Her job was done; the Pickens had spent months on the Magic Carpet bringing troops home, the last group from Samar in the Philippines. We got back to San Francisco January 6 and immediately began to decommission the ship. In February we were ordered to get the ship ready for sea duty, our destination Norfolk.
The journey down the coast was a pleasant one; I remember the aroma of flowers coming to us from the shore. We went through the Panama Canal, with liberties at Colon, Panama City and Balboa. My experience as temporary shore patrol is another story.
The journey down the coast was a pleasant one; I remember the aroma of flowers coming to us from the shore. We went through the Panama Canal, with liberties at Colon, Panama City and Balboa. My experience as temporary shore patrol is another story.
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