Fort McHenry (LSD 43) - Naval Cruise Book

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HANDCLASP While in Lumut, Malaysia, FORT McHENRY crewmembers had the opportunity to reach out and help those in need. Under the guidance of LCDR Robards and LT Dillon (Battalion Landing Team Chaplain,) crewmembers helped several different groups in the course of one day. The crewmembers were divided into two teams. The first team delivered books to the Tamil Elementary School then went on to Batu 3 Segari, a village outside Sitiawan where they distributed food, seed and hygiene items. They concluded the day by clearing brush from roads between the village and the main roads. The second group stopped at a local mission in the Sitiawan area where they distributed books and clothing. They concluded their day at a non- denominational school where, with the children ' s help, they cleaned up a playground and laid the ground- work for a future Handclasp project to improve the playground. All hands involved agreed that the hours spent in the hot sun were hours well spent. Above left: New recruits? Above right: This time I KNOW it ' s not an electrical problem! 105

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PROJECT 104

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FAMILY AND FRIENDS To those we left behind who kept us going while we were gone . . . 101,