TAKE ME HOME I’M SPENT “Congratulations folks! You are the winners of a breathtaking six-month trip sailing the pacific.” In the usual course of events, most people would dive in on the chance to sail the Pacific for free. However, as we are all aware, free doesn’t always mean free as I was soon to find out. At the time of this deployment, I was aboard the U.S.S Cleveland serving as …showed first 75 words of 2354 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2354 total…pulled out of San Diego and started our journey it sounded like a magnificent opportunity to do some exploring to me. I never thought that we were going to be in any serious danger. I am often reminded that there are people out there who struggle everyday with danger. I believe that it was a good experience as a whole. You really learn a lot about yourself and others when forced into a tough situation