Kidd (DDG 993) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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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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(ciin-r I ' aiJc: N i tlii is flflinitrK in)i a ht-aliln Inokliin liall club bill lluvri- bapps! l.tll: Okav. wbo ' s iin luxi VK inn- Bt-lnw: ()n - ol main M,,s,|u s sr.Ti as ..u nd.- I., Uk- Ullop..lllaii HoK-l III Dubai B. .11. .Ill Wink- ..n a tUsri i sala.i , lllic)iii;li vi- wfic liiiiilcd on how mill li lilHil f s;iit In ihc i i i i o x-i lluK-. liriu- ci KIDD saildis did ; ) nil lihcilN llicv (cilainh made llic l)(sl (il u. (■ ( (I lainh hoped that i- would ..(I lo sec anollifi lilxTiv poll on the gp -s t ' «- ua home, hul. auaiii il did not li.ip- |Hii. Oh well, we luialh i;ot a t;ical lil)- 1 il |)oil al ihf end ol i iiisc .uul as ili - sa . 1 loiiic Sweet Home! i:?