Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) - Naval Cruise Book

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FUN FACT: Watch out for Katoys inThailand bars! These drag queens often pay for partial or complete Anatomical Reconstruction. Top Left- I ' roicii HiiiiJi lasi vdliiiiicers [wse forci pliolo. Tlit ' scvdliiniccrs piinidcd a variety of items to or iiuizniiims ill need. Above- lie xoiiin;. Have fun. Drink Pepsi. RM3 Riujuel ViKqiie: introduces this elephant to the delii htful world oj commercialized cola products. Left- liM2 Shannon Mills. EN2 Steven Rodrii;uez atui SN Joseph Ziro share a tender moment in Phuket. Rrotherly love, man- it ' s a beautiful thint;. Below Left- Here is the pier where the liberty boats landed. If there was one advaniufie that Phuket had over other ports, it ' s that the liberty boats ran at breakneck speeds and (It (ill hours of the nif ht. Below Right- SN Airyn Mo.xley. SN Tina Deremiah and L . .hupiclynn Dahlifren sip a fruity little number at the (iiiiiiial Milli Viuiilli convention. This hairstyle was e.specially popular with Boatswain ' .v Males because it made you feel like like you had teeny tiny moorini; lines poppint; out of your head. (SSHARPI-.RSII kl ' I I h

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Ama miz riiailand! Where else can you bu Nike sandals lor ten... 1 mean seven... no wait Ine dollars? This was not only a tropical paradise, this was the ultimate stale ofhayglini: Utopia a place where you purchased kickhoxinj: shorts in ; because ou w ere a big tan ot those .American Ninja movies, but because bargaining was so much fun Bootlegs orgenuine articles. Thailand provided .sailor with more lor their money than any other port visit Man ol the sailors were able ti enjo Thailand ' natural beauts both in the water and on land. W hilc some people opted for a nice elephant ride through the countryside, others were exploring the abundant sea life in the waters off Thailand ' s coast. If you liked seafi od. ou might consider isiting Phuket again. One could onl manel at the hordes o mutant-si ed sea creatures that were caught in the local waters. Crabs large enough to swallow small children were riuitinelx seen on beds of ice in front i f restaurants. Ofcourse. McDonalds uasdown the street. Unfortunatcls. an emergency recall kept us irom enjoying Thailand for two more days, but this was merely the precursor to our longest port isit: Ken a Top- Sice kiiry. f ' S Shbu Ci ' ihruitf hoIJa a Btni Consiruwr o! The Kinf! Cobra Show . Much to the disnuiy of OS 2 Byror Btishce and OSJ Uoyd Blount, the show ui. not a diHunu-ntar hii;hli i;hiinf( the hi. ilory of the malt liquor with the same name Top Right- Ctmimunit relations ( COMREL) project volunteer (i f ( ; this colorful photo. Middle Right- This street bordered the beach and was thi central hub for bargain hunting. Right- The unforgettable S. f. . ' e elle Smith. whohaspn fe ise,. thill he ' s the man tt lead the . a y into the ne t millenium. strike ■■ a po. e with a menacing-liH ' king canary.

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