Gatling (DD 671) - Naval Cruise Book

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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.

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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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