New Jersey (BB 62) - Naval Cruise Book

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One of the highlights aboard the tiger cruise is the boxing smoker held on the fantail. We hold it there so the losers can be thrown overboard. The two below could both go over. Victory has come to the Sunkist Kid after a hard fight. Below left in the EM2 Baligad vs EM2 Arguelo bout, it is Baligad victorious. Opposite vertical, it is SN Green over QMSN Kauranen. LT Brooke is referee for the bouts. Sometimes he even receives punches but delivers none of his own. DCFN scores handily over HTFN Hansen. The crowd wants a good fight and they are rewarded. In the SN Sampson vs FC2 Green fight, FC2 Green gets the nod. 275

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HCDME T LAST We travelled over 15,000 nautical miles. We have seen three foreign countries and Hawaii. We are Shellbacks, even Golden Shellbacks if you will. We had the time of our lives, but we also had thoughts of home. Even having a good time can get old when you do it so regularly. No doubt many wrote back home 276 saying wish you were here. You can travel the world over and see the sights but in the end there is no place like home. Fire boats were the first to welcome us home. -Pl-I2 Orell prepares to photograph the reunions of New Jerseymen and their loved ones.