USS Laffey (DD 724) - Naval Cruise Book

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FEBRUARY Sun Men Tu»W«d Thu Fri Sat 3 4 5UJ7 8 9 10 11 12 m4 15 16 1718 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 mm Most of the LAFFEY crew knew San Diego from commissioning days there. So the old haunts were welcome to the initiated ones. Such places as the Sky Room in the El Cortez hotel, the College Inn, and Rendezvous were easily found, as was the usual cabbie offering to take you to T-Town for a couple of bucks. Then, too, many of the old-timers had their homes in San Diego or Los Angeles so a mass of men waited impatiently for liberty in the last stateside port before a long cruise. It was the time to get some read- ing material, some little item to be found only in the good ol ' USA, or just a good meal after the routine of Navy chow for a couple of weeks. Page TWENTY-SIX

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In this century the crew of the LAFFEY descended upon Panama, spent all their gold, took pictures of all the buildings and made love to the women. Time marches on. (Top Right) Lifelike statue of Christ in Church of the Golden Altar (Above) Side altar with statue of Virgin Mary in Church of the Golden Altar (Right) The ultra-modern Panama Hotel, world famous for its unique architecture Page TWENTY-FIVE

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FEBRUARY Sun Mon Tus Wed Thu Fri S«f 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A- JUU1 12 13 1JT516 £1718 19 20 21 272? 2425 26 27 28 29 The crossroads of the Pacific . . . with stores to load . . . tropical liberty . . . and grass skirts Page TWENTY-SEVEN