Flint (AE 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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The ship ' s band provided much of the entertainment tHimisimI ■hniiv ii|) wait syndrome, except here vou get during cookouts. (ET2 Mcloyer, ICFN Pittman. FN . j, , ' ■ Qunell, BTFN Seymour) ' ' COOKOUT On The Steel Beach A crew at sea puts in tremen- dously long hours, sometimes up to 60 or 70 hours. Cookouts were our answer to the needed break. Ev- eryone who wasn ' t on watch could be found on the steel beach, soak- ing up the sun, tunes and some good out-of-doors cooking. Some of the main courses included hot dogs, chicken, steaks, hamburgers and all the trimmings. Pop Arzadon treats YNl Moreno to something special „ Pure relaxation, kicking back and enjoying the jam. MS2 Roy keeps a watchful eye on the cold sodas.

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YOU ' VE BEEN ON WESTPAC TOO LONG WHEN Concord sounds like just another liberty port. you can drink the milk and think it ' s fresh. you remember your wife ' s name but not your kids. you remember your address but forget how to get there. you wonder whether KBOM is an affilate of ABC, CBS or NBC. Diego Garcia sounds like an exotic liberty port. you hear of groups in the top 10 that weren ' t around when you left. everyone gets a thrill out of Miss Piggy. you look forward to the Sunday Bingo games on the mess decks. you get all of your clothes back from the laundry at the same time you start using hamburgers as scouring pads. the ship passes liberty call and you wonder what that means. you decide to repaint your car haze gray. you think GONZO Station is just another naval station. you remember the make of your car, but not the color. its the same sports season when you get back as when you left.