Wallace L Lind (DDE 703) - Naval Cruise Book

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I ll, fr UQQQQQ D 3 ' 'R N QL na. K ova i ' 0 Q , Co U X mis X 5 NIS A X, ii X1 3 ' X to Q f We were underway again on 16 July and arrived in Lisbon, Portugal the next day. Scooters went fast in this town but it was fun to spend them. Ifwe did not want to use up our escudos on the in- teresting trip to the shrine of Fatima, they were Sladli' accepted in the Texas . Some of us enjoyed swimming at Estoril and its neighboring beaches which compr1SC the Riviera of Portugal. The citywas a colorful mixture of the antique - narrow, twisting, steep c0bb1CSf0ne streets and stairs - and the modern - handsome DSW buildings and immaculately kept parks. Lisbon was 0111' last taste of Europe and a pleasant one. LISBON

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d Bound July 22 was an important day. That morning we got underway for Norfolk and shortly after- wards received the message which told us that the Blue Lady should wear two E's , the big red engineering E and the squadron Battle Readiness E , It did not take long to get our awards painted on the stack and the bridge. We had good reason to be proud for only two other DesLant destroyers had won two Echos . Unlike our crossing in the otherdi- re ction, the trip home was smooth. Sunbathing was the order of the day. On 31 July, most ofus began to catch the fever which was sweeping the ship. Iilven Some of the avid travelers sufferedasleepless night with that chann- nel fever. Our voyage was over on the first of August. With pride and happiness we watched our wives, kids and friends waving to us from pier 22. As we stood at quarters in whites . we knew that the Blue Lady looked smart with her new E's and the new squadron design. At 0900 all lines were doubled up and we were really home again. 1 -f ,Q L52 . C :R g . K 1 ' n xxx B A 4 I r -.,A.0'5-U S-.