Essex (CVA 9) - Naval Cruise Book

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. . ' V4-:PX r : ,M-, ,, ',,'4l'Q, ., -- ' K E- ' ' . The Essex EPIC is the stay, in words arid pictures, ok the tird Ear East Cruise ol: the USS ESSEX CCIVA-QD, with Carrier Air 'ask Group Twe embarked on its Third Tour in the Far East. loathe reader wha was net aboard, the EPIC represents a travelogue ei- the places we saw arid the things we did. To the crew oh the BIG NINE, it is a remembr apee at eight, lang months aboard the lzightiniest Ship in the Navy on a p eaee -time cruise. The ship has meant many things to us .... She has carried us otl: to distant lands, tar from the ones vve love. She has kept us up hall: the night on watch, then dragged us to our battle stations at dawn. She baked us in the icirerooms and llroze us on the Flight deck .... But she's taken us many places, shown us many things and made us a host ot icriends vveid never had it it hadnit been For her .... so taking the good with the bad, it's been a GOOD cruise and the best carrierin the Navy! i. rl rr all r I I ', I 'f4 'xzl-A I

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