Gatling (DD 671) - Naval Cruise Book

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Ocean, palms, bright sun, people of many races -- these were Hawaii. There were famous names too: The Royal Hawaiian, Waikiki, Don the Beachcomber'S, Diamond Head. xxw M im gf I dgnwyyi L 5 if X f 5

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California-1's highways lead to home, Hollywood or jai alai. ' This clean, gleaming city was Our last look at the Continental U.S. an Diego We had sailed thousands of miles when we reached San Diego, but we were still home. Our far Westerners took a couple of days leave, some men look- ed over the situation in sprawling Los Angeles the rest went south of the border to Tiajuana the tour1st's Mexico All of us took an extra long look at our surroundings Though the whole world lay ahead of us there was a great deal that we would leave behind

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We put on aloha shirts and bathing suits and tried to do justice to them all. History and the battleship Arizona went almost unnoticed. Perhaps they blended so well with thoughts of our future that we could not see them.