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6FEB68

(My 23rd birthday)

Hi there Parkside Hill people,

I have some spare time and so here I am.  I received the $5.00 a while back and I can't remember if I thanked or not so THANKS.  We're heading for port at long last.  34 days out now!  We shot the hell out of them over on the beach.  I don't know if we hit anything but we sure must have tore up some real estate.  We have change of command tomorrow morning just before entering port.   I think the new CO will be as good or better than the one we have now.  At least we're not having a BIG DEAL out of all this, thank goodness.

This time out was pretty good as far as the seas rolling etc.  The weather was cool and nice.  Around 70 deg. most of the time.  It was 85 deg. in Subic yesterday so I may try for a suntan (we have two weeks in port - maybe - North Korea, etc.)  We'll be home (Norfolk) on the 30th of April as things stand now, but no one say for sure.  I hope so though, being at sea is OK if it wasn't for so long.

I'll write more soon,

Mike
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