John McCain (DL 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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saw,-21:20 25 ln the waters of Singapore Harbor and Malacca Strait, MC CAIN anchored along with ships from all parts of the world. Our visit was not such a rarity here, but we were made welcome and did our best to make People to People more than an empty phrase. We played host to another wonderful bunch of orphans who had the time of their lives on a real Navy ship. We also took a group of Singapore Sea Cadets and local citizens on a coastal cruise. Then all too soon it was time to bid farewell to the lndian Ocean and reioin the fleet for operations.

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6527! The last of the MC CAlN's good will missions during this cruise was also the most enthusiastically received. The people of Cebu, the small island in the central Philippines to which the MC CAIN travelled for a three day visit from the 6th to the 9th of January, welcomed the men of the MC CAIN with an enthusiasm unmatched in any other port. At the conclusion of the visit, many of the men on the MC CAIN felt that Cebu had been the most enjoyable port they had visited. The arrival of the MC CAIN on January 6th took the city of Cebu, second largest port in all of the Philippines, completely by storm. Although news of the good will visit had been released only one day prior to the arrival, several thousand people lined the waterfront and the MC CAIN's pier as the ship rendered a national salute and proceeded to her berth. LTJG LeSieur, who had been sent to Cebu a day earlier to make advance arrangements for the visit, met the ship in the channel and briefed the crew on the events scheduled for the visit. Liberty was granted to all hands not in the duty section as soon as the ship received her briefing from the Philippine liaison officers. During this liberty and all ensuing ones, the MC CAIN men made a fine im- pression upon their Philippine hosts. Within three hours after the ship's arrival, the softball team had met a group of Cebu All-Stars in a game held at one 'of the local stadiums. The game attracted a crowd of over l,500 spectators, many of them children. The MC CAIN players were cheered wildly and were be- sieged by autograph seekers. Although they lost 4-3, the MC CAIN team made a tremendous hit and many friends. Two hours after the softball game, the basket- ball team played a group of College All-Stars from a local university before a packed house at the univer- sity's gym. The MC CAIN lost again but made another smash hit with the crowd. The players will long re- member the enthusiastic cheering they received during the game. The following morning the ship was opened for general visiting. The size of the crowds shocked every- one. By nine o'clock, more than 5,000 people were waiting outside the gates to visit the ship. Extra police If N