Suribachi (AE 21) - Naval Cruise Book

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bs ehafvfiyp to youh Divbsion 066305 60'l94WJ'Wf5'55 . . . -W-A-fever, ,U new ,wi ry I-.e,,,e,, .. - .. EVENING IS UPON US AND AS I GAZE OFF INTO THE DISTANCE THE PRESENCE HAVE I WATCHED THE HEAVENLY TORCH CARESS THE HORIZON AND SLIP AWAY AND YET HAVE NOT SEEN THE BEAUTY IT HAS TO OFFER UNTIL NOW THE GROWING RAINBOW OF COLORS IN THE SKY AS THEY BRIDGE THE DISTANT HILLS IS LIKE A GOLDEN TAPESTRY BEING UNFURLED FOR THE FIRST TIME SHARING ITS MAJESTIC BEAUTY WITH ALL WHO SEE IT TWO CLOUDS TINGE THE SETTING AND AS THEY FLOAT TOGETHER AND MINGLE INTO ONE THEY FORM A FLUFFY WHITE COVERING OVER THE HEAVENLY FLAME SHAFTS OF LAMP-LIGHTED GOLD FILL THE SKY LIKE FINGERS CLAWING THEIR WAY TO FREEDOM THIS EFFECT IS ONLY MOMENTARY THE GLIMMERING SUN FINALLY BREAKING THROUGH THE PUFFY PRISON WITH A MISTY LOVELINESS THAT PLACES A KISS OF PEACEFULNESS ON ONE'S MIND LIKE THE FLAME OF A CANDLE BURNING LOW THE ROSE-GOLD TORCH CONTINUES MAKING ITS WAY INTO THE AWAITING ARMS OF MOTHER EARTH GIVING WAY TO AN EXPLOSION OF COLOR THAT BEJEWELS THE SKY AND NOW AS THE GIANT EYE FINALLY CLOSES AND SHADOWS CREEP INTO EXISTENCE, ONE BECOMES ACUTELY AWARE OF THE SMELLS OF THE SEA THE LASHING OF THE WAVES AGAINST THE SHIP AND THE BALMY BREEZES AS THEY MIX IN THE HEAVENS AND SURROUND ONE IN A BLANKET OF COOLNESS THE SKY NOW BEGINS TO FILL WITH THE TWINKLE OF STARS BRINGING ABOUT THE END OF ANOTHER DAY MAKING IT ONLY BY THE INVISIBILITY OF ONE'S MEMORY. When the mighty nooust ways the A Zogisdwgiggiige Ocean SURIBACHI'A good, it iayed heavily L6 Ikeda wab anothen Ahona on oua Atomaehi but oua Aaiiohi weae ' ' bnave and eouaageoui. L MQKZLQLQQOKZQ 'mowing oh: me mighty wuz mg o5 the SURIBACHI! SZ Chfzibtophen Sufzibaehi Haii'FaiendI We abh not what thou aatg The mind it bound by many condo o5 iogie and I6 6hLend, we Queeg ihQQ5 neaion, white the heant ii o5ten bound by the inviaibie I6 Azhangah, buck no zongen beg thaead 05 a Aingie memoay, unhnvwn I5 Z-5-O, tunn thee aaound and teave we have enough paobtemb. unknown OF THAT DECENDING ORB OF LIGHT SEEMS TO HYPNOTIZE ME. MANY TIMES r - , : 9 : SKI H The bebt thing to give to you Depahtment Head to youn Leading Chieg, toiehanee: and 150 VOM 1-PO, Z .H 1 a good examp Q Chhibtophea Sumibaehi i E

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while Aitting on the deck, ovenlooking the ipacioai wateni, gazing 6an 066 into the betting Aan, 0ne'A mind dhi6tA Alowly 6nom the pait, to the paeient, and on into the 6ataae. The bnilliant Aan ii Alowly dai6ting toaand the honizon, like childhood daeamb into the aeality 06 li6e. The wanm aayi dni6ting downwand baing Ahadowi acaoii the decki, like cloudy daeami 06 the pabt that have nevea mataaed. The Aan gently caaaeiiei the Aah6ace like a hage, glowing lantean 06 indeicibable beauty, lighting the way 6nom the Ahadowi 06 the pait to the pnebent. The Aan appeaaing ai a laage, aaity-ned ball 06 6iae,6loatA on the honizon, with Atneaki 06 beaaty manning oatuund like the aiveni 06 li6e, ai the Aan ilowly Ainki below the homizon. The gentle windb caaaeib one'b 6ace db the cool night ain Aetileb in, like a blanket 06 li6e, aeminding one 06 loved onei 6an away, yet Atill AO nean. The Aan Alowly alipi behind the honizon, leaving only the ned onange glow in the 6aa diitant Aky. A bind gnace6ally glideb acaoii the labt glimmea 06 light and the betting Aan aemindi one 06 the 6inal deitinationi 06 li6e'A voyage, with daik poiiibly maaking the end 06 time. os1 Ron H. Kelly

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LANULOCKEU Too old uui he gon voyaging, Hit childhen Aaid, and put him whene Impeaaonal hillb impaiaoned him And he it cuabed with QKddZQd cane. But in hit eaab the gull'4 Ahmlll caieb Still ning, and Atill the Auay 06 uuve-toobed timbeht guideb hia gait. Fohbidden beat nemembened, blue Mauve, emenald, ghay, Aeduce hit eyei... while nebel heaat hnowb-late, too late! The hanih compuliion to be gaee, To tuan hit bach on hovening hilli And tuan hit Aootatepa touund the Aeaf Divil Good-bye, paoud would! I'm going home .... Long I've been tobbed lihe the daiuen goam, But now, ........ I'm going home. the laughing Amileb pictunei without Aenbationa peaception to contentment touch non-hevealed Aepefcation og phyaical entwinement no heaporuse nemoabe Aettlea lightly engulging EH- -W., gaabp gon AatiA5action nebuhed by imageny the mind Aauntehb ovea aelived momenta the heant weepa in Aadneba gone but my home id with you SZ Ralph waldo Emeabon -un.-Y...