Juneau (LPD 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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WhenliodlYeaNaMilUanyVife! WlicN The qood LoRd was CRC TiN i wives he was into his sixrh dAy ot ovcrtimc. An anqeI AppcARcd ANd SAid you ' RC hAviNq A loT of TROublc wirh This oNt. WIiat ' s WRONq wiTh The STANdARd Modtl? ANd The LoRd Replied. hAve you seen rhE spEcs on This ORdsR? ShE hAs to be coMplfTEly iNdEpENdENT buT must bf spoNsoRcd TO qcT ON bAsc; hAVE ThE ouAliTiES o( boTh MOThER ANd (AThER duRiNq CRuisEs; bE A perPect hoSTESS TO 4 OR 40; RUN ON bUck cofhE; hANdU EMERqeNcies wiThouT a NMPC ManuaI, bE AbU to hANdlE ThE Ku, biRThdAys ANd to MOVE AROUNd rhE WOrUJ; hAVE A kiss ThAT CURES ANyThiNq hlOM A child ' s torn VAlENTiNE to a husbANd ' s WEARy dAy; hAVE The pATJENcc of A sAiNT whEN WAiTiNq (or The ship TO COME hoME ANd hAVE six pAiRS of hANds. ThE ANqEl shook hER hEAd slowly ANd SAid six pAiRS of hANds! No WAy! ANd rhE LoRd ANswcRcd Don ' t woRRy, we ' ll MAke OTheR MiliTARy wives to help. Besides, ir ' s not The hANds ThAT ARE cAusiNq The pnobUM, ir ' s The heART. It must swell wirh pRide iN hER husbANd, sustaIn ThE AchE of SEpARATioNS, bEAT ON souNdly wheN ir ' s too riRed to do so ANd bE lARqE ENOuqh to SAy i UNdERSTANd whEN shE doESN ' r ANd SAy I Love you REqARdless. LoRd, SAid The ANqel TouchiNq his sleeve qeNTly. CoMe to bed, you can fiNish ThAT tomorrow. I can ' t, SAid The Lond I ' m so close to cREATiNq soMEThiNq UNiouE. AUtEAdy I hAVE one who heAb hERseU whEN she ' s sick, CAN feed ThRee uNCxpecTed quesTS who ARe STUck iN The area duE to bAd WEAThER ANd can wave qoodbye to hcR husbANd fROM A pieR or RUNWAy ANd UNdeRSTANd iT is IMPORTANT TO his couNTRy ThAT he Uaves. ThE ANqEl ciRcUd ThE Model of The MiliTARy wife VERy slowly. It ' s too soFt, shE siqhEd. But Touqh, SAid ThE LoRd exciTEdly. You cannot iMAqiNE whAT This woman can do or ENduRE. Can iT ThiNk? Can iT ThiNk? It can convert 1400 to 2 p.M. FiNAlly, The ANqel bcNT over ANd ran hER fiNqER across The chsEk. TheRe ' s a leAk, shE pRONouNcid. I Told you ThAT you WERE TRyiNq to puT TOO Much iNTo This MOdEl. It ' s not a ItAk, SAid The LoRd. It ' s a tear. WhAT ' s iT foR? AskEd The ANqel. It ' foR joy, SAdNess, pAiN, disAppoiNTMENT, loNeliNess ANd pRidc! You ' re a qcNius, SAid rhi ANqel. Thi LoRd lookid soMbin ANd Riptiid, I didN ' r pui it ihiRE. Erma BoMbfck OaL