Truxtun (CGN 35) - Naval Cruise Book

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Tropical beauty Sz a visit from the CNG Suloic Bay, Republic of the Philippines Islands have always enchanted mankrnd and the Phlllpplnes are no exception The warm cllmate of the troprcal Island of Luzon gave a somewhat soothing welcome to Truxtun who had just transrted from the cool climate of the Southern Hemisphere Thus was the frrst vlslt for many of the crew but an excrtement was felt by all Those who had been here many times before were tellrng sailor tales of the wlld tlmes past of Sublc as others were preparlng to embark on adventures of thelr own

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On October 12th, Admiral James W. Holloway lll, Chief of Naval Operations, visited the ship, toured its spaces, and addressed 200 crew members on the flight deck as others watched on the television system. The TRUXTUN was the first ship the Admiral visited on his current tour of the fleet. Admiral Holloway stood with microphone in hand and covered a variety of topics and commended the crew on the success of the previous port visits to New Zealand and Australia. The Admiral stated The President and Secretary of State are pleased with the way you handled yourselves in both the tours that were conducted on the ship and your conduct on liberty. You left them with a good impression of Americans and the American Navy. The CNO briefly discussed the erosion of servicemen's benefits and the concerted effort of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to curtail this erosion. He also stated that the U.S. Navy is still considered number one in the world due to the pride and professionalism of its members. To conclude his talk, Admiral Holloway related to the officers and crewmen present by saying, Your Captain asked if I had any advice for him. l told him to keep doing what you're doing because you're doing it right.