Suffolk County (LST 1173) - Naval Cruise Book

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lllSTORY and MISSIUN llMutu3l understanding l,M'i'NN'l'Pll vounlril-s lwuinot bc advanced by a single tic Stroke, but ratlicr by .1 lllUllS-llltl small acts by a thousand people drama . au patiently trying to enlargl- ilu- llI'k'l.l ol mutual respect between human b 'Tl S- . el flghis Statement was inaalc by Admiral Arleigh Burke, former Chief of Naval Operations. Weill.,-Seve-feral years ago, former President Eisenhower initiated the nationwide movement known as the People-to-People program. President Kennedy endorsed this program early this year. With the enthusiastic support of Admiral Burke, the Navy and Marine Corps Joint Service Program became operational in November 1960. y This People-to-People program was designated Cperation South Atlantic Arnityl' and is designed to be carried out in small - but important - acts by the thousands of men who are part of the Solant Amity Forces. The mission of Solant Amity is primarily to present the American, and the American way of life, to the people of other nations. A This is done in several ways. For instance, helicopters air lift medical supplies as much as 50 miles inland for a missionary station. People are given a glimpse of the Americanway of life through use of the Solant Amity Fair where display boards and demonstrations are used to portray the United States, and the customs and traditions of its people. A typical visit by Solant Amity units would include: Rendering honors to visiting military and civic officials, Presentative of books, medical supplies and food, Athletic contests with local teams, such as baseball, soft- ball, golf, volleyball, soccer andjudo exhibitions, Children's parties aboard ships, and visits to private homes. The ships would hold general visiting in the afternoons, and it is efsti- matedthat over a quarter of a million Africans have visited U. S. Navy ships. Most of them saw Americans for the first time. - The Solant Amity bands have spoken the international language of music to some 400, 000 people by outdoor concerts, pierside jam sessionsvand any other occasion where their services were called for. - This was the third Solant Amity Force. 1t consisted of five ships which 10 000 Carried to the people of Africa, 32, 000 pounds of medical supplies, , - pounds of food, 10, 000 pounds of protein, 400 bibles, 40 cases of clothing and 10,000 magazines, Encyclopedias, tooth brushes, tooth paste, candy, and last but not least the warmhearted good will of the American peop e. Our men returned,from Solant Amity 111 with the knowledge that there SOLANT AMITY 1961

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