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Burial at Sea On August 14 before a spectacular sunset, twenty some volunteer crewmen formed an honor platoon to pay final respects to Admiral Russell Stanley Ber- key, a former Commander of Seventh Fleet. A passage of Scripture was read, and the Lord’s Prayer recited together... The Chaplain read the Committal with strains of the Navy Hymn sounding in the background, while the Executive Officer scat- tered the cremains overboard. Following the Benediction, the Firing Squad fired three volleys smartly, and the mournful notes of Taps were played for the final farewell. The honorary pallbearers presented the American flag ... ... to the Commanding Officer on the family's behalf, and the ship resumed steaming on its westward course. 65
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Picnics at Steel Beach Ships picnics and ice cream socials became a way to gather, relax and get away — as much as it is possible to get away on a small metal island in the mid- dle of the ocean... Doc Brown uses his professional manual dexterity to create carnivorous, culinary delights. Chuck Wagon. Chucky-Chucky Chuck Wagon' OS1 Brader and 0S1 Plomatos, adept at dishing it out' try it with ice cream. QN12 Ingraham turns Two. 64 I didn't order this stuff. XO!
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Day of Judgement October 8, 1985 Between the Philippines and Mombassa lies the mystenous realm of King Neptune ... the Equator. As Home fearfully approached her rendezvous with destiny, plans for the time honored ceremony and initiations began 1710 expenenced Shell- backs. who had passed through those awesome waters on other ships in earlier days, prepared to instruct the inexpe- nenced Polhwogs to respect King Neptune, his Queen, the Royal Baby and the rest of his court Related ceremonies date back to Viking times. When those beam sailors were reported to have earned out severe initiations when crossing certain parallels. Today the equator ceremony, in which the polhwogs must endure doses of hardship and humi- liation to prove themselves worthy seaman, are carried out religiously, not only by US Navy and merchant ships, but by ships of other nations as well. Through it all — watch standing, beauty pageant, ' breakfast , shelavlies. tnal. conviction, even the dreaded doctor — It goes without saying that Homes polhwogs withstood the ordeal bravely and now stand tall with the shellbacks of ancient days as brothers of the sea.
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