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But given the lowering moral that seems to be picking up speed, and assuming that we are creeping toward a major war......
The low morale comes from a backbreaking operational tempo, without any clear mission that the rank and file have bought in to.
The folks on the Lincoln have finally received a bit of shore leave in Thailand, after over 250 days at sea. I pity the bar girls and hookers. They'll make money, but they won't enjoy it.
I have seen some pix of Hotel St, in Honolulu, during the war. Hawaii was under martial law. The Army Provost allowed the houses to operate, within strict guidelines. Oh man. When a task force came in to port, the line at the houses was a block, or more, long.
Steve
