Flint (AE 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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SASEBO For MAI Pamela Medearis, this WESTPAC would prove to be a dream come true. In 1952, MAI Medearis was born Etsuko Gloria Yasuda, the daughter of a Marine Corps doctor and his Japanese fiancee. Days after she was born, her father was killed. MAI Medearis was placed in an orphanage for 4 years until she was adopted by a family from San Francisco. In the summer of 1992, FLINT made numerous stops in Sasebo. On July 13, after many months of searching, MAI Medearis and her mother were reunited after 38 years of separation. A dream come true.

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Japanese Chinese Rest 44 M«9«aysay Drive, Olongapo City 22G0 Philippines

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Sasebo was a sleepy little stop for the FLINT crew. Nagasaki was not too far away and brought home a lot of thoughts and feel- ings along with the brutal reality of war for those who ventured out. A large Japanese-style shop- ping mall near by opened up the minds of many a FLINT sailor into local customs and expenses! How many of us can claim that we paid $20 to eat at McDon- ald ' s in Sasebo, Japan?