Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) - Naval Cruise Book

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( [ ¥ivm li ULtoiiii: 1 Y; Jii ! ii ii i iiu lluni)iHt iiiir iii i ' i III- ir Siipfih hits loiitdn ' l iifl an belter. ' 2 Micli.icl Wade li.id .1 JlLUlii a .licaiii thai unc da all nl HariXTs I crry uouldjoin hands and sing in liaiiimii)... It) the insirunicntai scrsion «»l Wc arc ihc World. Unfortunalciy. he didn ' t ha c thai st)ng in his collection. (iator Karaoke, as it came to be called, helped make .Saturday Nights at sea infinitely more entertaining. When e-mail as down and the sailorphone satellite link was blocked by the mast, what else could ou do to enjoN the so-called weekend. ' With a variety of songs. Gator Karaoke de eloped its own niche in the Harpers Ferr continuum to bring you the best in shipboard entertainment. The training rtM)m was often standing room onl . and the camaradene that developed was a captain ' s dream come inio IV:iC(. ' ihrouL ' h music- what a concept ' 4.V II child. yS2 Miihiul idf iistd to ttuir down the wiilh with ir,mi!e l uki!nnind track.K that irrituled his mother- liHliiy. he u.us those Mime trthks to send the irrn of HariH-rs Ferry into u singin ' frenzw ' S t. » • «■ Smith shows w h he was a dancer in Janet -. .v. Keith I ' m frtwn the cfmntry Btn mtan aitd SS Alesha Ctaghom ihttw off thetr inereJihle iUzgt chnmstry. »TSTPAC ! »« 99 51

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I s iijiKL i ijiiiai pic:xi(:s i Whether it uas chicken, dogs, cdw or v ailaby. tlie occasional Steel Beach picnic allowed the crew to enjoy a la y Sunday in a barbecjue-style atmosphere. This often included 30 knot w inds that made keeping the food on your plate a small ictor . The crew took turns burning animal flesh, but tew can dcn that the Chiefs were the true Grillmasters. ii ' llnwini; iiuir tUiK Kills, viuiiniii piukcd meals, these women hci;iiii filming for a kimia like Baywatch Navy program simply tilled. The Women of Steel Betich FUN FACT: In a nationwide taste test, people preferred the McHlcks burger nearly 2 to 1 over the traditional Big Mac. ( ( ' ( I ii i- [ ei ml I oil! iinil I ilon I ii e hii kor wood. I iiisi use LOVING CARL to make your hiiri-er taste so v ( ' . 10 I SS HARPERS n.RRY (LSI) 4 ' ») eame jrom the heavens: look elosely at that hlip. Is it a I ' .L.O.. ' Is it a sii;n o impendini; . rmtii;eddoii. ' Naxew. it ' s just HTClSW) liniee Campbell ami MACStSW Irani i io (ian la plavint; with other people ' s hiiriiers... oii down wit ' O.I ' .H. ' . '

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' ' The Shot Heard ' Round Mackay- Harpers Ferry Defeats Magpies 1-0. No multor where oil travel, iheres mi belter a to bridge the eullural gap than through the medium ol sport. Case in point: 1 walk and ani attacked by mobs of people, each trying to explain why I need a four foot tall wooden giraffe. Do I run ' Am I frightened . ' Hal I simply reach into m back- down the beach in Mombasa pack and unveil a shinv soccer hall. Suddenly, the beach shops close down and soccer pandemonium ensues- it ' s just that easy. Harpers Ferry was lucky to have so many soccer players on hoard that w if ' m !tMl i T irJ pi.A. ;„ p -m s m . fielding a quality team was relatively easy. It began in Singapore, with an ARC soccer tournament. From there, a select team was put together. In February, our team was challenged to a match bv the Ken van Navy. Despite boasting an international mix of players from Jamaica. Nigeria. .Argentina. Russia. Mexico and the U.S.. Harpers Ferry succumbed to 90 degree heat and a last minute goal by the feisty Kenyans to kise 4-.V kiep llw soccer team Irani ii iinnip phnio w nil ilic Kiinmi hahoons could ii Rifilil- The Wild Russian : Complete wiih his Iniitle face paint, our goalie. LCPLSchlxapinlokl]. enjoys a colli one with a player from the Australian team. Both were selected as Men oj the Match for their perfornuinces. tint I mini wi (( ' I iiiiiininyii i I il liillipil 1 1 i I llu . llsMi . hi -III I, illll s n isi ,i Jul li ' li ( frinhleninn creature on the rii;hl. who has probably iven many Australian children nii;liiiiii 1 1 is actually a fiiani Magpie mascot. •: is.s harp(:r.s FtRRY (L,s|}-4 ;) The game itself was interesting and featured two goals by SN Daniel Udoh, but the highlight came even before kickoff. when we chased about fifty baboons off the field during i)ur warm-up. Hearing about our team, Australia decided that they vv anted a piece of the action. So, three months later we were in the land Down Under- this time under stadium lights at the Magpies Sporting Club. In a defensive battle, we topped the Aussies I -0 on a . O-yard free kick midway through the second half. When the final whistle blew, the dejected crowd was stunned, their cheerleaders were crying, and Harpers Ferry soccer hooligans were dancing in the streets '