Kidd (DDG 993) - Naval Cruise Book

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rmE COLORS DON ' T RUN KEEPING PEACE IN THE ARABIAN GULF ( )n - ol llic iiKijoi draws loi KIDD sailors wln ' iicvt r we wcu- in liahiain was the Adniiiiisti ati c Support Inii (Compound in Bahrain. The (oni- poiind had just about all oii could ask lor to satish the basic n ' eds of the ser- vicemen and women visiting Bahrain. . place to eat, drink, reiitalion. bus clothes, or a stopping oil ])oinl before going out into town to gel mone changed o er to the islands currencv. Then ol com se on ihe downtown sec- tion ol cit . to ] ur( h.ise more Tee Shirts, watches, jeweliT. and especially gold. The hottest item for .sale seemed to be shirts depicting Saddam Hussein in all sorts of dire predicaments coiii- tesv of the Persian (iiilf Defenders. Patches, clothes, .md the gold purchas- es were also lavorites and it didn ' t t.ike long before MAI Millbtiagh ' s safe was filU-d to oveiflowing. I Pt xex«»«® HJJ ycu utt TO SEE COME To youn w.T I ' h In I I fniMh I tt: l-Acn floKii ui li.ilii.iin. ilu- h.i r ol f.(lii humiiiK oil wills .Ti.iMtcl Ilu- Ix-.imilul lion on. lop l.rll: ■■Firsli fmii ' lop .md . I)om-; riinc lliiTi .m.uii. lis h.iitl i. icll il II would li.ivi- Ixin wt-ii- several difTcrfiil scU-itions .ivail.ihic in Ti-t- ,1 hc.miiliil li. ii on Will, .iiuw.iv use- xoin iiii.igi Sliirt.s lli.il n-(1ci ltd tin- Ifrliiij s and cinrfiu alti- iialion! Hides of the lime and of course ihe plate we were in. iimitti 111

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Rifrlit: VhfTc fi vein weni vou wt-rt- sure lo s . : ilie Mosques. These temples were cvcmvhcrc, - — JB some ven small, vet others huge and elaborately ■ .-. i built. Unless oii were of the Islamic faith ' ou , - ' v -- ' would find II M-n dilfu iilt to enter ilie Mosques and iew the nilenoi n,..i..u i.r Fntsi I hv .SM1 l.lm • Ceiuei: We lound diflerent wavs to relax. Ksen a workinj paitv lau find time to lav bai k and enjo A biiel respite froiu carrviug the large (luantitv of stores onboard, espei iaIU when SUPPO is ashore. Bottom: Now il r l.isiiig on tlie ship just doe.sn ' t meet vom si.inil.iids, then ttT the Sheriffs Club in Dubai for food and spir- its. Of course, it sometimes look awhile for tile food to get to vou, as vou ran see bv the lumgiA looks of ihisgn, up of sailors. r z f f I a£-.

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hcli.u. U.iiimi; I..1 llu- bus in l)ul).u. Hil iIk oi - lip. 111(1 . i.il),i i.i i ' Ccnur; ( .liu-l Mill.u iik- 1,1 IhU a li..iii. I 111 111! KkIiI Wnild S.ius luiilr of [he Kh.ikis Boll Kii;hi l ' ....Ui,l. .11 llu Mciropoliiaii I Idicl 9 rT Thf Mttiopdlitan Hotel in Dubai offfiffl main iliiiigs lor us to do. TluMi- was a baseball licld aiul the Sheritl ' s Club neaib loi thost- thai wanted more varit ' t in iheii libert . Then oi course, inside the hotel tlure were small shops that sold auMhini; from postcards to t old. a couple ol restaiuants to feed the hiuign guesis 01 seiAitenien or women, and rooms it ()U toLild afford them and the swim- ming pool that deliniteh got used nu)re than anvthing else. The I .S( ) (.enter was also located at tlie hoiel and ()U could call home or jirst waii h T ' to pass the time. Main KIDD s.iilors (oulfl be fouiifl at the hotel enjoving th - ai iet ol liimgs it olleied. 1 112