Thursday, August 25, 2022
CHANGES!
All at once, at this point in time, after the exercises in the South China Sea and the typhoon weather, Mark stopped writing letters home. Then, when Christmas was upon us and I was beginning to worry, the phone rang in the middle of our sleep at 0130 Dec. 25. Hubby grabbed the phone, suspecting it...
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Tuesday, August 23, 2022
We Just Keep Moving Along
"October 7, 1984 -- "Picture Proud Mary Rolling on the River, and then picture me and Mark Held on the top deck singing it and doing the moving and everyone else singing or laughing ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzQnPz6TpGc ) and you will understand how we feel...Malaysia, Korea, Singapore,...
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Monday, August 22, 2022
Not Writing A Lot These Days
"May 23, 1984 -- "Bound for Korea. Scheduled to arrive on the 28th. Started the day with a few white puffies floating in a blue sky above the ocean. The skies have darkened and the pretty blue has disappeared with winds blowing really hard and the waves white capped. The ship is taking some healthy...
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Sunday, August 21, 2022
Jit and Stonehenge
"May 21, 1984 -- Hong Kong -- "Thailand was fantastic. It has got to be the best liberty port I have ever been to. I had maybe the best times I've had in the Western Pacific while I've been there. The people are very nice and friendly, the food is good, and the beaches and water are super clean and...
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Thursday, August 18, 2022
New Orders
April 28, 1984 -- "We were supposed to leave for Thailand yesterday but something isn't right with the boiler system. They are trying to get things fixed so we can get underway this afternoon. So....I am relaxing on the bridge in the Pilot House. It is not easy just to wait. "I got my new orders. I...
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