Horne (CG 30) - Naval Cruise Book

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PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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CAIRNS AUSTRALIA

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We headed for Papua New Guinea with visions of cannibals running through our heads. What’s for dinner?” quickly became “Who’s for dinner?” as we joked our way into port. Our joking proved groundless, however, as we enjoyed a most civilized reception at the Ela Beach Returned Services League. Many of us had the opportunity to visit native villages and buy local carvings and handicrafts. Tribal dancers used HORNE’s flight deck to dazzle us with dances older than recorded history. The Police Band of Port Moresby gave HORNE a rousing send off to the accompaniment of our own San Diego Band detachment. We began our return to the twentieth century as we set course for Honiara, Guadalcanal.