William H Standley (CG 32) - Naval Cruise Book

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OPER T10 RE TGRE HGPE OMALIA i r f 1 ' A A ' . 2 ' a .,' ,+- ' A- -' J .- - 4 , f The battle-damaged Kismaayo International Airport was employed as a central point for ship- ments of mail and cargo to support military per- sonnel assigned to south- ern Somalia.

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IS THERE ANY HOPE? DC2 Randall Lack of food, Lots of hunger, None of them getting any younger. Is there really any hope? Grief and pain, hard to conceive, I must sleep ashore, to really believe. With the U.N. forces ashore, Mogadishu, Know there will be more. Food and relief is in sight, Hoping that no more children, Die in the night. Two miles from land, with life grand, What we are doing, Is not really hard to understand! I gaze upon that city, late at night, Nary do I see, but very little light. The lights are few, Changing my position to get a better view Yes it's true, Is there really any hope? For the life we lead, These people would kill, Actually make themselves bleed! Being ambassadors of peace, We bring these people no harm, .lust an outstretched arm! When we leave, Iim told That each one of us has a heart of gold. Leading the life of amenities, The Somalis lives of atrocities. Switch places . . . See if you can cope. Then ask yourself . . . ls there really any hope?