vxlxted eounthxeo that many og ul wene completely ungamxltan wlth In Aevehal 05 thele gonexgn loealel the USO gaeeted ua wtth open ahmo LH an e55ont to mahe oun vlltt ao enjoyable GA poollble The USO gounded LH 1946 xl a exvxlxan non pnoglt onganlzatlon Auppohted by the con tnxbutxonl og the Amealean publle thnough and lndtvxdual donatlonl Beoldel the 82 elubo that opehate Statellde theae ane lBWAlntMJMu4m Cwmwmm wwxn Euaope The 6ouh eentehl that aeeomodated ul wene LH Napleo Italy Rome Italy Malaga Spaln and Toulon Fnanee Some 05 the Aehvleel paovlded by the USO weae ouch thlngo GA lngonmatxon and hegennal advxee allxltanee wxth hotel aeeomodatxonlg gohexgn language taanolat USO ' 1 I r, ,, D , . . , , m - the Unlted way, Comblned Fedenal Campaign, I I ', , J , 1 , s , ,- f lng and xnteapnetxng, complete touh pao gnamb, and neefzeatlonal gacxllcltzlefs. Among the Apeelgle eventb Aponloned thnough the eoondlnatlon wlth the USO weaer Even though all o5 the USO'4 weae tnuly appneelated, the Toulon USO wlll be nemem- bened the moat due to the pehlonal attentlon that the Fneneh gtnll dtlplayed Cir helped being the only U.S. ship in portl. Uuatng ouh 10-day vault to Toulon, many gfzlendfshlpo weae eaeated - tome that will extend lnto yeanl to come. we, the men og the NEGSHO extend oun gaatttude to thele USO'A, at they made oun Aepanatlon ghom the Statel a llttle mone beanable . . . Aometlmeo llhe a home away 5nom home. we too ogten gonget about the USO untll theta Aeavlee ll extended to aeaeh ulg but, when lt'A thene. we tnuly appneel- ate lt. Jult like TV Aayl - - -UTHEV CAREHI ,mffnw-za Qf fn ,, . N.-,-,, Touao to Rome and Aunnoundlng aneaA--- Two Sht Tnlpo to Roeeanolo, Italyf-- Phovlded a Spanlbh Multeal Tnlo gon owl Thanhlglvlng Day Dtnnea ln Malagaj-- Sponloned a Countny-weltenn Show dunxng oun Chatltmab Atand-downJUQNapleA--t Sold ondenl 06 gloweneb gon Valentine? Day duhlng out Toulon poat vlAtt-'--

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