Wasp (CV 18) - Naval Cruise Book

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th' local underprivileged rliiltlivii lhuy finite I0 elg Y .- Santo Claus party and wmv wielcoiiiirrl d tor o obofir diesfor-Ci-day who entertained the kids, govt: bY days and Clothing and stulled theni with turkey m the V. .. h ixinS - g artiflefthe party, notes and paintings were received b the WASP from the children. Some of the excepts Y rom the notes read as follows: In let me repeat to thank you very much tor your kind invitation... .. We Ore determined to study hard at school becgiige we believe it is the only way to answer your kindness. The saddest thing was that I could not hear the n ,,,,, The bigness of pieces of meat surprised me much, qme ot that sailor who very kindly cared tor me .... and at the table I was quite puzzled in deciding which to eat first because there were seen too many nice things to eat ..... ..... One of your sailors took me into an airplane in which l got some knowledge of aircraft. The luncheon I ate sitting side by side with you was the nicest one I ever had ..... ..... Returning home was a hard iob for me because l carried a heavy package containing so many things you bought lor me or gifted me ..... .....The time spent on board your ship was felt so short that we all liked to stay there much longer when we left your ship. lt grieved us all to say good-by to you ..... SOME OF US PLAYED DAD FOR A DAY if O10 sig, CO if

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