Mars (AFS 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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ff' f OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT KAOHSIUNG JANUARY THREE is the third of MARS' Seven plus One. Approaching the half -way point in our voyage, we had left San Francisco in our wake three months agog three months or three days, at sea, is indistinguishable. Nostalgia faded under the heat of demanding labors, and time passed the undefined days and nights of un- known rest. Kaohsiung, Taiwan was a well-timed respite. The peaceful junks sauntering down the multi-lane water highway past our anchorage were a welcome change of pace. Our number three port also was a supermarket of fresh produce supporting our resupply mission on the line. The third day on Yankee Station found the Big One sailing the northern region of the Tonkin Gulf. We awakened to the flashing light messages of Search and Rescue and Picket ships. After replenishing them, we retired after a top speed run steaming south, through a maze of aircraft carriers, to meet our cus- tomers near Danang.