Sarasota (APA 204) - Naval Cruise Book

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X ff sf an Q Three Navy men try iemporary clufy on board one of these, it is always way. l 'M i s issfi My-215 ,mm s . 1 X -15' N3 . le 1 7 .9 - 4 M' aff? - ' 'i on ships of the desert. When independent ,Wwe , t AW steaming all the A mx, V s4,Xtsy,, 64 X ' f vx QSWAXX fsw gf fe at thx, my f fx -4,f.., , V -as wwf. rw ,a ,.,.X,x, , ,. ,rw ., . . . s , S fe? New W-ww zsfQ2,,xa.::f'NPvs , . r S we mf- Qey Q , .X as , ,Wt . as .59 f as X, we-V af, s t. . fx s f ww Sli. ii- ssh K 35 X 'S x . X Q X sr we .,' bmw? X l -if Q . . s f X .l ,.. 1 f ..,s , xi tt The background may be modern, but two ,P L X Moslem women still carry oul' 'their ancient .- s. swiss sk it Cusioms. mr - 4 . rxx. . A i f ...X Q x if ss- A N- seas A mosque al' Bou Saada. Tracle your iumpei-5' boys? 4 1 lllll AL x ,X s'he!X ,.- N X , K ips? ' , 0 After two days at sea, a tragedy struck one of our men. The wife and Child of Vernon Sholar Mill had been killed in an auto accident on their way home from Norfolk. He was rushed home to attend the final rites. through the ser- vices of the Coast Guard. Two days later. HMC E. VV. Carseallen, who had never before had any sea duty, in his 18 years in the Navy. suddenly found himself on the oper- ating table. having his appendix removed. The rest of the trip was quiet. and early one morning we saw the Rock of flihrziltar through the heavy mist. Wie were there and the if our . I , tliouglits of lilierty in a foreign port loomed ll.: minds as a promise of relief from days nt sea.

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Q H W 77 Wag we ya .M W7 OH loading siores again. Boy 1+ sure 'fakes a whale of a lol' of 'Food 'ro feed fhose guys on fhe landing parfy. Over +he side: leff foof firsh hang on +o fhe verficai lines. Down fhe nef, in+o +he boa+. and olif +o fhe beach. x 'I . , 1 A few of +he Marine Ducks lined up on 'lhe beach. Tl saying has if +ha+ +hey swim, bu+ 'never quaclc like The bridge IS full of busy bees during One Able' every boaf has a place and musl be fhere when day is done. aff? F1i3'?'F'Y'i golil I- SK K X W W X' Among fhe jobs of Hue, deck force consfruchng a Jacol Ladder is one of fhe rna x, H re are Two men doing f df