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| Dennis's Certificate for Oct. 24th, 1968 |
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| Crossed the Equator at 00-00-00 N Lat. 105-20 E Long. |
| Courtyard at Singapore Raffles Hotel, Oct. 26 1968 |
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| Looking toward the front of the Raffles Hotel |
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| D. Lund, John Basiago (Summit Hill, Pennsylvania) |
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| Standing outside of the Raffles Hotel where we stayed!! |
| Overlooking the City of Singapore, Malaysia |
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| Somewhere in the city of Singapore |
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| Somewhere in the city of Singapore - Google It ! |
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| A view of islands on edge of city of Singapore |
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| Year 1968, Beatles Song "Hey Jude" was on Top 10 record Charts! |
| City of Singapore, Malaysia Oct. 28, 1968 |
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| Singapore has what is known as Tiger Balm Garden |
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| I don't know about the meaning or origin of the name - Google It !! |
| Tour through Tiger Balm Garden Stop No. 2 |
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| Tour through Tiger Balm Garden Stop No. 3 |
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| Tour through Tiger Balm Garden Stop No. 4 |
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| Tour through Tiger Balm Garden Stop No. 5 |
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| Tour through Tiger Balm Garden Stop No. 6 |
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| Dennis & friend Doug Merriman, (Wheaton, Illinois) |
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| entertained by snake charmer in Singapore, Malaysia |
| Doug seems right at home with the snakes |
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| He became a helicopter machine gunner when VA-163 decomissioned in Mar. 1969 |
| Dennis enjoying the ocean breeze in front of the |
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| Raffles Hotel by the ocean in Singapore - Oct. 1968 |
| These are Singapore 1968 dollar bills - Front Side |
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| These are Singapore 1968 dollar bills - Back Side |
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| Street Map of Singapore showing Raffles Hotel |
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| Dennis's Navy Domain of the Golden Dragon card |
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| Shipmates receive this for crossing the Equator. |
| Dennis's Domain of the Golden Dragon Card - Back |
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| Receipt from Coffee Shop in Singapore, 1968 |
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Below: John Basiago,
Dennis Lund, Doug Merriman, friend from Australia
| Dennis's receipt from Raffles Hotel where he and |
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| Va-163 friends met Australian sailors partyin'. |
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