Greenwich Bay (AVP 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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Radm. Henderson Visits HM Halle Sellassie Overnight liberty was granted to all men at Asmara and the crew really lived it up. There were excellent night clubs and the NCO Club at the U.S. Army Base was without peer anywhere. Also while in Asmara the Ship ' s Softball team engaged In a couple of games with an All-star Army team from the Post, but the thin air and sea legs caught up with the boys in green and the All-stars emerged victorious in the second game, much to the delight of a very khah-dotted audi- ence. For the men who remained back in Masawa, the recreation consisted of swimming at the local Hotel and some leisurely strolls through the ave- nues and markets of the town. It was curious to notice that the Eritrean use the dollars and cents system of money. Quite a change from the stand- ard rupee and anna we had been accustomed to further east. CHttea Reception Committee