Germantown (LSD 42) - Naval Cruise Book

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Upon crossing the equator into the Southern Hemisphere, ot the Wog Day excitement while Germantown s CD assisted King Neptune in dctcrminin the woithintss ol perspective Shell Bieks the ship s Slimy Polllwogs to transform into Honorable Shell Backs It s an old school Navy initiatlon that s often associated with hazing Although we can t tell you much about Wog Day, we can assure you that things have changed. Everything we did on Wog Day was done in . . Everyone's tavorite XD. LCDR Davy Neuenschwandcr Jones, led much Gennantown 6W0g Day, for - , ,, , ,1,.. N ,', D, , wx, -I -, 6 . . , X X. xamg A ..3:S,1TD.i VU n 6 - , , - S . . .' 3 . ' a .P A ' good fun, and no one got injured. GRAND MSTER Wt 2 flseftl The Marines brought out their water-purification storage blad- ders to use as dunking tanks forthe final initiation. tAbovel On Wog Day, the Marines also practiced their earthquake survival skills in preparation for the return to California. Leave it to the DSMC to cram valuable training and a Naval tradition all into one fun-filled morning. 43

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Og PhoK0gfaPhiU.'-5 Wog Day li 3 daunting task. It involves putting your camera in the line-of-fire of water hoses and galley leftovers. That's why we don't exactly have a lot of close-ups. These phOIQS. mostly courtesy of FN Agajanlall and ENCS Magpantaya, should give you some insight... Wog Day is a little different for the Marines than it is for us. They like to yell at each other more and do more push-ups. Then again, any day a Marine can relive the Boot Camp experience is a good day for that Marine. tWe really do worry about them sometimes.J D o Sorry Senior Chief Guerrero lfighil. we love ya', but the idea of pulling a cherry out of your lard-spattcred belly button makes most of our stomachs churn.

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44 Move over USS Detroit, German o t Wnis got tigers, too! it Tiger C ruise tBelowJ LT Davis's nephew fol- lows along as BM3 Goen and BM2 Stock trightj teach him the ropes of knot tying. His goal: to securely fasten his class bully to the school flagpole and send him to the top. Good luck, young Mr. Davis. God speed and good luck. r 'Wish you were here ' fAbOvC ' el HTC Powers't' ' -. BM2 Cerdzps Children C-mailed as a deck Seanflelrirightlenlisted this snapshot ofthemselves in the Captains chair to their mom, as soon as WC reached California. fThe lagf statement is pure speculationj Pk . USS Detroit has 3 dancing Detroit Tigers mascot tha