Henrico (APA 45) - Naval Cruise Book

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GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES TO THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF HENRICO, TO THE MEMBERS OF TACRON TWELVE, TO THE MEMBERS OF AMPHIBIOUS SQUADRON ONE, AND TO THE OTHERS WHO JOINED US AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER DURING OUR CRUISE OF THE FAR EAST IN 1959. MAY YOU ENJOY MANY HAPPY HOURS AS YOU PERUSE THESE PAGES AND RELIVE THE EVENTFUL AND MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES RECORDED HEREIN. MANY OF US HAVE MADE WESTPAC DEPLOYMENTS BEFORE, AND I AM SURE THAT THOSE WHO HAVE MUST FEEL AS I DO, THAT THIS ONE WAS THE MOST MEMORABLE OF ALL. WE WORKED HARD ON OUR TRAINING PROGRAMS AND OUR AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS, AND WE PROVED OUR- SELVES ALERT AND READY FOR ANY CONTINGENCY. WE DID AN EXCEL- LENT JOB IN OUR PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE EFFORTS, AND WE ENJOYED VISITING AND SIGHTSEEING IN MANY FOREIGN PORTS. I COULD NEVER FIND SHIPMATES MORE LOYAL, CAPABLE, AND TRUE THAN THOSE WITH WHOM I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE TO SERVE. WHER- EVER FUTURE TAKES YOU, GOD BLESS YOU AND PLEASANT SAILING. 49 ,f , aff CHARLES E. KING, CAPTAIN, U.S. NAVY COMMANDER AMPHIBIOUS SQUADRON ONE 4El

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HERE, FOR OUR LOVED ONES, OUR FRIENDS, AND OURSELVES IS THE RECORD OF SEVEN MEMORABLE MONTHS IN HENRICO. AS PART OF THE NAVY'S FIRST DEFENSE TEAM DEPLOYED TO THE WESTERN PACIFIC WITH THE U.S. SEVENTH FLEET, WE HAVE CARRIED THE COLD WAR TO HOSTILE DOORSTEPS AND WE HAVE AT ALL TIMES BEEN READY TO CARRY OUT OUR PRIMARY MISSION OF LANDING TROOPS AND EQUIPMENT, UNDER FIRE, IN AMPHIBIOUIS ASSAULT. WE HAVE TRAINED AND WORKED HARD. WE HAVE BROADENED OUR VIEWPOINTS BY WORLD TRAVEL. HENRICO IS A RESPECTED NAME THROUGHOUT THE FLEET. BUT EVEN AS IMPORTANT, WE HAVE SERVED AS AMBASSADORS OF PEACE, FOSTERING OUR PRESIDENT'S PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE PROGRAM WITH OUR ASIATIC ALLIES. YOKOSUKA-KOBE- INCHON-OKINAWA-KEELUNG-MANILA-BANGKOCK-HONG KONG IN ALL THESE PORTS WE HAVE SPREAD GOODWILL AND MADE LASTING FRIENDSHIPS. WE ARE A PROUD TEAM OF SHIPMATES. WE ARE PROUD TO PUBLISH THIS- WIHJXJQLL WILIAM H. SHEA JR., CAPTAIN, U.S. NAVY COMMANDING OFFICER, USS HENRICO OUR CRUISE BOOK. I