Duncan (FFG 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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OSC McElrath, OS2 Norton and 0S2 Kimball out on the town BM3 Ingram having an outdoor lunch with his wife LCDR Womack up for some „-. , . para-sailing Portuguese style bullfighting TORO! LT Almeida landing after his ride

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FTM2 Kreisler and BMCS Little enjoy the fishing The hotels and beaches of sunny Vallarta Puerta Vallarta This winter, Duncan steamed south of the border to get some relaxation in sunny Puerto Val- larta. Crew members were treated to fishing, scuba diving, horseback riding and para-sailing. The slow, laid back style of Mexico seemed to suit most of the crew as they stretched out on the sandy beaches and had drinks and towels deli- vered to them. The only bad part of the trip was leaving that beautiful spot behind! A scenic view of the bay Duncan crew members toast to great liberty LCDR Womack doing a little window shopping

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Santa Claus (FTM2 Butcher) models his suit Duncan Christmas Party Duncan ' s children ' s Christmas party is one of the favorite activities of the crew. The Welfare and Rec Committee turned over some of its funds to the Ombudsman who got a group of girls together to buy a vast assortment of gifts. The MS ' s baked a delicious assortment of cookies for the young guests and provided milk and juice to go w ith the snacks and the helo hanger was colorfully decorated by sailors and w ives for the party. After some Christmas carols and a chance for the wives and girfriends to chat with each other, Santa (FTM2 Butcher) flew in to pass out gifts to good little boys and girls. It is a real joy to see the kids having so much fun w hich is why the crew loves this party so much. FTMC Hebert and his family Santa passes out gifts GMM3 Young and OS3 Filen tell Santa their wishes OS3 Jimenez sitting with his family