De Soto County (LST 1171) - Naval Cruise Book

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. iq Great Lakes bruise W Q Nswsmon sought them out, adding more than 280 special radio, television and nowspapor interviews to regular news coverageo VThroe hundred and fiftykfour special presentations helped spread the oruiso mossagoa Tha Marino karate team gave 125, and the u derwater demoli- tion team ffrogmeni 6?0 The chorus sang 88 times, onse on TV for an estimated 35 million porsonsn Navy bsndsmen played 74 concerts. U b vClovoland, Toledo and Detroit set the visiting pace for the tour, which began Juno 3 when Lieutenant Commander Horace D.-Mann Jro, headed the ship north from Little Creoku Clevolandiu 559094 lad the totals, but Detroit set a oingleday attendance mark of Q5,l:9L. Tobado had s 48,262 total, The BST, commanded by Lto Cmdro Mann, married many NavyQMar1ne Corps exhibits and demonstrations for the pubiio besides the Marino tanks and hggvy oouipment it usually would have aboardo . 4 l Exhibits included a manpower presentation with polar slides and narration my Vice Admiral John S0 McCain Jro, Commander U.S0 Amphibious Force Atlanticg H model of tho Navygs Polaris missile, with explanations of its potentialg a panoramic movie screen, known as the CinoGGlobe Cruiser Theater, that showed the Navyswarino Corps Team in octiong a display of Navy combat srtg and many other displays by Fleet Marine Foyco Atlantic Marinas with thnir equipment, and tho Navy Underwater Demolition Team aboard for tho cruioeo q Thoro were live demonstrations by the UD? team, the Wfrogmen,' showing their toshniouos of purachuting, high speed pickup and recovery from a speeding boat? and ooiting off explosive charges, H o R E'

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