USS Harry Truman (CVN 75) - Naval Cruise Book

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The Sailors and Marines gathered on the flight deck to watch the extravaganza proudly displayed homemade signs, squad- ron tlags and divisional banners. All hoped that their sign would be focused on and that their friends and family back home would get to see their Sailor on national television. Despite the weather the show was a tremendous success and many Sailors and Marines single it out as the highlight of HST ' s maiden deployment. M

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It was cold, windy and, at one point, drizzling on the flight deck as the Fox Sports NFL Sunday taping got underway. Even the worst winds couldn ' t silence the crowd that gathered around the set. Autographed footballs were huried into the crowd. Sailors laughed and cheered as Ma- rines chased Bradshaw off the Toughman turf and around the flight deck before bringing down the fonner Steelers Hall-of-Fame quarterback. The Dallas Cowboy CheerleadSTI pu! on a half-time show and then it was back to the live fiin of the second production taping. mffr '

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