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MAR68

54 Days

Howdy,

Well, only 12 days left on the line and then "HOMEWARD BOUND".

We stop in Subic Bay for 3 days, Hong Kong for 5, Yokosuka for 6 and then straight home on the 6th of April (I think), but will be in Norfolk ON TIME!! - 30th of April.

Not much news. We're off the DMA shooting like MAD.  We're taking on Ammo 3 out of 5 days when before it was 1 out of 3 days.  We are really having a war over here now.  I'm sure the news there at home is telling you about it but there's NO doubt.

Have a Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad!!

Will close for now, Much Love,

Mike

13MAR68

57 Days AGAIN

Well, it happened!!!  We just received word that the BOSTON (our relief) will be 10 days late.  This is not absolute but sill be late for sure...   As things are now we're to go as far as Hong Kong as scheduled and then after Hong Kong come back to the line for 10 days.  After that however, there has been no word as to where we'll be going... We may not come back because we're just about out of Ammo.   We're the only one who shoots this kind and we've really been shooting like MAD,

Much Love,

Mike
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