Texas (CGN 39) - Naval Cruise Book

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COM OM I IN TI-IIS FINAL SECTION OF TI-IE FIRST TEXAS CRUISEBOOIC, WE WANT TO SHARE SOME OF TI-IE EXCITEMENT OF OUR WELCOME I-IOME TO NORFOLK ON 26 MAIL SINCE OUR DEPLOYMENT WAS EXTENDED 3 MONTHS, AND SINCE SO MUCH OF THE DEPOLYMENT WAS INVOLVED IN THE INDIAN IN RESPONSE 'DO THE CRISIS IN TI-IE MIDDLE EAST, THE LEADERS IN WASHINGTON E FROM THE PRESIDENT ON DOWN E- WENT ALL OUT TO PROVIDE A WARM WELCOME, AND IN A MOST UNUSUAL WAY, THE PEOPLE OF NORFOLK - ACTUALLY TI-IE ENTIRE I-IAMWON ROADS AREA - FROM TI-IE POLITICAL LEADERS DOWN MAN IN TI-IE STREET -A PUT TOGETHER WHAT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST EXCITING WELCOME HOME NORFOLK I-IAS SEEN SINCE THE DAYS OF WORLD WAR II. ALONG WITH NIMITZ AND CALIFORNIA, OUR SISTER SHIPS IN THE NUCLEAR POWER BATTLE GROUP, THE OFFICERS AND MEN ON TEXAS WILL LONG REMEMBER THAT VERY, VERY SPECIAL DAY. ON TI-IE FOLLOWING PAGES YOU WILL SEE PICTURES OF TI-IE MANY DIGNITARIES WI-IO CAME OUT TO THE SHIP VIA HELICOPTER DURING TI-IE AFTERNOON PRIOR TO OUR ARRIVAL, OF THE HUGE WELCOME IN TI-IE HARBOR, AND ESPECIALLY OF OUR FAMILES, LOVED ONES, AND NEIGIIBORS WHO CAME BY TI-IE TENS OF TIIOUSANDS TO GREET US ON THE PIER. INTERSPERSED WITH THE PICTURES ARE SOME OE TI'-IE MANY CONGRATULAE TORY MESSAGES WHICH TEXAS RECEIVED -BY LEADERS AT ALL ECHELONS OF TI-IE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF OUR VERY FIRST CRUISE.