S.Africa - U.S.Navy Ships Goodwill Visit

(9 Nov 1994) A 21-gun salute welcomed two U.S. Navy ships to South Africa on
Tuesday (8/11), the first such visit in 27 years. The guided
missile carrier USS Gettysburg and the frigate USS Halyburton,
with a combined crew of more than 600, began a seven-day goodwill
visit at the Simonstown naval base near Cape Town.
SHOWS: CAPETOWN, SOUTH AFRICA 8/11
0.00 pullout from u.s. warship to south african naval officers and
guns on shore
0.10 side shot of u.s. warship
0.14 cu warship
0.18 s. african naval honour guard fire salute
0.24 u.s. warship and pullout to band
0.32 bandsman and ship
0.35 sailor tying up ship
0.38 flags
0.42 pullout from one ship to another
0.50 officers saluting and shaking hands
0.56 captain peter smith, commanding officer of the uss
gettysburg, sot "the united states strongly supports the
goals and efforts of the new government and this visit is one
way to express that support"
1.04 ws of presser on bridge of uss gettysburg
1.08 VISION ENDS...
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[@miles.a1.9]

Wow I still have my Gettysburg pin.

[@juliehaward7270]

Shore patrol? Hiv n muggings.