Harry Yarnell (DLG 17) - Naval Cruise Book

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Helping at Caracas Social Center Coffee break CIVIC ACTICN The Civic Action program was our way of lending a hand to our South American neigh- bors. When hospitals, orphanages, or schools needed carpentry, plumbing, or repair work, volunteers for Civic Action projects were always there using Navy ingenuity to get the job done. Ships have technical problems, too, and the various navies passed around their knowledge and resources. YARNELL crewmembers donated nearly 700 man hours to Civic Action projects during UNITAS XI. This is art? 1 We even get flown to do work Civic Action workers take time out for Argentine school call

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SPCRTS An avid group of sportsmen represented YARNELL and the UNITAS Task Force as a whole by organizing teams for intership and mternatlonal competxtlon YARNELL fielded teams in softball, basketball, and soccer and plled up good records Our softball team won seven and lost two The hoopsters were 2-1, and our soccer team put up a determmed flght but lost to the Brazlllans At d1v1s1on p1cn1cs and beach partles challenges were issued and the result was hard fought football games followed by v1s1ts to the corpsman Golf courses and sw1mm1ng pools were made available rn several ports and the Jocks among us had thelr day lx ., 1 f U' fi :is 5 Q . W., .t j V ..,, K f ., yftff X, A fx . t r b f ' X' 'f ' N , ' - -- Q is ,X M .g f 'Q X, s , f f e fi? 2 ' ' g gi! ! ' I r n -, X V r , ' f A, 'f . f':-' 'S 1 1 -N f E 'G 4 lv iz' 1 , r , x L ff 5 F: g 4' ' f ,W-' 1, in lisggsf iii , 2 , M GQ. W 4 Z f.. at. as : fm n 541' ws, it 'iysfh s - f ' if Q A rif? 7 f ,, 4 V r Zz! f, V, ' - f' ff- 4 2 4' , , ff W fvf. ff S 1 or it L! s ,- tw . ' -1' ,--V .pa ., . 'l- ' 'BSEHNAEQT I Z rf Z W M? ,dv , , , J., , ,uww IAQ, , , yy 1 47 ' 'X if W, ylr hfe , f K I 1 1 'ff X I X fi df!! f f f , 9 X X ff 1 f f ff, wx H -A f J A 1, if ,Z J RD1 Koerselman tees off in San Juan ruin! up Immment homerun against the Venezuelans The blinding speed of SFC Atkinson U0 gl......1 .l. . In

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J , ,....-H ,,4n-... MR2 Messer helps unload at Villa Kennedy YW Ways X f msg PNN X GMG3 Shaw at a Salvador dispensary QRS l OPERATION HANDCLASP What does a U.S. Navy ship do with thousands of bottles of baby oil? Operation Handclasp, part of the Navy's People to People program supplies the answer. YARNELL loaded 23 pellets of medical supplies for distribution to schools, orphanages, and hospitals where they are needed. Private corporations donate such items as medical or school supplies for 'distribution by government agencies, including the Navy. YARNELL sailors volunteered , to help transport, unload, and distribute the supplies in different South American ports. In all over 5000 pounds of handclasp material were given to people in need. 2 f Maternity hospital ln Salvador ' Admiral Anderson t the Escola Estados lglgfsieg s gifts to children at l , l . U O : l l l ,il V e A - s l 4 5 . 1 l, , - , , 1 5 , Q sig Q Jggyj ' , f Xe: 1 5 xgfwgx 5 - 5 Wvwif ' f Etktw X Q M W .Iuka A , X ' i Z , ,, rr.r S up 5 ti i is , 1 5 , R 0 ri ' gag 0 V l 5 y I , , ,. l 3 W I sr 1 1 l 1 ,fl Sf . I 0 l 2 s sy . ll 13. N32 sl - s li: 0 wet l ,, ill Vg 1 L pw iii ' ' ggxixyffif . N NH L .u l Y M, L nga 82 - ' . Z . 1-4 .