USS Laffey (DD 724) - Naval Cruise Book

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It probably says Buy hot sake here Fortunately, the street signs in Tokyo are in English Leave your shoes at the door, please Pane THIRTY TWO

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FEBRUAR SunMonTue Wed Thu Fri Sa» 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19. 40 21 22 23 24 25 2f 11 18 29 r There are several men in the crew who know what it is like to walk around barefoot in the cold Japanese nights with no shoes but they would probably be the ones, also, who would hold that Japan is better liberty than anyplace else in the world. We hit two Japanese ports during our stay, Yokosuka three times and Sasebo once. Our ship ' s party in Sasebo was a gala affair with a play by Folino and starring such stalwarts as McAdoo, Grothe, Weidner, Lukachinsky, Lemke, and Gohn. Roughly speaking, everyone had a hellava time. Page THIRTY-ONE

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A foreign god A foreign home age THIRTYTHREE