Morton (DD 948) - Naval Cruise Book

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Jr Much of the Operation Handclasp material was delivered personally by MORTON sailors to its desti- nation. ln Kaohsiung we delivered medicine to the Christian Clinic in Ping Tung and our food supplement was taken to the Christian Children's Sanatorium also an Ping Tungf when MoRToN visited Keelung, Taiwan, it tookllthree large trucks to carry medicine to the Chinese' Red Cross in Taipei. For those sailors who accompanied these deliveries it was a happy sight indeed to see the appreciative expressions on the faceswof those we are trying to help. ln Yokosufka more food and clothing was taken from MORTON'S hold and transferred to other Navy Ships whofwould take them on to Korea to be used in caring for the needy. We hope that what little we have done may have brought comfort to a few and that someday our only mission will be that of peace. Next year when we againrreturn to the Far East our holds will be iust as full of Operation Handclasp material as we continue to try to bring the East and West closer together. xg' fs -1 Sf' A -NA ,ss 1,- x 55.1 ' ,ywviu :? ' if if :QA ,1 Saw-.N fi L 3 1 ' V , me 5 76: , .Q 1? fs V I 3, 6 n X its A 1 ' ,Z MMC C s ,f

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55 S if ge er ,, , f-- WF NY V10 5 ','. f The primary mission of MORTON is that of a war- ship, to be prepared for war and dissuade the enemy from attacking our country and the countries of our allies. As we departed for WESTPAC in April MORTON took on a secondary mission, this one of peace. During our deployment last year we were very much impressed by the plight of many of the people in the Far East. We witnessed many startling cases of desti- tution that made us realize how fortunate we are. This year we were readyitoiihelp qsmuch as we goqid. Moierorsi is participating wholeheartedly in Operation l-landclasp. i Before leaving, the ,fljifiited States every nook and cranny that was not filled with weapons of war was stowed with clothes, food and medicine donated hy private citizens, ireligiousfand welfare groups, and generous manufacturers. These materials havegfound their way through mis? sionaries, welfare groups and otrphanages ,to ,UCQQY people in the free nations of the Far East. The,meD of MORTON alone contributed 800 pounds of cgncen- ' T cause T E trated food supplementsto sec riff' 'ss

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