USS Tarawa (LHA 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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I Nil lIQllDlDlUll2lflIiDN' Welcome To our world. The world of o UniTed SToTes Novdl Worship oT seo. The world of Torowd. FirsT in her closs ond one of The Novy's newesT omphibious rnulTi-purpose ships. Those of you who ore non- orewrnernbers ond ore reoding our book, will see Things you've prob- obly hedrd obouT, buT never seen, ond oTher Things ThoT you rnoy never hove irnogined. Unreps, verTreps, dll will be exploined in boTh words ond pioTures, ThoughTfully provided by our crew for your enjoy- rnenT. Don'T jusT look dT The picTures Though, beoouse if you'll use you're imoginoTion for o mornenT or Two, you rnighT geT o liTTle feel of whoT our life dT seo is like. Imogine The rush of high winds, ond The orosh of heovy seo's os Two huge ships rnoneuver wiThin soonT yords of one dnoTher for fueling. The Thudding sounds of greoT helicopTers bedTing The dir, ond The screom of jeT engines os Torowo's Horrier oTTook dircrofT roll down her flighT deck oi o hundred-plus knoTs. For Those of you who will go where we hove been, here's o window To you're fuTure, ond for Those who'lI never geT The chonoe, o window To our lives. We hope you'll enjoy whoT we've Tried To bring you, ond oT The some Time rnoybe undersTond o liTTle beTTer jusT whoT o cruise rneons To o soilor, ond why when he reTurns frorn one he sTonds jusT o liTTle sTroighTer, moybe o liTTle Toller, ond o liTTle prouder. He's jusT reTurned from o Tough job well done, he's goT The righT.