Thorn (DD 988) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1981

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Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia, Africa was an experience most of us will never forget. The people were Very friendly. During the Monrovian visit, the crew witnessed the Liberian Liberation Day festivities and visited the Firestone Rubber Plantation. One group found out what bungle in the jungle really meant when the tour bus broke down and left them stranded in the middle of no where for four hours. Not to worry though! THORN perseverance paid off, and the group struck up a make do baseball game with a few passing boys.

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Vigiim , bf, . , v- -' - - . , ,Y V f ,caf-'F7 Fq 5'3'Y: '?---9a-'b-m-+,--.w,vep-a--h-Q.--nu.-:,,-v.,,v,,,-,...L,,,, While in Monrovia, crew members got to see a little of the countryside of Africa. There was a sharp contrast of habitat and culture from Spain, Rota being dry and rocky, Monrovia being humid and full of vegatation

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