Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) - Naval Cruise Book

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1 always ihuughl il ' d be hot in ihc desert and It as during the day Hut nobod told mc how cold It gels at iiitLht. Marines In The Fidd • 29

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p EAGER MACE Aho c-This dc il doig is ready Cor another morning in the desert. Right-This is where the Ma- rines slept during the exer- cise. Not very cozy at all. 28 • Marines In I he Field

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LIBERTY IN THE GULF Liberty in ihc Arabian Gulf, where HARPERS FERRY operated for more than two months, was scaree and, com- pared to, say, Australia, not much fun. Still, after weeks of exercises on the tur- quoise waters of the Gulf, it was good to get away and walk on land for a little while. HARPERS FERRY visited four dif- ferent countries in the Gulf-Oman. Ku- wait. Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. Liberty in Kuwait was gener- ally restricted because of a high threat of terrorism in the region. The ship spent Christmas in Jcbcl .Mi in the U.A.E. and several days in Bahrain, which was perhaps the best port in the region. There were great opportunities for shopping for gold and silver, jcwcln.. rugs, perfume and cologne. Perhaps the best part of spending two months in the Gulf, however, was the dual bonus of receiving Hazardous Duty Pay and of operating in a tax-free region h nc--i ; .J(.SU Fj r ij . O M G 3 Huns inger and GMG3 Anderson seem to have found a new friend. Left-Liberty in Bahrain was outdoor bars, mild weather and a whole lot of Sailors and Marines. 30 • Liberty InThcCiulf