Horne (CG 30) - Naval Cruise Book

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Homecoming has various meanings for each one of us. For some it meant a return to family life and the joy it brings. For others it meant a flight to the home town for long awaited happy reunions. For many it carried the jubuliant feeling of simply being back in San Diego and the good old USA. One lesson was learned by all of us. Being overseas gives a person a unique vantage point; a new perspective on people and places. We discovered that people are people no matter where in the world they live. Dreams, wants, hopes and desires are basically the same. Human needs never change; the human does. We have changed. Comparison of sights, sounds, tastes, smells, customs, dress and lifestyles reveal remarkable facets of our own existence that were never before realized. We become more aware of societial assets and liabilities. As we have adjusted to homecoming, just as we had to adjust to seafaring, our thoughts have run rampant in trying to balance the pros and cons of the sights we saw, the sounds we heard and the emotions we felt. The sailor is a unique breed. Traveling the world over, he returns to a home that could he totally unchanged or devastatingly different. Even so, the more a sailor observes, travels and experiences, the more he realizes there is truly, no place like home. 119

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118 HOMECOMING SAN DIEGO

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CRUISEBOOK STAFF ADVISOR SPONSOR EDITOR IN CHIEF ASSISTANT EDITOR Rl SI NESS MANA( IER PHOTOGRAPHV EDITOR COPY EDITOR LAYOUT EDITORS PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF J02BRYANT PHAN HAYES LTJG HANSEN LTJG RICE DS2 WHITE J03 MAYER FTC,: CATELLIER FTG2 HAYES FTMC SMITH ART STAFF EWC RICHMOND FTGSA MYERS LTJG E. RICE FIG2 K. HAYES FTG3 F. CATELLIER MM2 G. JOHNSON FTC,: F. CATELLIER YN2 M. SEN FT MR1 REED 0S2 JARVEY REPORTING STAFF YN2SENFT FTG2 HAYES EWC RICHMOND LAYOUT STAFF OS2 JARVEY MR1 REED GMG2 PETROVICH FTC.2 HAYES FTG3 CATELLIER SPECIAL ADVISOR LCDR SKIPP CALVERT As in any volunteer project, few volunteers are found regaining as the work load becomes heavier, the hours become longer and the eyes become blurrier. For those volunteers who stayed on and stuck it out, I thank you. Of those volunteers who do remain there are always some who not only give of their time and talent, hut they also give of themselves. These people deserve special thanks. They are: LCDR SKIPP CALVERT who assumed his unexpected assignment as special senior advisor with a minimum of grumbles and a maximum of helpful suggestions. J02 JIM BRYANT and PHAN RANDY HAYES who generously supplied the bulk of photographs that just caught your eye. YN2 MIKE SEN FT who wrote the brief, poignant narratives that so accurately describe our trek. FTG3 FRANK CATELLIER who provided last minute detail and assist work. FTC,2 KEITH HAYES, editor in chief. Without him. and his relentless efforts, this book would not be in your hands. 'I'he greatest thanks though, goes to you. Thank you lor supporting your hook. May all of your cruises he THE CRUISE OF A LIFETIME” LTJG E.I). RICE. Ill ADVISOR SPONSOR 120 WAUiwuRTHfif Crane Booh Sale Office» • » lw«hem Street Suite 202 company am California 92109