Re: Chiefs - 2 for 1
In the introduction to Part 2 of his "twofer" Steve observes that "every sailor accumulates memories." How true, and some of them blend with the memories of an earlier generation. The first foreign port in my personal logbook was Oran, in what was then French Algeria, and as that long flight of steps leading up to the city came into view I couldn't help but recall my father's sea stories. In the first world war he had served as a gunner's mate and had climbed those steps on liberty from the destroyer Cassin.
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