Boxer (CV 21) - Naval Cruise Book

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o UBIC BA Y SOME HAIL Subic as +he best base outside the States. Many have different opinions on that score, but we doubt that more than a few can say that Subic personnel didn ' t go all out to give us the best they had. The old timers say that this base was Just a bit of land surrounded by salt water at the war ' s end. Since that time the lively group at Subic has built a swimming pool, a Gedunk Stand, bowling alleys, clubs for Officers and enlisted men, and housing for the mar- ried personnel. Trees have been felled and ground leveled to provide recreation fields, and one beach has been turnd into a top rate picnic ground. That is Manga Point, and there it was where we all enjoyed a few cool ones with a turn at every sport conceivable with the exception of cold weather sports. For those with a flair for local color, one had only to step outside the main gate of the base. Here one was greeted by what we feel we can safely call a typical Filipino village. Cock fights, a main attraction in this area known as Olongapo, always draws a big crowd of sport fans and gamblers. Here among the stilted houses and streets crowded with pigs, dogs, kids and chickens we rode first class in the colorful jeepneys to visit the town tailor shops, souvenir stores and night clubs. We left Olongapo with a full picture of life outside the big cities of the Philippines.

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