Grand Canyon (AD 28) - Naval Cruise Book

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Our First View of Historic Cagli- ari, after a 270 Mile Jaunt from Naples. CAGLIARI The Medical Department Takes a Patient on Board and the Ship Provides Vet Another Service in the Sixth Fleet. Twiee we popped in on the unsuspeetintr city of Cagliari and twice we found a kind, hospitable reception, there. This Sardinian city, with a history nearly as ancient as Rome itself, is only now develop injr as a tourist center. We found it. on the whole, much like Naples and Rome. The little Italian Restaurants and broad boulevards, with their con.siderably narrower off-shoots, were most like Naples, And so again we found numerous camera stud- ies, pleasant beaches, and very good fishing. Once more we found our wa.v into the various shops, and bargained, almost professionally now. with the owners. Within a short time, we re- turned to the ship with that etching or that oil painting which was to grace the living room or the den back home. If Cagliari was not the attraction that Cannes or Naples was, it certainly was not out- done by any for hospitality. The Italian Navy welcomed their American counter-parts with free tours of the Cagliari area. Again many found new friends ashore. Yet. we left Cagli- ari for the last time with feeling of joy, because we knew that home wasn ' t quite so far off any longer. SARDINIA Good Will was a Part of Our Mission Too. These Cagliari Orphans enjoy Ship ' s Chow.

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vU TTi •■■;■ , ill 1 i Victor Emmanuel II Memorial. Musolini ' s followers once jammed this Square to hear 11 Duce. watfh an airplane scream overhead. It would be useless to attempt to para- phrase the history of Rome here. It would be even more impossible to attempt to describe the archaie beauty of the c-ity. From the catacombs to the Church of St. Peter and from Vatican City to St. Pauls can be seen the earliest re- mains of Christendom. The fact that Christians walk through the catacombs and in so doing intrude upon the dead of centuries carries with it a meaning: which is wonderful to contemplate. Here is the link of centuries — one ilan — one Ideal. For that — all these and all this — past and present is one with the future. There were lighter sides to our Roman ex- perience. Some of us trooped along the Appian Way;, others rested (more wisely, perhaps) is the most conveniently located street cafe. There with a bubbling glass of wine we found a minor flirtation or a happy song. When we left Rome, we knew that we had left a grand, old city. But, perhaps, we took some of her traditions to our hearts and, per- haps, we found that, after all, her tradition? were ours also. The Roman Forum. Arch of Constantine. The Coliseum. Vatican Square. Here They Stand to Cheer the Pope.

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The Mediterranean Can Be Rough. Our First Re- plenishment Exercise. - ?il u - f It Sea COMSERVFORSIXTHFLT Band Tooting for the Tin Cans as They Come Alongside. One of the Brood Comes Alongside for Ammo. High Line Transfer at Sea. Jt The Chief Engine Driver Fills Her Up. Refueling at Sea.