Princeton (LPH 5) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1962

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March Princeton Hosts SAN JOSE, PHILIPPINES-During the week of March 19th through 26th, the wardroom of the USS PRINCETON was enlivened by the varied uniforms of 18 different services of six SEATO nations. The colorful uniforms belonged to twen. ty observers who were embarked on the amphibious assault carrier to witness the giant SEATO exercise entitled TU- LUNGAN, the observers also got a thorough indoctrination in PRINCETON 's operations and the part that her mission of vertical envelopmentv would play in the exercise. The observers represented the following services: Royal Marinesg Royal Air Forceg Australian Armyg Royal New Zealand Armyg Royal New Zealand Navyg French Marine Corpsg Royal Thailand Air Forceg Royal Thailand Army 3 Philippine Navyg Philippine Armyg and United States Air Force.

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diff ew January 6, 1962 Gurkha Invocle Princeton ' 4 1 7. lr o 5 it if I 1 gp. 1. Z3 i? fl ,v fi if vi F5 V. '15 u g v li If Kp, li 'L nf. uf SUBIC BAY-A small green-clad band of Gurkha warriors invaded the amphibious as- sault carrier, USS PRINCETON Saturday, January 6, 1962. No hostile invasion this, for the band was a musical one and its prin- cipal weapon was the bagpipe. For thirty minutes the Gurkha band entertained the PRINCETON's crew with i.ts skirling bag- pipes and precision drilling. Still, the sickle- shaped knives which hung from the belts of the marchers reminded all present that these men can fight as well as pipe. The Gurkha Band is a part of the 2nd battalion of the 7th Duke of Edinburgh's own Gurkha Rifles, an extremely select and highly respected unit of the British Army. The band is currently cruising with HMS BELFAST which, with the HMS LINCOLN, HMAS VAMPIRE and HMAS QUICK- MATCH recently completed a visit to the American Naval Base at Subic Bay, Repub- lic of the Philippines. The Gurkha Band performance was one of many events, both social and athletic, which brought together the crews of the HMS gCEIIiFAST and her host, the USS PRINCE- 'x xy X



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