USS Cambria (LPA 36) - Naval Cruise Book

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i Where S. P. Means Sahara Patrol ' ' P he French Foreign Legion makes its administrative home at Sidi-Bel-Abbes. Orders to the desert units come from here X— and this is the spot where the original records of the famed Blue Hats are kept. For an insight into the Legion ' s past daring- do, note the panels on either side of the gate. Above — The main streets in Oran reflect little of the expected Arab influence, chiefly because the Arab groups prefer to keep to their own backways and allevs. There is nothing foreign about this Legionnaire ' s gesture. Below — An attractive vocalist intrigued many, until they found the trumpeter (standing) was her husband.

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HHMHHHMHM Western ways . . . eastern churches . . . and warm beer, - '

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