Halyburton (FFG 40) - Naval Cruise Book

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Some well-wishers spot HALYBURTON over the horizon. DID YOU KNOW? During H ALYBURTON ' s MEF 99-3 Deployment the ship logged nearly 60,000 miles. BIRD ' S EYE VIEW: A look towards Pier 20 from the port bridge wing.

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September 22, 1999 Homecoming After maneuvering to avoid Hurricanes Floyd and Gertrude, and cancelling the Tiger Cruise from Bermuda, USS HALYBURTON pulled in two days ahead of schedule. Al- though HALYBURTON never came in contact with the eye of those hurricanes, their effects were certainly felt as the waves crashed onto lookouts stationed on the ship ' s bridge wings. The sacrifice of enduring the heavy seas and the missed Tiger Cruise all seemed worthwhile when HALYBURTON sailors reached the Elizabeth River and the faces that they had missed for six months came into sight on Naval Station Norfolk ' s Pier 20.

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The crowd anxiously awaits for the brow to drop. Acting as ambassadors for the United States. HALYBURTON was the first US ship to enjoy liberty in Kuwait in over two years. m a . ill ' L r- Off A ■0- k The moment the sailors have been waiting six months for is almost here.