Helo Ops, Straits of Philippines, 1981

 It was not an exceptionally long cruise from Guam to Diego Garcia.
 Despite the Mail Buoy Watches, we were not expecting to get any mail at sea.
 But Nancy just said no to that,
and delivered the "Zero Tolerance" propaganda
along with mom's baked goods and lover's letters.

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