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Of course there was a lot of unrest
when we were told that we
were not going to get shore leave
but after we came out into the
bay we were informed that
we were to be taken ashore
in the boats and given a swim.
Well things were fixed up &
went ashore & had a stroll
round on America. We landed
on a beach fringed with cocoa-
nut palms, and it seemed funny
to see a crowd of naked men
running in & out of the jungle.
Several of us got together &
went into the jungle in search
of cocoanuts. We looked round,
for a low tree, and before
long we slashing at the nuts