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•V ,. ' • ' • .-gs -i L iaf t b- ' . . jli iBi Snfi . «-V fil 3N? « Before leaving Hawaii , a visit to PunclilDOwl Hill national Memorial Cemetery of tlie Pacific and the Arizona Memorial reminded, us liow great a price was paid by those who went before us for the free- dom we now enjoy. There are some things that don ' t change, fellows. People are still dying for freedom. In South Vietnam today there is a fierce battle heing fought against totalitarian communism. You pro baly rememher Vietnam as a part of French Indo - China . The French are gone now, and Vietnam is divided into two countries — Uorth Vietnam and South Vietnam. The Uorth Vietnamese are trying to force the South Vietnamese to su ' bmit to the Communist doctrine and are using every nasty scheme imaginable to succeed. The South Vietnamese are a freedom-loving peo- ple though, and are fighting their hearts out to protect their free way of life. We are traveling to the Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of Vietnam now to help these South Vietnamese defend their homes an? their freedom, just as I ' m sure you av free Americans before you would he. wanted us to.
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a i Before we got to the Gulf of Tonkin, we made stops in Japan and the Philippine Islands. Japan was a beautiful, wonder- ful country, full of warm, friendly people. The ship was docked in Yoko- suka, which consisted mainly of Thieves ' Alley — the darndest concentration of tars, cabarets, shops and sidewalk vendors you ever saw. A rather unique mode of bathing also attracted a number of Kitty Hawk sailors in Yokosuka. Special Services furnished tours to Kama- kura , Tokyo , and ]Jikko . Kamakura is the home of the Great Buddha, and was a favorite spot for photographers. Tokyo was a little bit of everything — an intense conglomeration of modernity juxta- posed against ancient tradition, an Oriental serenity amidst the hectic hustle of the world ' s largest city. In sharp contrast , Nikko was a small, rural community hidden in a beautiful countryside. Fikko ' s shrines are among the oldest and most beautiful in Japan. Here are some pictures I took —
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