What most people do not understand is that sea stories are not actually "stories" in that they really are factual. Having been stationed with another reviewer of this book (Robert Caldwell, who was the medical officer aboard the USS Mars at the time) just a few years previously to Malcolm's port call in 1983, I can completely relate to what he wrote.
The first time I reported aboard the Mars in Sasebo in 1975 I also was only 19 years of age. A veteran back home who had been stationed in Japan in the 60's told me about Absinthe (referenced in Malcolm's book). So one of the first things I did after arriving in Sasebo was to purchase my personal bottle of Absinthe (in the Ginza most likely). Potent stuff.
1975 was also the 30th anniversary of the bombing of Nagaski, which was maybe 30 miles away. All military personnel were restricted to the base at that time, which I view as a wise decision. But it was a weird time nevertheless.
Great book, shipmate!
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